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Tours and Day Trips: Varasub
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  • By jennos on March 9, 2004
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    If you aren't that kind of person who gets sea sick really easily, take this tour. The bottom of this boat is made out of glass and it takes you to the most amazing coral reefs where you can see beautiful fish without having do get your snorkeling outfit. I think it was about 25$US, which is not that expensive for what you get to experience.

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    Tours and Day Trips: Havana
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  • Updated By Kaspian on November 26, 2006
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  • How could you go all the way to Cuba and not spend at least a day to check out Havana? Havana is fantastic! I put it at the top of my "must-sees" while in Varadero. Havana is the capital of Cuba, a UNESCO World Heritage Site for all of its glorious old Spanish Colonial Architecture. There are so many historical and cultural sights to see in Havana, including the Malecon (sea wall), the Artisans Market, all the old haunts of Ernest Hemingway, Old Havana and the San Cristobal Cathedral, the Plaza de la Revolucion, the old cemetery, the Capitol building, all the 50s cars, the Havana Carnival, and some of the greatest musicians I've ever heard! Sit on a patio, have a local mojito or daiquiri with a local cigar, a toasted "Cubano" sandwich, watch the people pass by, and know you're getting the real deal. It is the most beautiful city I have ever seen. Arrange through your hotel to take a tour or a taxi from Varadero. Most of the reasonably priced tours include a stop at a cigar factory and a stop at Copacabana (for music, food, and dancing). We did an alternative where for $200 we had a taxi for the entire day. He drove us from Varadero to Havana, he showed us the sights, and drove us wherever we wanted to go. A very polite and friendly driver. It was, I repeat, fantastic!

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    Tours and Day Trips: TOURS FROM VARADERO
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  • Updated By LoriPori on November 22, 2007
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    Here I want to list some of the TOURS FROM VARADERO that you can take while vacationing here. I know I would have liked this information before we went there and what the cost of some of the tours were. So here is an up-to-date list with prices. "Havana History Day Tour" - Monday to Sunday - 10 hours duration - 67 CUC Pesos Visit Colonial & Modern Havana, Historic Centre, Cathedral Square, craft market, museum, Christopher Columbus cemetery, Revolution Square. Lunch included. "Tropicana Varadero" - Wednesday to Sunday - 5 hours duration - 49 CUC Pesos Visit the newest Tropicana, the most famous cabaret of Cuba. An artistic production featuring Cuban dance, music and history. "Cienfuegos Trinidad" - Tuesday and Thursday - 14 hours duration - 71 CUC Pesos Tour the city of Cienfuegos on the way to Trinidad, one of the first villages founded by the Spanish conquerers. "Seafari Cayo Blanco" - Monday to Sunday - 7 hours duration - 75 CUC Pesos Excursion by Catamaran, snorkeling in a coral barrier, entertainment, music, lunch and open bar with Cuban cocktails in Cayo Blanco.

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  • Address: See your tour representative or hotel tour desk

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    Tours and Day Trips: JETSKI
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  • By LIMERICK on November 13, 2003
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  • We went on a jungle tour which involved getting there on jetski's. I'd never being on one before and I must admit I was a bit wary of them. It took about 10 minutes to get to grips with the speed and with the small swell on the open sea. After this I could start enjoying it and for a finish I didn't want it to end. You get to stop off at this type of island and see things such as snakes,crocodiles which you could hold(baby one about 3ft in lenght), giant rats, iguana's and tortoises. You also can a much needed cold drink. It's back on the jetski's and hack to base. All in all it was a couple of hours long and wasn't over priced. Two people can sit on each one. Anyway worth a visit. We also did a tour of Matanzas city of which Varadero is a part of the province. Included in this was a trip to the Matanzas caves. It was an interesting tour with loads of facts on the history of the city and the dicovery of the cave. The caves weren't anything special as such as once you've seen a couple of caves you've seen them all. The city was interesting to the degree that you got to see poverty and the local markets. We got a guided tour on a coach and weren't allowed off, I suppose for time reasons but it was disappointing not to be able to stroll about the streets.

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  • Address: Jetski tour, a 2 minute drive from Beaches Hotel
  • Directions: Half way between the strip of Hotels in Varadero. It's where all the deep sea fishing boats are for hire amongst other cruise boats.

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    Tours and Day Trips: Jeep Safari
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  • By Mokster on May 27, 2003
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  • there are two Jeep Safari, one is more expensive and less fun, pick the cheaper one, pay the US$39 to drive one of their 4x4 jeeps through rough terrain and local towns. it's an all day adventure, they take you to a cave where you go snorkeling, a beach where you go snorkeling (don't forget to buy a banana leaf hat for US$0.50) another under cave with 100% humidity. Make sure you drive through the mud puddles!

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    Tours and Day Trips: Havana
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  • By connwil on September 17, 2003
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    Going to Havana is a must for people visiting Cuba, talk to your Travel Rep he/she might know of a taxi that will take you from Varadero to Havana and give you a tour, it will cost you between $25 to $40 usd a person, but do it you will never forgive yourself if you miss it

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    Tours and Day Trips: Horse Carriage in Havana
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  • By Mokster on May 27, 2003
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  • go to havana, don't pay for a tour in the hotel...instead pay for the bus transfer there and then take a horse carriage around havana. In havana, paid US$25 bucks for some guy that speaks English to take me around for 5 hours and tell me about the history of Havana. Well worth it!!!

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    Tours and Day Trips: Hop over to Havana
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  • By SabrinaSummerville on January 18, 2008
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    Most, if not all, hotels in Varadero have a representative of the Cuban tourist board on duty. I would advise you to seek the advice of this rep in your hotel rather than the travel company rep. These people are paid by the government and are out to get you the best deal on your daytrip. We were prepared to pay 68 pesos each for a group tour from Varadero to Havana. However, when we explaind to the rep about Mum's disabilities and about what we wanted to see, she suggested that we should hire a taxi. She agreed to get a suitable English speaking driver for us. She informed us that the cost for car and driver was 180 pesos. As this included a visit to the cigar factory shop it turned out to be terrific value as the group tour, to include the cigar factory, was 88 pesos per person. When we got to Havana our driver let us off on our own for a while to wander. When we met up with him again he brought us to a typical Havana restaurant for lunch and then suggested various things we might like to do. He waited patiently for us at each stop and watched over us protectively. I'll give more details on my Havana page, but suffice for now to say it was exceedingly good value for money.

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  • Address: Cuba tourist board desk at your hotel.

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    Tours and Day Trips: I've been at Cuba just one week. I didn't tour the...
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  • Updated By Joan58 on October 5, 2002
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    I've been at Cuba just one week. I didn't tour the island. I think that you have to go round in order to discover many beatiful places and to meet friendly people living here. However, when you go to Cuba you have to go to Havana that is a fascinating city.

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    Tours and Day Trips: delfinario, varadero
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  • By lorenzosp on March 1, 2007
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  • The show and "swim with the dolphins" activity in the Delfinario in Varadero was great. It was especially good for kids. Just make sure you get the right video before you leave. We got the wrong one.

  • Address: Varadero
  • Directions: Delfinario, close to the beach-hotel strip

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