| 1. Brush Up on Your Spanish: | | | | Cuba is the great selection of hotels to |
| | | | choose from. Out in Varadero, the luxurious |
| As is the case throughout other | | | | Hotel Paradisus Princesa Del Mar Resort & Spa |
| Spanish-speaking Caribbean destinations like | | | | is a popular choice amongst Spanish |
| the Dominican Republic and Mexico, a little | | | | holidaymakers on their Caribbean trips (or |
| bit of Spanish goes a long way in Cuba. In | | | | viajes Caribe!) |
| many ways if you can make yourself understood | | | | |
| by the island's wonderful inhabitants, you'll | | | | 5. Life's a Beach!: |
| have unlocked the secret to many dream viajes | | | | |
| Caribe (Spanish for Caribbean trips!) in the | | | | And the reason for its fantastic resorts is |
| future. | | | | obvious - the beaches in Cuba are some of the |
| | | | best to found anywhere in the world. There's |
| 2. Get Literary: | | | | every type of beach you'd care to mention in |
| | | | Cuba from busy city beaches and resort |
| Through the years, Cuba's attracted its fair | | | | beaches, but one of the most splendid of all |
| share of writers. Reading Hemingway over a | | | | is the relatively undeveloped Playa Paraiso |
| mojito on a sticky afternoon in Havana is the | | | | (to the west of the island). |
| most obvious literary tip, but few things | | | | |
| could be better than settling down to Gabriel | | | | 6. Explore Habana Vieja: |
| Garcia Marquez' One Hundred Years of Solitude | | | | |
| in Baracoa (where it's believed to have been | | | | Few cities in the world can match Havana's |
| set). | | | | Old Town for atmosphere. A marvelously |
| | | | evocative network of grandly crumbling |
| 3. Pick a Park - Any Park!: | | | | palaces and squares, it thoroughly deserves |
| | | | its World Heritage Status. No trip to Cuba |
| Cuba is a surprisingly large island, and its | | | | would be complete without spending a few days |
| interior is covered with magnificent national | | | | thoroughly getting to know it. |
| parks. If Vinales is the most developed (and | | | | |
| hence easiest to access), then getting out to | | | | 7. Go on a Diving Trip: |
| La Guira in Pinar del Rio or the mangrove | | | | |
| swamps of Cienaga de Zapata in Manzanas is | | | | With its miles of reef-lined coasts, diving |
| also enormously rewarding. | | | | in Cuba is understandably fantastic. Major |
| | | | Cuba dive sites though include: Maria la |
| 4. Splash Out on a Hotel: | | | | Gorda (to the west), Jardines de la Reina |
| | | | (south) and Cayo Coco and Cayo Santa Maria |
| One of the best things about a holiday in | | | | (to the north) amongst countless others. |