Absorb the vibrancy and culture of Old Havana, admire the lush valleys of Viñales and relax on a pristine Varadero beach.
After breakfast in the hotel, Visit to Mirador del Castillo del Morro. 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 and the Havana Club rum museum. The lunch will take place at a local restaurant. 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.
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure at Viñales valley. Brief stop at the ranchon Las Barrigonas, surrounded by typical rural houses and plantations of tobacco. Continue the tour in transit to the city of Pinar del Rio, visit to the manufactured cigar factory. 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, and it was declared Cultural Landscape Protected by UNESCO and a National Natural Monument which stands out for its beautiful mogotes-mountains with rounded tops and numerous caves of great interest. 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, work of art of 120 meters painted on the wall of a mogote and have a nice boat ride in the underground waters of Cueva del Indio. Typical cuban lunch will be served with country music at a restaurant in the area with a drink included.
Accommodation at the hotel in the Viñales town. Free night to enjoy optional activities.
Breakfast at the hotel. 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.
Departure to Las Terrazas community, situated in Sierra del Rosario, one of Cuba's natural strongholds, which was designated a Biosphere Reserve by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1985. Penetrate the intensity of exquisite wild places where humans and nature become one. You will walk inside La Moka hotel, a unique facility inserted in the forest. The history of coffee cultivation, which started in the region in the 19th century, is one of the major attractions for customers at the Buenavista ranch, which was built on the ruins of the coffee farm of same name, founded by French immigrants. A walking tour along the main streets of the community gives the visitors the opportunity of getting in touch with the warm and hospitable locals. Lunch in the area. Time for swimming in the crystal clear waters of San Juan river.
Return to hotel in Havana. Accommodation and dinner at the selected hotel. Free night to enjoy optional activities.
Ernest Hemingway, The great American author fell in love with Cuba on his first visit in 1932, attracted firstly by the marlin fishing. It was not until 1939, however, that Hemingway decided to move to the island, initially setting down in the Ambos Mundos Hotel in Old Havana. Having decided to stay on, he found a quite village outside the town in which to write, Finca Vigía, where he lived up to 1960 when he returned to US, a year before his suicide.
After breakfast in the hotel, Visit to Visit to La Bodeguita del Medio and Floridita Bars. Guide visit to Hemingway Museum, former residence of the writer, located in San Francisco de Paula. Photo and video camera is possible. Tour around the house with a specialized guide, to observe his personal belongings, trophies and firearms and the room where he used to write, as well as his fishing souvenirs and the other remembrances of his life in Cuba. Visit to Cojímar town, the fishing community where Hemingway celebrated his Pulitzer prize in 1953, with his fishermen friends and Gregorio Fuentes, captain of his yacht Pilar, and main character of his book the Old Man and the Sea. Lunch in a local restaurant.
The tour continues to Varadero. Accommodation and dinner at the selected hotel. (By the client).
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