According to experts, Cuba there are over 6,730 botanical species and 3,180 of them are endemic. The Cuban fauna is abundant and varying and there are also over 13,000 species of invertebrates in the main island and surrounding offshore islands. All this makes Cuba an ideal place for ecological tourism.
The vegetation is mostly concentrated towards the East where there is a harmless fauna and a tropical climate.
In the West , packages can be arranged by covering visits to the Vinales Valley and the Sierra del Rosario in Pinar del Rio or to the Zapata Swamp in Matanzas where caves can be visited without any prior speleologist experience.
Zapata Swamp has the most significant vegetation in the country. In the central part of the swamp valuable tall timber trees can be found whilst the rest of the area is covered with mangrove trees and swamp forest vegetation. It is one of the most important winter habitats for migratory birds and large flocks of birds spend the winter there. There are 16 species of reptiles and the Cuban Rombipher crocodile are the largest in size.In the central part of the island the Guamuaya mountains range offers to the visitors, like the Topes de Collantes Natural Park and the Vega Grande Waterfalls.
Another important place is the San Luis Valley or the Valle de los Ingenios (sugar mills valley ) that has been declared by Unesco a World Heritage Site because of its colonial buildings and the ruins of the disused sugar mills.
Turquino National Park is found at the Sierra Maestra range of mountains. Here there’s the 1974 Mt over the sea level Pico Turquino mountain,, the highest point in Cuba. The Gran Piedra and the Baconao Park are also found here in this Reserve of the Biosphere site .
The Mayari Pine Groves are also full of century –old arborescent ferns , creeks, waterfalls, wells and freshwater ponds. Wonderful orchids and birds with exotic plumage and singing.
And finally in the far east of Cuba Baracoa is found . This place is a sanctuary for some curious species like the Almiqui, the Butterfly Bat, the Sparrow Hawk, the Royal Woodpecker and the Polymita Snail.
Soroa’s Waterfall Viñales Pinar del Rio Parrot
We can arrange all types of combinations in ecology packages . Please consult
Avetours Agencia de Viajes Especializados S.A de C.V
Havana Riviera Hotel suite 407
Malecon y Paseo Havana City. Cuba
Phone: 53(7) 535757
Fax: 53(7) 535903
E-Mail : cuba_avetoursdestinations@yahoo.com
