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Tours and Day Trips Varadero
21 Reviews Next stop on our tour was a river cruise on the Miramar River. While at this stop we also got to watch a traditional Cuban dance and do some more souvenir shopping. Lobster dinner was offered on the...
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Habana Vieja (old Havana) - general Havana
50 Reviews During our visit to Havana, one of my favorite things to do was to just walk through the streets of Habana Vieja, admiring the contrasts of both people and structure. It's an opportunity to see...
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Dolphins Holguín
11 Reviews A great once in a lifetime experience and only $99 pesos. Time is spent swimming and interacting with the dolphins....lots of opportunity for your guide to take pictures with your camera. We also...
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Castillo del Morro Santiago de Cuba
9 Reviews Spanish fortress, south of the city was built in 1633 , designed by same author of Morro in Havana. It has long and disturbing history. Place is nice but crowded with touristic scams who want to sell...
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Snorkeling Cayo Coco
3 Reviews With Thomas Cook we also went on the "Colourful Cuba" day trip which was good value for money. After arriving in "Moran" the nearest main town (where most of the workers at the hotel complex are...
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Playa d'Ancon Trinidad
8 Reviews Book a daytrip to Cayo Blanco, the catamatan is leaving from the marina at Cayo Blanco at 09:00. You can also buy tickets in the marina. It is a 1 hour trip. From the boat near the island Cayo Blanco...
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Palacio de Valle Cienfuegos
13 Reviews Former palace which at one time was a casino and is now a resturant and gift shop. Located in Punta Gordo on the end of city main ave,towrds the end of cienfuegos coast. The structure and ornamental...
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Beach Varadero
24 Reviews Imagine yourself in summer, in a city with terrible weather. You just have a week to spend in the entire summer. Where would you go? There are many beautiful beaches in almost every country, but the...
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The Malecón Havana
41 Reviews This oceanside pedestrian walkway stretches all the way from the Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta in La Habana Vieja to the Almendares River that separates Vedado from Miramar. No trip to Havana...
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Locals Holguín
4 Reviews There is a man on the beach of Guardelavaca who is making art of an old tree. He is cutting fish and mermaids in it. We bought a dolphin and a crusifix from him. He is an artist! You can see the fish...
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Street Scenes Santiago de Cuba
11 Reviews The very center of the city is here in Plaza Céspedes, where is the cathedral of Nuestra Señora de la Asunción. In front of the church is the Parque Céspedes a nice square with gardens where it's easy...
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Beaches Cayo Coco
2 Reviews El senador is one of the best beaches in cayo coco, it's clean and the sea is very clear, but one thing, this resort is isolated from the local population, so if you want to see other thing you have...
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Street Scenes Trinidad
24 Reviews I like to walk through the streets or sit in a plaza, and see what is going on around me. Here are a few Trinidad scenes. On Sunday, we saw lots of people gathered by the Parque Central--it turned...
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Teatro Tomas Terry Cienfuegos
7 Reviews The Teatro Tomas Terry is a lovely theater, built in 1889. Admission is 10 pesos (or ½ CUC) but people who can’t afford it can sit in the top tiers for free. There was nothing going on when we were...
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Catamaran Varadero
10 Reviews While I was in Cuba, this was one of the best things we did. Our resort booked us on the day tour, as I'm sure all of the resorts do. We had some options, and we opted for the catamaran tour that had...
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Cigar Factories Havana
22 Reviews There are two major cigar factories in Havana, the Partagas one (sounds like a retailer of methane to me) being the oldest. As I'm a non-smoker, I can't say I had much interest in the process, but...
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Street Scenes Holguín
2 Reviews The Taste of Cuba tour, offered during our stay at the Hotel Playa Pesquero, was a delightful day spent touring the fishing village Gibera, the city of Holguin, and made stops at a cigar factory,...
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Parque Cespedes Santiago de Cuba
8 Reviews The park square is surrounded by the Town Hall, the Catedral de la Asuncion, and the Hotel Casa Granda. The rooftop patio of the hotel offers beautiful views of the surroundings, as well as a bar. The...
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Horseback Riding Cayo Coco
2 Reviews For 10 pesos we took a nice ride for about an hour. We didn't ride much on the beach which was a disappointment. We did however ride along an area where the locals party and sleep, leaving tons of...
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Plaza Mayor Trinidad
16 Reviews The Plaza Mayor is the main square, and it is surrounded by beautiful historic buildings, including the Cathedral. The plaza is very attractive, but there weren't any people in it--perhaps because it...
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Parque Marti Cienfuegos
8 Reviews This parque in Cienfuegos is the former Plaza de Armas. It is a large open space is the center of the city and is marked by ground plaque in the middle of the square. On one side of the Parque Marti...
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Diving and Snorkle trips Varadero
8 Reviews There are around 32 diving sites-including one at the Piedras del Norte Cay Underwater Park-between the Bay of Matanzas and the western tip of the Jardines del Rey (Gardens of the King) Archipelago....
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Playas de Este (The Beaches) Havana
12 Reviews Opposed to other beaches in Cuba where one can only find tourists, Playas del Este is very popular among the habaneros, who can frequently enjoy these warm waters thanks to their closeness to the...
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Casa de la Trova Holguín
1 Review Faustino "El Guayabero" Oramas is the composer of "Candela" and "Marieta", songs made famous by the Buena Vista Social Club. Now in his mid-90's, Faustino performs Wed's and Sunday's at la Casa de la...
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Basilica del Cobre Santiago de Cuba
6 Reviews When you approach to this site from Palma Soriano, you'll be amazed of its beauty in middle of rich landscape. Pope was there, you should too if you're around Santiago. Popular Cuban sport stars left...
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If you're going to visit Havana, and you want a more "authentic" experience than you get going with registered tour companies, i really recommend getting in contact with Rocio. She offers independent, personalised tours of the city, as well as salsa lessons and Spanish classes. She's very friendly and down to earth, speaks amazing English and really does tell it like it is. Highly recommended!
Gaze at the perfectly preserved Cadillacs and Hillman Minx's that would have been trashed long ago back home. Enjoy the Cuban rum.... try a Salsa class.......chat to the locals......amaze at some of the crumbling buildings in which people are living side by side with some fabulously restored colonial architecture. Explore the inside of buildings, sit in the cool courtyards and enjoy the streetmusic
Stroll the streets of this historic town and gaze at the beautiful buildings, many of which you can stay in with local families. Forget expensive tourist hotels, just look out for the 'blue anchor' sign painted on doors. This sign indicates that the property is registered with the state as a homestay. Just knock on the door and ask if the family have a room you can stay in. This is the real Cuban experience and gives you the chance to talk to local people (many can speak English but better if you can speak Spanish)and learn what life is like for ordinary Cuban citizens, who will eagerly share their life stories with you. Cuba is different, their are no Churches anywhere and many Cubans still express great pride in the achievments of the revolution and the rejection of the gross inequalities of Capitalism. Walk the streets at night and you will see that most people leave their front doors...
Assuming you are flying into Havana, Havana a week coming and going, Vinales (caves, view from Hotel Jasimes)and Pinar del Rio (Tropicana show)two to three days combined, then one day to get to Rancho Luna hotel and beach for a couple of days outside Cienfuegos (drinks on the roof of the Hotel Union)on your way to Trinidad (sugar cane valley, pottery factory)for two days and back to Havana(Partagas Cigar factory tour, drinks on the terrace of Hotel Ingletera. music at either of the two jazz clubs or Casa de la Musica, cigars in the smoking room at the Hotel Melia Cohiba)
If u are in cuba u cannot leave this amazing country without visitin pinar del rio region! up to the north the whole region is a natural park! our accomodation was in a little tiny village called vinales right in the middle of an amazing nature surraunded by mountains and hills! U can rent a bicycle or a scooter and go around the village or if u feel like drive ur scooter for a couple of hours u can go from there to cajo jutias a beautiful peninsula with beautiful beaches and jst few tourists! u should pay 5 cuc to stay there the whole day but believe me it worth it!
When staying in a casa particular in El Campo (the province) like Vinales ... ask the owner of the casa particular to buy a pig (you pay of course), invite all neighbours and family, buy some bottles of rum some trays of beers and the party can start!Really believe me this is the best way to have a party in Cuba, and the best thing to do
Hello, yes, ViaAzul is the best (and almost the only) reliable bus company that gets U to almost any of the touristic places in Cuba. There are 3h on the road from Havana to Varadero if U go in Bus, the price is around 10-12 CUC. U could go in taxi also but look to share the ride with someone else as it can be expensive, expect to pay around 40cuc, the difference is that U'll be in Varadero in half the time that in the bus.One more advice, U haven't asked but nevertheless I'll tell U something else. I read that U plan to stay 3 days in Havana and 10 in Varadero. Are U aware that Varadero is a very very touristic place, just tourists, hotels and beachs? No reall cuba to look there. If U're looking for relax in the beach and stay away from the crowd then maybe it could be your place but if not then I'll recomend U to stay maybe only 5 days in Varadero and then spend 2-3 days in Trinidad, 2...
L'endroit idéal pour ceux qui veulent rien faire.Petite marche sur la plage.Petit bingo l'après-midiPetit spectacle local en soirée.Possibilité de voilier ou kayak.Petite discothèque sur la plage. Excursion au alentourBronzage au bord de la piscine.
One of the must things to do in my opinion, is to make a day trip to Havana which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We booked our HAVANA HISTORY DAY TOUR through our Nolitours representative (in Varadero) at the cost of 67 CUC (Cuban Convertible Pesos) - about $70.00 CDN.The bus picked us up at 8:00 a.m. and after picking up some more people at other resorts, we were on our way to Havana, which is 83 miles or 134 km away. We drove through the town of Varadero and then on to Matanzas and finally - Havana, arriving around 11:00 a.m. We did a walking tour to Cathedral Square, to see the wonderful Cathedral and to look inside. We then went down a side street to Hemingway's favourite bar - Bodeguita Del Medio" where he had his usual Mojito. Then it was time for lunch at a typical Cuban restaurant which was called "El Patio". There we had a lunch with a choice of chicken, pork or...
In July of 2007 my boyfriend and I visited the area of Pinar del Rio, just outside of Havana, and drove to a beautiful area called Las Terrazas, 45 miles west of Havana.Las Terrazas is located in an area of around 5,000 hectares, in which a project of sustainable rural economy is being developed, based on the rational use of its natural resources for tourism. The buildings of Las Terrazas Community have been designed to blend with their surroundings.Things to do:- Ruins of 18th century coffee plantations- Trekking, hiking, bird-watching- Canopy tours- Horse-back riding- Lake-side relaxation- Ecological Research Center- Guided tours- Family restaurants and coffee shops One of the main destinations for nature tourism is western Pinar del Río province, where a project combines sustainable development and tourism in the mountainous Las Terrazas Community.Its importance and interest is...
Villa Las Brujas Cuba
2 Reviews and 51 Opinions I could have chosen Okay but some problems, but I still think it falls too short to express how...
NH Parque Central Havana
8 Reviews and 1269 Opinions This is a jewel of a hotel, located just a block or two away from Old Havana, and the shops of Calle...
Iberostar Varadero Varadero
5 Reviews and 1871 Opinions great food gained 5 lbs on the french sauces whatch out for the car rental guy Frank , he takes the...
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Q: We're hoping to do Eastern Cuba in December, we've already done the west. I'm trying to book flights, ideally from Manchester. I...
A: flights domestically it is, aerocaribbean do it, as you are in Manchester check the Cuban tourist office http://www.travel2cuba.co.uk/ hope it helps cheers
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