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Taste of Cuba

From vintage cars to jungle-topped mountains and castaway islands, this trip will give you a real taste of Cuba in just one week. If you’re after an authentic adventure in a short window of time, it’s a winner. First, yo…

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Taste of Cuba
Duration8 days / 7 nights
TypeCircuit
DestinationsCuba

Overview

From vintage cars to jungle-topped mountains and castaway islands, this trip will give you a real taste of Cuba in just one week. If you’re after an authentic adventure in a short window of time, it’s a winner. First, you’ll wander through cobbled streets and shady plazas of Havana, stopping for afternoon mojitos and stumbling upon hidden salsa bars. Then, you’ll head for the timeless hills of Viñales, where tobacco dries in the sunshine and oxen plough the red earth. You’ll top off the trip on Cayo Levisa, a dreamy island with sugar-soft sand and clear blue waters.

Itinerary

1Arrival – Havana

Upon arrival to Havana airport, meet, greet and transfer to the local family

2-3Havana

Havana has a distinct, exotic personality that you won’t find anywhere else on the planet

Spend two nights in the heart of timeless Old Havana; a mix of crumbling colonial beauty, peeling bygone glamour and colossal Caribbean soul, it’s a law unto itself

Rumba music bounces between the brightly painted buildings and Latino life breathes from every balcony. It really has to be seen to be believed

4-5Havana – Viñales

This morning you’ll travel to the tobacco town of Viñales

Today you will enjoy a horseback ride through the rolling hills of Viñales, Cuba’s rustic cigar region

You’ll explore the valley on horseback and on foot, learning about the art of cigar-rolling and meet the local Guajiros

If you’re looking for an authentic experience, you’ve found it

6-7Cayo Levisa

Today you will continue your journey through Cuba to the cosy island of Cayo Levisa

This island is a little nook of beach bliss off Cuba’s north coast.

In addition to luscious scenery, Levisa has a literary history; heading for the island, you’ll be following in the footsteps of Hemingway, who discovered this archipelago on a fishing trip from Cayo Paraíso, the next islet along

You’ll spend two nights in a rustic resort on Cayo Levisa, without a care in the world. It’s sun-drenched, secluded and downright dreamy

8Cayo Levisa – Havana – Departure

In the morning, transfer to the pier where you will take the ferry back to the mainland

Transfer to Havana airport for your departure flight

Included

  • Round trip ticket to Havana (economy class)
  • Round trip transfer: airport - hotel – airport
  • One way ferry boat transfer: Cayo Levisa - Havana
  • 7-night accommodation at hotel
  • Meals: daily breakfast
  • Half day tour of the modern areas of Havana
  • Half day visit the city of Viñales
  • Full day horseback ride through the hills of Viñales
  • 2 full days visit of Cayo Levisa
  • All transfers in air conditioned coach
  • English speaking local guide
  • Assistance of our representative in Cuba

Not included

  • Airport taxes
  • Fuel surcharge
  • Optional Tours
  • Travel insurance
  • All other expenses