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Havana, Cuba
Havana is impressive but take my advice and get out of Havana asap. Instead
spend your time in the capital city on your way back. As a seasoned solo
traveler, this is one of my top tips for visiting the capital of any new country
is to do it a the end of your trip. Whether it’s Bogota or Bangkok, capital
cities can be overwhelming and in a new country. It can often take a while to
settle in and understand the culture and how things work in any new place. In my
experience returning to the city after spending some time away from the city
where things aren’t so chaotic helps. So if you don’t have much time do Havana
on your way back.
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Vinales, Cuba
Vinales is a beautiful place to spend a few days. I have written a guide on how
to spend 48 hours in Viñales you can read here. If you can squeeze in an extra
day there, you can do another hike, or head to one of the beaches and do some
Scuba diving. Your host will be more than happy to arrange this for you.
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Trinidad, Cuba
Trinidad is full of beautiful colonial architecture just asking to be
photographed. It also has some great hikes and a pretty nice beach. Take a read
of my 48-hour guide to Trinidad here for more information on how you can spend
your two days here. If you have time to take an extra day here, you can chill on
the beach.
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Varadero, Cuba
I didn’t make it here due to my budget not stretching. But I would have killed
for two days here! I did find this great guide to Varadero so you can plan your
two days there though.
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Havana, Cuba
On returning to Havana, you should be much more relaxed and accustomed to the
Cuban way of life. I have written a guide to spending 48 hours in Havana that
you can read here. Havana is easy to fill time so with your extra day you can
just spread out the activities in my 48-hour itinerary of just send the extra
day walking the streets and drinking coffee in one of the beautiful squares.