Cuban Experience

A taste of coffee tour

11 Days

A short tour which allows you to be drawn into some of Cuba's warm and colourful atmosphere of Havana and its surroundings, whilst experiencing its countryside with its Tobacco farms and coffee plantations.

Itinerary: 3 nights in Havana, 1 night in Cienfuegos, 2 nights inTopes de Collantes, 1 night in Trinidad and 3 nights in Cayo Santa Maria.

Day 1

Havana - SUN

Accommodation at a selected hotel. 

Day 2

Havana - MON

Breakfast in the hotel.  Pick-up at the hotel.  Visit to the Partagas Cigars Factory.  Tour of Old Havana City Historic Centre, 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 the Museum of the 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. Night free.

Day 3

Havana/Viñales/Havana - TUE

Breakfast in the hotel.  Transfer by an air-conditioned bus to Viñales 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 Viñales a visit to “ El Paraíso” farm, where you will learn about the lifestyle of local peasants as well as about the growing of tobacco. In Viñales, 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 Viñales Valley. Back to the hotel. Night free.

Day 4

Havana / Cienfuegos - WED

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 at a local restaurant.  Founded by the French, Cienfuegos is located at a wonderful bay guarded by  Castillo de Jagua (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 thePurisima Concepción Cathedral  Accommodation and dinner in selected hotel. Night free.

Day 5

Cienfuegos/Trinidad/Topes de Collantes - THU

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 16^th 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 a local restaurant.  Departure for Topes de Collantes. Accommodation at Los helechos. Night free.

Day 6

Topes de Collantes/Excursión to Guanayara - FRI

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 El 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 - SAT

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 night free.

Day 8

Torre Manaca Iznaga/Santa Clara/Caibarien/Cayo Santa Maria - SUN

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 selected hotel and free night.

Day 9

Cayo Santa Maria - MON

Accommodation in ALL INCLUSIVE hotel. Day at leisure.

Day 10

Cayo Santa Maria - TUE

Accommodation in ALL INCLUSIVE hotel. Day at leisure. 

Day 11

Cayo Santa Maria/Santa Clara/ Havana - WED

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.