Activities in Caribbean Islands
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St Lucia Rainforest Walk
4 hours (Departs St Lucia)
by Viator
An excellent excursion for nature lovers! St. Lucia possesses a topography and ecology of stunning beauty, matched by no other location in the Caribbean. Take a…
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Centro Internacional de Paracaidismo
For those with a head for heights, Varadero’s greatest thrill has to be skydiving with the Centro Internacional de Paracaidismo, based at the old airport just west of Varadero. The terminal is 1km up a dirt road, opposite Marina Acua. Skydivers take off in an Antonov AN-2 biplane of WWII design (don’t worry, it’s a replica) and jump from 3000m using a two-harness parachute with an instructor strapped in tandem on your back. After 35 seconds of free fall the parachute opens and you float tranquilly for 10 minutes down onto Varadero’s white sandy beach. The center also offers less spectacular (but equally thrilling) ultralight flights at various points on the beach. Price…
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La Casa del Mar Dive Center
Set inside the grounds of El Conquistador resort, the PADI-certified La Casa del Mar Dive Center is great for all levels. The ‘Bubblemakers for Kids’ appeals to the younger crowd (8 to 15 years; $49); more experienced divers can take the trips to local reefs (one/two tanks $69/99). A two-tank dive over in Culebra is $125.
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Island Adventures
Island Adventures offers 90-minute tours ($30) in an electric boat just about every night, except when there’s a full moon (take the trip to learn why!).
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Clive’s Transport Service
Offers reliable, comfortable tours islandwide and airport transfers (one to three people US$50) in a nine-passenger minivan.
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Cubatur
Baracoa’s rite of passage is the 8km (up and down) hike to El Yunque. At 575m it’s not Kilimanjaro, but the views from the summit and the flora and birdlife along the way are stupendous. Cubatur offers this tour almost daily (CUC$18 per person, minimum two people). The fee covers admission, guide, transport and a sandwich. The hike is hot (bring sufficient water) and usually muddy. It starts from a campismo 3km past the Finca Duaba (4km from the Baracoa–Moa road). Bank on seeing tocororo (Cuba’s national bird), zunzún (the world’s smallest bird), butterflies and polymitas.
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Sea Ventures Pro Dive Center
Sea Ventures Pro Dive Center has three outlets in Fajardo, Palmas del Mar and Guánica. They’re staffed by very experienced professionals offering one-week PADI certification courses. For those who just want the basics or already know how to dive, there are multiple trips to Palominos and Icacos Cays daily (one/two tanks $65/99), and on Sunday there are trips to Vieques and Culebra.
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St Lucia Catamaran Day Sail
8 hours (Departs St Lucia)
by Viator
Spend the day sailing aboard a beautiful catamaran along the tropical west coast of St. Lucia. Go ashore to see the island's landmark, the Pitons, soaring over …
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Canal Kite Club
Canal Kite Club rents windsurf boards, bodyboards, surfboards, kitesurfing equipment and provides lessons for all these activities. Six hours of kitesurfing lessons (really the minimum needed to have a sporting chance of making it work) cost US$200; a two-hour windsurfing lesson is US$60, the same time for surfing is US$40.
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Universidad de Cienfuegos
The Universidad de Cienfuegos offers Spanish courses for beginners to advanced. The courses last one month and incorporate 64 hours of study (CUC$340). It also offers courses in ‘Cuban Culture’ (CUC$340). Language courses run monthly, culture courses every other month. Check out its website for more details.
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Caribbean Fly-fishing Company
Fishing is sublime in Vieques. Imagine Florida Keys with about one-tenth of the fishermen and enough bonefish, tarpon and permit to stock a mini ocean. Fishing boats can also allow you access to isolated stretches of coastline in the former naval zone. Caribbean Fly-fishing Company has received a favorable New York Times review.
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Nassau City and Country Tour
2 hours 30 minutes (Departs Nassau, Bahamas)
by Viator
Learn about the history and culture of the Bahamas on this one of a kind Nassau sightseeing tour. You'll have the opportunity to visit the old romantic sector o…
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Nature Village Farm
Driving west to the small village of Lethe, about 3km from the B8, you’ll arrive at a Y-junction. The fork to the left leads to Lethe; the one to the right leads to Nature Village Farm, a farm turned family resort and restaurant that offers fishing and other attractions.
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Antigua Helicopter Tour
by Viator
Helicopter tours offer a variety of truly amazing panoramic delights, priceless memories and photographic opportunities for both around the island tours and Mon…
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St. John and Snorkeling at Trunk Bay
8 hours (Departs St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands)
by Viator
Enter a world of unsurpassed pristine beauty! Experience Cruz Bay, the capital of St. John, where a national park covers over half of the island. At Trunk Bay, …
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St. Thomas Island Tour and Shopping
5 hours (Departs St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands)
by Viator
St. Thomas - an island famous for beautiful views and vistas. Visit breathtaking Magens Bay, St. John and the ongoing chain of British Virgin Islands. Book now …
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Captain Frank López
Captain Frank López offers fishing or snorkeling trips and sea excursions to Cayo Santiago. Prices are negotiable: start your bidding at about $30. Look for La Paseadora boat at Playa Naguabo.
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St Lucia Rainforest Walk
4 hours (Departs St Lucia)
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An excellent excursion for nature lovers! St. Lucia possesses a topography and ecology of stunning beauty, matched by no other location in the Caribbean. Take a…
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Lady G’diver
Located at the new marina, Lady G’Diver is a full-service dive shop; dive boats leave at 11am and 2pm daily. It has a retail store, PADI instruction and equipment rentals.
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Sea Lion Encounter at Coral World Ocean Park
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Get up close and personal with a South American sea lion at Coral World Ocean Park. Learn about these fascinating animals while observing their entertaining beh…Not LP reviewed
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Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park Cayman Island
3 hours (Departs Georgetown, Cayman Islands)
by Viator
Escape the bustle of George Town and join a friendly and knowledgeable tour guide for a ride through quaint colonial Bodden Town, Cayman's first capital, on you…
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Goshen Wilderness Resort
A sign outside this lakeside ‘ wilderness resort, 6km east of Walkerswood, happily proclaims: ‘You catch it, we cook it.’ Its prime attraction is 42 large ponds stocked with tilapia just waiting for you to yank them out of the water. Attractions include an aviary, a petting zoo, volleyball, paddleboats and kayaks, nature trails and horseback rides (per hour US$40). A one-hour ATV tour of the plantation and nearby hills costs US$45; there’s a longer tour to Spanish Bridge and a lovely swimming spot on the White River (US$80). A fishing package (adult/child US$21/14) includes a drink, tackle and a guide. The chef will prepare your fish with bammy (pancake-shaped cassav…
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Aquaworld Marina Chapelín
Varadero’s nautical highlight in the popularity stakes is the Seafari Cayo Blanco, a seven-hour sojourn (CUC$75) from Marina Chapelín to nearby Cayo Blanco and its idyllic beach. The trip includes an open bar, lobster lunch, two snorkeling stops, live music and hotel transfers. There’s also a shorter CUC$45 catamaran tour with snorkeling, open bar and a chicken lunch. The Fiesta en el Cayo is a sunset cruise (CUC$39) to Cayo Blanco with dinner, music and more free-flowing rum at the key. The two-hour guided Boat Adventure is another perennial favorite. Leaving from the Marina Chapelín, it’s a speedy sortie through the adjacent mangroves on two-person jet skis or moto…
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Iguana Mama
Iguana Mama, the leading adventure-sports tour operator on the north coast, is in a class of its own. Its specialties are mountain biking (easy to insanely difficult, US$65) and cascading. It is the only operator that takes you to the 27th waterfall at Damajagua (US$85), and it has pioneered a new cascading tour to Ciguapa Falls, which only Iguana Mama offers. There’s also a variety of hiking trips, including a half-day walk (US$45) into the hills behind Cabarete (Parque Nacional El Choco), and a full-day trip to Mount Isabel de Torres (US$80), just outside Puerto Plata. Its Pico Duarte trek is expensive, but handy if you want transportation to and from Cabarete (per pers…
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CORALations
Two of Culebra's most isolated beaches - Resaca and Brava - are nesting sites for the endangered leatherback sea turtle, the largest living sea turtle in the world. The nesting season runs April through early June and each year small groups of volunteers are recruited by the US Fish & Wildlife Refuge to oversee the delicate egg-laying process.
Volunteers meet at sunset before traveling out to the beaches where they are required to count eggs, measure turtles, and document the event for environmental records. At the same time, participants are able to witness one of nature's most transfixing and timeless events in stunning close-up. Volunteer postings are understandably li…
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