“HEMINGWAY ROUTE” Tour

“HEMINGWAY ROUTE” Tour

Hemingway Route in Havana

Follow in the footsteps of Ernest Hemingway, the legendary American writer who found his second home in Cuba and left an indelible mark on the island’s cultural landscape. The Hemingway Route in Havana is a fascinating journey that retraces the places where the Nobel Prize–winning author lived, wrote, and drew inspiration for some of his greatest works.

Hemingway first arrived in Cuba in 1932, drawn by his passion for marlin fishing in the Gulf Stream. A few years later, in 1939, he chose to settle permanently on the island. His first residence was the historic Ambos Mundos Hotel in Old Havana, where Room 511 has been preserved as a small museum dedicated to his memory. It was here that he began to write For Whom the Bell Tolls.

Seeking more tranquility, Hemingway later moved to Finca Vigía, a peaceful estate just outside Havana. Today, the house remains almost exactly as he left it, offering a unique glimpse into the writer’s private world: his personal library, typewriter, hunting trophies, and even his beloved boat, El Pilar, which he used for fishing expeditions. Visitors can sense the atmosphere that nurtured works like The Old Man and the Sea, inspired by Cuban fishermen and the sea he so deeply loved.

The route also includes Hemingway’s favorite Havana haunts, where he enjoyed the island’s vibrant social life. You’ll visit La Bodeguita del Medio, famous for its mojitos, and El Floridita, birthplace of the iconic daiquirí and still home to the bronze statue of Hemingway at the bar.

This experience is much more than a literary tour — it’s an immersion into the life, passions, and legacy of one of the 20th century’s greatest authors, offering a unique perspective on the deep bond between Hemingway and Cuba.

Itinerary

• Pick up at the hotel.
• Guided tour of the Hemingway Museum, the writer's former residence, located in the town of San Francisco de Paula. Cameras and video cameras are allowed. Tour of the facility with a specialized guide, where you can see his personal belongings, hunting trophies and the room where he wrote, as well as his memories of fishing and life in Cuba.
• Continuation of the trip to the town of Cojímar, a fishing village where Hemingway celebrated his Pulitzer Prize in 1953, with his friends and Gregorio, his boat captain, which served as inspiration for his novel "The Old Man and the Sea".
• Transit visit to the Bodeguita del Medio and Floridita with cocktail included.
• Lunch at one of the facilities linked to his life and work.
• Return to the hotel.

Departure days of the excursion: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.