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LA TORTUGA
A large double Decker floating hotel. While you are our guest in Los Jardines de la Reina, accommodation is on our live-aboard boat La Tortuga: - a large, 110 foot long, double-decker floating hotel with seven cabins for guests. The newly refurbished Tortuga (2008) is an unbelievably solid boat, made of steel and then anchored in a protected channel, so that it never moves about. The threat of getting seasick is non-existent. This boat doesn't move one inch.
In 2008 the Tortuga was refurbished again, a major rebuild with a total cost of 1.5 million USD. The Tortuga features a large air conditioned dining room downstairs with both a foredeck and afterdeck which makes this a very comfortable home away from home. Food on board combines the flair of the best Continental Italian cuisine, some of the best seafood cuisine and traditional Cuban favourites like rice and beans. Beverages available on board include bottled water, Mineral and Tonic water, various soft drinks, beer, rum and excellent wines. Fresh Water is guaranteed by desalinization (4.000Ltrs / day) and there are generators located on a small island close to the lodge which run twenty four hours providing electricity for plenty of 110 and 220 volt outlets. There are plenty of rod racks and facilities for cleaning tackle at the end of the day. Laundry is also available on a daily basis. For a trip to Cuba it is better to travel light and you can leave all your formal clothes at home. For those who can just not leave work alone or want to e-mail loved ones, there is a wireless internet connection available onboard all the time.
On board, guests will find Fly-Fishing shirts (long and short sleeves), hats and short fishing pants at an outlet price. We remind you that credit cards are not accepted and all your expenses will be charged in CUC (Cuban convertible Pesos that you can change at airport at your arrival or in any bank).
There are also 3 different mother ships to chose from as detailed below.
HALCON. F/B
This recently-restored 75-foot luxury yacht features 6 cabins, three bathrooms and showers with plenty of hot water to make things comfortable. Perfect for groups of eight anglers, the Halcon allows anglers to travel to and fish the more remote parts of the Jardines de la Reina, and explore flats where the fish have rarely seen anglers and are easier to catch. Best of all, anglers on the Halcon get in a lot more quality fishing time each day. You are minutes away from many of the very best flats so there is far less running time in the skiffs and more fishing time for everyone.
On the main deck is a large salon, which is fully air-conditioned with comfortable couches making it the perfect place to relax with cocktails after fishing and before dinner. The salon is equipped with a TV, DVD and a good sound system that allows people to either watch movies or for anglers to hook up their video cameras and have fun watching the exciting fishing videos shot by their friends earlier that day.
Meals are usually served on the afterdeck allowing you to enjoy your meal with a light evening cool breeze. The chef on the Halcon does a wonderful job, food is primarily seafood - fresh fish every day, lobster and conch. But for those that would like something different, chicken and pork are also available, along with salads and a variety of fruits that are served every day. For those who still have room the desserts like flan, and rum cake are delicious.
For Divers the Halcon is the perfect craft, having the ability to travel all around the island system, offering a huge variety of dive sites during the week. Availability and access to the very best dives in the Jardines de la Reina and the unlimited range of the Halcon is the key to its popularity as a dive boat. Your diving guides live aboard the Halcon along with the guests.
This boat is designed to take up to 8 anglers with 4 skiffs, your guides and crew all live aboard with you for the duration of your stay. This is the perfect way to see and fish large areas of Jardines de la Reina in comfort of your own private little world and oasis.
CABALLONES. F/B
Caballones is a very comfortable yacht, which was fully refurbished at the end of 2006. This impressive yacht is seventy-five feet in length, all the rooms are air conditioned, with 4 double rooms (one is a queen bed for a couple) 4 bathrooms with showers and plenty of hot water to make things comfortable thanks to a new water maker.
The chef on the Caballones does a wonderful job, food is primarily seafood - fresh fish every day, lobster and conch. But for those that would like something different, chicken and pork are also available, along with salads and a variety of fruits that are served every day. For those who still have room the desserts like flan, and rum cake are delicious. Meals are normally on the large upper deck where meals are usually served from a "on show” cuisine!
Our guides live aboard the Caballones along with you (in a complete separate area for everybody's comfort). Having your guides stay with you provides the flexibility to travel around this huge islands system in order to find the absolute best fishing is a key to the popularity of the Caballones.
The ideal group of anglers is 6 to 8, with three to four guides and three or four flats skiffs available at all times. The Caballones is superb and suggested solution for those guests that would love to try all kind of fishing techniques in Jardines de la Reina, from Spinning, Fly-fishing, trolling or bottom fishing.
LA REINA. F/B
La Reina. The brand new yacht.
La Reina is a comfortable yacht, fully refurbished a the end of 2005 and sixty-nine feet in length. All air conditioned, with 4 double rooms and 4 bathrooms and a large upper deck where meals are usually served! Showers with plenty of hot water make things comfortable thanks to a new water maker. The chef on La Reina does a wonderful job with the meals. Dinners are primarily seafood- fresh fish every day. For those that would like something different, chicken and pork are available as well as vegetarian meals. Salads and a variety of fruits are served every day. The desserts like flan and rum cake are delicious. The guides live aboard the La Reina along with the guests, and having the flexibility to travel around this huge island system in order to find the absolute best fishing is a key to the popularity of the La Reina. The ideal group of anglers is four, with two guides and two flats skiffs available at all times.
La Reina is superb and suggested solution for those guests that would love to try all kind of fishing techniques in Jardines de la Reina, from Spinning, Fly-fishing, trolling or bottom fishing.
LA TORTUGA
Dining room,
Air-conditioning,
Foredeck,
Afterdeck,
Fresh water,
Beverages,
Rod racks,
Laundry service,
Wireless internet connection,
Clothing shop,
HALCON.
Large salon,
Air-conditioning,
Hot water supplies,
Diving facilities,
CABALLONES.
Hot water supplies,
Air-conditioning,
Skiffs available,
LA REINA.
Hot water supplies,
Large upper deck,
Air-conditioning,
LA TORTUGA
The Tortuga normally accommodates 14 anglers, two per room. Each cabin has its own shower with hot water, toilet and individually adjustable high tech air-conditioning system.
HALCON.
All of the Halcon cabins have excellent A/C, comfortable beds and a surprising amount of storage space for your clothing and gear. Good showers with plenty of hot water make things comfortable at the end of a long fishing day.
CABALLONES.
All rooms are air conditioned, with 4 double rooms (one is a queen bed for a couple) 4 bathrooms with showers and plenty of hot water to make things comfortable thanks to a new water maker.
LA REINA.
4 double rooms (air-conditioned) and 4 bathrooms.
JARDINES DE LA REINA
