Playa Santa Lucia & Cayo Sabinal
Santa Lucia has 21 km of wide, white-golden sandy beaches bathed by warm turquoise water that is always calm, thanks to an extensive coral reef just 2 km from the coast. This reef is the longest one of its kind in the western hemisphere. The hollows and branches of these coral formations form the habitat of a surprising diversity of marine life. In one area which has 35 scuba diving sites, you can see ridges nearly 10 meter high, and the wealth of underwater flora and fauna is complemented with many sunken ships, some of them dating from the 19th century. Inland, the El Real Lake is an excellent place for seeing flocks of Roseate Flamingoes and other water birds. Playa Santa Lucia is fast becoming a popular holiday destination for western package tourists and is an excellent place for scuba diving as there are more than 50 different species of coral in the waters. The sunsets over this area are spectacular. It is recommended that you visit the coral reef off La Boca, which is a tiny fishing village west of the main resort. La Boca is one of the most lovely spots in Cuba. It is picturesque with a glorious crescent of sand that even knocks spots off the strip at Santa Lucia. Cayo Sabinal is another jewel. Once a refuge of pirates, like many other islets in the Cuban archipelago, it has several km of intimate beaches of excellent quality, tucked into nooks along the coastline with virgin areas inland that abound in wild flowers and animals. Here you can also find the ruins of San Hilario Fort (built in 1831) and visit Colon Lighthouse (built in 1848), which warns mariners of dangers in the area. |
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Santa Lucia Beach is on the northern coast of Camaguey Province, in the east central part of Cuba, around 545 km from Havana.