Is Varadero only a crowded tourist point?
You can hear many negative things about Varadero. Most people think it is only a plastic tourist resort even so this is the most popular place of Cuba (20.000 tourist / day) – it can’t be coincidence. Others say: “Cubans can’t even enter Varadero. That is even not Cuba; you can only meet foreigners there.” It is not true. There are Cubans living in Varadero and of course they can enter the city. If you would like to see it just walk to the street at the entrance of the peninsula and you will meet one in 5 minutes, it’s sure. The strangest is to hear the followings: “There is nothing to do in Varadero besides lying on the beach.” If 30 different excursions (trips, water sports and programmes, city tours) and the numerous restaurants and exotic entertaining bars and shows ate nothing then yes, you can do nothing there.
