Varadero

Select another Destination:

Resorts within Cuba:

Resorts within Varadero:

Accommodation within Varadero: Playa Alameda Varadero Royal Hicacos Resort and Spa

Get a feel for the resort

Things to do

Planning your visit

Varadero is one of the Caribbean's best beaches with 12.5 miles of white sand and turquoise waters. Palm-fringed, silver-sanded and washed with clear, sunlit waters that hold a steady, pleasant 25 degrees temperature all year-round, this is undoubtedly the ace in Cuba's pack, and the island's undisputed holiday hotspot. Take a day trip on a catamaran, exploring the archipelago of tiny keys off the north end of the Varadero peninsula, dive into the still-shallow waters protected by the coral reef, enjoy fresh lobsters with Daiquiris, and slow down into the Caribbean rhythm of life. By night, enjoy a different kind of rhythm as you dance the night away to salsa and reggae, or watch a spectacular show - even better, head to wonderful Havana, just two hours away, with its vibrant nightlife and Creole restaurants. Varadero's plush resorts didn't spring into existence until 1930s when the US chemical millionaire Irenee Dupont Nemours built a large estate on the peninsula. You can visit its luxurious mansion today. Other day trips include a visit to the wonderful, interior town of Trinidad - all fading colonial villas set in lush green hills. Josone Park, in the center of Varadero, is a nature area with restaurants and cultural attractions enough to prise you from the beach for the afternoon. But, honestly, it's the beaches around the peninsula that will have you smiling from ear to ear - everything you imagined a Caribbean beach holiday to be is here, with the added, indescribable X factor that you'll only find in Cuba.