This short tour includes the most important and representative natural regions such as the valley of Viñales with its imposing. Mogotes, as well as the most important cities with their cultural highlights: Havana, Las Terrazas, Cienfuegos, the "Pearl of the South", to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Trinidad . Finally, the route takes you inland: Finally, the route takes you inland: Che Guevara's Santa Clara and Remedios.
Welcome at the airport by a representative of Caribbean Tours. Transfer to hotel. Dinner at own expense. Overnight stay with breakfast. Hotel depending on travel type (see pricetable).
In the morning, enjoy a walking tour through Havana’s old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with visits to main sights such as Capitolio, Calle Obispo, Plaza de Armas, Castillo de la Fuerza Real, El Templete, Castillo de la Fuerza Real, Cathedral square, etc. Later, sip on a cocktail at Hemingways famous Bodeguita del Medio and take a visit to his former working room at the Hotel Ambos Mundos. It is here, in room 511, where Hemingway wrote his famous novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls". Lunch on the panoramic roof terrace of the Hotel Ambos Mundos. In the afternoon drive with American vintage cars through the Havana of the 50s with the place of the revolution and its portrait of Che Guevara and the monument of José Martí, along the Malecón, the legendary Hotel Nacional and through the residential quarter Miramar with its magnificent mansions along the 5ta Avenida. Overnight stay with breakfast and lunch: see former night. (B/L) Read more
On the tobacco route towards the province of Pinar del Rio. Panoramic tour through the Mogotetal valley with its famous limestone cliffs and the picturesque village of Viñales, where time seems to have stood still. Visit to a Casa del Veguero (Tobacco farmer's house) and cocktail at the Prehistoric Wall - a huge rock painting. Visit to the Jardín de Caridad botanical garden, beautifully maintained with a wide variety of plant species. Continue in the Sierra del Rosario to the sustainable community of Las Terrazas, created in 1968 during a reforestation project. Overnight stay with breakfast: for example Hotel Moka (3,5*) in Las Terrazas. (B) Read more
Today we' re heading for Central Cuba. On the way we stop at the Cueva de los Peces on the Zapata peninsula. This area is made up of karst lagoons and an extensive system of underwater caves that are joined by various species of the region's diverse flora and fauna. Then there is Cienfuegos, which is shaped by French colonial architecture. Walk across the Plaza Mayor with the Teatro Terry, in which Caruso once sang and have cocktail in the Moorish Palacio de Valle on the peninsula Punta Gorda. Overnight stay with breakfast and dinner: for example Hotel Union (3,5*) or similar. (B/D) Read more
In the morning, visit a tobacco factory in Cienfuegos2. All Cuban cigars are rolled by hand; during the tour through the factory, you will observe the process and witness skilled hands of the Torcedores (cigar rollers) while they produce the best cigars in the world. Later on excursion to the Sugar Mill Valley Valle de los Ingenios with the remains of small 19th century sugar mills, including warehouses, milling machinery, slave quarters and manor houses. Visit the hacienda Iznaga home of the former sugar baron Iznaga with the legendary slave tower3. Lunch in a private restaurant in Trinidad, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with, unique colonial architecture. Stroll through the cobblestone streets to the idyllic main square surrounded by the mansions of the former sugar barons. Visit the Museo Municipal at the Palacio Cantero4 and later, take a break at the rustic Canchánchara bar to taste the local honey cocktail. Enjoy the romantic night-life by listening to traditional music and dancing with the locals. Visit to the Casa de la Trova or the Casa de la Música near the main square. Overnight stay with breakfast and lunch: Hotel depending on travel type (see pricetable). (B/L) Read more
Spectacular drive over the Escambray mountain range, passing Topes de Collantes towards the center of the island to the historic city of Santa Clara, where Che Guevara gained his most important victory. Visit the Che Guevara mausoleum5. Later, drive to the small colonial town of Remedios and visit of the former sugar factory on the road between Remedios and Caibarien. Today, it is a museum dedicated to the subject of Cuba’s sugar industry. Not only will you gain broad insight into the manufacturing of sugar, but you will also be able to inspect six steam locomotives still in very good condition. A must for all railway enthusiasts. Afterwards, stroll over the idyllic main square with the San Juan Bautista church. Overnight stay with breakfast: for example Hotel Encanto Real (3*) or similar. (B) Read more
In the morning continue via Varadero (for guests who wish a beach extension) back to Havana. In the case of a guided private tour, the drop off in Cayo Santa Maria / Cayo Las Brujas is also included. (B) (Timely connection to an international return flight cannot be guaranteed and is therefore not recommended on the same day. For this reason it is advisable to book an extra night.) Read more
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