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Tour of Cuba - Pearl of the Caribbean |
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DAYS |
DEP. DATE |
PRICE
(per person twin share) |
| Land Only |
8 |
Sundays |
$1595 |
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Single Supplement: $250 - Based on a minimum of 2 people |
Prices are subject to major currency fluctuations
Rate is subject to availability and is valid until 30 April 2012
This itinerary can be tailored for a group |
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Welcome to Jose Marti Airport where you will be transferred to Old Havana for overnight at your hotel, situated in an excellent location within a very short walk of Old Havana. |
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After breakfast you will depart for a guided sightseeing tour of Havana. A unique experience, the tour will visit all the major sights of the city including the historic Plaza de Armas and Cathedral Square. Take in the atmosphere of the narrow cobblestone streets of Old Havana, flanked by old colonial buildings dating back as far as the 16th Century.
You will visit the impressive Museum of the Revolution and experience how Cuba’s famous cigars are still handmade by local experts by visiting one of Havana’s famous Cigar Factories. Stop at the Havana Club Rum factory where there may be the chance to sample the different rums!
Lunch will be enjoyed at the famous El Patio restaurant situated in a beautiful location overlooking the historic Cathedral Square in the heart of Old Havana, before continuing to the impressive Revolution Square overlooked by the mural of Ernesto "Che” Guevara. Your tour ends with a drive along the "Malecon”, Havana’s seafront promenade.
The remainder of the day will be at your leisure to enjoy exploring Old Havana or relax by the hotel pool!
Enjoy dinner tonight at El Aljibe restaurant who specialize in traditional Cuban cuisine. (B, L, D) |
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After breakfast you will journey east through the sugar plantations to the city of Santa Clara the final resting place of "Che Guevara”. On arrival you will visit the mausoleum and the museum dedicated to his extraordinary life, followed by a short orientation tour of the city including the train "Tren Blindado” that was attacked in the decisive moments of the Cuban Revolution.
After lunch in a local hotel you will continue through the Escambray Mountains to Trinidad, a UNESCO heritage site and one of the best-preserved colonial cities in the world. Overnight and dinner at your hotel located in the town centre. (B, L, D) |
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DAY 4: Wednesday |
TRINIDAD |
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After a leisurely breakfast, you will explore Trinidad visiting the Romantic Museum, which depicts the lifestyle and architectural design of Trinidad’s colonial past. Enjoy traditional Cuban music at the Casa de la Trova, followed by a visit to La Canchanchara, an old house dating back to the 18th Century, where you can try a unique Trinidad rum and sugar cane juice cocktail. Time at leisure to explore this historic city independently. Dinner this evening will be at your hotel. (B, D) |
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DAY 5: Thursday |
PINAR DEL RIO |
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After an early breakfast, enjoy a tour of Cienfuegos before departing for Pinar Del Rio province, an area known throughout the world as Cuba’s main tobacco growing region, where steep sided "Mogote” mountains stand guard over fertile valleys. En route you will stop at Guama where you will take a boat through the mangrove swamps to a replica stilted Taino Indian village on the shores of Treasure Lake. After lunch you continue on to your hotel situated deep in the Sierra Del Rosario Nature Reserve. (B, L, D) |
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DAY 6: Friday |
PINAR DEL RIO |
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Today you will visit Soroa’s prize attraction, the Orchid garden, which covers three hectares and claims to be the world’s second largest, with over 20,000 plants representing over 700 species, 250 of them indigenous to Cuba.
Lunch will be enjoyed at the Buena Vista coffee plantation restaurant. Next you will visit the local community of Las Terrazas. Perhaps buy some locally produced coffee and cake at Maria’s coffee shop, situated on a hill overlooking the village. You then have the opportunity to cool off with a swim in the San Juan River.
Dinner will be served in a farmer’s restaurant specialising in Cuban cuisine and set in a peaceful rural setting where you dine at the farmer’s house on his terrace! (B, L, D) |
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DAY 7: Saturday |
PINAR DEL RIO |
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Today you will depart for the famous Vinales Valley, with stops for absorbing the beauty of the area. There will be a subterranean boat ride through the El Indio limestone cave system followed by lunch in the Ranchon San Vicente countryside restaurant. In the late afternoon, you will return to the Moka Hotel, and dinner will be taken in Cuba’s only restaurant specializing in organic vegetarian cuisine with all ingredients produced within the Las Terrazas community. Many previous visitors have said this is the best restaurant in Cuba, an excellent end to the day. (B, L, D) |
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Your tour today ends after lunch back in Havana. (B) |
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