Areas of Cuba

Cuba is the Caribbean's largest island. Well, actually, it’s a group of islands. Stunning beaches edge the 3,000 plus kilometers of coastline, where colorful fish swim along vibrant coral reefs in the sparkling, clear turquoise sea. It’s accommodated politicians, inspired writers, and provided sanctuary to radicals. It’s famous for food, music, dance, and sport.

Qué Bolaa Cuba Travel

Que Bolaa Cuba Travel is a private agency that offers unique travel experiences. It intends to show you Cuba in new and different way. It offers several Cuba Roundtrips, Cuba Roundtrips & Tours, and excursions, as well as private roundtrips. Here are some of the island areas that are included on those trips.

Old Havana

Old Havana is UNESCO World Heritage site and a well maintained section of Cuban history. You can stroll the cobbled stone streets and marvel at the Baroque and Neoclassical buildings. Then, you can visit the Old Town and Plaza Vieja. Main attractions include:

• Plaza de la Catedral - home to the Cuban Baroque Catedral de San Cristobal

• Bodeguita del Medio – famous Hemingway hangout

• Castillo de la Real Fuerza - military fortress

• Casa del Conde Jaruco (beautiful stained glass windows)

Varadero

Varadero is one of Cuba's most famous beaches. The stunning white-sand beaches lurevacationers from around the world. There’s the Parque Natural Punta Hicacos, a nature reserve. There’s also:

• Parque Josone – where there’s a lush flower garden, a restaurant, swimming pool, and a small lake where visitors can rent rowboats.

• Varadero, Cayo Piedra Underwater Park - a popular diving and snorkeling area with underwater shipwrecks and vibrant fish. There’s also deep-sea fishing, golf, skydiving, and other cultural attractions.

• Cueva de Ambrosio and Cueva de Musulmanes Caves

Trinidad

Another UNESCO World Heritage Site with cobblestone streets. Most of the buildings were erected between the 17th and 19th centuries, when Trinidad prospered from the sugar and slave trades. Now, Trinidad is a lively tourist area with beautiful scenery. It’s a wonderful place to horseback ride. Attractions include:

• Neoclassical Church of the Holy Trinity

• Church and Monastery of Saint Francis

• Museum of Colonial Architecture

• Art Gallery at the Casa de Aldeman Ortiz

• Palacio Brunet - a grand home, built in 1812 and still featuring original frescoes and marble floors.

• 19th Century Relics and Monuments

Guardalavaca

Guardalavaca is bordered by beaches, but is a bit quieter than the other beach areas. Dense foliage provides patches of shade for those seeking a break from the hot sun. Divers and snorkelers enjoy an abundance of sea life along the coral reefs. Other attractions include sailing trips, jungle and dolphin adventures, and tours of Santiago de Cuba.

Parque Nacional Vinales

Parque Nacional Vinales is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Steep limestone hills cut through the valleys, creating intense landscapes, and the floors grow tobacco, fruit, and vegetables. The park offers fantastic areas for horseback riding hiking and horseback and the quaint town of Vinales is a wonderful place to look around.

Santa Clara

Santa Clara is a bit different than all the other towns and resorts. It’s a lively college town and the well-known site of the last guerrilla battle led by Che Guevara in 1958. He was laid to rest there and the Memorial Comandante Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, his mausoleum and monument, are the area’s biggest attractions. His personal items are housed in the Museo Historico de la Revolucion and the Monumento a la Toma del Tren Blindado marks the site of his final battle with the Batista troops.

Santa Clara is also home to Teatro de la Caridad (circa 1885), one of Cuba's few surviving theaters. Much of it remains in original condition.

These are just a few of the fantastic Cuban places to see. Let Que Bolaa Cuba Travel take you there.

Famous Cuba

Cuba is an archipelago (a group of islands) that stretches across the Caribbean Sea. While it is the largest country in the Caribbean, it’s really only about the size of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania or the European country of Poland. So, compared to rest of the world, it’s not so big. Yet, it is hugely famous for so many things.

Here are just a few of the things for which Cuba is famous:
 

• Rum: Cuban Rum is among the finest in the entire world. Its robust, smooth flavor earned it the title, “the spice of life.”

• Baseball: baseball is one of the most played sports in Cuba. In the late nineteenth century, Cubans played baseball with sailors in America and then brought it home. Today, Cubans represent some of the greatest baseball players of all time.

• Dancing: Cuba is renowned for fiery, sexy Latin dances that involve tales of passion. The moves associated with Salsa, Cha-Cha, and Mambo all originated in Cuba.

• Cigars: Cuban cigars always have been and always will be the best. Cuba provides the perfect environment. The soil produces the best quality leaves, especially those used for wrappers, the most important part of the cigar. And, the humid climate is perfect for both the growing and drying of the tobacco plants.

These are really just a few examples. Cuba is also famous for its beaches, music, food, classic cars, colorful streets, and rich history. Words are not enough. You have to see it to appreciate it.

QuéBolaa”

Cubans are also known for being friendly to both friends and strangers. They will ask “QueBolaa?” It means, “what are you going to do today?” and “how are you going to have fun?” That’s because everyday in Cuba is fun. It’sdays and nights are filled with music, delicious food, rich history, and dancing.

QuéBolaaCuba Travel

Everyday, too, QueBolaaCuba Travel asks, “QueBolaa?” It wants to know how you will have fun. You don’t really have to answer. QueBolaaCuba Travel will do that for you. It will do so by offering several Cuba Roundtrips. Here are a few:

• Cuba Roundtrips & Tours: in this fourteen-day tour, you’ll discover nine Cuban Provinces across the archipelago. You’ll see the most beautiful places and enjoy stunning nature.

The tour includes a guided visitaround Old Havana Historical Center and tours through both the modern and the less touristic Havana. There’s a visit to a cigar factory and a tobacco plant, so you can learn all about those world famous habana cigars.

You’ll ride horseback throughViñalesand swim the natural pools of “PalmaritoCaves.”You’ll see where Ernest Hemingway lived and the place that inspired “The Old Man and The Sea.” Then, you’ll see colorful birds and crocodiles and learn how they live. You’ll get your chance learn to some of those famous dances when you get a free night in Trinidad.

Later on, you’ll visit Santiago deCuba, which is called the most Caribbean city on the island. It’s the only place in the world where you can enjoy culture and history to the beat of Afro-Caribbean music. It’s extraordinary. You’ll see Céspedes Park, Dolores Square, Padre Pico Stair Flight, and the Morro’s Fortress (Legacy of Humanity). Santiago de Cuba is also where Fidel Castro’s Revolution took place. On January 1, 1959, from the balcony of Santiago de Cuba’s City Hall, he declared his victory.

Later on, you’ll visit Guardalavaca, where you’ll spend three glorious days relaxing on the beach.

Please know that this is only a brief summary of this wonderfultwo-weekexcursion. It includes so much more. There’s a dinner and concert at the Buena Vista Social Club, a visit to a rum factory (where you’ll learn all about “the spice of life”), a one hour tour through Havana in an Antique car, and entrance to “El Nicho” Natural Park, just to name a few of the other things you’ll do.

• Dreaming Cuba Roundtrip: In this nine-day trip, you’ll see the Occident and Central regions of Cuba.You’ll also see Santa Clara and Matanzas Provinces. You’ll journey through Zapata Swamp and see crocodiles and parrot hatcheries and go snorkeling and/or swimming in the Caribbean Sea.

You’ll go to the Natural Park “El Nicho” and “Palmarito Caves” and swim their naturalpools. You’ll have a chance to dance the famous Cuban dances in Trinidadand see a food marketand Cathedral. You’ll go to Santa Clara and Havana and visit the colonial squares and Museum of the Revolution. You’ll ride horses at Viñales Valley and visit a private Tobacco Plantation and a factory and learn all about those famous cigars. You’ll learn about the coffee process and visit a rum factory and learn about the famous liquor, too.

This, too, was just a brief summary of the nine-day excursion. It includes so much more, too. A one-hour tour around Havana in Antique Cars and a dinner and concert at the Buena Vista Social Club, swimming and snorkeling in the Caribbean Sea, and, entrance to “El Nicho” Natural Park, just to name a few.

• Should you wish, QuéBolaa Cuba Travel could also arrange for private roundtrips Cuba.

QuéBolaa Travel Cuba offers other excursions and Cuba Roundtrips. See QuéBolaaCuba Travel’s website or contact them today.

Staying at Homestays or Casa Particular

Homestays or Casa Particulars (Spanish for “private homes) are private accommodations that local people rent out to visitors. In 1997 the Cuban government permitted the citizens to rent out their properties since the government took ownership. It’s like, and really is, a B&B (Bed abd Breakfast)

Staying at a Homestay or Casa Particular is a fantastic way to engage directly into Cuba’s lifestyle and culture. You get to interact with local people one-to-one basis and actually experience their everyday life. As well, you learn from the best people possible all about the best restaurants, the best music, and the best attractions. Best of all, it costs fraction of what a hotel costs

What to Expect

In most cases, you rent a room with a private en-suite (full bathroom) that exists in a house within a fully functioning family home. Most often, you’ll share the kitchen, lounge, and terrace. You’ll usually cater to your own needs and have freedom. Your hosts will arrange activities for you and many will often prepare meals, most often breakfast. Some are kid-friendly, while others are not. Some tours exclusively use Homestays or Casa Particulares for their guests’ accommodations. Again, it saves money.

Reviews

Most of the reviews on the Internet regarding Homestay or Casa Particulareswere extremely positive. Most were very clean, well kept, very pretty, and kept so that the visitor could enjoy a lovely view and nice breeze.Homeowners and hosts were typically described as sincere and friendly and the atmosphere as personable. Reviewers posted photos of themselves relaxing on flower-filled gardens and chilling on hammocks. Food was constant positive and most noted that, when their hosts provided meals, everything was always fresh and consistently tasty.

Negatives included lack of personal service, but that’s the basic idea. You don’t get that at a Casa Particular – you get that a hotel. And, some don’t Wifi or private televisions, but again, that’s a hotel amenity. And, besides, you’re there to see and tour the and experience the wonderful country of Cuba – not watch television or text people or check your Facebook. The Homestay or Casa Particular is really just a nice, safe, clean affordable place to sleep until the next wonderful excursion.That’s where you want to spend your money. And, that’s why they’re fantastic.

QuéBolaa Travel Cuba

QuéBolaa Travel Cuba uses Homestays and Casa Particulares for accommodations on all its excursions, private roundtrips, and cuba roundtrips & tours. It saves their customers’ money and lets it show them more exciting points of interest, more history, and give them a much better time. If QuéBolaa Travel Cuba had to arrange accommodations in hotels, customers would be seeing and enjoying far less of Cuba. Moreover, they wouldn’t get the chance to enjoy the best part of Cuba: it’s people.