# The best beaches in Cuba

Varadero, the cays and Playa Ancón: the Cuban beaches recommended by travellers and people who have lived on the island.

- 68 votes · 12 items
- Jul 8, 2025 · don_barradebar
- https://even.best/en/l/2468/the-best-beaches-in-cuba

## Top 12

1. **Playa Paraíso (Cayo Largo del Sur)** (11 · ▲11 ▼0) — Ultra-fine sand and pool-like water.
2. **Playa Pilar (Cayo Guillermo)** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — Dunes and clear water, almost untouched.
3. **Varadero** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — About 22 kilometres of white sand.
4. **Cayo Jutías** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — The beach of starfish.
5. **Playa Sirena (Cayo Largo del Sur)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Cuba's calmest waters.
6. **Playa Ancón (Trinidad)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Reefs ten kilometres from Trinidad.
7. **Las Coloradas Beach (Cayo Coco)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Long beach in the northern cays.
8. **Santa Lucía Beach (Camagüey)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — About 20 kilometres of sand and shark diving.
9. **Cayo Santa María** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Causeway and white beaches north of Villa Clara.
10. **Cayo Levisa** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Small island with bungalows and diving.
11. **Playas del Este (Havana)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Santa María del Mar, Havana's own beach.
12. **Guardalavaca (Holguín)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — White sand and reef close to shore.

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