The browser you are using is not supported. Please see our supported browsers. To use WestJet. In Holguin, you don't need to go far for a taste of authentic Cuban life. Catamarans are waiting in the port to whisk you away to the very best snorkelling spots and Jeeps are always ready to lead you into the jungles of Cuba's most adrenaline-filled destination. Holguin is a place where different months of the year can deliver completely different getaway experiences.
Come in January for daytime highs in the mids C or wait until April when it's truly tropical and a day below 30 C is rare. The water in Holguin really is blue, the sand white and the rum is as delicious as people say. It's hard to understand why Christopher Columbus, who first set foot in Holguin province in October , ever left this place. On your way there, you'll pass by banana plantations and travel over rolling hills once home to sugar cane fields.
Sharing the road with other travellers and locals, don't be surprised if you pass by mopeds, modern tour buses and horse-drawn carriages called coches de caballo. The resort area of Holguin offers a tropical kiss from the Caribbean and keeps couples and families equally happy with a perfect mix of relaxation and adventure. Be sure to head to Guardalavaca Beach, where you can kick back in the shade of a mango tree and take a short stroll to a sand-floored bar for a bottle of local Cristal, Bucanero or beer.
Book a direct flight. Cubans say they have only two seasons in Holguin β summer and winter. Most visitors come in winter, which runs from November until March. In December, January and February, daytime highs hover around 25 C. Usually they stay in the high teens. Mix these temperatures with an average humidity around 80 per cent and a steady breeze from the northeast trade winds, and Holguin feels tropical.
Pack some good walking shoes for exploring, a sweater for winter evenings and breezy tops for the summer season. From the moment you land in Holguin, there's music in the air. Without even realizing it, you may soon be mumbling Spanish words to songs you don't know and swaying to the beat.
