Cayo Saetía natural and marine park panoramic view, Holguín

CREOLE SCENTS Group Tour

This magical holiday is perfect for discovering Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Holguín, Camaguey, Trinidad, Cienfuegos and Viñales, all in one relaxed and leisurely trip.

13
Days
1
1 Country
12
12 Cities
1
1 National Park
25
25 Attractions
overview

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Departure from HAVANA
  • Group tour
  • History & cultural tour
  • Offered in Spanish and English
  • 5 Stars Rating
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included

  • Guaranteed departure on fixed dates and not required minimun of passengers.
  • Assistance in airports and tourist destinations that are visited by program.
  • 12-nights accommodation according to the program description. (10 nights with half board - 2 nights with all inclusive).
  • 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.
  • Domestic flight ticket Havana - Santiago de Cuba or Holguín, include fuel charge.

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
  • Round Trips category SUPER PLUS and SUPER ENCANTO will always be on request, after consultation on availability to the hotels.
  • 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.
Itinerary
  1. DIA 1HAVANA - SANTIAGO DE CUBA.

    SANTIAGO DE CUBA CITY Air conditioned bus and Airplane

    Transfer to the domestic airport to take the flight to Santiago de Cuba or Holguín. Flight ticket included. On arrival, transfer to hotel in Santiago de Cuba. Accommodation and dinner at the hotel. Free night at leisure to enjoy optional activities.

    Antonio Maceo revolution square panoramic view, Santiago de Cuba citySan Pedro de la Roca del Morro fortress view, Santiago de Cuba cityCathedral of Santiago de Cuba panoramic view, Santiago de Cuba city
  2. DIA 2SANTIAGO DE CUBA.

    SANTIAGO DE CUBA CITY Air conditioned bus

    Breakfast at the hotel. Welcome meeting. Visit the Santuario del Cobre. Tour around the second most important city in Cuba, scented with history & music. Visit Moncada Garrison, Diego Velázquez Museum, Santa Ifigenia cemetery, Piracy Museum, Céspedes Park and San Pedro de la Roca del Morro fortress. Lunch in a local restaurant. Visit Santa Ifigenia cemetery. Return to the hotel for dinner. Free night at leisure to enjoy optional activities.

    San Pedro de la Roca del Morro fortress panoramic view, Santiago de Cuba cityJosé Martí mausoleum, Santa Ifigenia cemetery, Santiago de Cuba cityThe Moncada garrison panoramic view, Santiago de Cuba city
  3. DIA 3SANTIAGO DE CUBA - CAYO SAETÍA - HOLGUÍN.

    HOLGUÍN and CAYO SAETÍA Air conditioned bus

    Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Holguin. In transit, visit to Cayo Saetia, preserved area considered the largest hunting reserve in the country, a genuine natural park. This paradise of Cuba flora and wildlife feature both endemic species and animals from elsewhere in the tropics. Safari ride in jeep or truck through the woods and meadows of the key, where you can see exotic and endemic animals that are in complete freedom as zebras, antelopes, buffaloes, bulls and wild horses, wild boars, camels, giraffes, ostriches, among many others. Lunch at the beach ranchon. Free time to swim at the beach.

    Continue your trip to Holguin. Accommodation and dinner at the hotel. Free night at your disposal to discover the beautiful city.

    Cayo Saetía natural and marine park panoramic view, HolguínJeep Safari at Cayo Saetía natural and marine park, HolguínHolguín city panoramic view
  4. DIA 4HOLGUÍN - SANTA LUCÍA BEACH.

    HOLGUÍN CITY and PLAYA SANTA LUCÍA Air conditioned bus

    Breakfast at the hotel. City tour of Holguin better known as the Cuban city of parks. visit La Periquera museum, former headquarters of the Spanish troops. Tour through the 5 major parks and cathedrals of the city. Visit to the La Loma de la Cruz, symbol of the city and deposit promises site, takes its name from a wooden cross over 5 meters long and exists in its summit and the friar of the city went up on his shoulders. This is raised to 261 meters above sea level, with 458 steps, it is protective symbol for many, deposit of promises or original ornament to others. Lunch in a local restaurant.

    Departure to Santa Lucía one of the top beach destinations in the country. Accommodation at local hotel. The rest of the afternoon are free to enjoy the beautiful beach and the hotel facilities. Dinner in the selected hotel. Later you will have the night off for activities of their choice.

    Calixto García central park panoramic view, Holguín cityLoma de la Cruz monument panoramic view, Holguín cityCuban birds, Santa Lucía beach
  5. DIA 5SANTA LUCÍA BEACH.

    PLAYA SANTA LUCÍA Without transportation

    Free time to enjoy one of the most beautiful beaches of Cuba and possibility to purchase optional tours.

    Santa Lucía beach panoramic view, CamagüeyScuba diving tour in Santa Lucía beach, CamagüeySanta Lucía beach panoramic view, Camagüey
  6. DIA 6SANTA LUCÍA BEACH - CAMAGÜEY - SANCTI SPÍRITUS - TRINIDAD.

    CAMAGÜEY CITY, SANCTI SPÍRITUS CITY, and TRINIDAD Air conditioned bus

    Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Trinidad passing by Camagüey city. Sightseeing tour of the city of Camagüey, founded in 1514, is one of the first seven villas in Cuba, it is characterized by an urban landscape with narrow streets and labyrinthine that converge in many squares and plazas in the historic center which is one of the largest on the island and where you can find many buildings with significant architectural and historical-cultural values. Some years ago, this beautiful city of Camaguey, for its great historical and cultural values was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO. Lunch in a local restaurant.

    Panoramic tour of the city of Sancti Spíritus. Continue the tour to Manaca - Iznaga, center of the Sugar Mills Valley, a region that was in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries one of the most prosperous in Cuba, and still preserves its splendor thanks to the cultivation and production of sugar cane. Arrival to Trinidad. Accommodation and dinner at local hotel. Free night at leisure to enjoy optional activities.

    Ignacio Agramonte park panoramic view, Camagüey citySancti Spíritus cathedral panoramic view, Sancti Spíritus cityManaca Iznaga tower (Sugar Mills Valley) panoramic view, Trinidad
  7. DIA 7TRINIDAD - CIENFUEGOS.

    CIENFUEGOS CITY and TRINIDAD Air conditioned bus

    After breakfast will star a tour for Trinidad city, known as the Jewel of Cuba and it has the privilege of being one of the colonial cities of the country and has one of the most complete and preserved architectural complexes of the American continent. There you can enjoy an amazing walk through the streets of stone settled in the middle, to admire the Spanish colonial architecture, which gives the impression to have stopped in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and was declared in 1988 by UNESCO as a World Heritage Humanity. Visit the Plaza Mayor, the Romantic Museum and Canchánchara Bar where you can taste a typical drink with lemon, honey and brandy. Lunch at the local restaurant.

    When finished, you will continue to the city of Cienfuegos, founded by the French, and known as the Pearl of the South. This city is recognized for the perfect design of its streets and buildings of high architectural value that shows the splendor of a culture strongly influenced by its founders. Therefore it has been declared a World Heritage Site. In Cienfuegos you can enjoy a pleasant walk from the Prado, the boulevard until Marti Park. There will also be a visit to the Teatro Tomas Terry and the Palacio de Valle where you can meet the beautiful legend associated to its construction. At the end, you are going to stay and enjoy the dinner at hotel in the city of Cienfuegos. Free night to enjoy optional activities.

    Trinidad old city panoramic view.Trinidad mayor square panoramic view, Trinidad cityCathedral of Cienfuegos at José Martí central park panoramic view, Cienfuegos city
  8. DIA 8CIENFUEGOS - SANTA CLARA - GUAMÁ - HAVANA.

    HAVANA, SANTA CLARA, and PENÍNZULA DE ZAPATA Air conditioned bus

    After breakfast at the hotel, will be the departure to the city of Santa Clara, capital of central Cuba. There will perform a walk through the heritage route in the city, which includes the Carmen Park, site of the Villa Foundation in 1685 and the Leoncio Vidal Park. You will also visit the Plaza Ernesto Che Guevara, a meeting with one of the most prominent and charismatic personalitie of contemporary world history, and where are located the Museum and the Memorial with his name. Also you can know the monument to the action against the Armored Train.

    Departure to Guamá at Montemar Park, where you can see the artistic reproduction of a Taino village (Reproductions of life-size aboriginals sculptures made of stone), located in the Zapata Peninsula, in Matanzas. There you can enjoy a wonderful boat rides through the Laguna del Tesoro, and during the trip you can admire the local flora and fauna. On the return, you will visit the Crocodile Farm. Lunch will be at a local restaurant.

    The trip continues to Havana. Accommodation and dinner at the selected hotel. Free night at leisure to enjoy optional activities.

    Ernesto Che Guevara mausoleum panoramic view, Santa Clara cityThe Armoured Train museum, Santa Clara cityA replica of an Indian village, Guamá tourist park, Matanzas
  9. DIA 9HAVANA.

    HAVANA Air conditioned bus

    After breakfast in the hotel, will start the tour by Havana, with walk through Old Havana, World Heritage Site, fortresses and buildings built by the Spaniards during the XVI and XIX centuries, and 4 squares of the historic center such us Plaza San Francisco de Asis, Plaza Vieja, Plaza De Armas. Also you are going to visit the Museum of the General Captains, Cathedral Square and Crafts Fair, in the renovated Plaza de San José. (Lunch is not included). In the afternoon you can enjoy a panoramic visit to places of interest in the city. At the end it will continue with the bus tour to modern Havana, including a visit a stop for photos at the National Capitol and the Revolution Square. Continue the tour with a panoramic view of Havana’s University. Return at the hotel. Accommodation and dinner at the selected hotel. Free night to enjoy optional activities.

    Plaza de las Banderas panoramic view, Havana cityNacional de Cuba hotel panoramic view, Havana cityLa Chorrera fortress aereal panoramic view, Havana city
  10. DIA 10HAVANA.

    HAVANA Without transportation

    Breakfast at the hotel. Free day for optional shopping. Free night at leisure to enjoy optional activities.

    Great Theater of Havana panoramic view, Havana cityPeoples from HavanaHavana city aereal panoramic view
  11. DIA 11HAVANA - LAS TERRAZAS - SOROA.

    LAS TERRAZAS COMUNITY and SOROA Air conditioned bus

    Breakfast at the hotel. Departure at Las Terrazas. Las Terrazas community is situated in Sierra del Rosario, one of Cuba’s natural strongholds, which was declared Biosphere Reserve by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1985. Arriving in Las Terrazas is like penetrating the intensity of exquisite wild places where humans and nature become one. This is the impression that the evergreen forests, rivers and crystal clear waterfalls give. Visit the rural community, optional canopy jump. Visit the the farmer house. Lunch at a local restaurant, enjoy a swim in the San Juan river.

    Departure to Soroa, also known as the Cuban Rainbow, is located in the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve in Pinar del Río, the westernmost province of Cuba. It’s a place privileged by the wealth, variety and excellent conservation of its flora and fauna. This site boasts the largest orchid garden in the country, where more than 750 different varieties of orchids and multiple species of ferns have found a nice shelter. This colorful garden is like haven for serious orchids enthusiasts. You should not missed the stunning waterfall of 21 meters high that invites visitors to take a refreshing swim any time of the year. Accommodation and dinner at Cubanacan Soroa Hotel. Free night to enjoy optional activities.

    Canopy tour at Las Terrazas communitySan Juan river panoramic view, Las TerrazasStunning 21-meter-high Soroa waterfall view
  12. DIA 12SOROA - CAYO LEVISA - VIÑALES.

    VIÑALES and CAYO LEVISA Air conditioned bus

    Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Palma Rubia pier to take the boat that will take them to Cayo Levisa, where you can enjoy an unforgettable day at sea, in a key with white sand and beautiful coral reefs. Cayo Levisa, off Pinar del Río’s northern coast, where travelers arrive after a 30-minute boat trip from Palma Rubia, has three kilometers of excellent beaches and 23 diving sites. The coral reef has 500 species of fish, 200 species of sponges and large populations of mollusks, crustaceans and other marine animals. Seafood lunch.

    Departure to Viñales, Accommodation and dinner at the hotel in the town of Viñales. Free night to enjoy optional activities.

    Cayo Levisa beach panoramic view, Pinar del RíoCayo Levisa beach panoramic view, Pinar del RíoChurch panoramic view, Viñales town
  13. DIA 13VIÑALES - HAVANA.

    HAVANA and VIÑALES Air conditioned bus

    Breakfast at the hotel. Tour of the Valley of Viñales, in Pinar del Rio, Cuba’s most beautiful landscape, Viñales Valley, 80% of which is dedicated to tobacco production, providing the best leaves for the finest Cuban Cigars. With your tour guide, you will visit a typical private farmer’s house, where tobacco leaves are grown, and see how cigars are rolled. You can also visit Mural de la Prehistoria and have a optional nice boat ride in the underground waters of Cueva del Indio. Typical Cuban lunch will be served in the area. Visit in transit to Casa del Veguero to know the tobacco plantations (in season of plantations) and its process.

    Departure to the hotel extension in Havana. (by the guest)

    END OF THE SERVICES.

    Plantations at Viñales valley panoramic view, Pinar del RíoViñales valley panoramic view, Pinar del RíoPeoples from Viñales
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