Tour Cuba: Day in Caleta Buena

Playa Larga - Beach Tour

Day in Caleta Buena

Place(s): Caleta Buena
Start time: 9:00 am
End time: 4:00 pm
Included: Transportation

Eight kilometers southeast of Playa Giron is Caleta Buena, a lovely protected cove perfect for snorkeling and kitted out with another diving office. Admission to the beach is 15 cuc (can change) and includes an all-you-can-eat lunch buffet and open bar. There are beach chairs and thatched umbrellas dotting the rocky shoreline and enough space in this remote place to have a little privacy.

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