| 2
weeks in Cuba exit Holguin |
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| Day
1 |
Arrival Holguin
After
arrival at the airport take a taxi to your casa particular.
remind that it is a wise idea to make the reservation
fo your car rental as soon as you know you want to rent
a car. In specific in high season (July/August and December/Jan/Feb)
Cuba does not have enough cars.
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| Day
2 |
Holguin
This
day you have all the time to explore the city of Holguin
and its many parks. Check out our special Holguin page
for more information
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| Day
3 |
Holguin
via Moa - Baracoa
Pick
up your car
in Holguin center ...
From
Mayarí to Moa:
It is an intricate trip going into the thick and sometimes
inhospitable nature of the area.
About 100 km seperate one point from the other. Moa
is an industrial city subordinated to a famous plant
that produces nickel and the best cobalt in the world.
All its inhabitants are somehow associate to that powerful
industry.
Hotel Miraflores allows to lodge in the city.
From
Moa to Baracoa:
This is a great route. About 350 km seperate both points.
A journey is for the oriental center of the island,
rather descending towards the South until getting to
the lengthened tip of Cuba. At the same time it becomes
a magnificent route to travel by the oriental area of
the country until arriving to Baracoa
City, where there is La Rusa Hotel for lodging.
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| Day
4 |
Baracoa
The
lovely small town of Baracoa with its cozy hidden beaches.
You can also concider one of the many hiking tours they
offer to El Yunque or another nature area
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| Day
5 |
Baracoa
- Guantanamo - Santiago de Cuba
Today
a long but exciting ride along the La Farola road through
the mountains. After this a long kind of desert raod
all along the southernmost coast of Cuba to Guantanamo.
Here you can see the US base from a mountain top.
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Day
6
&
Day 7 |
Santiago
de Cuba
A
full day in the city of music and carnival. Visit the
Moncada Barracks, Moro Castle and do not forget El
Cobre. More "to do" you can find
in our Santiago
de Cuba city page
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| Day
8 |
Santiago
de Cuba - South road to Marea del Portillo/Manzanillo
From
Santiago de Cuba to Marea del Portillo:
It
is an enviable journey skirting the highest mountain
range in Cuba, The Sierra Maestra, full of history and
indelible memories for the Cubans. Scenery of liberating
actions since the XIX century. Its geography has no
comparison in Cuba. Formidable fruit bearing trees,
enormous and very green plants and a non-aggressive
fauna. Different species of birds invade the place along
the highway.
There
are 300 km traveling the southern oast of the Cuban
east, just at the feet of the mountain range. When arriving
to Marea del Portillo you will find an incredible place.
It is the unusual perfect combination of beach and mountains.
The
Marea del Portillo hotel at the foot of the beach will
allow you to lodge and to enjoy the place and its charms
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| Day
9 |
Marea
del Portillo
The
3 star All Inclusive Hotel Marea del Portillo is located
in the Sierra Maestra National Park and is part of the
Marea del Portillo beach hotel complex together with
Hotel Farallon del Caribe. It is ideal for those who
wish to enjoy themselves in a harmonious setting of
sea and mountains.
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| Day
10 |
Marea
del Portillo - Bayamo
From
Marea del Portillo to Manzanillo:
About 100 km seperate both places. Departing from the
beach you will get Manzanillo City, a compulsory place
to go in the oriental journey.
It is a typical Cuban city. The hotel Guacanayabo is
the only very basic hotel, which we do NOT recommend,
in the area and Manzanillo has one casa particular.
So
better continue the trip to Bayamo
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| Day
11 |
Bayamo
- Camaguey
From Bayamo it is a tour with very different
kind of roads, some 2 way some 4, some through villages.
Start early today to be in Camaguey before dark
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| Day
12 |
Camaguey
Camaguey is a very confusing city to
drive through with your car, Camaguey is also called:"The
Maze"
Be sure you have a good map of this city or speak Spanish
to ask your way around.
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| Day
13 |
Camaguey
- Las Tunas
From
Camagüey to Las Tunas:
About 250 km seperated both cities, which are capitals
of the provinces with the same names.
Driving for the Central Highway you can pass by nice
and small towns such as Sibanicú and Cascorro,
until getting to Las
Tunas. Some kilometers before arriving to the
city, the visitor can lodge in El Cornito, a typical
country facility very appropriate to the place.
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| Day
14 |
Las
Tunas - Holguin Departure
From
Las Tunas to Holguin:
About 220 km seperate both cities. Following the Central
Highway you arrive to Holguin,
one of the bigger cities in Cuba. On the way you will
find little towns and one bigger: Buenaventura. In this
province you can lodge in hotels such as: Pernik, El
Bosque or El Mirador de Mayabe
Already
in Holguin
you can arrange a journey to charming places. To the
north, there are approximately 70 km of beautiful beaches,
among them: Guardalavaca, Esmeralda, Don Lino and Pesquero
Nuevo. The cemetery, the Taino village, the Bahia del
Naranjo, all are spectacular places not far from the
city.
Drop
off your rental car at the airport of Holguin
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