Beaches | Holguin, Cuba

The Beaches

Holguin's beaches and seaside resorts are located along the northeastern coast of the province. When we speak of the tourist hub of Holguin (served by the Frank Pais Airport) it often also includes Playa Covarrubias which is located in the neighboring province of Las Tunas since there is no international airport in Las Tunas. Click the thumbnail beside for an aerial image showing the location of each beach

They are made of white sand bathed by crystal-clear turquoise waters. The sea is usually quite calm (small to medium waves), making this resort a great place to enjoy swimming and water sports. In a few places the entrance to the water may be a little rocky (pebbles and crushed shells) on the first 1-2 meters, and sometimes some rocks and coral patches are not far from the shore, therefore some people would prefer wearing water shoes to go swimming. But in most cases the entrance to the water is sandy or sandy enough to go barefoot.

Every all-inclusive hotel has lounge chairs, sun-shades, palapas and a nautical center on its beach. Non-motorised water sports are included.

Unlike many other Cuban resorts, such as Varadero or the Cayos, in Holguin there are no continuous beaches stretching for several kilometers straight. Rather, there are several sections of beaches separated by bays, rocky promontories or streams. Their length varies from about 200 meters to 1 km.

They are from east to west:

Playa Ramon de Antilla Playa Baracutey (1 hotel)
(This beach is located 1h30 from the hotels of Guardalavaca)
Total length: About 5 km / Orientation: Facing east
Resorts on this beach: Hotel Grand Memories Holguin, and many more to come

Playa Guardalavaca (3 hotels)
Total length: about 1300 meters / Orientation: Facing north-west
Resorts on this beach: Brisas Guardalavaca, Club Amigo Atlantico-Guardalavaca, Gran Muthu Almirante Beach.

Playa Esmeralda (2 hotels)
Total length: 750 meters / Orientation: Facing north
Resorts on this beach: Paradisus Rio de Oro, Sol Rio de Luna Y Mares

Playa Yuraguanal (aka Playa Turquesa) (2 hotels)
Total length: 540 meters / Orientation: Facing north-east
Resorts on this beach: Hotel Sol Turquesa Beach, Grand Muthu Ensenada

Playa Pesquero and Playa Estero (4 hotels)
Total length & Orientation: Playa Pesquero: 900 m facing north-west / Playa Estero: 250 m facing east
Resorts on this beach: Aston Costa Verde Beach Resort, Hotel Playa Costa Verde, Hotel Playa Pesquero, Iberostar Selection/Coral Holguin (*)

Playa Blanca and Playa Don Lino (1 hotel)
Total length: Playa Blanca: 300 meters / Playa Don Lino: 70 meters
Orientation: Playa Blanca: Facing west / Playa Don Lino: Facing north-east
Resorts on this beach: Islazul Don Lino (**)

Playa Covarrubias (1 hotel)
(This beach is located in the neighboring province of Las Tunas)
Total length: more than 10 km / Orientation: Facing north
Resort on this beach: Muthu Las Tunas Playa Covarrubias

(*) The Iberostar Selection Holguin has access to 2 beaches: Playa Estero (about 250 m long) a man-made beach in front of the hotel, and Playa Pesquero (about 1 km long) accessible via a long footbridge. See here the position of the 2 beaches.

(**) The Islazul Don Lino is often described as being located on Playa Blanca, it's in fact on a short stretch of beach called Playa Don Lino, adjacent to Playa Blanca.

Beach Towel Service
Every all-inclusive hotel has a Beach Towel Service. You receive a ticket when you check-in to collect your beach towel at the Club House. You can then exchange it for a clean one as you wish during your stay. Before leaving the hotel you must return it to get your ticket back (needed at check-out). If you have lost your towel, you'll have to pay a fee (usually 15 to 20 USD).

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