pandachris
Well-known member
I've already posted this on the Cuba forum but I'm hopig for as many opinions as possible.
We're fancying a two-week holiday in the Caribbean area and have sort of decided on Mexico or Cuba. We're doing some research but haven't yet decided. We seem to have a slight bias that doesn't seem to be based on fact for Cuba at present. Can anyone provide any insights?
We will probably book a package and use the paid for accommodation for the first couple and last couple of nights. Our only other experience of the region is three weeks of fairly intensive birding in Costa Rica, when we managed to visit several of the main habitats. Cancun in Mexico looks like our most likely start/finish point whilst Varadero or Cayo Coco look like probables for Cuba.
Criteria will include
Range of species available
Possibilities for DIY birding (we might well use guides from time to time but like to do it ourselves)
Other wildlife in the region - mammals, reptiles, amphibia
Ease of getting around - including access to rental vehicles with manual transmission
Accommodation in areas where birding is good
Other things to do - for example pre-Colombian civilisation sites, local music
Availability of places to eat (we've been to rural Estonia!)
Cost is important but not the main consideration.
Thanks for any help provided.
We're fancying a two-week holiday in the Caribbean area and have sort of decided on Mexico or Cuba. We're doing some research but haven't yet decided. We seem to have a slight bias that doesn't seem to be based on fact for Cuba at present. Can anyone provide any insights?
We will probably book a package and use the paid for accommodation for the first couple and last couple of nights. Our only other experience of the region is three weeks of fairly intensive birding in Costa Rica, when we managed to visit several of the main habitats. Cancun in Mexico looks like our most likely start/finish point whilst Varadero or Cayo Coco look like probables for Cuba.
Criteria will include
Range of species available
Possibilities for DIY birding (we might well use guides from time to time but like to do it ourselves)
Other wildlife in the region - mammals, reptiles, amphibia
Ease of getting around - including access to rental vehicles with manual transmission
Accommodation in areas where birding is good
Other things to do - for example pre-Colombian civilisation sites, local music
Availability of places to eat (we've been to rural Estonia!)
Cost is important but not the main consideration.
Thanks for any help provided.
