MINI CUBA'S COLORS AND SCENTS Group Tour

overview

CIENFUEGOS: known in Cuba as the Pearl of the South, founded in 1819 by the French is One of the most impressive cities of the south-central Cuba for it's rich culture. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Founded by Spanish colonizer Diego Velasquez as the third settlement of the island, the colonial gem of TRINIDAD is nowadays one of the best preserved towns of the Caribbean and the second in Cuba to earn a UNESCO listing.
One of the seven original towns established by Diego Velázquez during the Spanish conquest of Cuba, SANCTI SPÏRITUS founded in 1514, boasts a history as long.
SANTA CLARA: The living history of CHE GUEVARA, The site of the last battle between the revolutionaries and the government forces.

HIGHLIGHTS

Departure from HAVANA
Group tour
History & cultural tour
Offered in Spanish, English, Italian, and Portuguese
4 Stars Rating

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MINI CUBA'S COLORS AND SCENTS Group Tour map

included

Guaranteed departure on fixed dates and not required minimun of passengers.
Assistance in airports and tourist destinations that are visited by program.
3-nights accommodation according to the program description. (3 nights with half board).
Meal plan including one drink, at non hoteliers dinners.
Guide service throughout the tour.
All described transfers in air conditioned bus.
Visits indicated in the program.

not included

International flights.
Entry card (visa) (25.00 EUR).
Additional drinks and meals.
Gratuities or tips.
Optional excursions.
Travel insurance.
Transfer IN / OUT.

notes

Day of departure of the tour: Monday.
We recommend light footwear and garments, long-sleeve shirts and long trousers, hat, skin cream and insect repellent, appropriate bathing suit to swim in rivers and beaches.
Strongly recommended to travel insured according to kind of activities associated to selected program.
Small backpack to carry personal belongings useful during walking tours and visits.
No matter in fact Cuban Public Health System is very competent and accesible at any destination is strongly recommended to carry personal personal drugs for diagnosed chronical diseases and alergies.
We always recommend drinking mineral water bottled and sealed during your stay in the country.
If there is an exceptional need for diversion or relocation of the clients of a hotel in the program, other hotels of the same or higher category will be procured.

Itinerary

DIA 1HAVANA – CIENFUEGOS.
CIENFUEGOS CITY Air conditioned bus
After breakfast departure to the city of Cienfuegos, founded by the French and known as the Pearl of the South. This city is recognized by the perfect layout of its streets, and buildings of high architectural value that reveal the splendor of a culture with strong influence of its founders. For all these reasons it has been declared a World Heritage Site. In Cienfuegos you can enjoy a pleasant walk from the Prado, along the boulevard, to Martí Park. You will also visit the Tomás Terry Theatre and the Valle Palace, where you will learn about the beautiful legend associated with its construction. In the afternoon, you will go on a sea tour around the bay of Cienfuegos. Accommodation and dinner in a hotel in the city of Cienfuegos. Night at disposal for optional activities.
DIA 2CIENFUEGOS - TRINIDAD - SANCTI SPÍRITUS.
SANCTI SPÍRITUS CITY and TRINIDAD Air conditioned bus
After breakfast we will leave for the city of Trinidad. You will begin your tour of the city of Trinidad, known as the Jewel of Cuba and which has the privilege of being one of the colonial towns of the country and also qualifies among the most complete and preserved architectural ensembles of the American continent. There you can enjoy an incredible walk through its stone streets, which are traced in the middle, to admire its Spanish colonial architecture, which gives the feeling of having stopped in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. You can visit the Plaza Mayor, the Romantic Museum and the Bar Canchánchara where you can taste a typical drink based on lemon, honey and aguardiente. Visit to the Casa del Alfarero to admire one of the oldest traditions of the city in the workshop of the founding family. Departure to the city of Sancti Spíritus. Accommodation and dinner at the hotel confirmed. Night at disposal for optional activities.
DIA 3SANCTI SPÍRITUS - SANTA CLARA
SANTA CLARA, SANCTI SPÍRITUS CITY, and HANABANILLA LAKE Air conditioned bus
Breakfast at the hotel. Panoramic tour of the city of Sancti Spíritus. Continue the tour by the mountains of Escambray, one of the country's most important mountain ranges, passing through Manicaragua, settlement, community of growers of the famous Cuban snuff and rich coffee. In transit, may be observed the tobacco plantations. Walk around the Hanabanilla Lake, the only one inserted in a mountain range in Cuba. Lunch at Río Negro restaurant.

Continue to Santa Clara City. Accommodation and dinner at local hotel. Free night time.
DIA 4SANTA CLARA - VARADERO - HAVANA.
HAVANA, VARADERO, and SANTA CLARA Air conditioned bus
After breakfast at the hotel, you will begin your tour of the city of Santa Clara, capital of central Cuba. There you will take a walk along the city's heritage route, which includes the Parque del Carmen, the place where the village was founded in 1685, and the Parque Leoncio Vidal. You will also be able to visit Ernesto Che Guevara Square, place of encounter with one of the most prominent and charismatic personalities of the contemporary world history and where the Museum and the Memorial that carry his name are located. You can also visit the Monument to the action against the Armored Train. Visit to the work of the Basque artist Casto Solano known as "Che de los niños", a sculpture of 2 meters high that allows the exchange with this important historical figure from Cuba and Argentina.

Continuation of the trip to Havana passing in transit by the beach of Varadero. Lodging and dinner at the selected hotel (by the client.)

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