FLYING TO SANTIAGO DE CUBA Group Tour

Reception at José Martí International Airport. Private transfer (not included) to the Hotel in Havana. Lodging in Havana (accommodation not included at the client's expense).

Departure for a panoramic city tour of modern Havana and walking tour of the Historic Center, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, where you will visit the 4 squares, Plaza de la Catedral, Plaza San Francisco de Asís, Plaza Vieja and Plaza de Armas. Free time to visit the Cathedral of Havana, the Bodeguita del Medio, famous bar of the city. Afterwards, panoramic tour of the most representative buildings of the city such as the Alicia Alonso National Theater, home of the National Ballet of Cuba, the Capitol, the Central Park of Havana and its surroundings, the Paseo del Prado. Visit to the Plaza de la Revolución with free time for photos. Lunch at a local restaurant. Return to the hotel (accommodation not included in the program of the circuit, at the client's expense).

Between 03.00 and 04.00 hours transfer to the airport to take flight Havana/ Varadero/ Santiago de Cuba. Arrival at the airport in Santiago, transfer to the hotel. Breakfast.

Departure from the hotel to visit Santiago de Cuba, which was the first capital of the island in colonial times and is currently the second most important city in Cuba. It is steeped in history, music, is the capital of eastern Cuba, known as the cradle of son. The most Caribbean of Cuba. Lunch at a local restaurant. Walking tour of the Historic Center, where some of the most representative buildings of the city are located, around the Plaza Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, there you will visit the Museum of Colonial Environment, former home of Diego Velázquez, you will have free time to visit the Cathedral of Santiago. Return to the hotel. Free evening dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast. Departure to continue the visits in the city, Plaza de la Revolución Antonio Maceo, with a stop for photos. We will continue to the Cemetery Sta Ifigenia, declared National Monument, to visit it, where the remains of great personalities of our country are found. Then in the bus make the tour through the streets santigueras, appreciating its architecture, the daily life of its inhabitants. Visit the Fortress of San Pedro de la Roca del Morro, also declared a World Heritage Site, where you will visit the Museum of Piracy. Lunch at El Morro restaurant. You will have time to shop for handicrafts and take pictures. Afternoon and evening free. Lodging and dinner at hotel.

Breakfast. Departure to visit the Sanctuary of El Cobre, located in the town of the same name, in the Sierra Maestra, approximately 20 km from the city, part of the historical religious pilgrimage of Cubans to visit the Virgin of Charity, Patroness of our island. Once the visit is over, continue to Bayamo, the cultural capital of the island. It is one of the first villages founded by the Spaniards in Cuba. Panoramic tour of the city, where the National Anthem was sung for the first time. Walking tour around the Cathedral of San Salvador de Bayamo and the city squares. Lunch at a local restaurant. Continue to Camagüey. Founded in 1514, it is one of the first 7 villages of Cuba. It is characterized by an urban landscape of narrow and labyrinthine streets that converge in numerous squares and small squares. Its Historic Center is the largest on the island. It is known as the City of the Tinajones. Lodging and dinner in downtown hotels.

Breakfast. City tour in Camagüey, visit to its main squares: Plaza Ignacio Agramonte, where the Cathedral is located, Plaza de los Trabajadores, Plaza del Carmen, Plaza de San Juan de Dios, where the church of the same name is located and where the statue in memory of Father Olallo, recently sanctified by the Vatican, was placed. In transit we will visit the city of Santic Spíritus, capital of the province of the same name and fourth village founded by the Spaniards, where we will appreciate its colonial architecture, the church with its bell tower, the Yayabo bridge, unique in its kind. Lunch at Mesón de la Plaza restaurant. Then in transit to Trinidad we will visit the San Luis Valley or Valle de los Ingenios, a region that was in the XVII and XVIII centuries one of the most prosperous in Cuba thanks to the cultivation of sugar cane. It has been declared Cultural Patrimony of Humanity together with the Historical Center of the city and it is there where the Tower of Manaca Iznaga is located, known as the best exponent of the watchtowers built by the Spaniards in Latin America. You can visit it, from there you have a panoramic view of the entire Valley. Trinidad was the third town founded by the Spaniards in Cuba, known for its colonial architecture. It was named Cultural Patrimony of Humanity by UNESCO. Arrival at the hotel. Accommodation, dinner and free night.

Breakfast. City Tour in the city. Breakfast. Tour of the Historic Center of the Villa de la Santísima Trinidad, known as the Museum City of Cuba. It has the privilege of being one of the most complete and best preserved architectural complexes in the American continent. You will make a walking tour of the Main Square, around which are located important buildings such as the Church of the Holy Trinity, the Romantic Museum, which we will visit, the History Museum or the Palacio Cantero. You will visit the Canchánchara, a bar where you can taste the typical drink of the city, which gives its name to the place and listen to live traditional Cuban music. Lunch at a local restaurant. Free time for the handicraft fairs where typical articles of the city made of textiles or clay, two of the oldest traditions of the town, are exhibited. Return to the hotel. Free evening.

Breakfast and departure to Havana or Varadero, in transit you will visit the city of Cienfuegos known as the Pearl of the South, founded by French settlers in 1819, is characterized by its architecture, the state of preservation of its buildings, the city center, was named Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Panoramic tour of the Paseo del Prado, Punta Gorda where the Palacio de Valle is located, the Malecón and the surroundings of José Martí Park, including a visit to the Terry Theater, the most important theater in the city. Lunch at a local restaurant. Continue trip to Havana/Varadero. Arrival at the hotels (accommodation not included in the program of the circuit, to be paid by the client).

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