LAND, CIGAR & SUN

Havana / Viñales / Guamá / Cienfuegos / Trinidad /

Santa Clara / Varadero


Departure- on Mondays weekly.

Passengers’ minimum is not required.

7 nights, 8 days.

Itinerary: Three nights in Havana, two nights in Trinidad and two nights in Varadero.


ITINERARY


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DAY 1: MONDAY

Arrival to Havana. Meeting by Havanatur’s representative. Transfer in to the selected hotel, accommodation and dinner included. Free time.

DAY 2: TUESDAY

La Habana
Breakfast. Visit to Morro-Cabanas’ fortress lookout point located on a cliff at the entrance of Havana’s harbor. Walking tour in Old Havana, declared by UNESCO the Cultural Heritage of Mankind: San Francisco de Asis Square. Visit to Havana Club rum museum to learn producing process with degustation included. The tour continues around Plaza Viejas (Old Square) along Mercaderes street to Ambos Mundos hotel, where famous American writer Ernest Hemingway lived. After visiting Hemingway’s room, enjoy one of his famous cocktails. Visit to tobacco museum in old Havana, then walk around Plaza de Armas (Weapons Square) and Cathedral Square. Panoramic visit to the famous Hemingway’s bar La Bodeguita del Medio. Lunch included in La Barca restaurant. Panoramic bus tour along the exterior areas of the Revolution Museum, Central Park, Havana’s Grand Theatre, National Capitol. Hemingway’s bar La Floridita. Take the view of the most popular city avenues Malecon, which runs along Havana’s northern coast 7 km. long. Visit to the Revolution Square a site of great historical value. Visit to Delirio Habanero lookout point, enjoy an included cocktail and take better pictures of the Revolution Square (open time: 13:00-17:00).Panoramic tour along Havana’s University building. Return to the hotel. Dinner in El Aljibe restaurant. At night free time at your disposal.

DAY 3: WEDNESDAY

Havana-Vinales Valley-Havana
Breakfast. Excursion in an air conditioning bus to Vinales Valley in Pinar del Rio, Cuba’s westernmost province, where world’s best tobacco is cultivated. Exotic landscape with royal palms, Cuba’s national tree. Visit to cigars’ factory Francisco Donatien. On the way to Vinales Valley visit to the typical country farm El Paraiso o Benito’s country house to learn about the local peasants’ life style, traditions, tobacco’ cultivation process and enjoy the hospitality of its people. Visit to the Indian Cave with the boating through the cave with stalactites and stalagmites along the underground river San Vicente. Typical country lunch is included in Palenque de los Cimarrones restaurant. Visit to the Pre-history Mural, where you could appreciate paintings on the country’s most ancient rocks. Stop at lookout point Mirador de los Jasmines to admire the splendorous view on Vinales Valley. Return to the hotel. At night dinner in the restaurant La California joined to the cultural UNEAC’s project El Solar de California. Chano Pozo famous Cuban drums player introduced the Cuban persecution in Latin jazz in the 40th years of the last century frequented this place, played rumba and danced, as well as many others outstanding Cuban culture personalities, among them Damaso Perez Prado, Bola de Nieve, Roberto Diago, Celeste Mendoza. Free time.

DAY 4: THURSDAY

Havana-Peninsula de Zapata-Guama Natural Park-Cienfuegos- Trinidad.
Breakfast. Departure to Cienfuegos. Visit to Fiesta Campesina farm to learn about the endemic flora and fauna of Peninsula de Zapata, the Americas’ largest wetland, Biosphere Reserve. Taste a typical cocktail. Visit to Guama Natural Park and its crocodile farm. Lunch in La Boca restaurant. Trip continues along the southern coast of Peninsula de Zapata, the battles’ scenery against North American invasions in Playa Larga and Playa Giron bays on 17 th of April, 1961. Arrival to Cienfuegos, known as the southern pearl, where the largest Latin America’s coral site Notre Dame was discovered. City tour along Cienfuegos’ main streets and avenues, the only city in America founded by French settlers under the Spanish crown and situated on the marvelous natural bay coasts and protected by Jagua fortress. The perfect symmetry of its streets, neoclassical and eclectic architecture, the Historic Center, declared World’s Cultural Heritage make this city so attractive. Visit to Tomas Terry Theatre, walking tour around city’s center Jose Marti’s Square, where you could see the Cultural Background House, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral. Panoramic visit to a local monument Palacio del Valle. Trip continues to Trinidad. Arrival and accommodation in the selected hotel. Dinner in the hotel. Free time.

DAY 5: FRIDAY

Trinidad
Breakfast in the hotel. Panoramic tourBreakfast. Visit to Sugar Mills’ Valley, Mankind’s Heritage for its exceptional beauty. Enjoy the typical cocktail. Panoramic walking tour through Trinidad’s city center, one of the first Cuban villages founded by Spaniards at the beginning of 16 th century, declared Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. Visit to a city museum, Plaza Mayor Square, the main parochial church of the Holy Trinity with its luxurious altar decorated with local precious woods and 300 years old images. Visit to Canchanchara bar, where you could taste its famous cocktail founded by mambises (Cuban independence fighters) in 19 th century. Lunch in the private restaurant Tavern El Barracon. Visit to Chichi’s House belonging to one of the city’s most famous families Santander. Return to the hotel. Special dinner in the private restaurant El Dorado. Free time. of Trinidad, 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. Back to the hotel and dinner. Night free.

DAY 6: SATURDAY

Trinidad-Villa Clara-Varadero
Breakfast in the hotel. Departure to the Che’s city. Santa Clara. Arrival to Santa Clara. Visit to the Revolution Square and the Ernesto Che Guevara’s Mausoleum. Tour around the historical city center. Lunch in the restaurant Los Caneyes. The trip continues to Varadero. Accommodation and dinner in the selected all Inclusive hotel. Dinner. Free time.

DAY 7: SUNDAY

Time to enjoy Varadero beach or optional Havanatur’s excursions.


HOTEL COMBINATION

Tourist Resorts Combination A Combination B Combination C Total nights / Meal Plan
La Habana Meliá Habana Hotel Quinta Avenida Panorama / Memories Miramar Presidente / Habana Libre / Copacabana / Casas Particulares 1 N – MAP / 2 N - CP
Trinidad La Ronda / Iberostar Trinidad La Ronda / Brisas Trinidad Ronda / Las Cuevas/ Meson del Regidor / Trinidad 500 / Casas Particulares. 1 N – MAP / 1 N – CP
Varadero Meliá Varadero Gran Memories Varadero Sol Palmeras Sol Sirena Coral Barceló Solymar 2 N - TI

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