Cueva de Ambrosio in Calimete

I love this place so much I returned with my daughter so she could see the 5 different species of bats flying around the cave. Wow what a natural wonder. I have done 8 caves so far in Cuba and this one is small but SOOOOO interesting. It has the most tribal art and some of it goes back 2000 years. When you are done rent a taxi for the day and go swim in Saturno Cave, visit La Dionisia Cafetal, visit Cueva Bellamar on your way to visit Matanzas. So much to see and do. Do NOT go on a tour. Just rent a taxi. If you are on a budget just share the taxi with other tourists.

Schöne kleine Grotte mit Wandmalereien der Majas.Fledermäuse kann man auch beobachten.5 Euro pro Person

Ein sehr interessante Höhle wenn man Aufmerksam ist und sich gut umsieht kann man das eine oder andere Exotische Tier beobachten, Eine Taschenlampe ist absolut zu empfehlen, es gibt viele schöne hölenmalereien Versteckte kleine Schlupfwinkel und wirklich schöne Tiere zu sehen. Für naturbegeisterte Menschen ein absolutes muss wenn man in Varadero ist und etwas Zeit übrig hat. Mit dem Bus oder einem Taxi sehr gut zu erreichen. Festes Schuhwerk ist zu empfehlen allerdings nicht zu dicke Kleidung. In der Höhle ist es sehr warm und es Herscht eine Sehr sehr hohe Luftfeuchtigkeit.

Bats! 💓😍

Awesome place with cave drawings, bats and many other wonderful things to see

Nice little cave

Costs money, takes about 15 min to look around properly. Lots of bats, nice to see. Some cockroaches on floor so take shoes not flip flops. May or may not be worth it, depends what you enjoy. I found it expensive but I liked it so I dont really mind.

One of the highlights of our visit to Varadero. Lots of bats in a beautiful cave.

Amazing

This cave provided an interesting activity to get us off the resort. Admission is 5 CUC. The cave is only about 200 m long but the natural light cascading through several holes in the cave is quite beautiful.There are lots of bats in the cave, and several pictographs. This site packs a big punch for its size - a worthwhile visit!

For $5 admission, a bat cave was promised, and a bat cave was delivered. A short walk or bus ride from most of the resorts. Now everyone keep quiet and minimize the flashlights, the residents of the batcave are trying to sleep.

Необычное место, посетить обязательно стоит. Но, стыдно за соотечественников! Помимо наскальных рисунков встретились надписи с именами и названиями городов только на русском языке!!! Даже кто-то умудрился «заборное» слово из трёх букв на стене выскребать!!! Относитесь с уважением к таким удивительным местам, пожалуйста.

Durch Zufall bei der Hop On Hop Off Tour entdeckt und ausgestiegen. Sobald sich ein paar Leute gesammelt haben, bietet der Herr von der Kasse eine Führung an, die er recht unterhaltsam gestaltet, die ihm offensichtlich Spaß macht und ohne die wir viele Höhlenmalereien nicht entdeckt hätten.

Very interesting caves. You do have to crawl in to see the interesting parts. The natural habitat there is very humid and hot. Its a short walk but you will need some cash for refreshments afterwards. Oh bring bug spray if you are a mosquito magnet.

5 CUC to get in...on the hop on hop off bus route. Tour Guide has been working there 20 years. Some nice cave formations and lots of tiny fruit bats.

Nice place with quite a story from the guide. If you are in Varadero its worth visiting instead of just lying on the beach whole day...

Nice old place

Quiet place to see something different at Varadero

Si eres temeroso de los murciélagos no es un buen lugar para ti. Si te gustan las aventuras y quieres ver pinturas rupestre, y un lugar natural ocupado hace unos cuantos siglos atrás, puedes sumergirte en esta aventura... excelente atención y guía que te hace un pequeño tour, te proporcionan linterna porque es bastante oscuro.

Lovely place.

Crowdy

Loved the story behind it, bats and great place for pictures.

It was neat to see the bats and the cave paintings. The tour guide was interesting. Worth the price of admission!

Es un bonito recorrido a pie para conocer las cuevas, en donde se pueden ver murciélagos, cactus de muchos años de edad, gran variedad de naturaleza. El recorrido se hace por sí solos y dan una guía con las explicaciones de cada punto.

5 CUC per person. Not much value

I walked in the cave and I caught the tour guide painting pictures of turtles and village people on the wall. Would not recommend.

Cold Crystal

Amazing

Fue una sorpresa poder visitar una cueva cerca de la playa... Nos enteramos del lugar por Google.Es una cueva de fácil acceso, la entrada esta casi al pie del camino y no se requiere de equipo especial para recorrerla.En la cueva encontrarás murciélagos y algunas pinturas antiguas que decoran partes de los muros.Si la visitas no olvides ser respetuoso del lugar para poder conservar por mucho las pinturas y no molestar a sus habitantes.

Wow

Wonderful place to wonder around and see nature first hand. Wear shoes as the pathway is rough in places.

Very interesting. Very affordable. Nice way to spend 30 minutes

Interesting especially for the light and shadows and for the bats living there. The ancient wall inscriptions and paintings are interesting if you have a guide explaining them (its included in the entrance fee which is 5 CUC). Closes at 4:30pm. We were a bit rushed by the guide who had to leave.

nice visit. 5 cuc for adult and 2.5 cuc for children with a guide.

Not for those who are claustrophobic. Interesting if you like to see the natural surrounding.

Стоимость посещения пещеры 5 cuc. В пещере можно спастись от изнурительной жары, можно увидеть летучих мышей, тараканов и рисунки на стенах. Рисунки скорее всего нарисовали местные кубинцы, чтобы вешать лапшу на уши туристам)Гид очень общительный и дружелюбный, провел короткую, но интересную экскурсию. На скучном Варадеро, чтобы, как-то себя развлечь, вполне неплохо посмотреть данное место.

Do not waste your time, its 5min visit and not worth it for sure. Saw many bats and few drawings, which doesnt look really old.

Absolutely awesome place full of wildlife and even found a wild iguana. Staff were spot on and spoke great English

A few minutes walk from the Royalton Hicacos resort. The cost is 5 cuc per person. There is a guide who shows you around and explains the history of the cave. There are drawings on the wall as well as a lot of bats, who are harmless.

The cave was quite a bit bigger than I expected it to be. It was also completely dry, which surprised me as I saw from other posted pictures that the cave had water on the ground.There were also less bats than I expected, but maybe that is a good thing as we did not feel nervous about the few that were flying around. Lots of bats were hanging from the ceiling, were we could look at them nicely. There were drawings on the walls that the cave guide told us were pre-Columbus, but I strongly doubt that. Most likely pre-2018. Still it was a great cave and cool to see the underground formations.

I visited this cave during my vacation in Varadero Cuba on March 14 2018. It is located in Varadero. We took the local bus which takes you there. It is cost 5 cuc to get in, tour lasts about 1 hour. You see lots of bats and can take as many pictures as you like.

There are bats in the cave which are really what make the experience very cool. It is nice for an hour or 2, the cave isnt all that big. The bats are benign. I went there with my boyfriend, very fun, and felt kind of bad for the poor bats since they were sleeping. There were (supposedlysome indigenous paintings on the walls but there werent all that many and I found them dubious though Im no archaeologist.

Really interesting and well priced

Nice cave, you can get to see bats.

В национальном природном парке Варадеро можно посетить пещеры, на которые рекомендуем обратить особое внимание!Среди всех пещер наиболее интересна пещера Амбросио в Варадеро. Она удивляет туристов своими огромными размерами. Длина пещеры составляет около 250 метров. Эта уникальная археологическая ценность, удивительный памятник природы Карибского бассейна. Сейчас в пещере Амбросио живут летучие мыши. Это безобидные миролюбивые животные, на людей не нападают, ведут себя спокойно.Пиктограммы – главная ценность пещерыБолее сотни лет назад в пещере жили индейцы, затем прятались беглые рабы. Стены пещеры Амбросио сохранили семьдесят два красных и чёрных доисторических примитивных рисунка, которые отображают жизнь, поступки, обряды индейцев. Специалисты предполагают, что эти наскальные творения в пещере в Варадеро созданы ещё в предколумбийский период.

5CUC/pax for 45 walk. Not bad but its too short. You may want to go to Saturno Cave instead. Its great there. You can even swim inside.

Highly recommended tour into a cave filled with bats! this was the real deal for bat lovers.

nice old caves with lots of bats

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If you are staying anywhere in Varadero, take the time to go underground at Cueva de Ambrosio. Admission fees: bonus guide with a flashlight. Bring a flashlight! Bring the kids!We were nearing the end of our stay and had not yet visited Varahicacos Ecological Reserve, which is the kind of thing that happens when you travel with a group with different interests.Not only was it the last day but a short hour before the park closed (sunset).A complete cave experience for a novice: Vegetation, geology, pictographs, fauna and flora! The caves have high ceilings (over 8 feet). Though the occasional openings you can see the trees and vegetation growing above, but there are the odd plants whimsically growing on the cave floor. As you walk from room through room, there are bats, stalagmites and stalactites, an interesting selection of pre-columbian (maybecave drawings and visible stratification of stone, pebbles and fossilized vegetation formed by ancient dunes.