Despite recent troubles, Caracas is emerging as a vibrant and interesting place for tourists to visit. The Essential Free Tour Caracas is designed to be the perfect introduction for tourists looking to orientate themselves and delve deeper into this vast and exciting metropolis. While the tourist areas are considered relatively safe, this tour will give visitors the security of being accompanied by a local and knowledgeable guide. Most tours will begin around Academy’s Palace, one of the most impressive colonial style buildings in the city. Today it still serves as an exceptional educational center. Nearby you will find the National Assembly, the legislature for Venezuela.

Caracas is most famous for being the hometown of the famous South American liberator, Simón Bolivar. Guests on the Essential Free Tour Caracas will come across numerous relics relating to Bolivar as they stroll around the old town of Caracas. The landmarks relating to Bolivar include the Birthplace of the Liberator; the house remains more or less as it was during his lifetime. Here, guests will be able to gain an in-depth knowledge of his family and life. A short walk away is the beautiful Caracas Cathedral, a stunning example of colonial architecture that has held its ground against a series of earthquakes over the years. It is also famous because it is where Bolivar's wife and parents are buried.

One of the fascinating buildings that visitors will come across on the Essential Free Tour is known as the Yellow House. Like many of the buildings in this city, it has changed its purpose many times over the years, from royal jail to its current use as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Not far from here is the impressive Santa Capilla Basilica. Legend has it that it was built on the ground where the first mass was ever given in Caracas. During your tour, please feel free to ask your guide as many questions as you like. And, of course, they will also be happy to give guests recommendations and tips on what to do for the remainder of their stay.