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