Western Cuba

Western Cuba (Spanish: Occidente de Cuba) is a region of Cuba. It includes the following provinces from west to east: Pinar del Rio province, Isla de la Juventud, Artemisa, Havana province, Mayabeque, and Matanzas province.

Cities

 * — the vibrant, crumbling, historic capital and main city of the country welcomes visitors with history, architecture, music and nearby beaches
 * — known to Cubans as the "Jardín de Cuba" (Garden of Cuba), its ferric red soil produces bananas, tobacco, sugar cane, and fruits
 * — a typical seaside town
 * — a small town in the Sierra del Rosario mountains, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
 * — known for its diving camp
 * — an authentic Cuban town that can be visited from the tourist resorts in Varadero
 * — a clean, laid-back city with few few tourists
 * — a village near the Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra del Rosario National Park
 * — a resort area with private hotels, gorgeous white beaches and the country's only full golf course
 * — a town set in a lush valley surrounded by low mountains and karstic outcroppings
 * — a town set in a lush valley surrounded by low mountains and karstic outcroppings

Other destinations

 * — the country's largest island is covered by pine forests, and surrounded by beautiful beaches
 * — popular scuba diving destination
 * (Ciénaga de Zapata National Park) — a national park similar to Florida's Everglades National Park, with vast swamps and world-famous birdwatching, scuba diving, and beaches. The national park is on the Bahia de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs), the site of the 1961 American invasion.
 * (Viñales National Park) — a national park with mountains and caves, tobacco farms and horse-riding. Perhaps Cuba's national park with the best-developed tourist facilities. The town Viñales serves as a good base to explore.
 * (La Güira National Park) — another national park with mountains and caves, but without many tourist facilities.
 * — a beach and village on the east bank of the Bay of Pigs
 * — this is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the Sierra del Rosario mountains. The principal sites are Soroa and Las Terrazas.
 * San Diego de Los Baños — a spa town, 120 km west of Havana. There's a nice hotel, the Hotel El Mirador, and a beautiful swimming pool. The hotel is open to tourists and the swimming pool is popular with Cubans. The restaurant serves Cubans and tourists, or perhaps you wait so long for food that you qualify as landed immigrants.
 * — this is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the Sierra del Rosario mountains. The principal sites are Soroa and Las Terrazas.
 * San Diego de Los Baños — a spa town, 120 km west of Havana. There's a nice hotel, the Hotel El Mirador, and a beautiful swimming pool. The hotel is open to tourists and the swimming pool is popular with Cubans. The restaurant serves Cubans and tourists, or perhaps you wait so long for food that you qualify as landed immigrants.

Get in

 * José Martí International Airport in Havana
 * Juan Gualberto Gomez Airport in Varadero