Cuba Culture & Nature Tour - 8 days/7 nights
Havana-Vinales-Guama-Cienfuegos-Trinidad-Villa Clara-Varadero.
Departures Sundays.
Itinerary: 3 nights in Havana, 2 nights in Trinidad and 2 nights in Varadero.
Day 1: Saturday
Havana
Arrival. Accommodation and dinner arranged in a selected hotel. Free night.
Day 2: Sunday
Havana
Breakfast in the hotel. Pick-up at the hotel. Visit to the Morro-Cabaña Lookout. Walking tour around Old Havana City Historic Center, Cultural Heritage of Mankind; Plaza de Armas; walk along Calle de los Oficios up to Plaza de San Francisco de Asis. Visit the Rum Museum to become acquainted with Havana Club rum manufacturing process and also taste it. Continue along the Plaza Vieja (Old Square). Return on Mercaderes Street up to Ambos Mundos hotel, where renowned American writer Ernest Hemingway lived. Cathedral Square; the famous bar-restaurant La Bodeguita del Medio.Panoramic bus tour by Revolution Museum, Central Park, Gran Teatro de La Habana, National Capitol and the Malecon sea-front drive. Lunch at local restaurant. After lunch tour around Modern Havana: Revolution Square and Havana University. Return to hotel and dinner. Night free.
Day 3: Monday
Havana/Viñales/Havana
Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer by an air-conditioned bus to Viñales Valley in Pinar del Rio, Cuba’s most western province where the world’s best tobacco is grown. Exotic landscape with valleys crowded with royal palms, the national tree. In-transit visit to a cigar factory in Candelaria. On the way to Viñales a visit to “ El Paraíso” farm, where you will learn about the lifestyle of local peasants as well as about the growing of tobacco. In Viñales, visit to the Pre-historic Mural (cave painting on the country’s most ancient rocks) and the Indian Cave, boating along its underground river. Lunch at local restaurant. Stop at Los Jazmines lookout to admire the Viñales Valley. Return to hotel and dinner. Night free.
Day 4: Tuesday
Havana / Guamá / Cienfuegos / Trinidad
Breakfast in the hotel. Departure for Cienfuegos. In-transit visit to “Fiesta Campesina”, first contact with the endemic flora and fauna of Zapata Peninsula. Also in-transit visit to the crocodile farm of the Guama resort. Lunch at local restaurant. Departure for Cienfuegos. Tour of Cienfuegos’ main streets and avenues. Founded by the French, Cienfuegos is located at a wonderful bay guarded by Castillo de Jagua (Jagua Castle) where you can find the largest coral site ever discovered in Cuba that was christened Notre Dame. Visits to: the Marti Park, the Palacio del Valle, the Tomas Terry Theatre, the House of Cultural Assets, and thePurisima Concepción Cathedral The trip continues to Trinidad. Accommodation in All Inclusive hotel. Night free.
Day 5: Wednesday
Trinidad
Breakfast in the hotel. Panoramic tour of Trinidad, one of the first villages founded by the Spaniards at the beginnings of the 16th century. It was declared by UNESCO Cultural Heritage of Mankind. Visit to the Main Parochial Church of the Holy Trinity housing a luxurious altar decorated with local precious stones, and images 300 years old; Plaza Mayor, and Count Brunet Palace-- at present, a Romantic Museum. Visit to La Canchanchara bar to enjoy a cocktail of the same name. Lunch at local restaurant. Back to the hotel and dinner. Night free.
Day 6: Thursday
Trinidad / Villa Clara / Varadero
Breakfast in the hotel. Departure for Villa Clara. Arrival in Villa Clara. Visit to Che Museum and the Armoured Train. Tour of the Historical Center. Lunch at Los Caneyes. The trip continues to Varadero. Accommodation and dinner arranged in selected hotel. Night free.
Day 7: Friday
Varadero
Accommodation in Varadero in All Inclusive hotel. Day free.
Day 8: Saturday
Varadero
Breakfast in hotel. Check Out of hotel in Varadero. End of tour.
Cuba Culture & Nature Tour Summer 2010 Public Prices in EUR for Eastern and Central
Europe
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GOLD HOTEL PACKAGE |
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Hotels included in this tour: Nacional/Brisas Trinidad del Mar/ Melia Varadero
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Tour Departure Dates |
Single |
Double |
Child |
1,8,15,22 & 29 MAY
5,12,19 & 26 JUNE
3,10,17,24 & 31 JULY
7,14,21 & 28 AUGUST
4,11,18, & 25 SEPTEMBER
2,9,16,23 & 30 OCTOBER |
795 |
655 |
350 |
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TPL rooms not available. Infants 0-1 FREE, Children 2-12 see prices. |
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SILVER HOTEL PACKAGE |
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Hotels included in this tour: Occidental Miramar/Ancon/ Sol Palmeras |
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Tour Departure Dates |
Single |
Double |
Triple |
Child |
1,8,15,22 & 29 MAY
5,12,19 & 26 JUNE
3,10,17,24 & 31 JULY
7,14,21 & 28 AUGUST
4,11,18, & 25 SEPTEMBER
2,9,16,23 & 30 OCTOBER |
630 |
520 |
500 |
285 |
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Infants 0-1 FREE, Children 2-12 see prices. |
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BRONZE HOTEL PACKAGE |
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Hotels included in this tour: Kohly / Costa Sur/ Villa Tortuga |
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Tour Departure Dates |
Single |
Double |
Child |
1,8,15,22 & 29 MAY
5,12,19 & 26 JUNE
3,10,17,24 & 31 JULY
7,14,21 & 28 AUGUST
4,11,18, & 25 SEPTEMBER
2,9,16,23 & 30 OCTOBER |
470 |
400 |
185 |
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TPL rooms not available. Infants 0-1 FREE, Children 2-12 see prices. |
Extensions to tour:
Extra days either before the tour starts or at the end of the tour available at extra cost on request.
Outbound International Flight Connections:
If you are planning to take your outbound international flight on the last day of the tour you will need to tell us so we can advise you if it will be possible to meet the expected check-in time at the airport. If it is not possible to make the flight you may need to come back to Havana on the penultimate day of the tour, or leave early from the hotel on the last tour day. In this case you will have to pay extra for transfers to airport and/or hotel accommodation.
If your outbound international flight is on the day or other days after the last day of the tour you need to extend your stay in Cuba which we can provide for you at an extra cost.
What’s Included:
7 nights hotel accommodation. Meals as indicated. All inclusive basis at beach resort hotels. Transfers during tour. Tour Guide Service. Excursions and activities as indicated. Entrance fees.
Not Included:
International flights. Airport transfers on arrival and at end of tour. (extra cost available on request). Tourist Visa Card (available from the Cuban Consulate in your country, or your travel agent or airline). Medical and Travel Insurance. Cuba Airport Departure Tax (international outbound flights). Any food and beverages not mentioned as included. Hotel room services, telephone calls, staff gratuities etc,. Personal expenses.
Please contact us with your choice of departure date, number of adults and children (include children's ages), type of room(s) and whether you require airport transfers.