Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Arroyo Trinitario waterfall
Destination: Villa Clara
Address: Villa Clara Province, Cuba
Description: The 1.5 km hike to reach this scenic waterfall is well worth the effort. Cool off…

Areas of Natural Interest: Bariay National Park

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Bariay National Park
Destination: Holguin
Address: Bariay. Holguin Province. Cuba
Description: The Parque Nacional Monumento Bariay was erected in 1992 to commemorate the 500th…

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Buenavista Biosphere Reserve
Destination: Villa Clara
Address: Villa Clara Province, Cuba
Description: Encompassing 11 core areas, spanning across 313,502 hectares, this UNESCO-recognized…

Areas of Natural Interest: Cactus Garden

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Cactus Garden
Destination: Baracoa
Address: Guantánamo-Baracoa highway. Guantanamo Cuba
Description: Cactus lovers, unite. This huge garden grows 2,000 cacti in this semi-arid southern…

Areas of Natural Interest: Caguanes

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Caguanes
Destination: Sancti Spiritus
Address: Sancti Spiritus. Cuba
Description: This park in north-central Cuba contains marine, land and swampy areas, with a wealth…

Areas of Natural Interest: Cauto River

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Cauto River
Destination: Granma
Address: Granma Province. Cuba
Description: Cauto River is the largest in Cuba. It has its source in the city of Palma Soriano,…

Areas of Natural Interest: Cenote de los Peces

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Cenote de los Peces
Destination: Zapata Swamp
Address: Zapata Swamp. Matanzas Province. Cuba
Description: There are underwater caves to explore in these deep blue waters. The cenote is a…

Areas of Natural Interest: Ciegana de Lanier

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Ciegana de Lanier
Destination: Isla de la Juventud
Address: Isla de la Juventud. Archipiegalo de los Canarreos. Cuba
Description: Ciénaga de Lanier - Lanier Swamp -, second important humid soil of the Cuban…

Areas of Natural Interest: Codina Park

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Codina Park
Destination: Sancti Spiritus
Address: Topes de Collantes, Sancti Spiritus. Cuba
Description: Located 8 km from Topes de Collantes, Codina Park's feature is its denomination…

Areas of Natural Interest: Cristobal Colon Park

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Cristobal Colon Park
Destination: Holguin
Address: Holguin, Cuba
Description: It is a wonderful choice to experience a close contact with nature. It stretches…

Areas of Natural Interest: Crocodile Lagoon

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Crocodile Lagoon
Destination: Granma
Address: Granma Province
Description: A system of lagoons and marches surrounded by water flows where beautiful species…

Areas of Natural Interest: El Cubano Park

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: El Cubano Park
Destination: Sancti Spiritus
Address: Sancti Spiritus Province. Cuba
Description: Only 5 km from the city of Trinidad, nature and history become partners to offer…

Areas of Natural Interest: El Nicho Fall

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: El Nicho Fall
Destination: Cienfuegos
Address: El Nicho, Escambray Carretera Trinidad, Km 59, Cienfuegos. Cuba

Areas of Natural Interest: El Salton

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: El Salton
Destination: Santiago de Cuba
Address: Sierra Maestra. Santiago de Cuba
Description: Escape to this scenic mountain resort that serves as a great base for eco-tourism…

Areas of Natural Interest: El Tibaricon

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: El Tibaricon
Destination: Baracoa
Address: Baracoa, Guatanamo. Cuba
Description: Amongst the phonetic peculiarities of the region we encounter the word Tibaracón,…

Areas of Natural Interest: El Yunque

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: El Yunque
Destination: Baracoa
Address: Baracoa
Description: A peculiar elevation of vertical slopes and flat top located 8 km off the city,…

Areas of Natural Interest: Embalse Zaza (Zaza Reservoir)

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Embalse Zaza (Zaza Reservoir)
Destination: Trinidad
Address: Trinidad. Cuba
Description: is the largest man-made reservoir in Cuba, famous for the fishing of excellent trouts…

Areas of Natural Interest: Escambray Mountains

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Escambray Mountains
Destination: Sancti Spiritus
Address: Sancti Spiritus. Cuba
Description: Covering parts of Villa Clara, Cienfuegos and Sancti Spíritus Provinces,…

Areas of Natural Interest: Granma Botanical Garden

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Granma Botanical Garden
Destination: Granma
Address: Granma Province. Cuba
Description: See many of Granma’s native flora flourishing at this expansive botanical…

Areas of Natural Interest: Guajimico

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Guajimico
Destination: Cienfuegos
Address: Cienfuegos. Cuba
Description: To the south of the central region of Cuba, in the highway that unites the cities…

Areas of Natural Interest: Guanacahabibes National Park

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Guanacahabibes National Park
Destination: Pinar del Rio
Address: Pinar del Rio. Cuba
Description: Located on the peninsula at the western end of the province, it constitutes the…

Areas of Natural Interest: Guanaroca lagoon

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Guanaroca lagoon
Destination: Cienfuegos
Address: Laguna de Guanaroca, Cienfuegos. Cuba
Description: It is formed by the Arimao River before it flows into the bay. It is declared a…

Areas of Natural Interest: Guayanara Park

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Guayanara Park
Destination: Sancti Spiritus
Address: topes de Collantes, Sancti Spiritus. Cuba
Description: The Guanayara Park is located 15 km from I the center of Topes de Collantes. It…

Areas of Natural Interest: Hanabanilla Lake

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Hanabanilla Lake
Destination: Villa Clara
Address: Villa Clara, Cuba
Description: Lake Hanabanilla, one of the biggest artificial water reservoirs in the country,…

Areas of Natural Interest: Hoyo de Morlotte

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Hoyo de Morlotte
Destination: Granma
Address: Granma Province.
Description: Hoyo de Morlotte, 77 meter deep, it has inner lake. A scenery where you can observe…

Areas of Natural Interest: La Gran Piedra Park

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: La Gran Piedra Park
Destination: Santiago de Cuba
Address: Santiago de Cuba
Description: Eastern Cuba, favored by nature with breathtakingly beautiful beaches, a perfectly…

Areas of Natural Interest: La Mesura National Park

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: La Mesura National Park
Destination: Holguin
Address: Holguin Province. Cuba
Description: This plateau is located in Pinares de Mayarí, province of Holguín,…

Areas of Natural Interest: Laguna del Tesoro (Treasure Lake)

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Laguna del Tesoro (Treasure Lake)
Destination: Zapata Swamp
Description: Head down a 5-km canal to reach this scenic lagoon located east of Boca de Guama.…

Areas of Natural Interest: Las Terrazas - La Moka -

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Las Terrazas - La Moka -
Destination: Pinar del Rio
Address: Las Terrazas. Pinar del Rio. Cuba
Description: Las Terrazas is only an hour out of Havana, but it feels a million miles away from…

Areas of Natural Interest: Massif of Guamuahaya

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Massif of Guamuahaya
Destination: Cienfuegos
Address: Escambray Mountain. Cienfuegos. Cuba
Description: The most important mountainous group of Central Cuba. It is characterized by steep…

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Monte Cabaniguan
Destination: Las Tunas
Address: Las Tunas. Cuba
Description: Escape to this peaceful protected area to see the worlds biggest crocodile breeding…

Areas of Natural Interest: Montemar National Park

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Montemar National Park
Destination: Zapata Swamp
Description: The Zapata Peninsula Biosphere reserve was declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in…

Areas of Natural Interest: National Botanical Gardens

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: National Botanical Gardens
Destination: Havana City
Address: Parque Lenin. Havana City. Cuba
Description: This spacious area located in Lenin Park contains everything from a Japanese garden…

Areas of Natural Interest: Orchid Garden

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Orchid Garden
Destination: Pinar del Rio
Address: Soroa. Pinar del Rio. Cuba
Description: There is a large profusion of orchids, earth and epiphytes, a total of 16 species,…

Areas of Natural Interest: Pan Guajaibon Mountain

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Pan Guajaibon Mountain
Destination: Pinar del Rio
Address: Sierra del Rosario, Pinar del Rio. Cuba
Description: The Pan de Guajaibon has a height 699 meters on the level of the sea, being the…

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Petrified Forest
Destination: Camaguey
Address: Sierra del Chorrillo. Camaguey, Cuba
Description: Fossil Woods. It has been called like that by scientists, it consists on a concentration…

Areas of Natural Interest: Punta Frances

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Punta Frances
Destination: Isla de la Juventud
Address: Isla de la Juventud. Archipiegalo de los Canarreos. Cuba
Description: The Cuban resort of Punta Frances is on Isla de la Juventud which translates as…

Areas of Natural Interest: Punta Frances National Marine Park

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Punta Frances National Marine Park
Destination: Isla de la Juventud
Address: Isla de la Juventud. Archipiegalo de los Canarreos. Cuba
Description: It is located in the submarine platform of the southwest of the country, in an area…

Areas of Natural Interest: Salto del Guayabo

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Salto del Guayabo
Destination: Holguin
Address: Sierra de Cristal. Holguin. Cuba
Description: Located in the La Mensura National Park in the Pinares de Mayari municipality. A…

Areas of Natural Interest: San Felipe Key

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: San Felipe Key
Destination: Pinar del Rio
Address: La Coloma, Pinar del Rio. Cuba
Description: It is classified as a National Park, the cays are found in the western most part…

Areas of Natural Interest: Sierra  Cristal National Park

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Sierra Cristal National Park
Destination: Holguin
Address: Holguin Province. Cuba
Description: Cuba’s oldest national park, established in 1930, is home to Holguín’s…

Areas of Natural Interest: Sierra del Chorrillo Reservoir

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Sierra del Chorrillo Reservoir
Destination: Camaguey
Address: Camaguey. Cuba
Description: From Camagüey city you have access to this region by Carretera Central in the…

Areas of Natural Interest: Sierra del Rosario Park

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Sierra del Rosario Park
Destination: Pinar del Rio
Address: Pinar del Rio
Description: This Reserve of the Biosphere was the first one to be declared in the country (1985)…

Areas of Natural Interest: Sierra Maestra National Park

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Sierra Maestra National Park
Destination: Santiago de Cuba
Address: Santiago de Cuba. Cuba
Description: This gorgeous park is located in the heart of the stunning Sierra Maestra mountain…

Areas of Natural Interest: Soroa

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Soroa
Destination: Pinar del Rio
Address: Soroa. Pinar del Rio. Cuba
Description: Soroa is a beautiful site some 70 km (43 miles) west of Havana. It has a rich flora,…

Areas of Natural Interest: The mountains of Guamuhaya

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: The mountains of Guamuhaya
Destination: Sancti Spiritus
Address: Sancti Spiritus Province. Cuba
Description: The mountains of Guamuhaya (historically known as Sierra del Escambray) where the…

Areas of Natural Interest: Toa River

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Toa River
Destination: Baracoa
Address: Baracoa, Guatanamo. Cuba
Description: The Toa River is the mightiest and biggest river in the Island of Cuba with 72 tributaries…

Areas of Natural Interest: Turquino National Park

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Turquino National Park
Destination: Granma
Address: Granma. Cuba
Description: National Park is in the Sierra Maestra Mountains, the highest, steepest mountain…

Areas of Natural Interest: Turquino Royal Peak

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Turquino Royal Peak
Destination: Granma
Address: Granma Province
Description: The Turquino Royal Peak on Sierra Maestra is considered by its natural values and…

Areas of Natural Interest: Varahicacos

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Varahicacos
Destination: Varadero Beach
Address: Peninzula de Hicacos, Varadero Beach. Cuba
Description: This natural park contains the biggest and best preserved forest and coastal ecosystems…

Areas of Natural Interest: Vinales  National Park

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Vinales National Park
Destination: Vinales Valley
Address: Vinales Valley, Pinar del Rio. Cuba
Description: Viñales National Park is around 118 miles (190 kilometers) west of the city…

Areas of Natural Interest: Yaguanabo Valley

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Yaguanabo Valley
Destination: Cienfuegos
Address: Carretera a Trinidad, Km 55, Cienfuegos. Cuba
Description: It is located at the foot of the mountain, between the Escambray and the coast,…

Areas of Natural Interest: Yumuri River

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Yumuri River
Destination: Baracoa
Address: Baracoa, Cuba
Description: Yumuri. To go near the spot in which the Yumuri river is about to go out to the…

Areas of Natural Interest: Zapata Swamp National Park

Areas of Natural Interest in Cuba: Zapata Swamp National Park
Destination: Zapata Swamp
Address: Zapata Swamp, Matanzas. Cuba
Description: The Zapata National Park was declared a world biosphere preserve in 2000 and a Ramsar…