Cuba top to bottom
Brilliant, enjoyed every minute.
An extremely well organised & planned tour. Accommodation was simple but clean with great hosts.
Our guide Laritza was an angle & couldn't do enough for us.
Highly recommend this company.
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
Havana
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.
DAY 3, 4
Viñales Valley
Viñales Valley Tour.
The Valle de Viñales is a fabulous national park abundant in fertile red soil, incrusted in green fields of tobacco plantations.
Viñales offers Cuba’s best hiking, mounting, caving and landscapes views, based around the serene farming town of Viñales on the edge of the park. This is Cuba at its most attractive.
Refer to our Daily Activities page for ideas of what to do.
DAY 5
Bay of Pigs - Cienfuegos
Bay of Pigs Visit and Panoramic Tour of Cienfuegos.
Playa Girón & Museum Girón. One of the two main landing sites in the ill-fated April 1961 CIA-sponsored attempt to overthrow the new Cuban government led by Fidel Castro and was the last occupied area of the invading force. Located in the beautiful Cienaga de Zapata, this area has become better known to most as the ‘Bay of Pigs’. Today there is a small museum dedicated to this pivotal time in modern Cuban history, the Museo Girón.
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. Founded in 1819 it has a steeped nautical and musical history with a monument dedicated to one of its favourite sons, Beny Moré who was born in the province. It is also the site of one of Cuba’s oldest and finest theatres, Thomas Terry. Enjoy a panoramic and cultural walking tour around this vibrant, eclectic city.
Overnight in Cienfuegos.
DAY 6, 7
Trinidad
Panoramic and cultural tour of Trinidad.
Departing from Cienfuegos 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. The oldest part of the city, comprising of an area of 55 blocks, is one of its greatest attractions containing some beautiful churches and public squares. Cuban music fills the streets from the almost countless cafes, bars and restaurants giving it a very lively and jovial atmosphere.
Overnight in Trinidad.
Day 7: Free day in Trinidad. Refer to our Daily Activities page for ideas of what to do.
DAY 8
Camaguey
Camaguey Panoramic Tour.
Departing from Trinidad travel to Camaguey.
Enjoy a stroll along the UNESCO heritage and rich in colonial-style Camaguey city centre. Uncover its asymmetrical and complex street web while admiring the architectural attractiveness.
Overnight in Camaguey.
DAY 9
Bayamo
Bayamo Cultural Tour.
Learn about the rebellious spirit of Bayamo on a walking tour offering the city’s highlights. Stroll around the metropolis centre to learn about fascinating chapters in the history of Cuba. Regular life in Bayamo rotates around Céspedes Park, the Hymn Square and Céspedes birthplace. Overnight in Bayamo.
Day 10, 11, 12
Santiago de Cuba
Santiago de Cuba Panoramic Tour.
Discover Santiago de Cuba and their genuine and welcoming people in a cultural panoramic tour of the city.
Visit Céspedes Square, a lively park named for Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, a Cuban planter who freed his slaves and declared Cuban independence in 1868.
Parque Céspedes is the spiritual centre of Santiago.
Overnight in Santiago de Cuba.
DAY 13, 14
Havana
Domestic flight to Havana (included).
This flight is included in the tour price. It is with Cubana de Aviacion, with a limit of 20 kg, inclusive of carry on luggage.
Free day in Havana. Refer to our Daily Activities page for ideas of what to do.
DAY 15
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.
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