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07 May 2018
It's a short 1km one way walking trail through the forest. To a Canadian who loves the outdoors it's amazing! It costs 5 cuc and comes with a map and small writeup of different things you'll see during the walk. We saw many cacti, beautiful birds, crabs, some kind of rodent, caves and mangroves. Oh and human remains. (Tribal burial site) Its quite a contrast to the forest back home. I very much enjoyed it. Staff on my visit was friendly and didn't insist on tip. I didn't want to post the the burial site to avoid offending anyone. Be warned it's quite the experience, you can get very close to it. I recommend to dress light, wear shoes (rocks are sharp), bring water and bug spray. Money for beer and soft drinks. Drinking in public is allowed here.
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06 April 2018
Visited during my vacation on March 14 2018 in Varadero. Located in Varadero and is on the bus route. 5 CUC to get in. Takes about 2 hrs to visit. Many caves. We did not see any wildlife. Wear hiking shoes and appropriate clothing if you want to explore caves.
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19 March 2018
Great place to see what a forest in Cuba is like. Be sure to go into the caves and explore. Sturdy sandals or shoes are a good idea.
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31 May 2017
if you are in he area do visit this place.
the cave is superb, there are some bats probably fast asleep
try to go early or late as the exit is fairly free from everything and there little shade as well -
14 February 2017
Very nice reserve especially early in the morning. You will be quite alone. Simple but effective information in Spanish, English, German and French. About the items you will find there. We regrettably missed the bats so pay attention to the man who sells you the ticket ;-)
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06 January 2017
I went to this wonderful Ecological Reserve in March 2016.
To get there you can take the daily tour bus, for 5 cuc (which lasts all day) ask the bus assistance that you want to make a stop there when you get on and they will let you know when to get off. The bus stop is quite close by the entrance.
When you get there you pay 5 cuc each and you receive a piece of paper with information about the place. They asked what language I spoke, so I’m assuming that they have the information in a few different languages.
Has you walk through it there are signs to point which way to go, and numbers on the different parts of the reserve. The numbers correspond to what is on the piece of paper.
There are a lot of cool and interesting things to see. One of the ones is number 9, the bat cave. I strongly recommend going inside and taking a look.
A few suggestions if you are going there, wear shoes or even hiking boots if you have them. You are basically walking around in a forest, it’s quite rocky. It takes around 2 hours to walk around the whole place, so ensure that you go there early. Where it does get dark in there before the sunsets, and the workers at the front gate don’t stay and wait for everyone to come back out.
Overall if you like nature walks and want to change it up from being on a resort, I would strongly recommend going here.