Sunday, December 20, 2020

Varadero Cuba- April 2016 Varadero Bay 7 out of 10

 



This is a stock image, because for some reason I could not upload the actual picture I took while at the resort.

-          Size of beach

o   Length of shoreline- 2 miles

o   Distance from water to sand- about 200 meters

-          Sand type

o   White and artificial

-          Water Appearance

o   Blue but not transparent and with seaweed

-          Cleanliness

o   It is clean with numerous trash cans and people patrolling

-          Water Temperature

o   Super nice

-          Shade availability

o   Benches and shade available everywhere

-          Safety

o   Not safe for swimming long distances. In addition, there are free drinks available everywhere including 100 feet from the edge of the water so swimming for a long time is not recommended.

-          Available Activities

o   Partying/ beautiful women congregating

o   Food and drink/ disposal

o   Sports

§  Soccer and dancing led by hotel staff

-          Level of Calm

o   Current too strong for swimming

-          Animals

o   I did not see any

-          Plant Life/ Other

o   Seaweed/kelp

o   Coconut trees/ providing shade but also crabs

-          Access

o   Is it a private beach and the Cuban police do not play

-          Price

o   Included in the resort

-          Land Pests

o   None

-          Other

-          Overall Beach Vibe

o   This beach is something of a conundrum in that the water is blue but it is not transparent. Also, the Cuban government transported the sand from Havana to Varadero, which has altered the quality of the beach, and makes the sand rock hard past 6 inches. Also, this beach is attached to an all-inclusive resort, so free drinks, and cups and straws, abound. The staff is diligent about keeping the beach clean but there is still some trash as there is in all party beaches. That said, the partying is off the chain.

o   The reason that I rank this beach lower than Maracas in Trinidad is that the government restricts access to this beach to tourists who are there specifically to party. Maracas is mostly for Trinidadian people who are not there only to party. It is more of a mix of the general population. There are very few Cubans who are not working for the resorts on this beach.

o   Here, the reason this party beach is actually so good is because people visit specifically to party and the drinks are free and ubiquitous. Moreover, although a tourist CANNOT hook up with a Cuban woman or man in Varadero, the police explicitly forbid this, people go there to party and hook up.

§  PROS

·         Blue waters

·         Free drinks

·         Friendly people there to party

§  CONS

·         Seaweed

·         Strong current

Restricted beach access

 


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