Beach Holiday

Due to the hot climate and year-round high water temperatures, beach holidays are developed in Cuba as well as possible. Almost every resort or resort area of the island can offer extensive beaches with soft sand and azure clear sea. See toppharmacyschools for geography, climate and cuisine in Cuba.

The most popular among tourists are the snow-white beaches of Varadero, stretching for 20 km and included in the list of the cleanest in the world. One of the best Cuban beaches Playa Esmeralda (“Emerald Coast”) with picturesque coral reefs can be visited in the province of Holguin. The beaches of Cayo Santa Maria, Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo, Santiago de Cuba, as well as the beach with unique black sand located in the north of the island of Youth deserve attention.

Leisure

In addition to beach holidays, Cuban resorts provide opportunities for various water sports, as well as hiking, safaris and horseback riding.

The Caribbean Sea, with its rich, almost untouched underwater world and not too strong coastal currents, is favorable for diving. Opportunities for this type of recreation are well developed here, in the resorts of Varadero and the island of Youth there are quite large dive centers with the necessary equipment.

In the province of Holguin and on the islands of Cayo Largo, Cayo Rosario, Cayo Cantiles, as well as Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo, there are beautiful coral reefs, near which you can start diving. Extensive diving areas are also located in Santiago de Cuba, underwater here you can look at the skeletons of once sunken ships.

Along with diving, tourists can engage in sport fishing on the island of Youth, as well as in the resorts of Cayo Santa Maria and Guam. And on the beach of Playa Esmeralda there are conditions for surfing and sailing.

The province of Havana, with its numerous mountains and caves, is of interest to lovers of ecotourism and speleology.

On the outskirts of the resort of Varadero, you can also swim with dolphins in the dolphinarium.

Many resorts also provide golf courses, ping-pong courts, beach volleyball courts, etc.

Tours

Almost each of the provinces of Cuba is very rich in sights and historical monuments, which are definitely worth exploring for lovers of sightseeing tourism.

In the western province of Pinar del Rio, the capital of the same name is interesting. It is worth visiting the Provincial Museum of Natural Sciences, Gouache Palace, as well as the Francisco Donatien cigar factory. Natural riches make up the Vinales Valley National Park with its bizarre hills (“mogote”) and ancient caves, as well as Soroa, where one of the world’s largest orchid gardens is located.

In the province of Havana, the main attraction is undoubtedly its capital of the same name. Here, a visit to the neoclassical chapel of El Templete, Armory, Cathedral and Old Squares, as well as the memorial of José Martí, hero of the Cuban Revolution, is not to be missed.

In addition, the ancient fortresses of Castillo del Morro (XVII century) and Castillo de la Punta, the Museum of the Fight against Illiteracy, the Palace of Fine Arts, the Museum of the City of Havana, the Santa Clara Monastery, the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, and also the house-museum of Ernest Hemingway and much more. There is also a large zoo here.

The Humor Museum is located in the town of San Antonio de los Baños, and the world-famous Havana Club rum is made in the village of Santa Cruz del Norte.

The province of Matanzas is famous for the sights of its capital of the same name: beautiful squares, Montserrat Chapel, San Severino Castle. Not far from the city is perhaps the most popular natural site in Cuba – the Belyamar caves with rock art and other traces of ancient human habitation.

On the Zapata Peninsula, you can visit the crocodile nursery in La Boca and the Santo Tomas and La Salina natural parks.

On the island of Juventud, the natural reserve of Los Indios San Felipe and the Punta Frances National Marine Park are of interest. The Presidio Modelo prison is also located here, where Fidel Castro himself was once imprisoned.

Once in the province of Villa Clara, you should look at the Ernesto Che Guevara Memorial in Santa Clara, as well as visit interesting museums and the parish church of St. John the Baptist in the town of Remedios.

Rich in picturesque and memorable places and the city of Santiago de Cuba. Looking around it, you can not miss the Cathedral, the house of Diego Velasquez, the Museum of Colonial Art, the unique Museum of Piracy, the Fortress of San Pedro de la Roca del Moro, the Church of El Cobre, the Museum of Natural History and much more. Trips are organized to Cesar Escalante ‘s large tobacco factory.

The capital of the province of Holguin with the same name will interest guests with the Cathedral of San Isidoro, the hill of Loma de la Cruz (Hill of the Cross), the Museum of Natural Sciences and archaeological finds at the excavations in Chorro de Maita and Banes. Separately, it is worth mentioning the natural park Bahia de Naranjo, equipped with an aquarium and a dolphinarium, as well as an Indian villageTaino, where the features of the life of the natives are recreated.

The resort of Varadero is famous for its natural wealth. These are the Varaikakos reserve with relict forests and the archaeologically valuable cave of Ambrosio with Aboriginal rock paintings.

The province of Cienfuegos and its capital of the same name with a mass of historical buildings and the fortress of Castillo de Jagua must not be overlooked XVIIIin. Also noteworthy is the Martin Infierno cave with the largest stalagmite in Cuba (67 m).

Festivals and holidays

The hot temperament of the locals and their love for noisy and stormy dances find their expression in carnivals and festive processions. In the city of Varadero, they can be observed in May, when the “May Fair” is organized, and in October at the “Celebration of Ibero-American Culture”.

But the main center of carnivals in Cuba is Santiago de Cuba. Every year from July 24 to 26, a grandiose carnival takes place here with dancing and fun, which involuntarily includes not only participants, but also spectators.

Wellness

Cuban provinces such as Holguín, Pinar del Río, Villa Clara and Cienfuegos have mineral springs and healing muds.

The most famous wellness center is El Salton Cedron in Santiago de Cuba. Here procedures are carried out using healing waters from mineral springs, allergies, rheumatism and skin diseases are treated. This place is also the center of ecotourism.