Day 1 - HAVANA
Pick up at Havana's José Martí Airport and transfer in a vintage car to the accommodation. (Accommodation not included in the price)
For your stay in Havana we recommend booking: Iberostar Selection Habana
Day 2 - HAVANA - VIÑALES - HAVANA
Pick-up at your accommodation in Havana for transfer to the Viñales Valley. Your guide will be waiting for you at the Mirador de los Jazmines viewpoint to begin the excursion, where you can enjoy the magnificent view of the valley and its mogotes. Visit to the Cueva del Indio, discovered in 1920, where you will take a boat trip along the underground San Vicente River, where you can see picturesque rock formations that resemble animals and objects. This is followed by a panoramic tour of the Mural de la Prehistoria, followed by a guided tour of the Despalillo de Tabaco. The main activity of this excursion will be at the Los Antonios farm, which will be accessed by ox cart. At the farm, you will interact with local farmers and visit tobacco and coffee plantations. Enjoy a delicious organic lunch while taking in the views of the Jutía Valley. At the end of the activities, you will return to Havana.
Return to accommodation, free time in Havana. (Accommodation not included in the price)
Day 3 - HAVANA
Pick up from your accommodation to start enjoying our star excursion ‘The Best of Havana’. Accompanied by a specialised guide we will visit the Capitol, one of the most important architectural masterpieces in Cuba, recently renovated and currently the seat of the National Parliament among other institutions. The visit will last one hour.
This will be followed by a specialised tour of the main squares, small squares and interconnecting corridors, which will allow visitors to discover the rebirth of the old city, as well as its marked residential character and the continuity of its traditions, including visits to the Model of the Historical Centre, the Museum of the City, as well as the presentation of cultural institutions of the territory. This tour will last approximately 2 hours.
At the end, you will be picked up in a vintage American car from the 50's to take you to the restaurant Paladar La Guarida, where you can relax and enjoy Cuban food.
Set in a building from the beginning of the 20th century, it has become a reference of the new Cuban cuisine in the last 25 years, at the beginning it was a small Paladar of 12 chairs that has been growing and adapting to the constant challenges of our reality, preserving the values that make it unique. Return to accommodation, free time in Havana.
(Accommodation not included in the price)
Day 4 - HAVANA - CIENFUEGOS - TRINIDAD
Departure to Cienfuegos where on arrival you will have a panoramic tour of the city.
Cienfuegos is a city located in the bay of Cienfuegos, on the south coast of Cuba, famous for its colonial-era buildings and eclectic style. Founded in the second decade of the 19th century by French settlers and preserving its Gallic influence with straight streets, its buildings, parks, squares and monuments can be seen the sum of neoclassical, art nouveau and art deco styles.
Continuation of the journey to Trinidad, where we will have lunch in a local restaurant and visit the city.
(Accommodation not included in the price)
For your stay in Trinidad we recommend booking: Grand Iberostar Trinidad
Day 5 - TRINIDAD
Private transfer from Trinidad to Finca La Lima where you will have a local activity, a nature experience, from milking cows, to the coffee process and a visit to the Mirador of the Finca. Rest and lunch.
Once the activity is resumed, we will visit the waterfall with the possibility of bathing in the pond. The trip can be done on foot or on horseback. Free time at the farm and transfer back to Trinidad.
(Accommodation not included in the price)
Day 6 - TRINIDAD
Start of the day where you can enjoy the beach of Trinidad, better known as Playa Ancon.
Private transfer to Playa Ancon and free time on the beach, where there is a space with sun loungers and towels. Lunch on the beach.
Transfer back to Trinidad and free time in the city to enjoy evening activities. (Accommodation not included in the price)
Day 7 - TRINIDAD - HAVANA, VARADERO O CAYO SANTA MARÍA
For the last day of the itinerary you can choose the next destination and add your private transfer in accordance:
End to Havana. End in Varadero.
End in Cayo Santa Maria.
(Transfer not included in the price) (Accommodation not included in the price)
Departure days: Monday to Friday
Duration: 7 days (6 nights)
Minimum number of passengers: 2
This tour includes:
Transfers in air-conditioned car & buses (as described in the itinerary). Guide service throughout the tour. Visits indicated in the programme.
Day 1 - HAVANA
Pick up at Havana's José Martí Airport and transfer by bus to the Inglaterra Hotel.
Check in and accommodation on bed and breakfast basis. Free night.
Day 2 - HAVANA
Breakfast and hotel pick-up and departure to Old Havana.
Visit to the Museum of Rum, which provides the opportunity to experience the rum-making process first hand, as well as an insight into the origins of Cuba's most popular distillate. Cuban rum is one of the most valued rums in the world for its quality and tradition.
Continuation on foot, visiting the Cathedral Square, the Plaza de Armas, the Plaza San Francisco de Asis, continuation along the famous Obispo Street with a stop at the Floridita Bar where you might try the tasty Daiquiri, famous Cuban cocktail that Ernesto Hemingway drank regularly in this bar (drink not included).
Lunch at a restaurant in the city, where you will enjoy a typical Cuban dish and mojito.
Return to the hotel.
Day 3 - HAVANA - VIÑALES
Breakfast and departure to Viñales where the excursion of the place will take place.
Visit to the Casa del Veguero, to learn about Cuban tobacco. Continuation to the Cueva del Indio with a boat ride and visit to the Prehistoric Mural.
Lunch at a local restaurant, where you can enjoy a delicious Creole meal. Visit to the Mirador de Los Jazmines.
Lodging and dinner at the hotel. Free night.
Day 4 - VIÑALES - HAVANA
Breakfast at the hotel.
Free lunch and departure to Havana, where upon arrival you will check in. At 8:00 p.m. departure to the San Carlos de la Cabaña Fortress to enjoy the Cañonazo Ceremony. There you will enjoy a panoramic view of the city from the other side of the bay.
Return to the hotel.
Day 5 - HAVANA - CIÉNAGA DE ZAPATA - TRINIDAD
Breakfast and departure to Trinidad. Stop for lunch at Fiesta Campesina.
Continuation of the trip to Trinidad.
Tour of the historic center to appreciate the history and colonial architecture of the city. Visit to the Taberna La Canchánchara to enjoy Trinidadian music and taste the traditional drink.
Check-in at the hotel in Trinidad on bed and breakfast basis.
Night at leisure.
Day 6 - TRINIDAD - SANTA CLARA - VARADERO
Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion to the Valle de los Ingenios to learn about sugar cane.
Visit to Manaca Iznaga, where you can enjoy a delicious guarapo, this sweet and refreshing drink very authentic of Cuba that takes us into one of the main economic resources in the history of the country, sugar cane. Continuation of the trip to Santa Clara.
Visit to Che's mausoleum and the armored train.
Lunch at a local restaurant.
Continuation to hotels in Havana or Varadero.
(Lodging not included in the price)
• Hotels: Inglaterra Hotel / Los Jazmines / Mystique La Popa
Departure days: Consult
Duration: 6 days (5 nights)
Minimum number of passengers: 2 people
This circuit includes:
Transfers in air-conditioned buses.
Guide service throughout the tour.
Visits indicated in the program.