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CUBA

WHY TRAVEL WITH INSIDER JOURNEYS…

At Insider Journeys we make it easy to holiday anywhere in the world. Our private travel collection lets you experience each country as an insider with the flexibility to explore at your own pace. Whether it’s getting up early to beat the crowds, staying longer to watch that amazing sunset or spending time chatting with a local, it is this level of flexibility that makes all the difference. We know that to truly experience a country, you need to wander off the tourist trail occasionally. Our collection of private itineraries will provide you with experiences that a guidebook alone simply cannot offer. Whether you’re travelling with your partner, family, a group of friends or solo, connecting you with your destination’s heart is what we do best. Let us help you experience the country you visit as an insider!

PRIVATE ITINERARIES

Each of our unique, private itineraries are designed by our team of passionate travel experts. Every itinerary includes the must-see highlights and genuine experiences. From the moment your trip begins, our private itineraries provide a seamless travel experience. Our tour programs will sometimes take you off the tourist trail while ensuring you don’t miss any of the essential places. With plenty of free time and the services of knowledgeable local guides in each destination, you’ll really feel like an insider.

Thank you for giving us such an amazing holiday. We can’t even describe the experience we had in Bhutan and Nepal. We’ve never seen anything like that before and this was easily the best holiday of our lives!

Mark & Kristin, Melbourne, Australia

SAFE AND RELIABLE

For more than 25 years, Insider Journeys has been safely and reliably sharing the beauty of the world with travellers. We are the only Tour Operator with our own offices in several countries throughout Asia for example. Our local partners live and work in the destinations we serve, bringing you the perfect combination of local authenticity while still providing the high level of service and support you expect.

OFF THE BEATEN PATH

An unforgettable experience starts with the unexpected. We’ll make sure you see the most popular highlights of our destinations... but then we’ll show you the places you wouldn’t find on your own, and each country is full of these hidden treasures. From conversations with local families, feasting in street food stalls, and shopping in hidden local markets, we’ll make sure you go home with amazing memories.

It is impossible to choose one highlight as we enjoyed everything so much. This was our fourth tour with Insider Journeys and we will have no hesitation in recommending the company to all our family and friends.

Anne & Bruce, New

Zealand

LOCAL EXPERTS

Your local guides are one of the most important elements of your trip. They are the people you see the most, the person who answers your questions, the person who helps to shape your impression of a destination. In recognition of this important relationship, our guides are truly passionate, local experts who are carefully selected and trained to look out for you, to share the history and knowledge that only a local can provide, and to expect the unexpected. Many of our guides have worked with us for years, and feel like a part of our family, just as they will soon feel like a part of yours.

TAILOR-MADE FOR YOU

You can use our Small Group Journey itineraries as inspiration, or you can create your own completely customised holiday. Either way, you will get a tailor-made holiday where you take control of your experience and we create a holiday exactly the way you want.

I just returned from Sri Lanka and wished to say how much I enjoyed this trip! It was the first time I had used Insider Journeys and I was very impressed with the level of organisation, quality of the hotels, tour guides, vans, cyclos, etc. It was a truly memorable 12 days and thank you to the Insider Journeys team for organising it.

Debbie, Wagga Wagga, Australia

SMALL GROUP JOURNEYS

For guests who prefer to travel with others, we offer our popular Small Group Journeys. We limit these groups to a maximum of 16 people (and only 12 in Japan) so you can enjoy a personalised, authentic experience. Smaller groups ensure more time with your local expert, more time to make new friends, less time waiting, and more time for you to enjoy the amazing destinations throughout your journey.

Whether you’re gathering your family for a reunion, your friends for a dream wedding, or your co-workers for a rewards trip, let us design the perfect custom itinerary for your group’s needs. Large groups come with large expectations, and our dedicated Groups department specializes in these unique requirements. We offer advice and support at all times, so you have peace of mind that we are here for your group.

PRIVATE GROUPS

HAVANA

In 2019 Havana celebrated its 500 years and the layers of history are everywhere: The colonial architecture of Old Havana, the grandeur of the waterfront Malecon of the beginning of the 20th Century, the pompous Revolution Square of the socialist era.gI

CLASSIC AMERICAN VINTAGE CARS

Cuba is famous for the presence of American vintage cars. Seen everywhere on the streets, they are used as collective taxis by the locals. Take a ride in one of the convertibles and cruise along the Havana Malecon just like a local. s

CUBAN CIGARS

In the months of December to April, you can visit tobacco plantations and watch the farmers work their fields. We recommend a visit to a cigar factory and try a long Churchill cigar.

HIGHLIGHTS

● A 10 days tour to visit the essence of Cuba with Havana, Viñales, Trinidad and Varadero beach.

● Great local experiences like driving in a convertible classic American vintage, visiting tobacco farmers, swimming in a waterfall, sleeping in the house of a local, driving in a bike-taxi.

● Tour to enjoy with nice surprising meals, lots of life music and time at the beach.

ENJOY THE ESSENTIALS OF CUBA

Day 1 ARRIVAL in HAVANA

Arrive in the afternoon in Havana, welcomed by your local English-speaking guide. We drive 30 minutes to your hotel and check in the lodging of your choice. Evening at leisure to relax.

Day 2 HAVANA VISITS in STYLE

Your guide will pick you up at the hotel for your city tour. Experience Havana while riding a classic American vintage car with open roof. Drive through the areas of Miramar with a stop at Mahatma Ghandi Park, drive through the areas of Miramar with a stop at Mahatma Ghandi Park, through Vedado with a stop at the Plaza de la Revolucion and going through the Paseo and Presidentes boulevards. You drive along Havana Malecon to the view point over the city from Morro Castle.

Enjoy lunch at the Hemingway restaurant Bodeguita del Medio. Try the Cuban creole cuisine of rice and black beans served with pork, fresh vegetables and potatoes. The meal includes a mojito cocktail which was invented in this place.

There is band playing life traditional Cuban Music.

In the afternoon take a walk with the guide in Old Havana along colonial streets and squares. You stop at the Plaza de la Catedral, Plaza de Armas, Plaza Vieja and Plaza San Francisco. Evening at leisure.

(B – L)

Day 3 VIÑALES and the TOBACCO Drive to the area of Viñales, a very beautiful

rural area where the best tobacco in the world grows, then visit a cigar factory in the city of Pinar del Rio. Afterwards, visit the view point over the valley from Jasmines hotel. Proceed to a tobacco farm and learn about the process that is done in the fields to produce to the perfect tobacco. You visit the Mural of the Prehistory. In the afternoon, you will visit the village of Viñales. Return in the afternoon (6 hours’ drive).

Dinner tonight is at hotel Nacional de Cuba in the stately gourmet restaurant Comedor de Aguiar. Afterwards, you enjoy the Carribbean show at the Parisien Cabaret in the hotel.

(B – D)

Day 4 The INTERIOR of CUBA with CIENFUEGOS and TRINIDAD

You leave Havana today and drive to the city of Cienfuegos. Here you visit the historic center of this colonial town founded by French colonists. Marvel at the Parque Marti with the cathedral and the Theatre Terry, a traditional 19th century theatre building. You visit the area of Punta Gorda with nice buildings of the turn of the century (19th to 20th Century) like Palacio Valle.

In the afternoon you head to Trinidad. On arrival, stroll through the amazing Old Center passing by colonial squares like Plaza Mayor and the small cobbled stoned streets.

Spend the night in the lodging of your choice within the historic city center. Dinner at the hotel.

(B – D)

Day 5 The MOUNTAIN area and beautiful WATERFALLS

You head off with your guide into the mountains of the Escambray in the back of Trinidad. From Topes de Collantes mirador you have a wonderful view over the mountains and even the lowlands towards the sea. You will be hiking a trail through a lush forest that takes you to a natural waterfall. You can swim in the falls and its natural pools. You visit the local museum about coffee production in the mountains. In the afternoon you drive back to Trinidad and can continue to the beach area where you can see the Carribbean coastline and beach with its beautiful turquoise tranquil waters. You can take another swim but now in the sea.

Dinner at a local paladar with a seafood menu. Visit a music venue like Casa de la Musica and Casa de la Trova with live performances of the famous traditional Cuban music known as Buenavista Social Club.

(B – D)

Day 6 COLONIAL CITIES like SANCTI SPIRITUS and CAMAGUEY

You depart to the Valley of the Ingenios, a beautiful valley where the sugar industry flourished in the 19th Century. You visit the historic Hacienda Manaca Iznaga.

You continue to Sancti Spiritus and enjoy a visit of the historic center. In the afternoon you drive to Camaguey. On arrival you have a tour of this colonial town by local bici taxis. Overnight is in a colonial boutique hotel in

the center like Santa Maria or Sevillano or similar (Hotel Encanto Camaguey). Dinner is at the hotel.

(B – D)

Day 7 CHE GUEVARA and RELAX in VARADERO

You drive to Santa Clara, back to the center of Cuba. Here you visit the mausoleum and museum of Che Guevara, hero of the Cuban Revolution. Your last stretch now is to Varadero, the well-known beach resort of the Caribbean. The guide ends his services here. Overnight in a Varadero hotel right at the Varadero beach with an international brand like Melia and Iberostar. This is an allinclusive resort (meals and drinks included). (B – All Inclusive)

Day 8 – 9 RELAX at the VARADERO ALL-INCLUSIVE BEACH RESORT Days of enjoying the all-inclusive beach resort. (All-inclusive)

Day 10 DEPARTURE DAY

Enjoy the all-inclusive services until your departure transfer to Havana airport for your flight out. (All-inclusive)

Includes

• 9 nights in the hotel accommodation according to the chosen category

• (6 nights with breakfast, 3 nights all-inclusive)

• Transport in air-conditioned vehicle

• Private Touring

• Local English-speaking guide

• Entrance Fees (except camera fees)

• Return airport transfers to accommodation

• Meals as indicated

(B= breakfast, L= lunch, D= dinner)

* Prices are per person twin share based on low season and will vary depending on date of travel, unless otherwise stated. Pricing does not include INSIDER JOURNEYS · 13 airfare from Australia. Please contact us for an air-inclusive quote. Refer to our booking conditions for full pricing and payment information. For more information call 1300 365 355, visit insiderjourneys.com.au or see your travel agent.

HIGHLIGHTS

● A 15 days tour to visit the whole of Cuba of Cuba from Havana till Santiago.

● All Cuban experiences like driving in a convertible classic American vintage, visiting tobacco farmers, nature hikes, life Cuban music, colonial city centers …

● Most complete tour of driving the whole island up and down and visit major sites but also hidden away treasures.

Day 1 ARRIVAL in HAVANA

Arrive in the afternoon in Havana, welcomed by your local English-speaking guide. We drive 30 minutes to your hotel and check in the lodging of your choice. Evening at leisure to relax.

Day 2 HAVANA in STYLE

Tour the city while riding a classic convertible American vintage car through the areas of Miramar, Vedado and to Morro Castle.

Enjoy lunch in Old Havana with the Cuban creole cuisine of rice and black beans served with pork, fresh vegetables and potatoes, including life traditional Cuban music.

You walk in Old Havana along colonial streets and squares, like the Plaza de la Catedral, Plaza de Armas, Plaza Vieja and Plaza San Francisco. (B – L)

Day 3 HEMINGWAY DAY

Visit Cojimar, a small fishing village which was the setting of Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea”. You visit Finca Vigia, the house of Hemingway, now a museum. In Old Havana you walk along the Hemingway hangouts like Floridita and Ambos Mundos. You have lunch and a refreshing mojito at the Hemingway restaurant Bodeguita del Medio. Afternoon and evening at leisure in Old Havana. (B – L)

Day 4 The ROSARIO Mountains

You leave Havana and you visit the Nature Park Las Terrazas in the Sierra del Rosario. You visit the local community, a coffee plantation and the falls of the river San Juan.

You continue to Viñales, the tobacco growing area of Viñales.

Overnight in Viñales. Dinner is at restaurant Finca Paraiso with organic farm food. (B – D)

Day 5 WALK in the VALLEY meeting the TOBACCO FARMERS

You walk in the valley and visit local tobacco farmers. You see mogotes everywhere, nature and agriculture. Lunch is included with tasty products from the land. You drive back to Havana.

Overnight again in Havana. (B – L)

Day 6 BAY of PIGS and CIENFUEGOS

We start with the Bay of Pigs, the scene of the famous battle between the young revolutionaries of Fidel Castro and the US. Now it is a nature park with a coastline full of snorkeling spots and birdwatching trails. You can snorkel here or do a short trail.

You drive to the city of Cienfuegos to visit the historic center of this colonial town founded by French colonists. Marvel at the Parque Marti with the Cathedral, the Theatre Terry, the area of Punta Gorda with nice buildings like Palacio Valle.

Overnight in Cienfuegos. Dinner tonight is at a bay side restaurant. (B – D)

Day 7 El NICHO

You drive into the mountains towards the valley El Nicho. Hike along beautiful waterfalls, hidden in the lush forest. Head to Trinidad. Then head to Trinidad and take a walk in the Old Center.

Overnight in the city center of Trinidad. Dinner at the lodging. (B – D)

NATURE AND ACTIVE TOUR

Day 1 ARRIVAL in HAVANA

Arrive in the afternoon in Havana, welcomed by your local English-speaking guide. We drive 30 minutes to your hotel and check in the lodging of your choice. Evening at leisure to relax.

Day 2 HAVANA VISITS by BIKE

Go on a scenic bicycle tour through the areas of Miramar, Vedado and to Morro Castle. Enjoy lunch and a mojito cocktail at the Hemingway restaurant Bodeguita del Medio, while listening to a band playing live traditional Cuban Music. In the afternoon you walk with the guide in Old Havana along colonial streets and squares. You have a ride over the Havana Malecon in a classic American vintage car. (B – L)

Day 3 The ROSARIO Mountains

You leave Havana and you visit the Nature Park Las Terrazas in the Sierra del Rosario. You visit the local community, a coffee plantation and the falls of the river San Juan. You do a canopy tour here. You continue to Viñales, the tobacco growing area of Viñales. Overnight in Viñales. Dinner is at restaurant Finca Paraiso with organic farm food. (B – D)

Day 4 HORSEBACK RIDING in the VALLEY meeting the TOBACCO FARMERS

You go horseback riding in the valley and visit local tobacco farmers. You will see mogotes everywhere, nature and agriculture. Lunch is included with tasty products from the land. Overnight in Viñales. (B – D)

Day 5 SNORKELING at BAY of PIGS

You drive to the Bay of Pigs nature park. You have time to do snorkeling in the Caribbean

Sea. Overnight with dinner at hotel Playa Larga. (B – D)

Day 6 KAYAK and TRINIDAD

We have an excursion by kayak in the area of Bay of Pigs. We continue to Trinidad and visit the historic center. Overnight with dinner in a lodging in the centre. (B – D)

Day 7 The MOUNTAIN area and beautiful WATERFALLS

After breakfast, you head off with your guide into the mountains of the Escambray in the back of Trinidad. You will be hiking a trail through a lush forest that takes you to a natural waterfall. You can swim in the falls and its natural pools. You drive back to Trinidad and can continue to the beach area. You can take another swim but now in the sea.

In the evening you have dinner at a local paladar with a seafood menu. Visit a music venue like Casa de la Musica and Casa de la

Trova with live performances of the famous traditional Cuban music known as Buenavista Social Club. (B – D)

Day 8 CHE GUEVARA

Breakfast. You drive to Santa Clara, back to the center of Cuba. Here you visit the mausoleum and museum of Che Guevara, hero of the Cuban Revolution. Your last stretch now is to the airport or to your extension hotel in Varadero. (B)

HIGHLIGHTS

● 8 days private tour in the center and west of Cuba with great activities like cycling in Havana, horseback riding in Viñales, snorkeling and kayak in Bay of Pigs, hiking to waterfalls in Trinidad.

Includes

• 7 nights 3 stars hotel accommodation

• Transport in air-conditioned vehicle

• Private Touring

• Local English-speaking guide

• Entrance Fees (except camera fees)

• Return airport transfers to accommodation

• Meals as indicated

(B= breakfast, L= lunch, D= dinner)

* Prices are per person twin share based on low season and will vary depending on date of travel, unless otherwise stated. Pricing does not include

INSIDER JOURNEYS · 13 airfare from Australia. Please contact us for an air-inclusive quote. Refer to our booking conditions for full pricing and payment information. For more information call 1300 365 355, visit insiderjourneys.com.au or see your travel agent.

● Tour with a sportive driverguide who knows all about Cuban nature.

● Overnights in colonial homes of local people.

HIGHLIGHTS

● 8 days tour to see the essentials HavanaViñales-Trinidad moving around in a cost-effective way leaving lots of time for self-exploring.

● Overnights in local casas or homestays: great central location to do a lot on foot and enjoying Cuban hospitality.

● In a Havana you have a city tour by classic vintage car.

Day 1

Arrive in the afternoon in Havana, welcomed by your local English-speaking guide. We drive 30 minutes to your hotel and check in the lodging of your choice. Evening at leisure to relax.

Day 2

At 9 am your guide will pick you up from your hotel and take you on a two-hour private tour of the city while riding a classic American vintage convertible (Plaza de la Revolucion, Malecon, View point over the city from Morro Castle).

Continue with a walking tour of the Old Town (Plaza de la Catedral, Plaza de Armas, Plaza San Francisco, Plaza Vieja). Tour ends around 1 pm.

Our guide will visit you at the lodging with all information about the trip. (B)

Day 3

You have a collective transfer from Havana to Viñales with a service for international tourists (air-conditioned bus and Englishspeaking guide). They drop you off in the centre near your lodging in Viñales center. (B)

Day 4

Free time in Viñales with optional outdoor activities such as horseback riding, hiking, visiting tobacco farmers. (B)

Day 5

You have a collective transfer from Viñales to Trinidad with a service for international tourists (air-conditioned bus and English-

speaking guide). They drop you off in the centre near your lodging in Trinidad centre. (B)

Day 6

Free time in Trinidad with many cultural visits possible in the historic centre, hikes to waterfalls in the mountains behind Trinidad or just spend time at the Caribbean beach. (B)

Day 7

You have a collective transfer from Trinidad to Havana with a service for international tourists (air-conditioned bus and Englishspeaking guide). They drop you off in near your lodging in Havana. (B)

Day 8

Transfer to airport by taxi following your flight schedule.

Includes

• 7 nights bed and breakfast accommodation

• Transport in air-conditioned vehicle on collective basis

• Private city tour in Havana

• Assistance by Local English-speaking rep

• Return airport transfers to accommodation

• Meals as indicated

(B= breakfast, L= lunch, D= dinner)

* Prices are per person twin share based on low season and will vary depending on date of travel, unless otherwise stated. Pricing does not include INSIDER JOURNEYS · 13 airfare from Australia. Please contact us for an air-inclusive quote. Refer to our booking conditions for full pricing and payment information. For more information call 1300 365 355, visit insiderjourneys.com.au or see your travel agent.

Day 1

Arrive in the afternoon in Havana, welcomed by your local English-speaking guide. We drive 30 minutes to your hotel and check in the lodging of your choice. Evening at leisure to relax.

Day 2

At 9 am your guide will pick you up from your hotel and take you on a two-hour private tour of the city while riding a classic American vintage convertible (Plaza de la Revolucion, Malecon, View point over the city from Morro Castle). Then guide does a walk in the Old Town pedestrian zone with the guests (Plaza de la Catedral, Plaza de Armas, Plaza San Francisco, Plaza Vieja). Tour ends around 1 pm. (B)

Day 3

Free day in Havana with many cultural and fun visits to do. Our guide will visit you at the lodging with all information about the trip. At 5 PM you pick up an economic car with Cubacar (Geely CK, Renault Sandero or similar). Insurance is included but you must make a deposit (150 usd) to the rental car company as well as the full tank. You get an extensive road map. We suggest you download the app http://maps.me on your mobile with the maps of Cuba. It gives you road planner without internet access necessary.

Day 4

You drive from Havana to Viñales. You stay in Viñales. (B)

Day 5

Free time in Viñales with lots of ecological

activities possible like horseback riding, hiking, visiting tobacco farmers. (B)

Day 6

You drive from Viñales to Trinidad You stay in Trinidad centre. (B)

Day 7

Free time in Trinidad with many cultural visits possible in the historic centre, hikes to waterfalls in the mountains behind Trinidad or just spend time at the Caribbean beach. (B)

Day 8

You drive from Trinidad to Havana airport or your extension hotel in Varadero. You turn in the car at the rental office and get the deposit back. You pay a drop off fee of 25 USD. (B)

HIGHLIGHTS

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Includes

• 7 nights bed and breakfast accommodation

• 5 days rental of an economic car insurance included (from leaving

• Havana till end)

• Private city tour in Havana

• Assistance by Local English-speaking rep

• Airport transfer to accommodation

• Meals as indicated

• (B= breakfast, L= lunch, D= dinner)

• Possibility to upgrade lodging and rental car category

* Prices are per person twin share based on low season and will vary depending on date of travel, unless otherwise stated. Pricing does not include

INSIDER JOURNEYS · 13 airfare from Australia. Please contact us for an air-inclusive quote. Refer to our booking conditions for full pricing and payment information. For more information call 1300 365 355, visit insiderjourneys.com.au or see your travel agent.

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Day 1 Arrival in Havana

Arrive in the afternoon in Havana, welcomed by your local English-speaking guide. We drive 30 minutes to your hotel and check in the lodging of your choice. Evening at leisure to relax.

Day 2

At 9 am your guide will pick you up from your hotel and take you on a 2-hour private tour in a classic American vintage convertible (Plaza de la Revolucion, Malecon, View point over the city from Morro Castle). Then guide does a walk in the Old Town pedestrian zone with the guests (Plaza de la Catedral, Plaza de Armas, Plaza San Francisco, Plaza Vieja). Tour ends around 1 pm. Afternoon at leisure in the Old Town. (B)

Day 3

We head off to the western part of Cuba. We do a visit to the nature park Las Terrazas. Here we do a hike to do some birdwatching for the Cuban grassquit or the green woodpecker. We continue to the area of San Diego de los Baños where we overnight in a local hotel. (B – snack lunch – D)

Day 4

We go to the nature park La Guira, a paradise for spotting birds like the giant kingbird, the Cuban trogon and the Cuban tody. We have a full day to visit Guira park and the nearby Cueva de los Portales area. Overnight in San Diego de los Baños. (B – snack lunch – D)

Day 5

Today we drive to the area of the Zapata Peninsula or Bay of Pigs (4 hours driving). On arrival we give time free to enjoy a bit the

beach or go snorkeling in the Caribbean Sea. Overnight in the local Playa Larga hotel. (B –snack lunch – D)

Day 6

We have a full day of visits to the local area to do bird spotting. We begin the day with the Salinas Park with an extensive area of swamps, ideal for spotting Zapata wren birds and Zapata sparrows. Possibly also flamingos. In the afternoon we do the Bermejas trail for spotting quail-doves and blackbirds. See the sunset at your hotel beach. (B – snack lunch – D)

Day 7

Another day in the Zapata area to visit the Santo Thomas Park. Here we hope to find the smallest bird on earth, the Cuban zunzun hummingbird. We’ll do a boat trip on the Hatiguanico river in order to find

Gundlach hawks and other birds preying on fish. Tonight, we’ll do a night walk to spot the Stygian owl and the Cuban nightjar. (B –snack lunch – D)

Day 8

We drive back to Havana. If time permits, we allot some free time in the City of Havana for further exploring and the last shopping. (B)

HIGHLIGHTS

● 8 days private tour in the center and west of Cuba with visits to national parks to do birdwatching in a variety of natural settings.

Includes

• 7 nights bed and breakfast accommodation (5 nights Including dinner as well)

• Transport in air-conditioned vehicle

• Private Touring

• Local English-speaking guide

• Entrance Fees to the parks

• Return airport transfers to accommodation

• Meals as indicated (B= breakfast, L= (snack) lunch, D= dinner)

* Prices are per person twin share based on low season and will vary depending on date of travel, unless otherwise stated. Pricing does not include INSIDER JOURNEYS · 13 airfare from Australia. Please contact us for an air-inclusive quote. Refer to our booking conditions for full pricing and payment information. For more information call 1300 365 355, visit insiderjourneys.com.au or see your travel agent.

● Private tour with a knowledgeable Englishspeaking driver-guide who knows all about birds. In some parks we add a local guide to help you spot the most hidden birds.

HAVANA | Hemingway tour with classic vintage car

Half Day / Private Tour

Ride in a classic American vintage car and visit Cojimar, a small fishing village that was the setting of Ernest Hemingway’s classic “The Old Man and the Sea”. You visit Finca Vigía, the house of Hemingway. You walk along the Hemingway hangouts like Floridita and Ambos Mundos. Enjoy lunch and a glass of mojito at the Hemingway Restaurant Bodeguita del Medio.

HAVANA | Viñales day excursion

Full Day / Collective Tour

This full day bus tour takes you to the tobacco growing and ecological area of Viñales. You visit a cigar factory or a tobacco farmer (depending on season). You see the valley from the Jazmines view point and you visit the village and have lunch in natural surroundings.

HAVANA | Tropicana show

Evening visit to the world-famous Tropicana show. The stage is in open air. Enjoy the live music and a cast of more than 100 dancers and singers in the most incredible costumes. On the table are rum and cola to make your own Cuba Libre. This is show time.

VIÑALES | Buggy Tour

Half Day / Collective Tour

Tour with open buggies (selfdrive if requested) through the valley of Viñales, going off-road, visiting tobacco farmers. You see the famous mogotes everywhere, lots of nature, and local people in their daily life, in parts of the valley where few visitors venture.

HAVANA | Arts Tour

Half Day / Private Tour

Visit the Museum of Fine Arts of Havana with Cuban Art. See the creative power of Cuba’s artists. We visit a few projects around presentday art in Havana like Fusterlandia and Callejon de Hamel.

VIÑALES | Horseback riding in the valley

Half

Day

You go horseback riding in the valley and visit local tobacco farmers. You will see mogotes, nature and agriculture everywhere. You go swimming in a cave. The excursion is accompanied by a local guide.