Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, Situated on the southeast side of the island is Cuba’s most humid location, this Cuban National Park offers an incredible combination of unique ecosystems, rare orchids, virgin rainforests, lakes, lagoons, mangrove swamps, and an incredible array of indigenous fauna and flora. The park is considered home to a number of endangered species of bird. Cuba’s ivory billed woodpecker was once found here, but many now believe the bird to be extinct. Cuba nature tour participants visiting the park can also take part in bird watching, cave exploring, nature tourism, eco tours, and long walks.

Caguanes National Park is on the itinerary of our Cuba nature tours and bird watching expeditions because of its system of underground caves including more than 35 caves and grottoes that are home to a large array of rupestrian art. Located in the north central portion of the country, visitors to this park can find land, swamp, and marine areas. The sea niches here are home to numerous fauna and flora, while the park’s Guayaberas Swamp is home to the nation’s most sizable colonies of Grus Canadensis nesiotes, or Sandhill Cranes.

Parque Nacional Desembarco del Granma was constructed and named to honor the Granma landing. Covered with woodlands, marine packed lagoons, and a dry area comprised of steep terraces and cacti, the park covers much of the southwestern end of Cuba. Here, Cuba bird watching tour participants and nature tour participants will find many well-marked hiking areas to enjoy, including the Sendero Arqueologico Natural El Guage, a roughly 2 hour hike that spans mangroves, the Cuban coast, and areas believed to contain Taino remains.

Guanahacabibes National Park. Participants in nature travel to Cuba certainly won’t want to miss this one, which is actually among the largest nature reserves in the entire country. White sand plains help separate the park from the remainder of the island, and it is home to not only one of the biggest lakeside areas in Cuba, but also a unique area that contains some 100 smaller lakes. Those taking part in a Cuban bird watching tour will be pleased to know that the park is home to an incredible 172 species of birds, which belong to 42 different families. Of these, 84 of the species are migratory, while 11 are endemic to the island. Marine experts also surmise that the Guanahacabibes Peninsula is home to four of the seven remaining marine turtle species living on our planet.

The archipelago Jardines de la Reina can be found about sixty miles south of Cuba’s central coast. This coral reef measures nearly seventy-five miles in length, making it the world’s third longest coral reef! The archipelago includes some 250 different virgin islands, which visitors will learn are home to crocodiles, turtles, jutias, and iguanas. The scene under the waters in the area is incredibly diverse and beautiful, with sponges and coral covering marine walls. Numerous species of fish can also be found here, even at fairly shallow depths, as the reefs offer a natural source of protection and shelter.

Sierra Cristal National Park. Situated in both the Sagua de Tanamo and Mayari municipalities in the southern part of the Holguin Province and established in 1930, this is the oldest national park in Cuba. The highest peak in Holguin is found here, as the Pico de Cristal reaches a total height of 4,265 feet. Pine forests are found throughout the mountains here, and are home to the Caribbean Pine, a tree that can ascend to heights of up to 98 feet! The research center located in Pinares de Mayari established back in 1988 helps to monitor the region’s ecology. Bird watching Cuba tour participants will find that Sierra Cristal is home to the Cuban Solenodon, an endangered species.

Turquino National Park (sometimes called Sierra Maestra National Park) is situated right in the center of the Sierra Maestra Mountains. This park features the highest peak in the whole of Cuba, as Pico Turquino measures an astounding 6,480 feet in height. The geography of this park is quite mountainous, and the flora is incredibly diverse. Nature tour participants will enjoy the incredible rain forests, the arborescent ferns, and the magnificent Sierra Maestra pine trees. The fauna of the area serve to match the flora in diversity and grandeur, however, and reptiles, birds, mollusks, and other creatures create a unique array of life that would be hard to find in any other location in the world.