Tips for a Cuba Vacation

Are you thinking about a (http://www.quest2cuba.co.uk) holiday to Cuba? Excellent, this is one island in the Caribbean where you will want to do more than just a beach holiday. The people are bright, self-assertive and handsome. The heritage of Cuba is so rich as are the monuments and palaces throughout the country. A holiday to Cuba is something you should really consider in your agenda.

These are just some of the facts to consider and places and things you should not miss in your holidays to Cuba.

Hiking: The most ambitious hiking trails are to be found in the Sierra Maestra national park, but there are also delightful rambles in the forests around the Gran Piedra and, in the west, Soroa and Viales. In the absence of detailed trail-maps, it may be best to hire a local guide.

Carnival: The Cuban's taste for festivities, public and private, reaches its climax with the two great carnivals celebrated in Santiago de Cuba, usually the last week in July, and in Havana for three weeks in August. For the capital's procession through the streets of La Habana Vieja, the neighbour- hoods stage
comparsa: spectacles of masked and costumed dancers, singers and musicians playing the conga.

Music: In 1997, Buena Vista Social Club exploded on the international scene with records and the documentary film of Wim Wonders. In their 70s and 80s, singers Cam pay Segundo and Ibrahim Ferrer and pianist Ruben Gonzalez suddenly became world stars. They reintroduced Europeans and Americans to the magic of Afro-Cuban music.

Calle Obispo: One of the most colourful streets in La Habana Vieja, it boasts at No. 117 the town's oldest remaining house (1648), a single-storey building repainted bright blue and white with fine tiled roof the same side, the Hotel Ambos Mundos at the corner of Mercaderes, has preserved Ernest Hemingway's room as a
small museum, with his bed, one of his old Royal typewriters and other memorabilia, including a facsimile of his manuscript of For Whom the Bell Tolls. There is a splendid view of the old town from the hotel's rooftop bar. Across the street is the popular Caf Paris.

The list of places to visit and things to do goes on and on. The options are immeasurable for your holidays to Cuba. Stay tune to this article directory as there will be more useful information about Cuba coming soon.

Mr JM Maurette is a reservation consultant and co owner of Quest World Travel Ltd . He has a great deal of experience organizing (http://www.quest2cuba.co.uk) tailor made holidays to Cuba . If you need to arrange a tailor made (http://www.quest2cuba.co.uk) Cuban Holiday please follow the links above.

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