Cuban Travel Agency
Cuban Travel Agency
We help you create your ideal trip to Cuba
Cuban Travel Agency
We help you create your ideal trip to Cuba
Planning trips to Cuba in April are spectacular choices. Trust our local Cuban agencies, with offices around the world, and get to know Cuba first-hand through an indigenous, unique and completely personalized experience. Request your budget now, without costs or commitment, by filling in the following form and the professionals of one of our agencies will get down to work to plan the trip of your dreams.
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Traveling to Cuba in April will allow you to get to know the country on idyllic dates, also enjoying its spectacular climate, its paradisiacal beaches and its sensational nature, full of flora and fauna or its extraordinary culture and friendly people. The weather during April is perfect, the rainy season is still far away and its temperatures ranging from 25 ° C to 27 ° C, will allow you to enjoy its beaches at any time of the day. For example, you can spend the whole day under one of the palm trees of Cayo Largo del Sur in the middle of the Caribbean Sea, and take a bath whenever you want, where you can see countless beautiful coral reefs ideal for diving.
Cuba stands out above all for its dream beaches, but among all of them there is one that stands out, the beautiful beach of Varadero will make your vacation an unforgettable experience. Its turquoise waters will remain in your memory. Or the beaches of Cayo Guillermo located in Jardines del Rey, where Cayo Coco stands out with its impressive seabed and beautiful beaches of fine sand and crystal clear waters, where you can see colorful starfish and a great variety of colorful fish. Diving, snorkeling are more than recommended. You will also visit Cayo Santa María, with more than 10 kilometers of paradisiacal beaches where you will enjoy a privileged natural space or you will take a bath in Cayo Coco.
But apart from beautiful beaches, Cuba has hundreds of years of history that you can appreciate walking through the streets of its picturesque cities. The city that is most often visited and that is most known worldwide is its capital. Havana falls in love, its streets full of color, old cars from the decades of the 40s, 50s and 60s of the 20th century, Cuban music such as son or salsa and its people will make your visit a unique experience. In its historic center, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, called Old Havana, where you can find all kinds of ancient monuments, fortresses, churches, palaces, etc. as it is full of authentic architectural jewels from various eras, such as the colonial or neocolonial period. Another icon of this city is the National Capitol of Cuba located in the Centro Habana municipality, it was built in 1926 and resembles the Capitol of Washington D.C. since it was built emulating it.
Another very good option is to visit Santiago de Cuba, the second most important city in Cuba, with a great colonial history and the cradle of many musical genres, such as son and bolero. It was founded in 1515 and many places from this time still stand remembering this historical moment that changed the history of the island forever. Its architecture, its art or its traditions will make you move back half a century. Visiting the Museum of the Cuban Historical Environment, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption or the Velazquez Balcony, is a very good option to get to know this historic colonial city.
The impressive city of Camagüey is also a very good option to travel to Cuba for its impressive monuments, and if your vacation coincides with Holy Week, it will be a very good opportunity to get to know Cuban culture much more closely. One of the largest processions in the country is celebrated in this city. In it, the entire historic center is visited along with the entire Christian community that gathers for the Procession of the Holy Sepulcher. Also noteworthy are the views of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Candelaria, built with the money raised during the visit of Pope John Paul II in 1998, or the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, the most impressive colonial church in Camagüey. This city also stands out for its proximity to Playa Santa Lucía, in Cayo Sabinal and Cayo Cruz. The color of its waters and the fine sand form a tropical attraction that few visitors to the island can resist.
But Cuba has much more to offer, this island has unique natural parks on the planet. If what you are looking for is to discover nature overflowing with animal and plant life, you can explore thanks to the hundreds of hiking routes in which outdoor activities and adventure come together. You can start at the western end, taking an excursion to the Viñales National Park, one of the most spectacular landscapes in all of Cuba. Here you can see the famous mogotes, small steep limestone mountains with rounded peaks, a perfect place whether you are a lover of climbing or if you want to contemplate the emblematic Cuban tobacco plantations. Also in the north is Sierra Maestra, it is the most important mountainous massif in Cuba with the Turquino peak, the highest in all of Cuba. Also well known for its historical importance, closely linked to revolutionaries, such as Fidel Castro, Ernesto “Che” Guevara and other great revolutionary figures. These places are spectacular if you are looking to get to know the fauna and flora or see the best landscapes on the island. Its trails will allow you the possibility of exploring these parks from within.
Going down a bit we reach the center of the island, where you can take a view of the mountains through pine, bamboo or eucalyptus forests of the Topes de Collantes Natural Park, they will leave you hallucinating. The Vegas Grandes Trail is the most popular walk among visitors to the area, it runs through the coffee plantations, seeing traditional houses, cliffs and ending the Salto del Caburní, a spectacular waterfall where you can cool off at the end of the walk. Another of its attractions is its natural spa, one of the best rest and health resorts in all of Cuba.
And finally, at the eastern end, you will have the opportunity to make a very special excursion to the Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, which is the largest and most important biosphere reserve on the island and contains 2% of all the flora species of the island. planet.
We have a lot of experience in trips to Cuba, we can help you plan the ideal itinerary for you to visit Cuba and experience such special dates as Holy Week in a very special and unique way.
April in Cuba is a month with very pleasant temperatures. During this month several interesting festivals and cultural activities take place. The first week of April in Baracoa the Culture Week is held, commemorating the landing of Antonio Maceo in Duaba and is celebrated with a lively carnival on the boardwalk. It should be noted that the Bay of Pigs Victory Commemoration takes place on these dates, which is why it is an important date for the Cuban people. Then there is the possibility that your vacations coincide with the dates of Holy Week, spending it in Cuba is a success. The island lives this magical holiday with great enthusiasm. The vast majority of Cubans are Catholic, so Holy Week on this island is very important, and every year it grows. During these festivals, practicing Cubans or not go to churches throughout the country to celebrate this traditional date.
One of the main traditions of Holy Week are the processions, highlighting those of Camagüey and Trinidad. In Camagüey the entire historic center is visited along with the entire Christian community that gathers for the Procession of the Holy Sepulcher. In Trinidad the processions start from the upper part of the city in the Parish Church of the Holy Trinity. This procession is celebrated on Good Friday and is more solemn than the one in Camagüey. It is also frequent to visit religious temples such as Churches, parishes, cathedrals and basilicas. During this time they are especially pretty. They are generally found in the historic center of the cities, in the central squares and in some provinces even some ruins or renovations of churches from the 16th century are preserved. The most outstanding ones on the island are the Basilica Nuestra Señora del Cobre in Santiago de Cuba and the Cathedral of the Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception, the Convent of San Francisco de Asís and Our Lady of Mercy in Old Havana. These exciting traditions are a great moment for both religious and non-religious to experience the Cuban people and their centuries-old traditions in a more special way.
In April the Festival del Cine Pobre is also held, a festival that rewards low-budget cinema that takes place in Gibara; the Havana Guitar Festival and the International Humor Festival, held in San Antonio de los Baños, where talented artists try to improve themselves.
The weather in April in Cuba is ideal, this weather will allow you to visit the most important cities in a more comfortable way than in the summer months. This will also make your visits to rural environments or excursions through its impressive natural parks or dips in its wonderful beaches. Temperatures range from 21 ° C to 28 ° C. In addition, this month the rains are not abundant, so you can plan your excursions without having to worry about the weather. The water temperature is also perfect, so you can bathe at the time of day you want. Since the sun is constantly shining, it is recommended that you bring sunglasses, a cap or hat, and sunscreen.
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