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Havana
PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE TOURING
CUBA, INSIDE OUT
9 DAYS + FROM $5,299 + Never more than 16 guests + Guaranteed Departures + New
Viñales Valley
Exclusive Engagement with our Insider’s Access
+ Explore Cuban history from the sugar trade that developed long ago in Valley de los Ingenios to the Battle of Santa Clara that marked a turning point in the Revolution.
+ Discover the grandeur of Cuba’s most important Colonial cities: Havana, Trinidad and Cienfuegos.
+ Meeting dancers and attending a private choral concert reveal Cuba’s enduring passion for dance and music.
+ All-inclusive dining
in the island’s finest restaurants - handpicked for their ambiance and terrific Cuban cuisine.
+ Ride a vintage American convertible to Finca Vigia, where Hemingway lived and wrote.
+ Enjoy an informal question-and-answer session with a scholar from one of Havana’s finest universities.
Visit 5 UNESCO World Heritage sites
OUR JOURNEY
DAY 1 | Welcome to Santa Clara On arrival, you’ll be escorted to the Hotel Central Encanto. Get to know Santa Clara with a historian and stop by Café Museo Revolución to see the owner’s collection of rare memorabilia from the Cuban Revolution. meals d
DAY 2 | Santa Clara + Rarely- visited coastal communities
Delve into decades of Cuban history from the old Spanish settlement of Sagua La Grande to the Che Guevara Memorial. Then get to know timeless island ways meeting village fishermen and riding a traditional train through the countryside. meals b+l+d
DAY 3 | Onward to Trinidad Explore the Valley de los Ingenios
where centuries-old sites bear witness to the development of Cuba’s sugar cane industry. Continue to historic Trinidad and discover its fine Colonial architecture. A lively Salsa lesson and dinner with a Cuban journalist complete the day. meals b+l+d
DAY 4 | Onward to Cienfuegos Drive to Cienfuegos where you’ll
tour the Botanical Garden and the town’s fine ensemble of architectural gems. After lunch in a nearby fishing village, hear the Cienfuegos Choir at the Tomás Terry Theater. Then meet with artists and writers and check in to the Melia San Carlos Hotel. meals b+l+d