Cuban eastern provinces to host 14th international nature tourism event

HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 10 (ACN) Cuban eastern provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba and Guantanamo will host the 14th International Nature Tourism Event (Turnat) 2024, to be held September 24-29, in order to showcase the rich natural heritage that makes Cuba a unique destination for rural tourism.

Francisco Longino Franquiz, head of events of the Ecotur S.A. Travel Agency, said today at a press conference that the meeting, which will reach the southeast of the archipelago, will include six groups of routes, such as farm visits, trekking, photographic safaris, nautical destinations, accessible tourism and wellness, as well as trekking.

Turnat is designed for tour operators and also involves local actors and communities and identifies new attractions and products, and builds catalogs to attract clients, he said.

The event will reach 85 destinations in its 14th edition, 33 of them in the province of Granma, 32 in Santiago de Cuba and another 20 in Guantanamo, Longino Franquiz added.

There will also be lectures and visits to places that contribute to the development of agrotourism and are part of Cuba's important natural and historic sites.

Turnat is the most important international Nature Tourism event of its kind in the country and has a direct impact on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, through the enhancement of destinations from sustainability and environmental protection by reducing the carbon footprint, Ecotur S.A official concluded.