All Around Cuba and Beyond

• Transfer in and out to the Airport.
• Accommodation in B&B homestay (Casas Particulares).
• Transportation in a comfortable air-conditioned car during your stay to visit the most important tourist destinations in Cuba.
• Professional tour guide and driver service.
• One hour ride back to the 50´s in Havana on a vintage American convertible car.

• Pick up at Havana Airport.
• Accommodation in a Bed and Breakfast in Havana
• Round Trip welcome briefing.
• Free time upon arrival.

The Capital of all Cubans, Havana is simply a lively and colorful city plenty of bustle and entertainment, with an awesome architecture from the Colonial period and beyond. Founded in 1519 as Saint Christopher of Havana, it is still today the main economic, political, cultural and social city of the country. Its amazing buildings, historical museums, glamorous nightlife and enchanting people invite you to get deeper within the street maze. Its defense system, together with the oldest section of the city, where time seams to stand still, are considered the historical heart of Havana and the largest colonial center in Latin America. It was declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982.

• Picking up at the accommodation.
• Walking tour around the Old Havana, including Arms Square, Saint Francis of Assisi Square, Old Square, and Cathedral Square. Ambos Mundos Hotel, La Bodeguita del Medio and El Floridita bars. Museums, churches, local markets, souvenir shops and cigar, rum and coffee place.
• Optional lunch break. Our suggestion is to try typical Cuban food at a local Paladar.
• One hour ride in a classic convertible car all through the new section of the city.
• Panoramic tour to the Modern Havana, including a ride all along the seafront avenue known as Malecon, Revolution Square, Central Park, Capitol Building, Opera House, former Bacardi Building and Museum of the Revolution, former Presidential Palace. Visit to the Statue of Jesus Christ and the surroundings of Morro-Cabaña fortresses complex. Optional stops for pictures.
• Free time at the Flea Market.
• Drive back to the accommodation.
• Free time for the nightlife.

The options listed below could be added to this tour upon your request. To be paid on spot.

Visit to:

• Havana Club Rum Museum.
• Cigar Factory.
• Christopher Colombus Cemetery.
• Hemingway´s room at Ambos Mundos Hotel.
• Ernest Hemingway´s House at Finca Vigía and Cojimar fishermen village. (20.00 USD for the ride and the admission fee is paid on spot)
• Beach time at East Havana. (20.00 USD for the ride)
• The Cultural Community Project known as Fusterlandia, run by José Fuster, a famous Cuban artist. (20.00 USD for the ride)
• Some museums like City Museum and Revolution Museum.

Night activities. To be paid on spot.

• Cannon Shot Ceremony at La Cabaña Fortress.
• Tropicana Show. (price depends on the location. Starts at 10.00 PM)
• Buena Vista Social Club Show. (admission fee, show and typical Cuban Meal. Service starts at 8.00 PM)
• Jazz Clubs La Zorra y el Cuervo or Jazz Café. (admission fee varies depending on the band performing every night)
• Fábrica de Arte Cubano.

Located in the western most region of Cuba, it is very well known for the high quality of tobacco fields and amazing landscapes. Viñales Valley, with its spectacular Mogotes, very peculiar limestone formations that resemble huge rocks settled down by aliens in the middle of the valley, is located in Sierra de los Organos mountain range in Pinar del Rio province. It was declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the category of Cultural Landscape. It treasures a wide variety of botanical species and more than 47 archeological sites, most of them related to aboriginal communities and settlements of African slaves. Our invitation is to explore the most colorful Natural Park of Cuba.

• Picking up at the accommodation.
• The ride to Viñales will take about two and a half hours. We can make an optional stop half way.
• Stop at Los Jazmines Hotel, a balcony to Viñales Valley, to enjoy the unique landscape and have a look of the mogotes.
• Visit to a tobacco farm to be in contact with the local tradition of growing the best tobacco in the world and learn how to make your own.
• Visit to Cueva del Indio, to enjoy walking in and riding on a boat along an underground river. (admission fee: pay on spot)
• Optional lunch break. Nice choices of local cuisine.
• Back in town to enjoy free time, souvenir market, shop and a little bit of Viñales village.
• Visit to Mural de la Prehistoria, where a local painter recreated the evolution of human beings on the face of one of the mogotes. (admission fee: pay on spot)
• Drive back to the accommodation in Havana.
• Free time for the nightlife.

The options listed below could be added to this tour upon your request. To be paid on spot.

• Horseback ride.
• Hiking
• Climbing
• Visit to El Palenque de los Cimarrones, former shelter for runaway slaves.

Zapata Swamp is regarded as the largest wetland in the Caribbean area. Located on the southern coast of the province of Matanzas, this huge swamp, partially covered by forest, is one of the most complete wildlife reserves in the geographic area. Because of its wide variety of flora and fauna and the preservation works we have carried out; it was declared National Park Peninsula de Zapata by the Cuban authorities and Reserve of the Biosphere by UNESCO. The Caribbean coast, with its sandy beaches and the very well-preserved coral reef, attracts divers and water sports practitioners from all over the world.

• Picking up at the accommodation.
• The ride to Gran Parque Nacional Peninsula de Zapata will take about two hours.
• Visit to Museo de La Comandancia, devoted to the history of the invasion of Bay of Pigs in 1962. (admission fee and camaras you pay on spot)
• Optional visit to Guama, a group of islands in the middle of the Treasure Lake where there is a replica of a Taino Village. We get there by boat. (admission fee: pay on spot)
• Optional visit to the Crocodrile Breeding Farm.
• Visit to the hummingbird Santuary.
• Optional lunch break. Recommended local options.
• Stop at Cueva de los Peces, the deepest flooded cave or cenote in Cuba, to swim in the crystalline waters of the Bay of Pigs by the Caribbean Sea.
• The ride to Cienfuegos will take about one hour. All along the way we will enjoy the rural landscapes.

The options listed below could be added to this tour upon your request. To be paid on spot.

• Shore Scuba Diving in the coral reef. (initiation course included)
• Snorkeling in the cave or the beach. (gears included. You can use you own)

Cienfuegos, also known as The Pearl of the South, was founded in 1819 by French. It is a maritime town with very well-preserved historical buildings and one of the most captivating bays in the Caribbean Sea. Its historical center was declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2005.

• Walking tour around the center of the city where we can visit Marti Park, Tomas Terris Theater, Purisima Concepcion Cathedral, City Hall, City Boulevard, Cruise Terminal and some of the oldest building in town like the house of Don Luis D' Clouet, who led the foundation on the city.
• Ride along the town Malecon.
• Stop by Palacio de Valle, a moorish building by Punta Gorda neighborhood, which is a gem of the architecture of Cienfuegos.
• Another hour drive all through the mountains and the Caribbean Sea to Trinidad.
• Drive to the accommodation and free time for night activities in Trinidad.
• Night activities: Optional dinner at a private restaurant with local choices, Casa de la Trova, Casa de la Música etc.

The options listed below could be added to this tour upon your request:

In case we spend the night in Cienfuegos, next day, before going to Trinidad, we may add to this excursion:  

1. Visit to the local Dolphinarium at Rancho Luna beach to enjoy show with dolphins and/or swimming with dolphins.
2. Visit to the Botanical Garden of Cienfuegos, one of the oldest and more important in Cuba.

Trinidad, the third village founded in Cuba in 1514, still sleeping in time. Its architectural wealth make you travel back in time thanks to the preservation and restoration of buildings. It was declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988.

• Walking tour around the heart of Trinidad: Mayor Square, former Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Santisima Trinidad Cathedral, Foundation Place of the City, Temple House of Yemaya.
• Visit to La Canchanchara bar to try the most typical drink in the city.
• Time for optional lunch at a private restaurant with local choices.
• Free time at the local flea market and some other activities of your choice. You can also enjoy the Caribbean by visiting Ancon Beach, only 15 minutes drive from the city.
• Night activities: Optional dinner at a private restaurant with local choices, Casa de la Trova, Casa de la Música etc.

The options listed below could be added to this tour upon your request. To be paid on spot.

• Visit to different museums, former private residences of rich families like Cantero, Iznaga and Brunet, all linked to the sugar production in the area.
• A ride on a typical house carriage.
• Horseback ride to the Natural Park and waterfalls.
• Excursion to the Natural Park by jeep. (admission and lunch included)

Santa Clara, also known as Che Guevara´s City, is the number one city in the center of Cuba. It was founded during 17th century and witnessed some of the most significant episodes of the history of Cuba and its Revolution.

• Picking up at the accommodation.

• On the way, visit to Manaca Iznaga town, former Iznaga´s family property, by San Luis Valley.

Once in Santa Clara:

• Visit to the Armored Train Monument. (admission fee: pay on spot))

• Visit to Leoncio Vidal Park and its surroundings: La Caridad Theater, Santa Clara Libre Hotel, City Hall, etc.
• Walking along the City Boulevard.
• Time for optional lunch at a restaurant with local choices.
• Visit to Che´s Mausoleum and Museum.
• Drive back to Varadero or Havana.
• Free time for night activities.

• Transfer out to the Airport.