If you want real Cuban experience, then forget about hotels and resorts, stay with locals in one of many casas particulares across Cuba! Casa particular is house or apartment owned by Cubans and they rent out their extra rooms to travelers. We didn’t reserve any of our casas before, but as soon as you stay […]
Cienfuegos
Our travel itinerary for Cuba – 16 days

As soon as I find new destination I start googling for places to visit and things to do. Next I start writing them down and trying to put them in best order, so I get direction of my travel and approximately dates for each place. It was the same for Cuba and yes Cuba was always […]
Day trip – El Nicho Waterfalls & Guanaroca Lagoon

We could call it perfect day trip from Cienfuegos as a starting point. It is one of nature highlights in Cuba for sure. Two hours bumpy ride to Sierra del Escambray mountain range pays off as soon as you get to El Nicho waterfalls. Once you park the car or get dropped off you pay […]
Cienfuegos – La Perla del Sur

Cienfuegos, so called La Perla del Sur which means Pearl of the South was our next stop. The city is situated around one of the most beautiful bays in Cuba – Bahia de Cienfuegos. City is listed on World Heritage List by UNESCO, because of it’s Neoclassical architecture. Centre of sugar, coffee and tobacco trade is […]