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Varadero Cuba Resorts
Time and Weather in Varadero Cuba
The Cuban tourist industry is concentrated in Varadéro, the well known
Cuba resort situated on the Hicacos Peninsula in the province Matanzas,
140 km east of Havana.
With its white sand beaches, clear water, waving palm trees and brilliant
sun, The Cuban beach resort ranks among the ten most beautiful beaches in the
world.
Before the Revolution, the venue was already a reputated beach resort
visited by the rich and famous among them billionaires like Irenee Dupont
de Nemours. Her
famous XANADU mansion is now a golf club.
Intensive investments and improvements have been made to attract the
international tourism. Several luxury all-inclusive hotels were built,
most of them Cuban joint ventures with foreign hotel chains, to seduce
the "sun and fun" tourists.
Arrival
The Cuban resort has a modern airport named Juan Gualberto Gomez international airport, the second airport after Havana International Airport.
You can get Cuban money at the CADECA (official money exchange) at the airport exit. Ask for a receipt and count your money, this
exchange office is notorious for shortchanging.
Outside the airport many hotels have buses waiting to pick up their guests. There are plenty of taxis available to city center (approx. 25 Cuc) or to Havana (approx. 125km and 80 Cuc)
Many organized tours and excursions are available at the reception desk in the hotels. Most popular are trips to Havana,
Pinar del Rio, Trinidad, Yumuri jeep tour (Matanzas)
More attractions Josone Park Golf Club
Delfinario Casa del Ron (Rum house)
Friendschip in the Cuban Resorts
Tourists in the Cuban resorts are seduced by the attention and courting they get from some hotel staff. Is this attention and frienschip real? Several tourists report abuse, others fall in the trap of Cubans pretending romance.... Read the stories and share your comments.
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