| With its sandy beaches, clear waters and beautiful | | | | relatively untouched. With striking vegetation and |
| sunshine, Cuba is not so very different from what | | | | spotless beaches all around, you will feel you've |
| many people envisage paradise to look like. But with | | | | arrived in paradise the minute you set foot on this |
| so much to explore, it's important to make the most | | | | part of Cuba's archipelago. The main beach, Playa |
| of your Cuba holiday. Don't just stay in Havana but | | | | Perla Blanca, is completely undeveloped with no food |
| make your way out to the surrounding islands and | | | | or drink stalls, sun loungers or parasols - just sand as |
| explore the other resorts to be found in the Cuban | | | | far as the eye can see. Once you start to relax, you |
| archipelago. | | | | may decide you fancy dropping into one of the |
| Cayo Coco | | | | resort hotels for a luxury spa session - the perfect |
| Cayo Coco is located on one of the largest coral | | | | treat on your Cuba holiday, helping you to totally |
| reefs in the world. No Cuba holiday is complete | | | | unwind. |
| without a stay on this relaxed and peaceful resort | | | | Cayo Largo |
| which charms its visitors with its beauty. More than | | | | One of the larger Cayos in the Cuban archipelago, |
| just a beach resort, Cayo Coco is bursting with | | | | Cayo Largo, stretches along 27 kilometres of white |
| exciting and adventurous activities. Take a cruise on | | | | sand. There are two main beaches; Playa Paraiso and |
| a catamaran for the day and enjoy the chance to | | | | Playa Sirena. Make your way to Playa Paraiso for |
| snorkel and explore hidden beaches and coves to | | | | peace and quiet or if you fancy a drink and a meal, |
| your heart's content. If you're an animal lover, take a | | | | Playa Sirena has a bar and restaurant. From the |
| horseback ride along the beach at dusk and watch | | | | marina, you can take a 20 minute boat trip to a |
| the sun set over the ocean. Lastly, while in Cuba, | | | | rocky outcrop and can observe iguanas up close. Also |
| why not pay a visit to the sugar mill and the cigar | | | | nearby to La Marina, you will find a sea turtle farm. |
| factory and pick up some local souvenirs? | | | | Run by a volunteer who helps the turtles to survive |
| Cayo Guillermo | | | | in Cayo Largo, particularly in egg deposition season, |
| Slightly further north of the archipelago is Cayo | | | | the farm is home to turtles that are recuperating |
| Guillermo. Less developed and offering much more | | | | before being released back into the wild. This may |
| privacy and seclusion, this island is a haven of | | | | well be the closest you get to these wonderful |
| tranquillity. Make the most of the less crowded | | | | creatures on your Cuba holiday, so the sea turtle |
| beaches, particularly Playa Pilar which is featured in | | | | farm is well worth a visit. |
| Ernest Hemingway's 'Islands in the Stream'. Take a | | | | For many, an ideal holiday in Cuba is one spent |
| boat over to Half Moon Island for some of the best | | | | relaxing on the vast white sands and enjoying the |
| snorkelling that a Cuba Holiday can offer, but before | | | | crystal clear seas. But one beach is not necessarily |
| you go anywhere, be sure to pre-order your lobster | | | | the same as any other. Each part of the Cuban |
| from Beach Hut Restaurant. Enjoy activities such as | | | | archipelago boasts another barely discovered beach |
| banana boating, happy in the knowledge that your | | | | where you can find yourself completely alone and |
| dinner will be waiting for you as you come off the | | | | free to relax in peace and tranquillity. But as all of |
| beach. | | | | these beaches have their own beauty and charm be |
| Cayo Santa Maria | | | | sure to make the most of your Cuba holiday by |
| Cuba's newest resort area, Cayo Santa Maria, has | | | | visiting as many as possible. |
| been declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO and is | | | | |