Jardines de la Reina, Cuba

Avalon — Jardines de la Reina

SaltwaterSeason not confirmedJardines de la Reina (Gardens of the Queen) marine park, off Júcaro on Cuba's south coast

In the Jardines de la Reina marine park, about 60 miles by boat off Júcaro on Cuba's south coast, Avalon keeps six liveaboard yachts, from the 180-foot Jardines Avalon IV down to the ten-cabin fishing boats F I and F II. Two anglers share each flats skiff and guide, fishing for tarpon, permit and bonefish, and the bigger yachts carry divers as well.

Season not confirmed

The lodge's own website shows no 2026 or 2027 season, rates or booking calendar. Ask the lodge whether it is taking guests before you plan around it.

Published price
US$8,990 per person · 7 nights · 2025
Season
October to August
Main fish
Tarpon
and 6 more
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
20 guests at a time

Season

October to August

Weeks run Saturday to Saturday from mid-October to the end of August. Migratory tarpon move along the south coast from February to the end of July.

The fishing

Water
Saltwater
Species

First is the fish the lodge leads with.

How it is fished
Flats skiff, Wading the flats
Catch and release
Not published
Tackle
Fly only
Gear
Bring your own tackle

Price and what it covers

US$8,990 per person · 7 nights · 2025

Per person in high season (March 15 to June 14, 2025) on Jardines Avalon IV: 7 nights with five full days and one half day of fishing, sharing a room and a guide. Mid season (June 14 to July 12) US$7,490; low season (July 12 to December 27, 2025) US$6,540. Prices differ by boat.

This is the most recent published rate, and it dates from 2025.

Included

  • 7 nights on the liveaboard in a double room, full board
  • Five full days and one half day of guided fishing, sharing a skiff
  • Meals and drinks on board and on the skiff
  • Registration fee

Not included

  • International flights
  • Hotel nights
  • Ground transfers to Júcaro port (US$150 from Havana in 2024)
  • Conservation fee, US$300 per person
  • Gratuities
  • Single room and single skiff supplements
  • Fishing gear rental

Prices are shown in the currency the lodge publishes them in. Confirm the rate with the lodge.

The lodge

Guests at a time
20
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
Package
7 nights, 5 fishing days
For non-anglers
Yes
Wi-Fi
Not published
Established
Not published

Getting there

Gateway airport
Havana (HAV), José Martí International Airport
From there
Fly to Havana for a road transfer of about 5 hours to Júcaro port; group transfers also run from Camagüey, Santa Clara and Cayo Coco airports. From Júcaro it is about 3 hours by boat to the liveaboard in the park. Under U.S. law, U.S. citizens and residents may not visit Cuba as tourists, and may spend money on travel there only under one of 12 categories of activity in the Treasury Department's Cuba rules.
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The pin marks the general area only; no closer location is published. Location from Wikipedia.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from one of these pages. The lodge’s own website is checked first; a booking agency is used where the lodge is silent.

Lodge website: cubanfishingcenters.com

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