3 nights in Havana
1 night in Cienfuegos
2 nights Topes de Collantes
1 night Trinidad
3 nights Cayo Santa Maria
DAY 1
SUNDAY
Arrival, accommodation and dinner in selected hotel
DAY 2
MONDAY
Havana
Breakfast in the hotel. Pick up at the hotel. Visit to the Partagas Cigar Factory. Tour of Old Havana City Historic Center, Cultural Heritage of Mankind; Plaza de Armas; San Francisco de Asis Square and its beautiful fountain of the lions, Palacio de los Capitanes Generales, where you will discover the great pages pf Cuban History; Mercaderes Street; Ambos Mundos hotel where renowned American writer Ernest Hemingway lived; the Cathedral Square; the famous bar-restaurant La Bodeguita del Medio; and the House of Rum to become acquainted with Havana Club rum manufacturing process and taste it.
Lunch at local restaurant. Tour by bus of the Museum of the Revolution, the Central Park, Havana’s Grand Theatre and National Capitol. The tour continues along modern Havana: Revolution Square and the “ Jose Marti” Memorial. Panoramic tour by the University campus. Back to the hotel and dinner. Night Free
DAY 3
TUESDAY
Havana/ Vinales/ Havana
Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer by an air- conditioned bus to Vinales Valley in Pinar del Rio, Cuba’s most western province where the world’s best tobacco is grown. Exotic landscape with valleys crowded with royal palms, the national tree. In- transit visit to a cigar factory in Candelaria. On the way to Vinales a visit to “ El Paraiso” farm, where you will learn about the lifestyle of local peasants as well as about the growing of tobacco. In Vinales, visit to the Pre-historic Mural ( cave painting on the country’s most ancient rock) and the Indian Cave, boating along its underground river. Lunch at local restaurant. Stop at Los Jazmines lookout to admire the Vinales Valley.
Return to hotel and dinner. Night free.
DAY 4
WEDNESDAY
Havana/ Cienfuegos
Breakfast in the hotel. Departure for Cienfuegos. In- transit visit to “ Fiesta Campesina”, first contact with the endemis flora and fauna of Zapata Peninsula. Departure for Cienfuegos. Tour of Cienfuegos’, main streets and avenues, founded by the French, Cienfuegos is located at a wonderful bay guarded by Castillo de Jagua ( Jagua Castle) where you can find the largest coral site ever discoverd in Cuba that was christened Notre Dame. Lunch at local restaurant.
Visits to : the Marti Park, the Palacio del Valle, the tomas Terry Theatre, the House of Cultural Assets, and the Purisima Concepcion Cathedral.
Accommodation and dinner in selected hotel. Night free.
DAY 5
THURSDAY
Cienfuegos/ Trinidad/ Topes de Collantes
Breakfast in the hotel. Departure for Trinidad and panoramic tour of the city, one of the first villages founded by the Spaniards at the beginnings of the 16th century.
It was declared by UNESCO Cultural Heritage of Mankind. Visit to the main Parochial Church of the Holy Trinity housing a luxurious altar decorated with local precious stones, and images 300 years old; Plaza Mayor, and Count Brunet Palace—at present a Romantic Museum. Visit to La Canchanchara bar to enjoy a cocktail of the same name. Lunch at local restaurant. Departure for Topes de Collantes. Accommodation at Los Helechos Bungalows. Night free.
DAY 6
FRIDAY
Topes de Collantes/ Excursion to Guanayara
Breakfast in the hotel. Departure for Guanayara National Park, 15 km from Trinidad. Enjoy the wide variety of flora and fauna, natural pools, and the beautiful El Rocio falls,
Creole lunch at casa La Gallega Restaurant. Upon return you will visit a coffee plantation. Return to the hotel and dinner at Mi Retiro restaurant.
DAY 7
SATURDAY
Trinidad
Katamaran Seafari to Cayo Blanco
Breakfast in the hotel. Departure for a katamaran seafari to Cayo Blanco.
Cayo Blanco is situated 5 miles off the cost, with fascinating dive sites and white sandy beaches, home to the largest black coral reef in Cuba. Opportunity to snorkel
( equipment included) . Lunch included with open bar. Accommodation at selected hotel in Trinidad. Night free.
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