CUBA ITINERARIES
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Cuba Introduction Tour

Cuba’s big! Its land mass is 42,426 square miles – about 80 percent the size of Alabama. Cuba is nearly as large as Louisiana, and larger than Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Ohio or Indiana. Altogether it’s bigger than Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont combined.
Itinerary summaryDay 1 – Saturday :: Say hello to Cuba!
  • Arrival at Havana’s José Martí International airport
  • Expedited immigration and custom service
  • Meet your guide and bus driver
  • Transfer to your hotel in Havana
  • Check-in to hotel and private welcome cocktail with hotel staff
  • Arrival dinner at hotel
Day 2 – Sunday :: Getting to know Old Havana and its people
  • Breakfast in hotel (included)
  • Visit La Maqueta, a scale model of Old Havana
  • Guided walking tour of Old Havana
  • Welcome lunch at Restaurante Prado 115 (included)
  • Visit House of the Boy and Girl
  • Return to hotel to freshen up
  • Welcome dinner El Templete (included)
  • Attend El Cañonazo, the 9 PM Cannon Firing Ceremony with Cubans
Day 3 – Monday :: Urban agriculture and Hemingway house
  • Breakfast at hotel (included)
  • Visit Organopónico Vivero Alamar
  • Lunch at Ajiaco paladar [restaurant] (included)
  • Visit Hemingway’s Finca Vigía museum
  • Return to hotel to freshen up
  • Dinner (not included)
  • Noche de fiesta cubana! A welcome party with live music (included)
Day 4 – Tuesday :: Community center and African heritage
  • Breakfast at hotel (included)
  • Visit Convento Belén community center
  • Visit Escuela Taller Workshop School
  • Lunch at Restaurante Santo Ángel (included)
  • Visit the Yoruba center to learn about the influence of African religions on Cuban culture
  • Return to hotel to freshen up
  • Dinner at Russian paladar Nazdarovie (included)
Day 5 – Wednesday :: History, Arts, and Cuban Society Today
  • Breakfast at hotel (included)
  • Workshop with Dr. Marta Núñez on “Education and Cuban Society Today”
  • Seafood lunch at the private studio of acclaimed Cuban artist José Fúster
  • Tour Bellas Artes, museum of Cuban art
  • Return to hotel to freshen up
  • Dinner at Antiguo Almacén de la Madera y el Tabaco and tour of beer making facility
Day 6 – Thursday :: Amazing Las Terrazas, the natural splendor of rural Cuba
  • Breakfast at hotel (included)
  • Departure to Las Terrazas eco-community
  • Visit ancient coffee plantation
  • Lunch at Casa del Campesino (included)
  • Meet with local artists and discuss their work
  • Free time to swim at Río San Juan
  • Return to Havana hotel to freshen up
  • Dinner (not included)
Day 7 – Friday :: Cuban music and arts day
  • Breakfast at hotel (included)
  • Visit Colibri recording company and Abdala studio
  • Lunch at El Aljibe restaurant (included)
  • Visit the stupendous Museum of the Revolution
  • Return to hotel to freshen up
  • Farewell dinner at Conde del Castillo (included)
Day 8 – Saturday :: Say goodbye to Cuba – for now
  • Breakfast in hotel (included)
  • Transfer to Havana’s José Martí Airport
  • Air departures
  • Missing Cuba so much already
Cuba can be a challenge. Often things don’t go as planned. Flexible travelers with a sense of humor consider it part of their Cuban adventure. Our Cuban partners work super hard to make your tour unfold seamlessly, but sometimes itinerary changes happen in light of hardships on island.

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  • Small group size, usually sixteen or fewer guests, never more than twenty-four
  • US Department of the Treasury authorized people-to-people Cuba travel
  • VIP airport welcome for Tampa arrivals: expedited immigration and customs, and luggage assistance
  • Havana airport and hotel transfers for Tampa and Miami arrivals on tour start and end days
  • Quality Cuban hotels
  • An expert English speaking guide and tour leader throughout the program
  • Luxury air-conditioned bus and professional driver (bottled water on the tour bus)
  • All activities, entrance fees, services, speakers and meetings in tour itinerary
  • Cuban emergency medical insurance
  • Flexible monthly tour payment options
  • Emergency telephone and internet access to America from Cuba
  • Cash advances for participants facing money problems while in Cuba
  • Participants become Club Cubano alumni and receive future tour discounts
  • Ongoing support from our US and Cuban staff before, during and after travel
Not included in cost
  • Round trip air from Tampa is $569, and from Miami is $599 (except during December holidays when airfares are higher). Cost includes US taxes, Cuban tourist visa, Cuban medical insurance, and for most flights Cuban airport departure tax
  • If arriving from cities other than Tampa or Miami, or coming early and departing later, Cuban airport transfers are not included. Cost is $35 each way for up to two people
  • Gratuities for tour guide, bus driver, chambermaids, restaurant staff, porters
  • We strongly recommend trip interruption and cancellation insurance. See Allianz Global Assistance