Product Code:31681370
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Boat ride: Havana, Guama, Laguna de la Redonda.
City tour in : Havana, Trinidad, Camaguey, Santiago De Cuba.
Evening tour: Fortress of St. Carlos in Havana, Casa de la Trova in Santiago.
Admission ticket: Fortress of St. Carlos in Havana, Crocodile farm in Guama, Giron Beach Museum, Temple of Santería Yemaya in Trinidad, Manaca Iznaga hacienda, Fenota sugar mill museum, Camaguey Ballet Centre, Ron Bacardi Factory, Castillo del Morro, Chorro de Maita museum in Guardalavaca, Taina Village, Camilo Cienfuegos museum-cemetery in Yaguajay, Marcelo Salado Sugar Mill in Remedios, Cigar Factory in Santa Clara.
Train: Manaca Iznaga in Guachinango, Marcelo Salado Sugar mill.
Havana
Arrival. Welcome to Cuba!. Transfer to the hotel and, depending on the time of your flight, free time. To welcome you at the end of the afternoon we will include a trip in an old classic car to the fortress of San Carlos passing the ‘Malecón’ and we will attend the cannon shooting ceremony(admission included). Return to the hotel (by coach or vehicles) and accommodation.
Havana
Breakfast:Hotel |
This morning we include a visit of about 4 hours; we will include a stroll through Colonial Havana; declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a panoramic tour of Revolution Square and the University. We will include a boat trip across the bay in the little boat to Regla where we will see the church of the Virgin of Regla, a place of great devotion where there is a strong syncretism between the Catholic religion and the Afro-Cuban. Will you buy flowers and have a daughter of Ochun read your hand? After this, at lunchtime, we will take you to the area of ??the ‘Callejón del Chorro’, an area with multiple “paladares” (private restaurants) where you can have lunch. Afternoon free. In the evening, those who wish may optionally attend the famous Tropicana cabaret-show.
Havana - Guama - Caleta Buena - Girón - Cienfuegos
Breakfast:Hotel Lunch:Guama Dinner:Cienfuegos |
We will leave Havana for the south of the island, where we can enjoy its beautiful tropical landscapes. Arrival in GUAMA, and a visit to the crocodile farm, including a boat trip to admire this area declared a national park. In the village of Taina we will see a little more about the population that existed before the arrival of the Europeans. We continue along the Caribbean coastal road. Have your swimsuit to hand! We will have time in CALETA BUENA, where we will include lunch, and you can swim, see its cenotes or snorkel! After that in GIRON, we will visit the Girón Beach Museum which tells us about the Bay of Pigs invasion and the revolution. Continuation to CIENFUEGOS, “the pearl of the south”, a very nice colonial city, where we will walk through its French neoclassical colonial streets. Dinner included and accommodation.
Cienfuegos - Trinidad
Breakfast:Hotel Lunch:Trinidad |
A little under a hundred kilometres take us to TRINIDAD, arrival and visit to Cuba’s most beautiful and best-preserved colonial city, a true “open-air museum”, declared a world heritage site. After the visit we will see the “Temple of Santería Yemayá”, dedicated to the orisha (God) of the Sea, with its offerings of fruit, water and stones; a santero will tell us about this religion and its beliefs. After the visit and lunch included, we will stay at our resort hotel at Ancon beach. You will have the afternoon free to enjoy the Caribbean Sea on this magnificent beach, or, if you prefer, to stroll at leisure in Trinidad. At night we provide a transfer to the cathedral to enjoy the “place of music” and its little restaurants with Cuban music.
Trinidad - H.Guachinango - Camagüey
Breakfast:Hotel Lunch:H. Guachinango |
Our day is full of beautiful landscapes and unforgettable experiences. By coach we travel to MANACA IZNAGA, at the center of the sugar zone that brought Trinidad prosperity; here we will remember the story of the slaves next to the ancient 44-metre tower that was used to watch over them. We will then take a historic train with its old wooden carriages that slowly runs through the hacienda. The train stops at FENOTA, a sugar mill today a museum, and goes on to GUACHINANGO, in this beautiful area of hills we will have time to relax over lunch (included). In the afternoon, by coach, we will continue to SANCTI SPIRITUS, a charming little colonial town little visited by tourism, where we will have time for a walk and a coffee. Continuation through the center of the island towards CAMAGÜEY-Arrival in the country’s third city, considered the city of art and with a lot of atmosphere at night.-
Camaguey - Guaimaro - Bayamo - Santiago de Cuba
Breakfast:Hotel Lunch:Bayamo |
Morning visit to the city’s great historical centre with its many theatres, squares, alleys and churches. We will include a visit to the Camaguey Ballet Centre, where they will tell us about the origin of the company, and we will watch dancers, teachers and choreographers rehearsing and assembling their works. Lunch included. We continue on our route, with a brief stop in GUÁIMAROwhere the first Cuban constitution which was approved, and the slaves’ emancipation was demanded. BAYAMO, a picturesque small colonial town; here we will stroll and see the schoolchildren practising at the chess academy. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, arrival at the end of the afternoon. In the evening we will go to CASA DE LA TROVA, a meeting place for Cuban music lovers, with its live performances.
Santiago de Cuba
Breakfast:Hotel Lunch:Santiago de Cuba |
We include a tour of SANTIAGO, Cuba’s second city and one of contrasts, capital of the ‘son’ and the revolution. Around 20 km from the city, in the mountains, we will go to the Basilica of our Lady of Charity of Copper, where we will be surprised at the veneration for the virgin patron of Cuba. After that we will go to the Santa Ifigenia cemetery, where Fidel Castro and José Martí are buried. We will see the Ron Bacardí factory and go to the CASTILLO DEL MORRO, an impregnable citadel on a promontory declared a world heritage site, which houses an interesting museum on Piracy. Lunch included. Free time in the afternoon.
Santiago de Cuba - Banes - Guardalavaca.
Breakfast:Hotel Lunch:Banes Dinner:Hotel |
Among beautiful landscapes of tropical hills, we travel to the north coast. A walk through the quiet centre of HOLGUIN before continuing to GUARDALAVACA, where we see the Museo Chorro de Maita archaeological park that protects the remains of a village and an Indian cemetery with the remains of 62 human skeletons, and Taina Village, which reproduces scenes of how the Indigenous peoples lived before Columbus’s arrival. We see the magnificent surroundings of BARIAY BAY, where Christopher Columbus landed. Lunch included. Afternoon free at the resort by the beautiful Guardalavaca beaches. Dinner included in the hotel.
Guardalavaca - Holguin - Cayo Coco
Breakfast:Hotel Lunch:Holguin Dinner:Cayo Coco |
We travel to the west of the island. Stop at PUERTO PADRE, a small town stopped in time, which was once the largest sugar port on the planet. Lunch included en route. In LAGUNA DE LA REDONDA, we will include a beautiful one-hour boat ride between the mangroves, foliage-covered tributaries and small inland lakes. After that, spectacular landscapes on the road that crosses the sea towards CAYO COCO. Arrival mid-afternoon, dinner included.
Cayo Coco - Yaguajay - Remedios
Breakfast:Hotel Lunch:Cayo Coco Dinner:Remedios |
Free morning to enjoy the beach. After lunch (included) we will leave for YAGUAJAY, where the Camilo Cienfuegos museum-cemetery is located. Night in REMEDIOS, one of the most beautiful colonial towns in Cuba. Dinner included.
Remedios - Marcelo Salado Sugar Mill - Santa Clara - Havana
Breakfast:Hotel Lunch:Santa Clara |
On the outskirts of Remedios, we see the old Marcelo Salado sugar mill, a former sugar mill closed after the fall of the USSR, and today a museum that shows us what traditional sugar production was like. We include a 20-minute ride on an old train with a steam engine. After that we travel to SANTA CLARA, where we see the Constantino Pérez cigar factory (Montecristo and Partagas cigars). After lunch (included) we visit the Che Guevara Mausoleum Museum. Return to Havana. Arrival at about 19:00. End of our services. Please, check the time of your flight in case you might need an additional night.
Havana
Breakfast:Hotel |
After breakfast, end of our services.
**Transfer from the hotel to the airport not included**
Pick up at Havana airport upon arrival
General Services: Travel by bus with English speaking guide, basic travel insurance and breakfast buffet.
Includes arrival transfer
Boat: Havana, Guama, Laguna de la Redonda.
City tour in : Havana, Trinidad, Camaguey, Santiago De Cuba.
Evening Transfer: Fortress of St. Carlos in Havana, Casa de la Trova in Santiago.
Ticket admission: Fortress of St. Carlos in Havana, Crocodile farm in Guama, Giron Beach Museum, Temple of Santería Yemaya in Trinidad, Manaca Iznaga hacienda, Fenota sugar mill museum, Camaguey Ballet Centre, Ron Bacardi Factory, Castillo del Morro, Chorro de Maita museum in Guardalavaca, Taina Village, Camilo Cienfuegos museum-cemetery in Yaguajay, Marcelo Salado Sugar Mill in Remedios, Cigar Factory in Santa Clara.
Train: Manaca Iznaga in Guachinango, Marcelo Salado Sugar mill.
9 lunches & 4 dinners as mentioned in the itinerary.
PAYMENT TERMS
A deposit of C$500 per person is required within 3days after booking confirmation.
Balance Payment due on 45days prior to departure.
CANCELLATIONS
Customer may cancel the booked or confirmed services at any time, whereby they are entitled to a refund for the amount paid, but must compensate the agency, except in cases of force majeure, as per the following: The processing costs plus the cancellation cost, if these have been incurred, once the journey has been confirmed and regardless of the departure date.
At time of booking confirmation: CAD500 or equivalent in local currency.
45 days or more before arrival city/country CAD500 Nil.
Less than 45 to 31 days CAD500 + 10% of basic land tour component
Less than 30 to 21 days CAD500 + 20% of basic land tour component
Less than 20 to 8 days CAD500 + 30% of basic land tour component
Less than 7 day or No Show 100% of land tour component
No shows at the start of the trip, without prior cancellation, will not be entitled to any refund (except force majeure cases, which will be examined on a case-by-case basis).
Different cancellation conditions apply for some programs (circuits that include train / airplane / cruise) and during particularly difficult dates (fairs, special events, periods involving increased hotel booking difficulties).
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