The beaches of Cayo Largo

Cayo Largo is home to some of the most beautiful beaches in the world! The South coastline is a stretch of more than 20 km of gorgeous beaches. All have very fine and white sand and crystal-clear turquoise waters. You can sunbath in the nude in most of the beaches, visit the naturism section of this site. You will find at Cayo Largo the whitest and finest sand of Cuba and probably in the whole Caribbean!

NOTE: For those looking for wide beaches for miles and a calm sea, Varadero would be a better choice than Cayo Largo.

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*** IMPORTANT ***
Since fall 2007, all water sports centers of the hotels in Cayo Largo are grouped in a single center located on the beautiful and stable Playa Sirena beach. The transport from hotels to Playa Sirena is free as well as equipment such as nautical hobby cat, pedal boats, kayaks, etc. This beach is more popular than Playa Paraiso due to the nautical center.

You can walk for hours toward East to Playa Blanca, Los Cocos and Tortuga or west to Playa Paraiso and Sirena. The most « crowed » beach is in front of the hotels Sol Cayo Largo & Sol Pelicano (Playa Lindamar) and at Playa Sirena where excursionists from the main island come regularly to spend the day.

Past the Sol Cayo Largo, going west, the beaches are almost deserted. It is the same for the beaches east of hotel Playa Blanca (Playa Blanca, Los Cocos and Tortuga). These are miles and miles of virgin and secluded beaches where you will find pelicans and other birds, iguanas, turtles, crabs, and sometimes 1 or 2 happy tourists!

You have to be in good shape to walk to the east end. If you decide to go there, do not forget to be bring plenty of water, food, sunscreen lotion and a good hat especially during summer months!

Click HERE if you think iguanas cannot jump!

Playa Sirena is the widest and most stable of Cayo Largo. This is the only beach with nice palm trees. Playa Lindamar is more volatile and can sometimes disappear during high winds or after a hurricane. Before Hurricane Michelle in 2001, the beaches of Cayo Largo were wider and more stable, but it is no longer the case.

To know the status of the beaches of Cayo Largo, visit our discussion forum where tourists returning from their trip, share with people the status of beaches of the island.

Click HERE to see the road to reach the west beaches from the hotels Sol Cayo Largo and Sol Pelicano (satellite imagery from Google Earth). It is a sandy trail.

Les plages de l'ouest (3 km) (info: click the thumbnails to access the pages)

Playa Sirena	Playa Paraiso	Punta mal Tiempo

Main Beach (5 km)

Playa Lindamar

East Beaches (20 km)

Playa Blanca	Playa Los Cocos	Playa Tortuga

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