Areas of the city to see: Modern Habana and Old Habana
Car time: 1h
Walking time: 2h
Including:
Ride in an old American cabriolet
Specialized tour guide (English)
This will be an experience of cultural tourism. You
will know everything about one of the first seven villages founded by the
Spanish in the continent: the cultural, historical and architectural elements
that conform it and that are still alive in the old and modern streets.
Moreover, you will have the opportunity to learn more about Cuba’s current
affairs. The limit to the questions will be set by you. The guide will be your
ally to know in depth all the hidden truths of a city that is the image of the
island. Habana will make you fall helplessly in love, opening the door to a
passion for Cubaness.
La Habana “a la cubana” (Cuban way)
Starting time: 10am
Approximate finishing time: 2pm
Areas of the city to see: Non touristic Habana
Including:
English speaking specialized tour guide
Lunch in a restaurant for locals
Alternative transportation means
This will be an
experience of cultural tourism. You will know the other Habana, the one that is
not designed for tourist and can only be discovered by adventurers: Habana as
Cuban live it. You will walk down streets of neighborhoods neglected by most
tour agencies. There you will find the true authenticity of the people: where
and how they live, what they like and can eat and how they really think. The
South of the city will show you a heritage marked by the passing of time and
the initiatives to survive the economic crisis. Dare to have a talk with
anyone, they might surprise you with a fluent English. Dare to become one them
for a while. When you go back to being yourself, you will be much richer.
Following Hemingway
Starting time: 10am
Approximate finishing time: 1pm
Including:
Transportation in
an A/C car
English speaking
guiding driver
Entrance fee to
the museum
The world famous American writer Ernest Hemingway
is a big part of the culture of many countries; but his presence and work in
Cuba made him one of us. He is known by all Cubans as “Papa” and we hold his
memory very dearly from literature classes at school to local movies. With this
tour you will learn what inspired this exceptional man to live and immortalize
Cuba. You will experience it all the way he did; from his fabulous residences,
to the fishermen’s town where he used to catch the large Marlins and, his
favorite bars and cocktails, of course. Be ready to take a plunge in the
writer’s setting for “The Old Man and the
Sea” and “To Have and to Have Not”:
Havana through his eyes.
La Habana the Believer
Starting time: 10am
Approximate finishing time: 1pm
Including:
Transportation
English speaking
specialized tour guide
This will be an experience of cultural tourism. You
will know La Habana that prays, the one that shows a wide variety of religions
that found devoted souls in all its areas. You will learn how the different
faiths have manifested in this land throughout History and how they do today.
Visit centers of Spanish Catholicism, African Osha, Israeli Judaism and more.
Don’t miss the architecture and the marks of the past.
The Secret of Habanos Cigars
Starting time: 9am
Approximate finishing time: 11am
Including:
Transportation
both ways
Specialized
English speaking tour guide
Entrance fee to the
factory
A tour of pure pleasure. Whether you like it or
not, Habanos are a different type of
smoking. Although they do create an addiction…to Cubaness. Embedded in Cuban
culture from the very beginning of its known history, they were passed on by
aborigines to colonizers and by them to the world. Learn it all about this
jewel of the island and experience the making inside one of the traditional
factories of the capital. Taste the flavor of a just-rolled Cohiba, and take away some, it will be
the best brag after your trip to Cuba.
Pinar del RioDestination Pinar del Rio - (2 tours)
Full day Excursion to Viñales Valley
Starting time: 8am
Approximate finishing time: 6pm
Distance from the city: 180km
Car time (one way): 2.30h
Including:
Transportation with air conditioner
Guiding driver (English)
Viewpoint in “Los Jazmines” hotel
Visit to a tobacco farm
Entrance fee to the “Indian Cave” and boat ride
through a mountain
Lunch in a local cuisine restaurant
Entrance fee to the “Mural of Prehistory”
This will be an
experience of nature tourism. You will know one of the cultural landscapes of
the world, listed by UNESCO in 1999. It is a lovely valley where Cuban virgin
flora combines perfectly with the responsible action of men. Here you will get
familiar with one of the oldest traditions of the continent: the growing of
tobacco and its transformation into cigars. Many pictures will be taken, as it
is a green paradise in an almost artistic harmony with the erosion of rounded
top hills (mogotes). It is a day to release the daily pressure by returning to
the original place of human beings: Nature.
Full day Excursion to Rosario Mountains
Starting time: 8am
Approximate finishing time: 5pm
Car time (one way): 1h
Including:
Transportation in
an A/C car
English speaking
guiding driver
Entrance fee to
the Biosphere reserve
Lunch
Sierra del Rosario (Rosario Mountains) was the
first Biosphere reserve declared by UNESCO in Cuba, also the first
reforestation project of the Revolution. It is a lovely rainforest environment
only an hour away from the city. This is a perfect day to let yourself go in
the magic of pure nature, to learn about the life in the community and to bathe
in the crystal waters of San Juan river
MatanzasDestination Matanzas - (2 tours)
Full day excursion to Varadero Beach
Starting time: 7am
Approximate finishing time: 8pm
Distance from the city: 150km
Car time (one way): 2.30h
Including:
Transportation
with air conditioner
Box Lunch + 1
drink
Tour along the
peninsula
Time for swimming in 2
beach spots
Varadero, on the Northern coast of
the island is, by far, the best beach in Cuba. The fine white sand, the sky and
water combined in an unmatched blue will leave you breathless. This is a
relaxation day, so very much worth the early wake up and ride. There will be a
full tour through the peninsula, as well as shopping opportunities in the main
areas of the town. However, since you first spot the endless crystal, you will
not want anything else.
Full day excursion to the Bay of Pigs
Starting time: 8am
Approximate finishing time: 6pm
Distance from the city: 180km
Car time (one way): 2.30h
Including:
Transportation with air conditioner
Guiding driver (English)
Entrance fee to the crocodile breeding farm
Lunch in a restaurant of local cuisine
Visit to the museum of the battle of the Bay of Pigs
Swimming time in the Caribbean Sea and in a flooded
cave
This will be an experience of nature tourism mixed up
with cultural tourism. You will have the opportunity to know one the most
important chapters of Cuban History after the triumph of the Revolution of
1959: the battle of the Bay of Pigs, considered as the first defeat of
Imperialism in Latin America. Furthermore, you will try the delicious taste of
local recipes, the feel of the Southern coast sea, and you will experience the
work in Cuba for the preservation of species and the environment. It is a great
day to forget all tensions in the biggest wetland of the Caribbean.
Cienfuegos -Trinidad - Santa ClaraDestination Cienfuegos -Trinidad - Santa Clara - (2 tours)
Overnight trip to the South Center of the Island
Starting time: 8am
Duration: 2 days, 1 night
Approximate daily finishing time: 6pm
Distance from the city: 335km
Including:
Transportation with air conditioner
Guiding driver (English)
City tour of Cienfuegos and Trinidad
Entrance fee to national park “El Nicho”
2 Lunches in local restaurants
Accommodation in double room plus breakfast
Entrance fee to the museum of the armored train
This will be an
experience that will combine many touristic modalities. You will get to know
other 3 Cuban cities: Cienfuegos, the French pearl, Trinidad, the Sleeping
Beauty, and Santa Clara, the city of Che Guevara. There will be culture and
History everywhere. Moreover, you will have a deluxe afternoon in the beautiful
mountains of Escambray, enjoying the waterfalls and ponds; birds and
butterflies all around the centenary trees. Your evening will be in the
vibrating “Casa de la Musica” (house of music) in Trinidad where dancing Salsa
is a must! And the following day, you will learn about the culture of sugar
cane on your way to Che Guevara’s Mausoleum. You have it all!
Roundtrip to the South Center of the Island
Starting time: 8am
Duration: 3 days, 2 nights
Approximate daily finishing time: 6pm
Distance from the city: 335km
Including:
Transportation with air conditioner
Guiding driver (English)
City tour of Cienfuegos and Trinidad
Entrance fee to national park “El Nicho”
2 Lunches in local restaurants
Accommodation in double room plus breakfast (2 nights)
Entrance fee to the museum of the armored train
This will be an experience that will combine many
touristic modalities. You will get to know other 3 Cuban cities: Cienfuegos,
the French pearl, Trinidad, the Sleeping Beauty, and Santa Clara, the city of
Che Guevara. There will be culture and History everywhere. Moreover, you will
have a deluxe afternoon in the beautiful mountains of Escambray, enjoying the
waterfalls and ponds; birds and butterflies all around the centenary trees.
Your evenings will be both in Trinidad, to enjoy to the most its beach, its
city center full of ancient heritage, as well as the vibrating “Casa de la
Musica” (house of music), where dancing Salsa is a must! And the last day, you
will learn about the culture of sugar cane on your way to Che Guevara’s
Mausoleum. You have it all!
Cienfuegos -Trinidad - Camaguey - Bayamo - Santiago de CubaDestination Cienfuegos -Trinidad - Camaguey - Bayamo - Santiago de Cuba - (1 tours)
Roundtrip Around the Island
Starting time: 8am
Duration: 7 days, 6 nights
Approximate daily finishing time: 6pm
Total distance from the city: 900km
Including:
Transportation
with air conditioner
Flight ticket
Havana-Santiago
English speaking
tour guide
City tours
Accommodation in
double room plus breakfast (6 nights)
This will be an experience that will combine
many touristic modalities: cultural, historical, adventure and more. You will
get to know the main Cuban cities of interest: Cienfuegos, the French pearl,
Trinidad, the Sleeping Beauty, Camaguey, the ancient labyrinth, Bayamo and
Santiago, cradles of the Revolution. As well as all the great spots in between.
There will be knowledge and History everywhere. Moreover, you will have a
deluxe afternoon in the beautiful mountains of Escambray, enjoying the
waterfalls and ponds; birds and butterflies all around the centenary trees.
Your evenings will be full of ancient heritage, as well as the vibrating Salsa,
which is a must! And the last day, you will fly back to Havana completely
richer. You will have it all!
Starting time: 10am
Approximate finishing time: 1pm
Areas of the city to see: Modern Habana and Old Habana
Car time: 1h
Walking time: 2h
Including:
Ride in an old American cabriolet
Specialized tour guide (English)
This will be an experience of cultural tourism. You will know everything about one of the first seven villages founded by the Spanish in the continent: the cultural, historical and architectural elements that conform it and that are still alive in the old and modern streets. Moreover, you will have the opportunity to learn more about Cuba’s current affairs. The limit to the questions will be set by you. The guide will be your ally to know in depth all the hidden truths of a city that is the image of the island. Habana will make you fall helplessly in love, opening the door to a passion for Cubaness.