The Paraguaná Peninsula makes for an excellent full-day excursion from Coro. The drive across the Istmo de Médanos takes you through the dune fields before opening onto a wide, flat, windswept landscape ringed by small fishing towns. The town of Santa Ana de Coro is the peninsula's main settlement, but most visitors head for the coast — either the exposed Atlantic-facing east coast near Adicora for kitesurfing, or the more sheltered beaches on the western side. The peninsula's interior has several small colonial churches, including the 17th-century Iglesia de Santa Ana in the town of Santa Ana, said to be one of the oldest in Venezuela.
Chichiriviche, about 100 km southeast of Coro along the coast in Falcón state, offers a different experience: a base for boat trips out to the Morrocoy National Park islands, with snorkelling in clear water among mangroves, coral formations, and seabird colonies. Morrocoy is one of Venezuela's most celebrated coastal parks, and a day trip there from Coro is feasible though long. The park has suffered from coral bleaching and environmental stress in recent decades, but remains beautiful.
A shorter and less-visited option is Cerro Santa Ana, a prominent 830-metre peak rising improbably from the flat Paraguaná Peninsula. It is visible from much of the peninsula and can be climbed in a morning — the hike through scrub and dry forest is rewarding, and the views from the summit extend across the entire peninsula to the Caribbean.