Cuba - Beginner's Guide To Cuba - Various Artists

Cuba... Caribbean with a Difference.

Advantages: Tropical Paradise, Havana, All inclusive hotels.
Disadvantages: Scary Customs.

wished I had had more time to explore properly, it is fantastic to see a city that is unsullied by the standard corporate façade of every capital city. It is also full of museums that we did not really have time to visit. Bay of Pigs Our final excursion was to Snuba (yes Snuba) off the Bay of Pigs. We were driven there by local guides who said they would talk about anything except politics. They were clearly running an illegal fruit swapping ring in the villages we ran through, buying our silence with fruit. In Cuba hitchhiking is compulsory and managed by the Police at intersections unless of course you are conveying tourists. Snuba is basically scuba diving but using a line up to a boat instead of a tank on your back. We saw schools of tropical fish, barracudas, stingrays and a host of other marine animals. However I have ...

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Review of Varadero (Cuba)

Form an orderly Cu-ba!

Advantages: Varied destinations, great people
Disadvantages: Can be hard work at times

carnivals at various times of the year. Beach bums will love Varadero (from where you could easily take in at least a little of Havana on a day trip), Guardalavaca in the far east of the island and Cayo Coco with its white beaches and coconut palms in the north east. Cayo Coco is also the place to go to see flamingoes. Santa Clara is the place where people wishing to learn a bit more about the revolution head. There is a massive monument to Che Guevara here and a museum dedicated to the revolution in addition to the unmissable Museo de la Revolucion in Havana. Wildlife buffs should head to the Zapata peninsular which is great for bird-watching and the nearby Bay of Pigs from where some of the best scuba sites can be accessed. GETTING AROUND Independent travellers will find that Cuba is pretty easy to get round. Most buses ...

fizzytom 07.12.2004 · Read full review
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Review of General: Cuba

See as much of Cuba as possible and talk to the people

Advantages: Friendly People, beeches and Hotel service
Disadvantages: Be aware of the free loaders and people offering services

If your thinking of a holiday in Cuba, then read this. Firstly, if you just fancy sitting around pools in luxury hotels, why go all the way to Cuba? Yes the private beaches are fantastic, the sea clear and warm and the hotel service in general, is very good. But I think the only way to enjoy Cuba is by getting amongst the people of Cuba. I have been twice and the first time I traveled to the second city Holguin and stayed in a private rented house outside the town. Big mistake! Not many English speakers and so I struggled to order food and drinks etc, But the second time, armed with a little Spanish, I again traveled to Holguin, but this time I also traveled to Havana and took in a few nights at an all inclusive in Varadero too. My advice then is to plan your holiday to try and see as much of Cuba as possible and meet and talk to ...

Bright_III 24.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of General: Cuba