| In my capacity as the UK Director of Operations for | | | | view of the tobacco fields, mountains and cliffs |
| One World Tours Limited, one of my jobs is to | | | | strewn with palm trees and if you can visit early in |
| ensure every client has the best tour possible, with | | | | the morning when the mist is just rising all of your |
| that in mind I have put together some suggestions | | | | problems will melt away with the mist in this unique |
| for sites to take in during your holiday in Cuba. | | | | situation. |
| Cuba is located between the Bahamas and Jamaica | | | | The Parque Nacional Vinales was declared a UNESCO |
| which means that it has a superb all year round | | | | World Heritage Site in 1999 and is a fantastic place to |
| sunny, tropical climate. With its white sandy beaches | | | | be if you want to go horse riding or walking. |
| of paradise, warm aqua marine waters and palm | | | | 3. Trinidad is a place that makes you feel as though |
| trees how can you not feel pampered? | | | | you have gone though a time warp and ended up in |
| Venture out to sea and you will find some of the | | | | a different age. The lack of any modern buildings and |
| most stunning coral reef which in turn provides a | | | | the fact that the homes have been beautifully |
| perfect natural habitat for a wide array of | | | | restored along with the church and other buildings |
| underwater life. | | | | keeps Trinidad in the past. Places of interest in |
| 1 Havana brings the fifties back to life with its old | | | | Trinidad include the Archaeological Museum, Trinidad |
| American cars, although how they keep going is mind | | | | Municipal Museum and Alfarero. |
| boggling. The city has many places of interest and I | | | | 4. With a diverse landscape the Peninsula de Zapata |
| will list my personal favourites here. From an | | | | is a remote and sparsely populated area of Cuba. |
| architectural point of view there are many beautiful | | | | The reason that the Peninsula is uninhabitable |
| buildings ranging from the Art Nouveau, such as the | | | | because it is mainly a swamp area. What draws the |
| Capitolio to the Neo Classical such as the Great | | | | visitors however, is the various species of birds and |
| Theatre of Havana. If you are more into natures | | | | animals. Keep an eye out for the crocodiles. The Gran |
| own gifts then the city offers nearby beaches such | | | | Parque Natural de Montemar is the part of the |
| as Bacuranao, Playa Guanabo and Tarara where you | | | | Peninsula that is a park and where you can observe |
| can experience a vast array of sealife or just indulge | | | | the wildlife. |
| yourself in the sunshine and sand. There are many | | | | 5. Lastly but definitely by no means least a visit to |
| lanmarks of Havana which include a wonderful | | | | Cuba would not be complete without a visit to |
| botanical garden, a picturesque fortress called Castillo | | | | Varadero the most popular tourist resort in Cuba. |
| del Morro, and The Great Theater of Havana. There | | | | The warm, shallow, clear waters and the white sandy |
| are many more but Cuba is bigger than just Havana | | | | beaches are a paradise to escape to in order to |
| as we will discover below. | | | | forget the realities of every day life. Hard to get |
| 2. Located in the Sierra de los Organos you will find | | | | back to "normal" when you return home. |
| the Valley of Vinales. The scenery has a amazing | | | | |