Today, more travelers are choosing Cuba as their vacation destination. As the Caribbean’s largest island, Cuba attracts most of its tourists from Europe and Canada. Other tourists come from South America. There are a number of reasons why more people are choosing to book Cuba vacations.
More travellers are seeking cheap flights to Cuba and cheap Cuba vacation packages due to the allure of Cubas amazing beaches, rich culture and heritage, outstanding ecological marvels, and magnificent diving. Havana is the capital of Cuba. The city is described as an exotic city and for hundreds of years it has been the entryway to the Gulf of Mexico. In 1982, Old Havana, the citys historic centre, was listed by UNESCO for its neoclassical and Baroque buildings. Havanas theatres, museums, concert halls, and galleries are a tourists dream and they are adjacent to the exciting night clubs and bars that serve the renowned mojitos. Havana is a very popular tourist destination.
Much more Caribbean than Havana and world famous for its Carnival, the city of Santiago de Cuba, is an amazing city with a fascinating history, colorful music tradition, and gorgeous squares.
One major tourist draw is Cuba’s beaches, particularly the famous Varadero Beach. This famous beach offers tourists a spacious and sandy place to relax and it stretches into the waters of the Atlantic. There is also the Cayo Largo de Sur and the Isle of Youth, on the Caribbean side. These beautiful beaches offer incredible dive sites and white soft sand.
Cubas climate is typically hot however summer tends to be the wettest season. The winter months are a popular time to travel (from December to March) because the weather is very lovely, with not much rain, warm sunny days, and comfortable cooler evenings. Between May and October tourists will come across a fair amount of rain and eighty percent humidity. Hurricanes and other coastal storms tend to occur in late October and early November which is the tourist off season. Daring travellers can save money by visiting Cuba at this time. The drier season begins at the end of November and lasts until April.
Most travellers are booking cheap flights to Cuba between December and April which is the peak season. Christmas and New Years, July and August, and July 26 which is the anniversary of the revolution, are also popular times to travel to Cuba. Generally, Santiago de Cuba and Havana have peak seasons that run throughout the year.
Many travellers on cheap flights to Cuba tend to head to Old Havana. There are also other popular places such as the tourist-friendly barrio of Jaimanitas where renowned Cuban artist Jos Fuster lives. Also, Ernest Hemingways house, Finca La Vigia, look out over the village of San Francisco de Paula is a museum. At the Ambos Mundos Hotel, Hemingways Room 511, was where Hemingway wrote the first chapter of For Whom the Bell Tolls. The room has been preserved as it was then, with a typewriter and copies of notes. The lobby is filled with Hemingway memorabilia. As you can see, Cuba is a fantastic place to vacation. Best of all, you can get cheap flights to Cuba when you book through an online discount travel website.