"On both sides of Havana Bay" Tour

"On both sides of Havana Bay" Tour

Founded by the Office of the Historian of Havana in 1996, the San Cristobal Travel Agency S.A. is today the specialist in historical-heritage tourism and national receptive tourism of the network of offices of the historian and the curator of the heritage cities of Cuba. The founding premises of invariable validity for the organization are to propitiate a professional and orderly approach to the Cuban heritage by means of its rigorous communication and interpretation and to contribute economically to the process of integral revitalization of Old Havana. Consequently, the specialized tourist offer of the San Cristobal S.A. Agency combines the inexhaustible patrimonial wealth of the Cuban capital with that of other historic cities in the country, archeological sites, cultural landscapes, natural reserves and environments of high tourist significance.

Tour´s attractions

• The cleaning up of the Bay and the recovery of docks and old buildings, as well as the opening of spaces for leisure, recreation and commerce, transform the old port environment of the old part into an impressive seafront promenade. In this new context, and with the reestablishment of the Emboque de Luz as a docking point and passenger station for the boats that communicate Old Havana with Regla and Casablanca, a tour is proposed that ensures direct contact with history, the enjoyment of open spaces and floating breakwaters, and the visit to overseas villages where the landscape of the capital takes on the spatial charm of popular, tradition and religiosity. It includes visits to the Brewery of the Old Tobacco and Wood Warehouse, to the popular handicraft fair in the old San José Warehouses, to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Regla and to the Mirador del Cristo de La Habana.

What´s included in the tour?

• A local tour guide (Spanish, English).
• Pick up transfer.
• Walking tour through the Alameda de Paula.
• Entrance to the Old Warehouses of San José.
• Pick up at Muelle de Luz for ferry ride across the Bay to the overseas towns of Regla and Casablanca.
• Visit to the sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de Regla.
• Visit to the Municipal Museum of Regla.
• Tour of the exterior areas of the Morro-Cabaña-Cristo complex.
• Panoramic stop at Mirador del Cristo de La Habana.

Not included

• Transfer to your hotel at the end of the tour.
• Any other activity or tour in Old Havana
• Food or beverages other than those included in the program.
• Souvenirs, handicrafts, or any other product or service not mentioned in the list of included items
• Photo and/or video services
• Tips

Places of interest to visit:

• The Alameda de Paula promenade in Havana
• Cultural Center Old Warehouses of Deposito San José
• Harbor and Muelle Luz in Havana
• Ultramarine towns of Regla and Casablanca.
• Sanctuary of La Virgen de Regla or Church of Our Lady of Regla.
• Fortress of San Carlos de La Cabaña.
• The Morro Castle (Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro).
• The Christ of Havana (Cristo de La Habana)

Distance to cover in the tour: 4 km approximately.

Duration approximate of the tour(total): 3 hours approximately.

Meeting point: Your hotel lobby or other indicated location.