Located just 42km from the town of Cienfuegos, in the south central region of Cuba, at the mouth of the river La Jut�a, on the road from Cienfuegos to Trinidad, a short 30 minute drive to those historical cities, the 3-star Villa Guajimico is a collection of fifty-one air conditioned bungalows beautifully scattered around a secluded cove with a private beach and harbor. An international diving center (the snorkeling is great too), facilities include two restaurants, bar, tourism desk, safety deposit boxes, satellite television, store, game room, beach volleyball, catamarans, saltwater pool overlooking the sea, and twenty-four hour medical services. A lovely place to stay, Villa Guajimico is the ideal destination for those who want to combine diving with sightseeing and trekking the Cuban countryside.
Guajimico is a tranquil and special diving area. Nestling in a small sandy cove - backed by the Escambray Mountains, Guajimico is a place where you can get away from everything - and at the same time experience some excellent diving. Whilst diving in this area you will see a huge variety of colourful and pristine corals including those of the star, lettuce and cactus variety, plus many sponges. The fish life in this area includes French and grey Angel fish, barracuda, blue damsels, snappers and groupers.
Villa Guajimico is the ideal destination for those who want to combine scuba diving with sightseeing and exploring the Cuban country side and its historical cities like the neo-classical Cienfuegos or the Spanish colonial UNESCO World Heritage city of Trinidad.
Excursions behind pool path snakes uphill, passes through two sets of caves and then continues to a hidden bay with crystal clear water and tiny beach -only access to beach is to swim there. A ladder gets you into the water. Non divers visitors usually take a boat out to Cayo Blanco for half day excursion including freshly caught lobster lunch, lying on beach, snorkeling and diving if wanted. Tourism desk also offers trekking excursions to Topes de Collantes and sightseeing to Cienfuegos and Trinidad.
Guajimico offers 14 dive sites in the vicinity of the resort at 10 - 15 minutes from shore. Scuba diving takes place twice a day, one morning dive returning to shore for lunch and one afternoon dive. The two dive boats accommodate 20 and 30 pax each. Dive gear is available for rent. Tanks and weights are provided for those who bring their own equipment at no charge.
Equipment: Trade mark Vieux Plongeur 50 tanks and full gear Four Bauer compressors Deep range: From 5 to more than 60 metres 18 different kind of corals can be seen as well as many sponges,
Marine life: red snapper, barracuda, quelonian, devil fish, sawfish etc
2 instructors 1*CMAS, 1 instructor 3*CMAS, 1 dive master ACUC 1 instructor 2* French federation Instructors can speak: English, French and Spanish Boats are equipped with medical kit and radio.
Visibility: Good all year round.
Hyperbolic Chamber: Cienfuegos and Havana
