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Tours and Day Trips   Varadero

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Varadero

by Helga67

What can I say about Varadero? Some love it and some just don't, like me.Varadero is a peninsula on the north coast, 120 km east of Havana. and a famous beach destination. The peninsula is one big resort, with one all-in hotel next to the other. It has beautiful white sandy beaches, and turquoise waters, but in comparison to other beaches in Cuba, they are crowded. It's a great place for young people wanting to party, sun-lovers, and families with children.After two weeks touring and experiencing the real Cuba, Varadero just doesn't feel like being in Cuba. We just stayed here because it was close to our airport of departure.

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Sancti Spiritus

by Helga67

Sancti Spiritus is not only the name of a province in central Cuba, but also the name of its capital. The city doesn't get a lot of tourists. Most people go directly to Trinidad, which is more impressive.We arrived here in the afternoon and left the next morning. For us it was a nice stop-over. We had a little walk around the historical center of this colonial city, and enjoyed our stay at a great state hotel.I must admit that the city didn't look very attractive outside the center and because of the lack of tourists, people were more eager to earn some extra "tourist" money from the few that wandered their streets.

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Santa Clara

by Helga67

Santa Clara is the capital of Villa Clara province in cental Cuba.We had a stop-over here on our way from Sancti Spiritus to Varadero. You can visit the Monumento a la Toma del Tren Blindado (Armored Train Monument) at Carretera Camajuani. It's a popular revolutionary landmark. It is located in a small park where you will find a reconstruction of how Che Guevara and his soldiers derailed the train with Batista's army which led to the revolution. There's a tiny museum telling the story with text (only in Spanish) and photos.(entrance fee: 1 CUC; photo: 1 CUC; video: 5 CUC).There is also a reconstruction

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Santa Clara - Che Guevara

by Helga67

The biggest attraction in Santa Clara is the Monumento Ernesto Che Guevara at Plaza de la Revolucion. Here you will find a huge statue of Che Guevara, a revolutionary hero, overlooking the plaza. Underneath the statue is a museum with displays about Che's life and exploits. There is also a mausoleum with Guevara's remains and sixteen of his fellow combatants killed in 1967 during the Bolivia campaign.The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 9 am to 4 pm.Admission: 3 CUC; no cameras or video cameras are allowed inside.

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DAY TRIP TO ***

by TheYoungs

The locals all come from here and it was an "experience" to see the real ***. lots of begging especially when we got straight off coach. However the police/escorts soon sorted that out. They can be arrested for descending upon tourists. Very little to do here but glad we went to see the other side of cuban life. Went to the sugarcane factory.

paragliding

by TheYoungs

Locals were always on the beach offering people the chance to do paragliding it cost around £15 each but was well worth it. You went up with an instructor so all you had to do was relax (and scream!). wicked

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Highly Intellectual, Discourse as part of Life

by cochinjew

To me, the most interesting intellectual life of the Americas can be found in three cities: Buenos Aires in Argentina, Sao Paolo in Brasil and la Habana in Cuba.La Habana was a great reward in this respect but as a punishment I was given to transit often in Miami as well, one of the least intellectual cities of all the americas!Come to Cuba with someone intelligent as you are or more intelligent than you and it becomes a feast of ideas and discussions. If you are proficient in Spanish and have access to contacts, day after day your brain will be stimulated beyond belief. In two consecutive days, I was lucky to spend time with Ambrosio Fornet and Rogelio Martinez Fure, intellectuals' intellectuals, as Paz would have said...Cuba is a treasury of educated intelligent people well versed in the nature of the world and many of them are well travelled as well. Fore had visited more than fifty...

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The Jewish Community of Cuba

by cochinjew

Once an important jewish community in the Caribbean, the jewish community of Cuba has suffered attrition by migration and political ideology and disinterest. Robert Levine of the University of Miami has written a good book on the history of the Jews of Cuba. Perhaps the first non Indian person to touch Cuban territory was a jew from Mallorca who spoke Arabic. Colon had the mistaken notion that the indigenous people may understand Arabic!The two major communities Ashkenazim called Polacos and the Sefardim called Turcos, mainly to denote their geographical origins, existed side by side. Three synangogues still function in La Habana: the orthodox Adath Israel in Habana Vieja and the Prominent Conservative synagogue Patronato in Vedado ( adela Zworin, Presidenta) and the sefardi synagogue not too far away.

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Bus trip to ***~

by southmtn2000

The day trip to the mainland is worth it ( about $35CND ) but make sure you book on the day that the tour guide will be speaking your language. We went with a busload of Quebecers so most of the narration was in French. After seeing the town of ***~ there is a fun bout tour (race) through the mangroves which was followed by a very tasty fish lunch beside the lake.

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trips out to cayo las brujas and santa maria

by bravo1881

if you find yourelf around santa clara then you are pretty close to the keys, it's worth going here for some beach time, beaches here are fantastic, and las brujas doesn't have hotel, hence no tourists.

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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... 

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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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