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Last year I went on a fun trip to Cuba with a group of girlfriends as part of a people to people cultural exchange. While we spent most of the time in Havana, we had one amazing \u201cbest day ever\u201d experience at the beach in Varadero. Varadero is about 2-3 hours away from Havana; we hired a taxi to take us there for the day.<\/p>\n
\nOn the way our driver took a short detour to show us a beautiful underground water cave called Cueva de Saturno. He mentioned that it\u2019s less known and not visited as much because it\u2019s not on the tourist bus route. We spent about 30 minutes swimming in the refreshing crystal clear water inside this natural wonder and then continued our route to the beach.<\/p>\n
![\"Cueva](\"https:\/\/www.laylita.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Cueva-de-Saturno-near-Varadero.jpg\" "\\"Cueva")
\nVaradero beach is a long strip of perfectly white sand and calm blue water. We found a perfect slightly shaded spot, rented some chairs, and spent the rest of the day enjoying one of the most beautiful beaches in the world \u2013 with mojitos and tropical drinks. One of the highlights was our acquaintance of the day, Lucio \u2013 who was wearing lifeguard gear, but also helped us with the chairs\/drinks \u2013 and even provided a \u201cCuban\u201d beach shower (pouring containers of clean water over you) to rinse off at the end of the day.<\/p>\n
![\"Mojito](\"https:\/\/www.laylita.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Mojito-on-the-beach-in-Varadero-Cuba.jpg\" "\\"Mojito")
\nOur beach experience in Cuba was the perfect ending to our trip. It\u2019s hard to describe in words how lovely and relaxing it was, and even photos don\u2019t do capture the full experience. It was one of those days that you wished never ended. After our shower we walked a few blocks to La Bodeguita del Medio restaurant for dinner \u2013 this is the sister restaurant of the famous one in Old Havana that is known for being Hemingway\u2019s favorite mojito bar.<\/p>\n
![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.laylita.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/A-perfect-day-at-the-beach-in-Cuba.jpg\" "\\"A")
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