Discover Varadero
Perhaps Cuba's most popular coastal resort and a hotspot for unusual beach holidays. Located on a spit that protrudes into the Atlantic on the northern side of the island. It is a picture-perfect style destination for holidays, with crystal clear waters that wash over beautiful white sand beaches backed by clean, stylish and modern hotels. It is internationally known as a very good resort and is therefore a very popular destination that becomes somewhat bustling in the summer months. It is becoming increasingly popular with package holidays that are making remote destinations like this more accessible, particularly for European and Canadian tourists.
Holidays in Varadero
The holidays in Varadero are particularly popular with young people because of the chic, resort style setting and mix of lively nightlife, it also nears the top of the list for one of the most romantic destinations Cuba. It is an ideal base for those that wish to visit the smaller islands of Cuba during their holidays, with it's busy marina there are plenty of companies that run cruises and boat trips around the local popular islands and beauty spots. Along the 13 mile beach there are numerous diving opportunities, 23 to be precise, some of which have diving schools attached and will assist novice divers into their first dives; a wonderful experience on such exotic holidays.
Getting to Varadero
Flights from the UK usually fly directly into Havana, which is 85 miles away from Varadero and last around 8 hours. Transfers will be cheap if you book it as part of your package or you can get a taxi, the journey lasts around and hour and a half.
Making music in Varadero
Cuba is extremely popular for it's music, a great deal of which is showcased in the hotels in Varadero's entertainment. Many visitors come home from their holidays raving about talented local artists and cabaret acts that put the cliché acts in most holiday resorts to shame. However the music is not only on offer in the hotels on you holidays, the bars and restaurant sin the town often showcase local musicians aswell as the ones that play on the streets and beaches.