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Things to Do

Visit Cayo Saetía
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MAP P4 • (24) 51 6900
African game roam freely in
the wilds of this small island
with sensational white
beaches. It was once a
hunting preserve for the
Communist elite.
Dive at Marea
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del Portillo
MAP M6 • Albacora Dive
Center: Marea del Portillo •
(23) 59 7139
This otherwise modest
beach resort will thrill scuba
aficionados with its splendid Pristine beaches at Cayo Saetía island
dive sites. The highlight is
Boat Ride at Yumurí
the wreck of the Spanish warship, 7
Cristóbal Colón, sunk in 1898. MAP R5
The Río Yumurí runs through coastal
Drive to Chivirico
3 moun tains and is a stunning setting
for boat trips departing from the
MAP M6–P6
Soaring skyward from a teal-blue wharf at the river mouth. Nego tiate
sea, the Sierra Maestra push up a fee with the boat owners first.
against a barren coast road linking
Spot Manatees at
Marea del Portillo with Santiago de 8
Cuba. The stunning scenery is the Parque Nacional
perfect backdrop to the road. Alejandro Humboldt
MAP R5 • Ecotur: Calle Maceo 120,
Dance at the Casa
4 Baracoa • (21) 64 3665
de la Trova, Santiago
Guided boat trips, arranged through
The epicenter of son music (see p58), Ecotur, offer passengers the chance
Casa de la Trova has been a center for a rare encounter with the
of learning for top musicians. Paint- endearing and endangered
ings of famous artists adorn the walls. manatees, as they paddle around
in the mangrove-lined waters of
Honor José Martí
5 Bahía de Taco bay.
at Dos Ríos
Birding in Sierra Cristal
MAP N5 9
The site of José Martí’s martyr dom Sightings of colorful Cuban
(see p37) is marked by an obelisk. parrots and tocororos (see p52) are
The memorial, surround ed by white the rewards for bird enthusiasts on
roses, is an allusion to Martí’s hikes through the montane forests
famous poem, Cultivo una rosa blanca. of northeastern Cuba.
Hiking in Parque
Steam Train Ride
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Nacional Desembarco
Hop onto an antique steam
del Granma train at Rafael Freyre for a scenic
The site of the Granma land ing (see tour of the Grupo Maniabón moun-
p38), this park features trails through tains (see p116). Tours can be
semi-arid forest with caves. Marine arranged through hotel desks
terraces offer great views (see p51). in Guardalavaca and Holguín.
See map on pp110–11
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