Varadero

From Varadero you can opt for more than 60 excursions to recognized attractions of tourist interest in the whole country, portfolio in which they stand out as star products: visits to Havana, Zapata Peninsula National Park, Canímar River Tourist Park and Cayo Blanco, the latter recently renovated, which was included as major improvements a dolphinarium on the high seas, and new facilities for changing clothes, and catering services. You can book through the sales bureaus of Travel Agencies.

It is highlighted by various nautical excursions, which include diving, snorkeling, catamaran ride, among others. It has an infrastructure developed to guarantee customer satisfaction during their stay, with varied restaurants, shops and hotels managed mostly by well-known hotel chains such as: Meliá, Blue Diamond Resorts, Iberostar, Blau, Roc, Belive, Fiesta Americana, Labranda, Muthu Hotels and H-10.

The exceptional climate of Varadero is given by the pleasant temperatures throughout the year - an average of 77 degrees Fahrenheit, the low relative humidity, above 79%, and 274 sunny days, which makes it an ideal setting for nautical activities, those that are represented with their 32 dive sites, more than 50 nautical points, and the practice of Kite Surf in polygons strategically located along the beach.

Cuba's climate is tropical, seasonally humid, with maritime influence and semi-continental features; however, other climatic times located in the mountain systems and on the coasts coexist.
It is defined in two periods: little rainy and rainy.

Not very rainy (November to April):

Known as winter, the variations of weather and climate become more noticeable, with abrupt changes in daily time, associated with the passage of frontal systems. It is more noticeable in the western half than in the eastern half.

Rainy (May to October):

Known as summer, there are few variations in time, with the most important changes being the passage of eastern waves and tropical cyclones.

First of all you have a tourist bus without roof that crosses the city. It's the Beach Tour and it works with the hop on-hop off system. Has 45 busstop all along the peninsula, and you can hop off, stay in that site and then hop on to the next service.

It is a means of transportation that abounds throughout the city and you can stop at the doors of hotels or in the street. All cars have a meter. As in Havana here there is also cocotaxis and they are really fast and picturesque.

They are also popular and can be rented for a walk. They are not usually stopped at the doors of the hotels so if you are interested in walking in one you should ask for it.

There are several rental agencies and you must have a driver's license.

The Varadero Viazul Terminal connects you with the main tourist destinations of the country, in buses of high comfort and with a high professionalism of its workers.

The Spanish spoken by Cubans is a variation of Castilian Spanish, brought over by immigrants from the Canary Islands in the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, Cuban Spanish and Haitian Creole are the two most widely spoken languages of this vibrant island nation

The peso CUP, sometimes called the "national currency" or in Spanish moneda nacional) is one of two official currencies in use in Cuba, the other being the convertible peso CUC, often called "dollar" in the spoken language). There are currently 25 CUP per CUC.

Most Cuban state workers receive their wages in national pesos, but some receive a portion of their salary in convertible pesos. Until 2014, some shops sold only in CUP and others only in CUC. The word "peso" may refer to either currency. From 2014, state-owned shops sold in both currencies.

Cuban convertible pesos are 25 times more valuable per face value. The convertible (CUC) pesos are distinguishable from the national (CUP) ones, as CUC coins have an octagonal shape within the outer round rim. The only exception to this is the most common CUP coin, the 1 peso,  which also has this octagonal shape; while CUC currency shows monuments, and CUP bills have portraits.

If you want a more native experience and taste the flavors of the region, it will be enough to go to the downtown area. Varadero There you will find places to eat that serve the original recipes, with specialties cooked with vegetables, rice and various types of meat.

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Casa del Ron and Casas del Habano

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