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20 minutes on car from Havana U'll find Playas del Este, Eastern Beaches. Is just a way to call a 20km all sand and tranparent waters. There U'll find hotels, bars, restorants, souvenirs shops and of course, the beatiful sea.
This place is divided on 4 smaller parts. Megano, Santa Maria or Mar Azul, Mi Cayito and Guanabo.
Megano is more quiet, if U don't wanna be disturbed, better go here. It has a small bar only 30m from the water where U can drink cold refreshments and have some snacks.
Santa Maria or Mar Azul is my preferd spot. Is also the most touristic. So be prepared to get into a crowded beach, with lot of people having fun. There are some hotels nearby that's why is always so crowded. Is also the prefered spot fo the cubans youth, that go there and have lot of fun. U'll find nearby lot of small tents selling drinks, snack or a complete dinner. Prices are high so ask first or U could be deceived.
Mi Cayito. Very well known because it was the usual spot for gays and lesbians. Now days is more for families or couples. Some times it can be solitary and that's why some prefer this spot.
Guanabo...the name is because of the small town lying in the sea shore. The usual place for families spending the day with kids and rum. Take a walk here and take a look to the families all around the beaches. Plenty of bars, shops and places where to hide from the sun.
Enjoy your stay! Leave a Comment Directions: Take a taxi or bus # 400
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4- But what about beaches between Cojimar and Santa maria del MAr? Can i find some place then without crowded!
Between Cojimar and Santa Maria there are mainly rocks. But there are lot of places where cubans go to swim because they don?t have cars or bikes to go until Santa Maria. The first beach is Bacuranao, always crowded and where lot of young people use to go. Sergio use to go there a lot when he was younger as he lives nearby. Here U can find some coral reefs and an 18th century Spanish galleon, some 300m from the shore, making this a popular scuba diving spot. I learn to dive here with my dad when I was around 10 years old, it was amazing to see for the first time a sunken old spanish galeon.
Two kilometers east of Bacuranao is Playa Tarar?, a small stretch of white sand that is home to the 50-berth Marina Tarar?/Club Nautico, site of the annual July Old Man and the Sea Fishing Tournament. You can arrange boat rentals, yacht cruises, and diving or snorkeling excursions here. Just 2 km farther east is Playa El M?gano, a quiet stretch of sand. El M?gano is really considered a western extension of the main beach, Santa Maria.
If U like scuba diving and want a lonely beach I recomend U Jibacoa. Is around 45-60min drive from Havana. Is the last beach before geographically speaking Havana city ends. I used to go here a lot to dive with my dad when I had the luck of having a car. Is a great place but can be too touristic. U?ll not find lot of cubans here, is far from Havana.
5- What about beaches on the west side of Havana! From Marina Hemigway to West!
Totally crowded, small, filthy beaches! My advice is maybe to check it out once but no more. People who live nearby go there because to go to Santa Maria or other beach to the east is to far. Maybe after U leave Havana, passing Baracoa, U?ll find a god spot. Leave a Comment Directions: Take a taxi or bus # 400
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