3 Best Sights in Peninsula de Ancon, Central Cuba

A 45-minute boat ride southeast of the peninsula takes you to Cayo Blanco, with its white-sand beach and vast coral reef offshore. A tour is the easiest way to get here. Several boats visit the island on day trips offered by local hotels and tour operators.

Sandwiched between the Bahía de Casilda and the sea is the peninsula's most appealing beach, with more than a mile of beige sand sloping into aquamarine water. The large Club Amigo Ancón and Brisas Trinidad del Mar hotels front this strand. Amenities: food and drink; lifeguards; parking; showers; toilets. Best for: sunset; swimming; walking.

The first beach on the peninsula is a short strand shaded by a few palm trees and cropped by rocky points. The ocean is littered with coral boulders, part of a colorful reef that wraps around the point to the east, making this the peninsula's best snorkeling beach. Amenities: food and drink; parking; water sports. Best for: solitude; snorkeling; sunset; swimming; walking.