About Cayo Las Brujas

Why is it called "Island of the Witches", read here the legend behind the name.

Geographic location

Cayo Las Brujas is a tiny island located off the north coast of Cuba, in the province of Villa Clara. Along with its two neighbors, Cayo Santa Maria and Cayo Ensenachos, it forms a mini-archipelago called “Los Cayos de Villa Clara” (aka Cayeria del Norte); and this little group of island is part of a larger archipelago called “Jardines del Rey” (King's Gardens). These cayos are connected to the main island of Cuba by a 48-km causeway Pedraplen.

For further information on where Cayo Las Brujas is located and to view maps of the region, please visit our Location & Maps section.

Beaches, attractions and environment

The northern coastline of Cayo Las Brujas is where are located its beautiful beaches, such as Playa La Salina, Playa La Manteca and Playa Escondida, for more information please visit our Beaches section. Cayo Las Brujas is uninhabited (no villages, no cities, no farms). The hotels' employees come to work by bus from the surrounding cities, such as Caibarién, Remedios, Camajuani and Santa Clara.

The Cayos of Villa Clara are part of the Buenavista Biosphere Reserve recognized by UNESCO. The Cuban government is recognized to be very environmentally conscious so during the construction of the 48-km causeway, they built a bridge-opening every kilometer to minimize the negative impact of the construction on the local marine life. This connection to the mainland allows an easier access for supplies, but also an easy way for tourists to get off the cayo and explore the region. For further information please visit our sections Sights & Activities and Excursions & Tours (in the "Things to Do/See" item from the top menu), you will then be redirected to our www.cayosantamaria.info website as the activities, attractions and excursions are common to the three cays.

How to get there

There’s a small domestic airport on Cayo Las Brujas (code MUBR), but the Abel SantaMaria Airport (aka Santa Clara Airport, code: SNU) is the closest international airport to Cayo Las Brujas. For more details on these airports, please visit our Airports section (from the "Plan your Trip" item in the top menu) . The transfer from the Santa Clara airport to Cayo Las Brujas takes approximately 1h30m depending where your hotel is located.

Transfers by air-conditioned bus are usually included when buying a vacation package. Taxis are also available, or you can rent a car. The first hour or so is through the Cuban countryside and small towns and villages, the last half-hour is on the 48-km causeway with the ocean on both side. At the end of the causeway you'll reach first Cayo Las Brujas, then the delfinario (dolphinarium), followed by Cayo Ensenachos, and finally Cayo Santa Maria.

There is only one road from the causeway to access all the hotels and services in Cayo Las Brujas. The access point is located 700 meters east of the gas station. Since our last visit, several road signs have been installed and kilometers of sidewalk to connect all the hotels.

The bus line VIAZUL serves Cayo Las Brujas from downtown Santa Clara, but not from the airport. For further information on how to get to Cayo Las Brujas by air, by car or by bus, please visit the Getting There section (from the "Plan your Trip" item in the top menu).

Getting Around

The easiest and cheapest way to stroll around the three three cayos is with the open-top double-decker tourist buses called Panoramic Bus Tour. They stop at every hotels, every plazas (aka market) and at the Delfinario; the cost is 5 USD per day, payable only by credit cards. The schedule is posted in the lobby of each hotel. Taxis are also available, or you can rent a bicycle, scooter, car or jeep. For further information visit our Getting Around section (from the "Plan your Trip" item in the top menu).

Where to stay and Play

All hotels in the three Cayos of Villa Clara are resort-style and All-Anclusive, except for the small Villa Las Brujas 3* which include accomodation and have a on-site restaurant with very reasonnable prices. We go to this restaurant every time we visit Cayo Las Brujas

Visit our Hotels section for detailed information on each hotel in Cayo Las Brujas.

The Cayos of Villa Clara are also home to a few "plazas", They are commercial and entertainement centers offering a wide range of extra services (off-resort) such as: restaurants, bars, discotheque, bowling, boutiques, handicraft markets, spa, etc... Plaza La Estrella, Plaza Las Dunas and Plaza Las Terrazas are located on Cayo Santa Maria. There is only one in Cayo Las Brujas: Gaviota Las Salinas, Plaza & Spa.