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10 Days
Havana/ Vinales/ Cienfuegos/ Trinidad/ Topes de Collantes/ Remedios/ Cayo Santa Maria/ Santa Clara
Day 1: Accommodation and dinner arranged in a selected hotel
Day 2: Havana
Breakfast in the hotel. Pick-up at the hotel. Visit to the Partagas Cigarrs Factory.
Tour of Old Havana City Historic Center, Cultural Heritage of
Mankind; Plaza de Armas; St Francisco de Assis Square and its beautiful
fountain of the lions, Palacio de los capitanes generales Where you will
discover the great pages of Cuban History, Mercaderes Street; Ambos
Mundos Hotel where renowned American writer Ernest Hemingway lived; the
Cathedral Square; the famous bar-restaurant La Bodeguita del Medio; and
the House of Rum to become acquainted with Havana Club rum manufacturing
process and taste it. Lunch at local restaurant. Tour, by bus, of thr
Museum of thr Revolution, the Central Park, Havana’s Grand Theatre and
National Capitol.
The tour continues along Modern Havana: Revolution Square and the “
jose Marti” Memorial. Panoramic tour by the University campus. Back to
the hotel and dinner. Free Night Out.
Day 3: Havana/ Vinales/ Havana
Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer by an air-conditioned bus to
Vinales Valley in Pinar del Rio, Cuba’s most western province where the
world’s best tobacco is grown. Exotic landscape with valleys crowded
with royal palms, the national tree.
In-transit visit to a cigar factory in Candelaria. On the way to
Vinales a visit to “El Paraiso” farm, where you will learn about the
lifestyle of local peasants as well as about the growing of tobacco. In
Vinales, visit to the pre-historic Mural (cave painting on the country’s
most ancient rocks) and the Indian Cave, boating along its underground
river. Lunch at local restaurant. Stop at Los Jazmines lookout to admire
the Vinales Valley. Return to hotel and dinner. Back to the hotel. Free
Night Out.
Day 4: Havana/Cienfuegos
Breakfast in the hotel. Departure for Cienfuegos. In-transit visit
to “ Fiesta Campesina”, first contact with the endemic flora and fauna
of Zapata Peninsula.
Departure for Cienfuegos. Tour of Cienfuegos’ main streets and
avenues Lunch in local restaurant. Founded by the French, Cienfuegos is
located at a wonderful bay guarded by Castillo de (Jagua Castle) where
you can find the largest coral site ever discovered in Cuba that was
christened Notre Dame. Visits to: the Marti Park, the Palacio del Valle,
the Tomas Terry Theatre, the House of Cultural Assets, and the Purisima
Conception Cathedral Accommodation and dinner in selected hotel. Free
Night Out.
Day 5: Cienfuegos/ Trinidad/ Topes de Collantes
Breakfast in the hotel. Departure for Trinidad and Panoramic tour
of the city, one of the first villages founded by the Spaniards at the
beginnings of the 16th century. It was declared by UNESCO Cultural
Heritage of Mankind. Visit to the Main Parochial Church of the Holy
Trinity housing a luxurious altar decorated with local precious stones,
and images 300 years old; plaza Mayor, and Count Brunet Palace---at
present, a Romantic Museum. Visit to La Canchanchara bar to enjoy a
cocktail of the same name. Lunch at local restaurant. Departure for
Topes de Collantes. Accommodation at Los helechos. Dinner. Free Night
Out.
Day 6: Topes de Collantes/ Excursion to Guanayara
Breakfast in the hotel. Departure for Guanayara National Park, 15
km from Trinidad. Enjoy the wide variety of flora y fauna, natural
pools, and the beautiful EI Rocio falls, creole lunch at casa La Gallega
Restaurant. Upon return you will visit a coffee plantation. Return to
the hotel and dinner at Mi Retiro restaurant.
Day 7: Trinidad
Katamaran Seafari to Cayo Blanco.
Breakfast in the hotel and check out. Departure for a katamaran
seafari to Cayo Blanco, in Trinidad with the possibility of snorkeling
(equipments included) in the coral reef. Lunch included with open bar.
Accommodation in Trinidad selected hotel and free night out.
Day 8: Torre Manaca Iznaga/ Santa Clara/ Caibarien/ Cayo Santa Maria
Breakfast in the hotel and check out. Departure for Cayo
Santa Maria, In-transit visit to Manaca Iznaga’s Plantation, the tours
continues to Villa Clara and Visit to Che Museum, Lunch at Los Caneyes
restaurant, continue and visited Remedios Village and continue to Cayo
Santa Maria, and Accommodation in seledted hotel and Free Night Out.
Day 9: Cayo Santa Maria
Accommodation in ALL INCLUSIVE hotel. Day FREE
Day 10: Cayo Santa Maria
Accommodation in ALL INCLUSIVE hotel. Day FREE
Day 11: Cayo Santa Maria/ Santa Clara/ Havana
Breakfast in the hotel, check out. Departure for Havana
city, and an in-transit visit to Marcelo Salado sugar factory and the
steam-locomotive museum.
Continue to Airport Jose Marti for international flight. End of services.
HOTEL SELECTIONS
LA HABANA
Combination A: NH Prague Central
Combination B: Ambos Mundos
Combination C: Armadores Santander
CIENFUEGOS
Combination A, B, C: Jagua
TOPES COLLANTES
Combination A, B,C: Los Helechos
TRINIDAD
Combination A: Trinidad Del Mar
Combination B: Ancon
Combination C: Costa Sur
CAYO SANTA MARIA
Combination A, B, C: Sol Club Cayo Santa Maria
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