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Cuban Travel Agency
We help you create your ideal trip to Cuba
Cuban Travel Agency
We help you create your ideal trip to Cuba
The end of the year in Cuba is the perfect opportunity in order to get to know its traditions, culture, gastronomy, music, and its people. Together with us it will be a very special and unique end of the year. You will be able to organize and personalize your preferences or you can leave it to us so that the only thing you will have to do is enjoy while we take care of everything.Our many Cuban agencies, with international presence,will guarantee you with the security and tranquility that you need, at a competitive price. Get a quote now, free of charge, for your tailor-made trip without compromise by filling out the following form:
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The end of year party is of great importance in Cuba. The entire country celebrates, from its largest cities, to its small and unique towns, or the Cays with turquoise beaches. Cities like the colorful Havana, the colonial Trinidad, the natural Cienfuegos, the cultural Santa Clara, or the historical Santiago de Cuba fill their streets with Christmas lights and breath a friendly and familiar atmosphere.
Hotels and restaurants usually organize typical end of year banquets with shows for their visitors. The most popular are the historic Hotel Nacional de Cuba, the centrally located Iberostar Parque Central of Havana, the modern Hotel Meliá Habana or the Caribbean hotel Meliá Buena Vista, hotels where you can enjoy traditional Cuban food, music, shows, and much more. After midnight, fireworks and New Year's traditions take over. Gatherings in plazas or on Havana's popular boardwalk to toast and enjoy live music are common. The dance floors and bars open and the party continues to bid farewell to the year.
But apart from the end of the year party, before and after New Year's Eve there are three other very important festivities for Cuba. On December 24th, Las Parrandas de Remedios, on January 1st the Triumph of the Revolution and on January 2nd the Victory Day. On the 24th, apart from preparing for Christmas Eve, the city of Remedios celebrates one of the most popular festivities in the country, Las Parrandas de Remedios, which originated in 1820, when the priest of the municipality asked a group of children to help him wake up the neighbors by making noise in the streets, so that they would attend the Misa de Aguinaldo. That event evolved to a point where nowadays it has become a big party where two parts of the town compete against each other, making dances, floats, fireworks... There is a pause to attend the Misa del Gallo, but then the party continues.
Traveling to Cuba for the end of the year also means experiencing two of the country's most important holidays. The Triumph of the Revolution and Victory Day which are celebrated on the 1st and the 2nd respectively. The Triumph of the Revolution, the national holiday of the Revolution, commemorates the triumphal entry of the revolutionary leaders acclaimed by the people of Havana. The following day, on the 2nd, Victory Day is celebrated, the feast of the triumph of the people against the dictator Batista. These days Cubans take to the streets and stroll along the Boardwalk of the Cuban capital. Then, in the rest of the country, concerts are held in the main cities where the end of year celebrations continue.
Spending New Year's Eve in Cuba is more than a one-night party. In just one week you will be able to experience most of the typical celebrations of the country. Discovering its history and traditions, and understanding where these and its people come from.
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If you travel to Cuba during the end of the year, you will not only see its celebrations, but you can also enjoy its spectacular weather, its paradisiacal beaches and its sensational flora and fauna. The weather during December and January is somewhat milder than in summer, but you can still enjoy its beaches. In Varadero you can enjoy its pink and white sand and crystal clear water that will leave you dazzled. It is one of the most spectacular beaches in the world. You can also enjoy Cayo Largo del Sur in the Caribbean Sea, the perfect place if you are looking for paradisiacal beaches of fine white sand, an infinity of beautiful coral reefs ideal for diving, as well as spectacular and exclusive resorts. Also, the beaches of Cayo Guillermo with its impressive seabed, the crystal clear waters of Cayo Coco and the paradisiacal beaches of Cayo Santa Maria where you can fly over the waves thanks to its warm waters and constant winds. It makes it one of the best places on the island for kitesurfing and surfing.
This mild climate will allow you to explore its historic cities, such as the colorful city of Havana, the colonial streets of Trinidad or the cultural city of Santiago de Cuba, with a much more comfortable and pleasant climate. In Havana you can walk through the colorful and historic streets of its well-known historic center, Old Havana, its exceptional architecture, the Boardwalk, the Plaza de la Revolución, or Capitolio Nacional de Cuba and its wide cultural opportunities, place Havana as one of the best destinations to visit in Latin America. The impressive colonial city of Trinidad is also a very good option to travel to Cuba for the end of the year. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. It is currently a museum city, its cobblestone streets, restored colonial buildings, imposing churches make Trinidad an idyllic city to visit.
Another very good option is to visit Santiago de Cuba, the second most important city in Cuba, with a great colonial history, it was founded in 1515 and numerous places from this time are still standing remembering this historical moment that changed the history of the island forever. Its architecture, art, and traditions will take you back half a century. Visiting the Museo de Ambiente Histórico Cubano, catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, or the Balcón de Velázquez, is a very good option in order to get to know this historic colonial city.
And if what you want is to get into the Cuban nature, these temperatures are ideal for long routes through the many natural parks to see its spectacular fauna and flora. You can make excursions to the Parque Natural Topes de Collantes, where you can explore its numerous trails and its wild mountains, rivers, valleys and caves.
The Parque Nacional Desembarco del Granma, has impressive views from its terraces up to 360 meters high that give way to mangroves and coasts with coral reefs. Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt is the largest and most important biosphere reserve on the island, containing 2% of all the species of flora on the planet. Or Sierra Maestra, is the most important mountain massif in Cuba with the pico Turquino, the highest in all of Cuba. Also well known for its historical importance, closely linked to the revolutionaries and Fidel Castro. These places are spectacular if what you are looking for is to know the fauna and flora or to see the best landscapes on the island. Its trails will allow you the possibility to explore these parks from the inside.
The mountain trails through pine, bamboo, and eucalyptus forests in the Parque Natural Topes de Collantes will blow your mind. The Sendero Vegas Grandes is the most popular hike among visitors to the area. It runs through coffee plantations, past traditional houses, cliffs, and ends at the Salto del Caburní, a spectacular waterfall where you can cool off at the end of the walk. Another attraction is its natural spa, one of the best resorts for rest and health in Cuba. It also highlights the Parque Nacional de Viñales, one of the most spectacular landscapes in Cuba. Here you can see the famous mogotes, small steep limestone mountains with rounded tops, a perfect place whether you are a lover of climbing or if you want to contemplate the emblematic Cuban tobacco plantations.
We have a lot of experience in traveling to Cuba and we can help you plan the ideal itinerary for your visit to Cuba and experience the arrival of the new year in a very special way.
The menu that is usually served on New Year's Eve are typical Cuban dishes. the dishes are varied, but there is one that without a doubt plays the role of the protagonist during the end of year dinner in Cuba, the grilled pig. A recipe that is centuries old, passed down through the generations and that is the pride of all Cubans. Aside from that you can also enjoy eating:
Tostones: are fried slices of flattened green plantain. It is a typical dish in the Carribean and Latin America
Congri Rice: is one of the signature dishes of Cuban gastronomy, it can be served as the main course or as a companion to meat, fish, or even vegetables. It is composed of black beans and rice. It is said that this dish has Spanish origins because of the other name that it has, “Moros y Cristianos” (Muslims and Cristians).
Mixed Salad: Typical Caribbean dish, with a great variety of ingredients. Such as tomato, pickle, blueberries, rice, or beans, they fill the dish with color, and you will feel refreshed inside.
Doughnuts in Syrup: one of the most traditional sweets in Cuba, it represents the homemade dessert .
Yucca with Cuban mojo: is one of the most traditional Cuban dishes on the menu. In this dish the yuca is accompanied by the mojo sauce, which is made of garlic, cilantro, onion, oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and a light touch of lemon juice and orange. A delicacy for the palate.
Ropa vieja or shredded meat: is one of the most typical dishes in Cuba, it is made by preparing shredded meat, and cooking specifically brisket. After, it is mixed with other ingredients, such as laurel, pepper, onion, etc...
Also during this time you people drink a lot and well, Cuba has a very large and popular catalogue of cocktails, especially in terms of its excellent rum.
The Daiquirí, of Cuban rum, lemon, sugar, maraschino liqueur, and a lot of crushed ice.
The Cuban Mojito, with rum, leaves of peppermint, lemon, sugar, soda water (effervescent) and ice cubes.
The famous Cuba Libre, with rum, cola, lemon, and ice cubes.
The Boardwalk, inspired by the Boardwalk of Havana, makes reference to various cocktails.
The President, rum base, orange curaçao, vermouth and grenadine.
Each country has its own peculiar traditions to end the year and start the new one the best way possible; Cuba is no different. The traditions that stand out are the burning of the old year, throwing water in the streets, and performing various rituals.
One of the most popular traditions is to throw water onto the streets from the balconies which has two purposes: originally it was to clean out all the bad things for the new year with water, but now, apart from that, it has the enjoyable function of a "war" of water between neighbors. There is nothing better than starting the year with a smile. Another quite popular tradition is the burning of the old year or, burning of the doll, which represents the destruction of all the bad things that happened during the year. The doll, inspired by a television character, is burned. And finally, there are also people who perform curious rituals such as going out with a suitcase on the street if you want to travel, putting money in your shoes if you want to improve your economic situation, or wearing a red garment inside out to have luck in love.
But this does not end on the night of the 31st, the next day, January 1st, "The Triumph of the Cuban Revolution" is celebrated. A spectacular military parade and march of the Combatant People takes place in the Plaza de la Revolucion in Havana. But there is much more, recreational and artistic activities for all tastes are held in most of the Cuban cities. Band concerts, presentations of great Cuban troubadours, children's songs, plays, and many others you can enjoy as if you were a Cuban.
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