ready to take off

We’re ready for some adventures, pure nature and the caribean sea☀️🌊🏝
i‘m going to be a taxi driver

We’re finally in CUBA🇨🇺
After a long uncomfortable flight, a looong line for immigration and after we found our luggage on a different drop off from a different flight we could take a breathBaca lagi
patience.

Today we’re getting our car for the holidays!
We walked to the airport and it was so hot we were dripping with sweat after only minutes🥵
But it was nice to walk along a lot flowers and palmBaca lagi
Valle Viñales

When we finally arrived at our casa particulare we were done for today. At the pool we enjoyed the colorful clouds from the sunset with a yummy smoothie🍹
The noises here are incredible, many birdsBaca lagi
cigares, coffe and nature

After we ate breakfast with a great view over the Mogotes we started our tour through the Valle Viñales. We visited a farmer who told us everything about cigares, how they seed them, grow, harvest,Baca lagi
Salinas de Brito

Today we drove from Valle Viñales to Playa Larga (4.5h) all along the nearly empty highway.
When we arrivdd we went to the National Park Ciénaga de Zapata, there we drove 21km in the „SectorBaca lagi
Bahía de Cochinos

We walked along the Playa Caletón right into the sunset behind the national park. The scenery was amazing and the colors were a dream! I’ve found a pineapple and thought she (yes „she“ it was aBaca lagi
underwaterworld

Just look at the colors of the sea!🌊
We’ve found a little bay for ourselves, we drove the car next the water and hid it from the street.
With snorkel, mask and fins we jumped into the water! TheBaca lagi
Trinidad

From Bay of pigs we drove 2.55h to Trinidad. The scenery along the way changed slowly to „mountain“ and all the grass and bushes were dry and here ans there we saw smoke.. something’s burningBaca lagi
El Cubano National Park

Early in the morning we started our little hike to „La grande Vegas“ waterfall. We walked along giant palm trees, bamboo, trees we never saw before and colorful bushes. Along the cristall clearBaca lagi
Playa Ancón

The sand beach is very touristic so we’ve walked along the beach for a little while, away from the sun umbrellas, bars and the people in general.
The colores were again stunning and the sand wasBaca lagi
on the road 1

Today we planned a long car ride from Trinidad to Santo Domingo (7.5h)
The road took us along desert like tundra, thousands palm trees, small villages and many unbelievably green rice fields.
WeBaca lagi
Comandancia de la Plata

Today we hiked in the Sierra Maestra and visited the place where Fidel Castro and Ernesto „Che“ Guevara (&ca 350 rebels) fought against the Batita army. They stayed in the mountainside for 2Baca lagi
Santo Domingo

After the hike and the humid air in the national park we walked along the river Yara and found a nice natural pool! It was just aamazingly refreshing to jump into the cristal clear water💦💧
ManyBaca lagi
on the road 2

At sunrise we started the car and we left the mountains again. It was amazingly cold (18°C) and we enjoyed the colorful clouds on the sky. On the road we’ve found some giant rocks that found theirBaca lagi
welcome to the carribean sea

Left the ocean, right a beautiful lagoon with flamingos🦩 and our car in between. Over a long bridge we drove into paradise. The caribbean sea shimmers turquoise and blue, it’s amazing!!
For onceBaca lagi
Cayo Coco

When we arrived at our hotel we immediately checked the with sand beach (and the buffet)!
It’s absolutely BEAUTIFUL😍🤩
All the colors of the sea and the pelicans that fly and try to catchBaca lagi
Playa Pilar

What looks like a screen saver is reality for us!
With many shades of blue the ocean says hello and it’s just stunning how the nature can create colors like this🌊
But sadly the weather is veryBaca lagi
somewhere only we know

We decided to go on a little hike in the afternoon and found some amazing beaches with giant shells (most of them broken or not pretty)🐚
The water was very shallow and we even found some piecesBaca lagi
Cayo Santa Maria

Beautiful but just too hot for us! We walked shortly along the beach and jumped into the waves but then we had to lay down in the shadow and cool down. The sun‘s really burning, can’t imagine howBaca lagi
Remedios

From the Jardines del Rey we drove about 3h to Remedios. We left the dreamy beaches and the lagoons behind us and followed the bad roads though Morón and other villages. It was nice to be back inBaca lagi
flat tire

The car says it’s 37°C outside… Suddenly a man waves and screams at us we’re confused.. He makes gestures and points to our tire. We get out and see what’s the problem. Our tire is flat, mustBaca lagi
Varadero

What an amazing beach! White sand and turquoise cristal clear water🌊
I can see my feet and I could count every single grain of sand.🦶🏼
Some tiny fishes and tiny shells are down here too butBaca lagi
Reserva Ecologica Varahicacos

We explored some caves with bats and counted many lizards🦎 On the „hike“ (which was shorter than expected) were many cacti, gigantic ones and even one that’s older than 300 years.
It wasBaca lagi
Havana original

Today we brought our rental car back to the airport. We have no euros left and the bank changes money terribly that it’s not worth it. So we decided to walk all the way back to the AirBnB… nearlyBaca lagi
PengembaraSounds exciting. Hope the journey goes well. 😊
Marina L.many adventures, beautiful nature.. but as good as no internet😎