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Scuba diving and tour in Cuba

COUNTRY:
Cuba
DEPARTURES:
This trip can be tailor-made and departures can be arranged all year. The sample itinerary below can be modified to your personal wishes including departure date, duration, accommodation used & how long you spend in each destination.
PRICE:
From 895 (15 days ) excluding flights
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MORE INFO:
For US citizens we have special authorization from the Ministry of Tourism in Havana to book tailor made itineraries and accommodations. Prices are: excluding flights and car rental, based on 2 persons; child from 2-12 is free sharing the room with 2 adults; 3rd person in triple room 15% discount. This diving holiday is also possible by bus and private taxi transfers
VOUCHERS:
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Scuba diving and tour in Cuba

Scuba diving and tour in Cuba

How this holiday makes a difference

Scuba diving: In Cuba you are always diving under guidance. Your guides are well trained, speak English, respect the ecological marine systems and will ask the same of you. The operator is a certified PADI Advanced Open Water Diver and can help you with all your questions about diving in Cuba. At Maria la Gorda and Cabo San Antonia you are diving within the National Park of Guanahacabibes, and the fragile ecosystems are even more protected. These beach places are situated in the extreme west of Cuba, are quiet remote, quiet and usually only visited by enthusiastic divers or a few beachlovers. The impact on nature is therefore very minimal. Together with the diving locations at Isla de Juventud they belong to the best diving locations of Cuba and are regarded as the 4th best places of Latin America for diving. In the National Park of Guanahacabibes you can also make guided daywalks to see and experience the flora and fauna of the park with specialised nature guides, and visit some caves where the earliest habitants from the mainland created their living on Cuba a long time ago. On booking you receive a Cuba Manual from us in which we assist the individual traveler to have a perfect enjoyable holiday, that has a minimal impact on nature and has social benefits for the local people that travelers are involved with at their journey.

These Cuba tours are designed & offered by ecological guides who work & live in Latin America, and have been guiding in the Caribbean for many years. They can arrange all details of your travel and design special tailor made travels for Cuba. These Cuba tours give a unique insight into the Cuban nature & culture, and with booking you support a small local operator. This company supports several families with children with clothes, medicaments, books, second hand luxury articles, purchases of their handicrafts, and donations for constructing materials and improving their housing.

On our Cuba tours all walks and treks are guided by local ecological guides and organized by local organizations. A holiday to Cuba off the beaten tracks with local guides brings income to local Cuban people and their families. The Cuban people are very aware that it is important to take care of its beautiful nature, as it is one of the main attractions for tourists, and tourism is the main income nowadays of Cuba. By making use of ecological excursions during your travel on Cuba, you support the people to continue with taking care of their natural reserves.

With booking for an individual Cuba tour you receive a Cuba Manual with all kind of information to help you finding your way and create your dream holiday on Cuba. When you visit farmers during your excursion, we ask participants, if appropriate, to donate luxury articles like ballpoints, soap and shampoo, buy some coffee and/or leave a donation. When you make use of local accommodation in the form of casas particulares, you directly support that family and make sure that the income gets ploughed back into Cuban society.

In East Cuba you can collect clothes, shoes and toiletries to donate to a Cuban organization, which supports people from the countryside with no resources. You can also leave clothes, mountain shoes, toiletries or other articles with your local guides after the excursion. You can compensate the CO2 emmisions of your flights with ClimateCare, GreenSeat, or more cost and travel effective solutions.

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Scuba diving and tour in Cuba

Reviewed 08 May 2011 by Sheila Pratt4 star rating

1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?


The most memorable was driving on the road from Trinidad - the road was alive with crabs and we couldn't avoid driving over them, not a good experience. Best experience was Caleta Buena diving centre near Playa Giron - beautiful place and very friendly staff.

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?


Don't travel in the early morning near Trinidad when the crabs are migrating - watch your car tyres. Don't pick up any hitch hikers near Trinidad, we were targeted and had a tyre punctured on purpose also check your spare tyre when you hire a car-ours was virtually flat with about 8 punctures.

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?


We stayed in Casa's for half the holiday and did 2 walks into the countryside with local guides stopping for lunch at local farmsteads so had a lot of contact with local people. I think if we had travelled by bus we would have had less impact on the environment but it wouldn't have been as convenient.

4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?


Fantastic holiday- we would definitely return and we have recommended Cuba to our friends. Most people were very friendly and helpful and the weather helped as we had sunshine throughout our trip. Lots of beautiful photos to remind us of our adventures.

Read the operator's response here:

In the months March & April there can be huge migrations of landcrabs to the Caribbean sea between Playa Larga – up to Playa Giron & close to Trinidad, thousands and thousands of crabs move over the roads to the water. This is a real impressive phenomena, and worthwhile to watch. The only thing is that the traffic continues, many crabs are killed by the traffic and that you will see a huge red carpet on the road. When and where this migration happens no one can really predict, you happen to come across such a migrationary wave of crabs and there is no way out. There are no other ways to avoid driving over the crabs, or you have to go back all the way, in some cases when you are advanced and near Trinidad that might cost one full day extra to arrive at Trinidad via the Sierra Escambray mountain road. It has been reported by other travelers that driving over the crabs may cause punctures in your tyre, so be prepared for some repairs when you arrive in Trinidad.

The other issue mentioned by this traveler that the tyres may have been punctured by hitchhikers close to Trinidad needs some attention. It may have been caused by the crabs it may have been done on purpose, an extensive report of our client shows it may have been the last scenario. Other travelers have reported activities as well from jineteros (involved in all kinds of street business) active in the area around Trinidad trying to deviate tourists to (illegal) homestays other then the official casa particular which has been reserved by us to gain some income, or in this case create income through a punctured tyre for a garage of a friend in Trinidad. Our advice is to avoid taking hitchhikers with you traveling to Trinidad and in/or around the big cities as Havana and Santiago for safety reasons as small robberies have been reported by other operators. Many people on Cuba are standing along the roads waiting for a lift and as a tourist you can help a Cuban family or mother with a small child; taking hitchhikers with you can be a lovely & enriching experience esp when you speak Spanish, but be streetwise and intelligent who to take with you ! We give further advices in our Cuba Manual.

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