Cuba is an incredibly magical place and a fantastic holiday destination. Many visitors fall in love with its charm and keep coming back. Luckily, package holidays make it super easy to visit and experience all Cuba has to offer.

If you’re into fishing, Cuba is a dream come true. Whether you like fishing inland or from a boat, you’ll find it here. You can catch Atlantic tarpon in rivers, estuaries, marshes, and even off the coast. Inland anglers also go for the common snook in estuarial waters, while marine anglers often dream of chartering a boat to catch barracuda in the open sea.

Fidel Castro and Ernesto “Che” Guevara, who are national heroes in Cuba, along with the famous writer Ernest Hemingway, were all passionate about sea fishing. They even once shared a boat for a fishing competition. Hemingway visited Cuba many times during his life, staying on the island and fishing in its waters.

Cuba’s climate and soil are perfect for growing sugar cane and tobacco, which are used to produce some of its best-known products. You get various types of sugar, from muscovado to castor, and rum distilled from molasses, a byproduct of sugar refinement. Dark rum is aged in barrels, while white rum is a bit rawer. And let’s not forget the luxury cigars, made from premium tobacco grown right on Cuban plantations.

Cuba is also a hotspot for music and dance. Styles like Bolero, Cha-cha-cha, Danzón, Mambo, and Rumba originated here and have gained global fame. Cuban music is a vibrant mix of African, Spanish, North, and South American influences and often goes hand-in-hand with dance. Ballet is also big, with the Ballet Nacional de Cuba regularly performing at the gorgeous Gran Teatro de La Habana in Havana.

Carnival is a huge part of Cuban culture, filled with music, energetic dancing, drinking, eating, and general merriment. The Santiago de Cuba carnival is an annual event that offers a great chance to mingle with locals, try delicious Cuban food, and dance the night away to irresistible rhythms, all while enjoying a glass of rum.

You’re sure to have an amazing time in Cuba. Take the trip and discover something new.