Cayo Largo · Cuba
Avalon — Cayo Largo
Cayo Largo del Sur, Canarreos archipelago
SaltwaterPermitFlats skiff, Wading the flats
SeasonOct–Jul
- Guests
- 10
- Guide to anglers
- 1:2
- Release
- Not published
- Tackle
- Fly only
US$10,240 per person · 7 nights · 2024
Matanzas, Cuba
Fly Fishing The Run — Zapata liveaboards (Georgiana / Perola)
SaltwaterZapata Peninsula marine park, south coast
Fly Fishing The Run, a Chilean outfitter, has run motherships in the marine park off Cuba's Zapata Peninsula since 2016. Guests sleep aboard the 100-foot Georgiana, which takes eight anglers, or the Perola, which takes six, and the boat moves between fishing zones through the week. Flats skiffs go after bonefish and permit, while Dolphin skiffs run farther out for tarpon.
Published price
US$54,000 whole-boat charter for up to 8 anglers · 7 nights · 2026
Season
February to December
Main fish
Bonefish
and 3 more
Guiding
1 guide to 2 anglers
8 guests at a time
Season
February to December
In 2026 the Georgiana runs February to July, with weeks open from March 14 to May 9, and the Perola has a week from November 28 to December 5. Trips run Saturday to Saturday from Havana.
The fishing
- Water
- Saltwater
- 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$54,000 whole-boat charter for up to 8 anglers · 7 nights · 2026
Whole-boat charter of the Georgiana for up to 8 anglers, 7 nights and 6 fishing days, February to July 2026. The Perola takes up to 6 anglers and charters for US$33,000.
Included
- Pickup at Havana airport
- All transfers within Cuba
- 7 nights aboard
- 6 fishing days in flat-bottom and Dolphin skiffs
- 6 drinks a day
Not included
- Hotel nights in Havana
- VIP airport service
- Extra food and drinks
- Tips
- Cuban visa
- Fishing gear
- Conservation fee, US$200
- Open-bar option, US$200
Prices are shown in the currency the lodge publishes them in. Confirm the rate with the lodge.
The lodge
- Guests at a time
- 8
- Guiding
- 1 guide to 2 anglers
- Package
- 7 nights, 6 fishing days
- For non-anglers
- Not published
- Wi-Fi
- Not published
- Established
- 2016
Getting there
- Gateway airport
- Havana (HAV), José Martí International Airport
- From there
- Arrive in Havana on a Saturday; you are met and taken to the yacht for the first night. At 7 am on Sunday the boat heads through the San Lázaro Channel to the Zapata fishing grounds, and it returns the next Saturday for the drive back to Havana airport. U.S. citizens and residents cannot travel to Cuba as tourists; U.S. Treasury rules allow travel-related transactions only within 12 categories of activity.
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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: flyfishingtherun.com
Lodge website
- flyfishingtherun.com/zapata-cuba for location, species, fishing styles, package, price, fly-only rule, gear, guide ratio, getting there, year established, capacity, description
- flyfishingtherun.com/about-us for description, year established
Booking agency
- aardvarkmcleod.com/cuba-zapata-2026-availability for price, season, season status, capacity, guide ratio, species
- aardvarkmcleod.com/destination/zapata-cuba for fishing styles, species