Travel to Cuba With On The Go Tours
After years of political isolation, the island nation of Cuba remains largely untouched by globalization and offers the intrepid traveller a unique adventure with a rich revolutionary heritage, grand colonial cities, tropical Caribbean beaches and intoxicating music that cannot fail to stir and get you on your feet.
Read MoreThe charismatic capital of Havana is incredibly beautiful despite, or perhaps because of, the grand buildings that are slowly crumbling after years of neglect. Huge American classic cars cruise the roads with Che Guevara's iconic image watching you from a billboard, providing endless photo opportunities. Head for the provincial towns and horse-drawn carts plod around pretty plazas with attractive colonial architecture. Wherever in Cuba you may be it's hard to escape the sensual music that has inspired a dynamic culture, combining the influences of Africa, Spain and the Caribbean that can also be felt in the country's language and dance.
Discover Cuba on one of our adventure-style tours staying in casa particulares with local host families for a real insight into this eclectic country and its people visiting all the must-see destinations.
Recommended places to visit in Cuba
Cuba is fast growing in popularity as a travel destination with charming colonial cities, gorgeous Caribbean beaches, picturesque valleys of plantations and a sensual culture to boot. Here's some of our top spots in Cuba.
Havana
With 1950s American vintage cars ambling along streets lined with crumbling colonial buildings painted in bubblegum shades, it's easy to fall in love with Cuba's seductive capital. From swashbuckling pirates to audacious revolutionaries, Havana's history can be felt at every turn with a kaleidoscope of people and indefinable spirit that can amaze and confound in equal measure.
Valle de Vinales
Situated within the Sierra de los Organos mountain range and characterised by unusual limestone hillocks that rise above the region's famed tobacco plantations, the Valle de Vinales is Cuba's premier natural attraction. Vast caverns form an underground network of stalagmites, stalactites and subterranean pools while above ground visitors will find excellent hiking, biking and horse-riding opportunities.
Trinidad
One of Cuba's most enchanting destinations, the UNESCO-listed town of Trinidad is a perfectly preserved example of a Spanish colonial town with cobbled streets, grand pastel-coloured mansions and houses with red-tiled roofs. Weathered town folk amble along the streets in horse-drawn carts and a short distance from town you'll find pristine beaches to the south and the lush Sierra del Escambray to the north.
Camaguey
Often referred to as Cuba's 'city of churches', Camaguey displays an impressive collection of churches dating back as early as the 16th century with an equally splendid selection of fine colonial houses and plazas. Designed to confuse marauding pirates, the layout of the city is a labyrinthine web of streets and narrow alleys, the perfect place to literally lose yourself for a day or two.
Cienfuegos
As the only city in Cuba to have been founded by the French, Cienfuegos has a unique charm that blends European elegance with a flourish of Caribbean spirit. Enjoying an attractive waterside setting on a natural bay, the city has its fair share of architectural delights with fine palaces, candy-coloured houses and an imposing fortress, a fact that earned Cienfuegos UNESCO status in 2005.