Thanks for a great experience!
"We wanted to experience Cuba before it changed too much. We arranged a private tour, as the group tours were booked. The information provided prior to the tour, the experience on arrival and our accommodation was very good. Centrally located, of a good standard, and the hosts were pleasant and helpful. Our guide was excellent. The itinerary/activities for the six nights were excellent. Apart from Havana, I would recommend also going to Cienfuegos and Trinidad. I would recommend Experience Cuba Tours."
Tour Itinerary Highlights
DAY 1
Havana
Arrival date. Bienvenidos a Cuba! (Welcome to Cuba).
We will greet and welcome you at the Havana airport.
Look for one of our Experience Cuba Tours representatives. Look for our logo and your group leader name, which is usually the person that made the booking.
The transfers to your accommodation are part of the inclusions in this tour. Take this opportunity to go for a little wonder around your accommodation.
Havana (and Cuba in general) is incredible safe, and Cubans are welcoming and warm people. or perhaps take this opportunity to rest from your journey (the calm before the storm!).
DAY 2 and 3
Havana
Old Havana Walking Tour, Classic Convertible Ride and Hemingway Tour
Old Havana Walking Tour and Classic Convertible Ride
Enjoy a walking tour of the colonial district Havana Vieja (Old Havana) accompanied by your private local guide. UNESCO declared Old Havana a World Heritage Site in 1982, a genuine living museum, in which more than 144 buildings from the 16th and 17th centuries are conserved. This colonial and historic center is a museum at open air of architecture, art and culture. This tour is a real treat for history and culture enthusiasts.
Bask in a beautiful Classic Vintage Convertible Car while you take in the highlights of Havana.
Hemingway Tour
Relive Hemingway’s steps in Havana by visiting the Nobel Prize’s favourite spots in the city. Visit where he lived at the “Finca La Vigia” and Room 511 at the Ambos Mundos Hotel. Stopover at La Bodeguita del Medio and El Floridita: the birthplace of the Daiquiry. Salsa Class. Enjoy a 2-hour private class in a dance centre with an instructor.
DAY 4
Mariel
Our signature tour: Mariel, a taste of Cuba!
A full day tour in Mariel. Get a taste of life in a small Cuban town.
Get a taste of life in a small Cuban town. Mingle with the locals, be the guest for one full day of an authentic Cuban family, play some dominos, have a go at dancing some salsa, and help to cook your own food. All meals and drinks included. Overnight in Soroa.
Nobody else does this tour!
DAY 5
Pinar del Rio: Viñales Valley, Soroa, or Las Terrazas
Travel to the Western province of Pinar del Rio.
Travel to the Western province of Pinar del Rio.
An area of great importance, though it may not have the large cities and infrastructure that you would normally associate with importance, to Cuba as it is an area that produces some of the world’s finest tobacco.
Still stereotyped as a simple area with pure country folk it has withstood the temptation to adopt the big tourist developments and remains an area of simple houses and homes in basic small villages and towns.
Select 2 from the following options:
- Soroa Tour
- Tobacco Plantation
- Viñales Prehistoric Mural
- Indian Cave Tour
- Las Terrazas Tour
- Overnight in Viñales.
DAY 6
Cienfuegos - Trinidad
Panoramic and cultural tour of Cienfuegos and Trinidad city
Continue to Cienfuegos, also known as ‘the Pearl of the South’. This city earned a UNESCO World Heritage Site listing in 2005 and owes its founding and large parts of historical architecture to French settlers from Bordeaux and Louisiana. Enjoy a panoramic and cultural walking tour around this vibrant, eclectic city.
Continue to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Trinidad and enjoy a panoramic and cultural tour of Trinidad city. Founded in 1514 by the Spanish it was known as the “Villa de la Santisima Trinidad” but has now just come to be called Trinidad. It has undergone great restoration and conservation works which has made it one of the best-preserved colonial cities of the Caribbean and South America.
Overnight in Trinidad.
DAY 7
Santa Clara - Havana
Che Guevara Mausoleum visit (fees included)
Che Guevara Mausoleum Visit (entry fees included)
Visit the resting place of one of the most famous of modern day ‘guerrillas’ Che Guevara. There is now a dedicated memorial/museum to Che Guevara and 29 fellow guerrillas. Many personal effects of Che’s and the revolution are contained in the museum such as his personal gun, binoculars, water bottle, and many pictures of times during the revolution.
Return to Havana to overnight.
DAY 8
Havana
Departure date. We are sorry we have to say goodbye…for now ;-P
Adiós muchachos, compañeros de mi vida,
Barra querida de aquellos tiempos.
Me toca a mi hoy emprender la retirada
Debo alejarme de mi buena muchachada.by Carlos Gardel.
Translation:
Goodbye guys, companions of my life,
Bye dear bar, memories of these times.
It’s my turn today to undertake the withdrawal,
I must get away from my good companions.
'Fiesta' in spanish means 'party' or 'feast'.
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