DAY 1 - Friday (the Itinerary below can usually be adapted to travelers' days of the week for departures)

 

• U.S.A. Flight to Havana

• Airport Transfer to Hotel and check-in

• Lunch / Dinner at one of our favorite paladares (private restaurants)

• Cabaret show at the famous Tropicana Nightclub

 

 

DAY 2 - Saturday  

 

• Breakfast at hotel/casa

• Walking tour of Old Havana - Parque Central and its “Baseball Debates”; Hotel Ambos Mundos and Bar Floridita, Hemingway hotel room and hangouts;  the Four plazas of Old Havana:  Vieja and its Camara Oscura; Catedral and its “Callejon Eutimia” graphics workshop & gallery; Armas; and San Francisco (“Plaza Palomas”)

• Cooking and mojito lesson with Chef Enrique at upcoming nightclub/paladar Espacios

• Lunch at Espacios

• Visit Havana Club rum and /or Partagas tobacco factories

• Visit indoor Arts & Crafts market 

• Dinner at one of our favorite paladares

• Cannon ceremony at Morro fortress

• Optional evening jazz show or Salsa dance club

 

DAY 3 - Sunday  

 

• Breakfast at hotel/casa

• Optional day trip into the lush Pinar del Rio province and Vinales Valley

• Salsa lesson at La Casa del Son

• Visit Fuster house & neighborhood of "Fusterlandia"

• Lunch @ Jose Fuster's home or a Fuster's neighborhood paladar

• Classic American car tour of Greater Havana (one hour)

• Walk on the Malecon

• Take in a baseball game or free time in Old Havana

• Farewell dinner at a favorite paladar

• Optional evening at Cafe Jazz on the Malecon, or opt to enjoy art & music at Fabrica de Arte Cubano

 

DAY 4 - Monday   

 

• Breakfast at hotel/casa 

• Airport transfer

• Farewell Cuba!

 

 

Price:  $2495 - $2995 (prices are higher during peak periods)

 

 

Inclusions:

 

• Round trip air from Florida (for JFK and Houston flights, prices may be higher)

• Visa for Cuba

• Cuba health insurance coverage throughout trip

• Airport transfers

• Lodging at private casa particular of our choosing - double occupancy

• Breakfasts daily

• Lunches and dinners as shown (three courses; a la carte choices extra)

• Private guide for small groups (maximum 6)

• Private driver and air-conditioned vehicle

• Admissions & fees

• Bottled or purified water throughout

 

Exclusions:

 

• Alcohol

• Snacks

• Checked bag fee $20/bag - optional

• Cuba airport departure tax $25 included with air ticket

• Gratuities to guide manager, private guide, private driver, lodging/restaurant guides, venue guides

• Optional trip insurance - links provided

• Single supplement $200.00

 

Best efforts made to fulfill itinerary schedules.  Cuba travel is weather-dependent and subject with occasional government delays and closures.

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