Orchid Gardens — Attraction in Candelaria

I visited the Orchid Garden of Soroa in early September and was truly amazed by the stunning natural surroundings—it’s a very peaceful and beautiful place to walk through. However, during my visit there were only a couple of earth orchid wreaths blooming. The staff explained that it wasn’t the right season for orchids, which I understand, but I would have loved to see more flowers in bloom. Adding more variety, such as roses or other species, would make the garden even more impressive. Overall, it’s a lovely spot with great potential, but there’s definitely room for improvement to make the experience even...

The orquideario of Soroa is an amazing place. Dr Ernesto Mujico showed us around, there are lots of varieties of orchids and also other plants that can be admired, like several varieties of ginger with the most striking flowers. For the orchidlover definitely the place to be, it is magical and very well kept! We were enchanted with all the beauty, though august is not the best period for flowers. We will...

We travelled from Havana towards Vinales and on the way, we visited Salto de Soroa and the nearby huge, largest orchard farm in the Americas. It was a bit underwhelming that a real tribute to the people who had grown these over many decades. The countryside was actually quite lush. Certainly worthwhile stopping if you’re up this...