Scuba Cuba

PARADISE ADVENTURES is going to SCUBA CUBA!!!

Our 3 night stay in Havana is full of "Cuban Goodness" including vintage cars, music, fantastic food, and the Cuban way of life. We will meet with Cuban scientists/biologists to learn how they are protecting the reefs in Cuba. We will enjoy the sites of Cuba including The Fortress of El Moro guarding the harbor of Havana for centuries, Revolutionary Square, old town, the local straw market for fabulous bargains, ride in antique American cars and explore some of Hemingway's favorite haunts as well as many other restaurants and colorful and memorable sites. Plan on going to Cuba now while it's still unique and special before the cruise ships and Starbucks change it forever!


We will be diving in the Jardines de la Regina (Gardens of the Queen) where it's like going back in time to a Caribbean of 150 years ago. You will enjoy 7 nights on the Avalon II a deluxe room and transfers included. Contact Paradise Adventures for information. Spaces are extremely limited.
"In my 30+ years of diving this is some of the very best!!"
The Queen's Gardens, are located 60 Miles off the southern coast of Cuba, this archipelago comprises a chain of 250 virgin coral and mangrove islands extending along 75 miles of turquoise waters. The Jardines de la Reina was declared Marine Park in 1996, and together with the Cuban Sciences and Environment Ministry, this area has been preserved for future generations, as a complex network of untouched marine ecosystems that have been regarded by many knowledgeable scientists and organizations as a reference of what is the original status of a coral reef as it was found by Christopher Columbus in the times of the discovery. The underwater paradise is all that comes into your mind when you first enter the water, imagine the vertical walls covered with brightly hued sponges, huge Pilar Corals ,black corals extending the branches in the contrasting blue water, many species of gorgonians, fragile laminar corals , showing its beautiful shapes through crevices, canyons and caves .The mangroves providing an incredible nursery area for young fish populations, filtering the water that goes to the reef together with the sea grass beds and in return receiving protection from the open ocean wave energy, all interconnected in a very fragile net that here keeps its variety, richness and splendor.

The biggest populations of adult fish in the Caribbean, Sharks, Snappers, Tarpon and Groupers, Jewfish up to 400 Pounds are an everyday experience. Sharks are one of the main attractions and you can see them everywhere. You can easily dive with 6 different species: Silkies, Reef, Lemon, Black tip, King Hammerhead and nurse sharks. From July to November you have chances to swim with Whale Sharks. Gardens of the Queen are certainly one of the last virgin reefs known by man. Dive and snorkel sites are well protected from the winds and sea currents. Visibility is more than 40 meters. There is a wide variety of fish and corals. The Gardens of the Queen Marine Park is a wonderful place, both in and out of the water. Only a small number of divers are aloud each year. Be one of the lucky few!! This marine park is probably the most important group of islands in the Caribbean, integrated for one million-acre wetlands. In addition, this marine park acts as a critical refuge for North American birds migrating along the route through Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to South America. This wildlife sanctuary hosts more than 68 species of migratory birds.
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