GUARDALAVACA CUBA: GUARDALAVACA CUBA HOLIDAYS

20.6.12

GUARDALAVACA CUBA HOLIDAYS

Floating in the warm Water of Guardalavaca Beaches in Cuba

Holidays To Guardalavaca Cuba

In 1492 Christopher Columbus traveled to the new world and discovered paradise and is now considered the very first tourist of Guardalavaca Cuba. Guardalavaca must have made a huge impression on Columbus since he stated in his diary that nature has reclaimed and obscured his exact landing spot yet he cannot forget the pure virgin beaches remain spectacularly beautiful: three km of white sand sandwiched between a coral reef and the pine forests of the Sierra Cristal mountain range. Columbus said it was the most beautiful beach he had ever seen in his life. Now over 500 years later many European tourists from Spain, Italy, France Germany, Canada and even the USA agree and spend their summer vacations in one of the luxury all inclusive resorts on the north coast of Guardalavaca Cuba. In fact many tourist that vacation to Cuba, return year after year as repeat Cuban Holiday who can’t get enough of the Cuban Guardalavaca Vacation experience.

The classic Cuban holiday hotels for your getaway vacation on Guradalavaca off the best hotel accommodations with plenty of sea, sand, sun and socializing. All inclusive resort activities are focused mainly on the Beach in Guardavalaca with a focus on water sports or day trips to nearby Cuban attractions. Best to book tourist excursions using a Cuban travel agency so you can save money. The third most popular hot holiday destination besides Havana and Varadero in Cuba, is Guardalavaca which is located on the northeastern coastline province of Holguin, about 600 km from Varadero beach. Guardalavaca is considered Cuba’s Eco-tourism destination with its stunning natural beauty. Unfortunately Guardalavaca was hit by Hurricanes yet the Cuban government has put a lot restoration into new hotels and all inclusive resorts.

GUARDALAVACA BEACH HOTELS IN CUBA

English: Guardalavaca beach, Cuba (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Guardalavaca beach was the first Cuban beach resort to be developed with luxury Cuban hotels in the late 1970s. The name "Guardalavaca" was given by Cuban Buccaneers and Caribbean pirates that in Spanish means literally “guard the cow.” which was a warning call to the Cubans to hide their cattle, women and treasures from incoming Pirates. The Playa Pesquero beach has become the home of Cuban and foreign Luxury all-inclusive mega resorts and a favorite honeymoon destination for romantic holidays on the beaches with the most private and features and plenty of palm trees for shade from the super hot sun.

Guardalavaca's best beach is Playa Esmeralda, named for its deep clear green waters is surrounded by a series of blue lagoons and secret bays with some of the best snorkeling in all of Cuba. Bahia de Naranjo Nature Reserve is an island playground with a living fish aquarium where you can swim with dolphins. All the beaches of Guardalavaca offer plenty of fun water sports like water skiing, scuba diving, snorkeling but given the area’s warm clear waters and over thirty beginner scuba diving sites with sunken ships you may want to try going underwater.

As for Latin salsa dancing and Guaradlavaca nightlife you can head to dancing on the beach or to the capital city of Holguin. Day tips from the area hotels include visits to the sugar town of Banes, where the former Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista was born and legendary Cuban President and revolutionary Fidel Castro was married. Close to Guardalavaca is another charming colonial city with several excellent museums. For a hike on the wild side, take a safari tour to Cayo Saetia. This fifty kilometer long secret island used to be a exotic wild game reserve for Fidel Castro and his hunting comrades and is famous in Cuba for its spectacular coastline as well as its precious colorful flora and exotic fauna, including antelopes and zebras.