Isle of Youth – Cuba
Fishing Price list – Season 2008
Prices (Euros) Per Person and Conditions ( Jan. 5, 2008 – Jul. 5, 2008)
Departure every Saturday during the season
Isle of Youth Overview
The Isle of Youth is the largest of Cuba’s islands to the south of the mainland reachable by a 40 minute internal flight from Havana., Although only a relatively small island it is blessed with an almost continuous stretch of pretty beaches, notably along its south coast, there are six beaches all of which will be able to satisfy your sun and sand lust: Playa Sirena, Playa Lindaman, Playa Blanca, Playa los Cocos, Playa Tortuga and Playa Luna. There is also an abundance of natural wildlife including iguanas and giant sea turtles. Staying here, however, is about as much a Cuban experience as lying under a sun bed with a bottle of rum at your side. Close by is a small group of islets, the best known of which is Cayo Iguana. The protected coral reef around the island makes for good diving; the reef itself stretches for more than 30km and includes the rare and protected black coral.
The Fishing and Accommodation
Rancho El Tesoro ( single room basis)
Saturday to Saturday
Low Season - Jan.5 th – Feb.9 th & June 7 th – July 5 thEUROS 2950
High Season - Feb. 9 th – June 7 th EUROS 4260
The Hotel Rancho El Tesoro is located on the outskirts of Gerona, the Isle of Youth's largest city of 75,000 people. "Hotel Rancho" offers comfortable accommodations for our anglers with large single rooms for each angler. Each room has excellent beds, good AC, lots of storage space and good showers. Your maids will clean your room each day and will also do laundry for you if you like. (Please leave a suitable tip for these extra services) Security at the hotel is excellent and the front desk is open on a 24 hour basis. Telephone service is available to anywhere in the world as well as internet capability for hotel guests.
Meals are superb, a combination of classic Cuban dishes like smoked pork, chicken, black bean soup, rice and beans but also fresh fish like mutton snapper and grouper. The French fries are out of this world. Salads with fresh tomatoes and other vegetables are served with olive oil and Balsamic Vinegar dressing. Our chef is happy to prepare sashimi from freshly caught fish of the day. Evening meals feature several different entrees, and our chef has often been accused of preparing enough food for twice the number of people we'll have at the table. We can promise you that no one will go hungry on this trip!
Anglers staying at Hotel Rancho have their own private dining room, as well as their own private chef and wait staff. The dining room is air-conditioned and used not only for meals but also as a place to relax before dinner with a perfect Mojito and perhaps a classic Cuban Cigar. Taxi service is available for the short ride into Nueva Gerona, and rental cars are available by the day or week.
Rancho El Tesoro Prices Include:
All transfers inside Cuba
2 nights in single room, breakfast included (1 night before/1 night after) 5-star hotel in Havana
7 nights in single room, full board at Rancho El Tesoro
6 full days fishing, sharing a skiff at Rancho El Tesoro
Natural Park license
Beverages at Rancho El Tesoro: 20 beers & 50 soft drinks (water & soft drinks)
Rancho El Tesoro Prices Do Not Include:
International flights
Transfers: International airport to Havana hotel on arrival or departure
Tackle
Extra beverages
Cuba Tourist Visa
Cuban Airport Departure Tax (CUC25 to be paid at the airport before leaving)
Personal expenses
Travel insurance
Tips
Supplements: Single skiff (Euros 1100)
Note: In the Rancho El Tesoro, credit card payments cannot be accepted .
Perola Yacht (double room)
Saturday to Friday
Low Season- Jan.5 th – Feb.9 th & June 7 th – July 5 th EUROS 4050
High Season - Feb. 9 th – June 7 th EUROS 5370
The Perola is a 75-foot luxury live-aboard yacht that we utilize for weekly trips to the more remote areas of the Canarreos Archipelago. We'll stop off at selected anchorages like Cayo Campo, Cayo Roserio and the Cantiles islands. This is a wonderful yacht, recently refurbished and perfect for a group of six anglers. There are five very comfortable air-conditioned cabins below deck, most having their own private bath, with good showers and plenty of hot water, and lots of storage space for anglers.
This is an impressive yacht, with highly polished hardwood floors and teak paneling. Circular stairways take you below decks to the cabins or upstairs to the dining area on the top deck. The top deck is covered and always remains in the shade but open to the sea breeze, insuring one a very comfortable and insect free environment. Clear plastic side coverings are utilized in harder winds or in inclement weather. Several comfortable rope hammocks are hung from the ceiling structure and can be lowered after lunch or dinner for a delightful nap in the breeze. A full sized, air-conditioned salon on the main deck level can be utilized for a living and dining area in extremely harsh weather. Sinking into one of the plush couches with a good drink is the perfect way to end a long day on the flats and a full size table in the salon is the perfect spot for a couple of anglers to tie flies.
Cuisine on the Perola is superb. Fresh fish of the day are utilized for most meals, either caught by the anglers themselves or harvested by the crew. Lobster and Conch can be had on a daily basis from the surrounding waters. Salads with fresh vegetables and a variety of fruits are available any time. In addition, you'll have wonderful pork and chicken entrees during the week, fresh sashimi for appetizers and some of the finest frozen Daiquiris known to man. Traditional Cuban flan topped off with aged Havana Club Rum is one of the many unique and delicious deserts served. AND – you can have seconds on anything your heart desires! Anglers arriving in Gerona will stay aboard the Perola that first night, anchored at our private marina on the Jucaro River. Early the following morning anglers will meet their guides, jump in the skiffs, running and fishing their way east, to meet again with the Perola that evening in one of the selected anchorages. On the final fishing day, the anglers will fish their way back to Gerona, re-board the Perola at our marina on the Jucaro river for showers and to pack up before their evening flight to Havana.
La Perola Yacht Prices Include:
All transfers inside Cuba
2 nights in single room, breakfast included (1 night before/1 night after) 5-star hotel in Havana
6 nights in double room on Yacht
5 full and 1 half days fishing, sharing a skiff on Yacht
Natural Park license
La Perola Yacht Prices Do Not Include:
International flights
Transfers: International airport to Hotel on arrival or departure
Cuba Tourist Visa
Tackle
On Yacht beverages are not included
Extra beverages
Cuban Airport Departure Tax (CUC25 to be paid at the airport before leaving)
Personal expenses
Travel insurance
Tips
Supplements: Single skiff (Euros 1100)
