Veradero Beach
★★★★☆
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The area of Varadero, on the northern coast of Cuba just east of Havana, boasts great reef diving, wall, wrecks, night, cave, and deep dives. There are also spectacular snorkel spots as well.
You’ll see typical Caribbean life like nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, turtles, stingrays, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, parrot fish, and grouper.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
15 Sightings
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3
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Total number of species approx.: 27
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Barracuda
15 Sightings
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3
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7
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3
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
5 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 600
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Wrasse
2 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
37 Sightings
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7
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8
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3
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Total number of species approx.: 100
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Parrotfish
16 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
13 Sightings
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4
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4
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
11 Sightings
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8
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Total number of species approx.: 60
iStock-Global_Pics
Soldierfish
11 Sightings
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3
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5
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3
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 150
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Sweetlips and Grunts
10 Sightings
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