This complete tour will guide you from the colonial city center of Havana to the picturesque Viñales valley in the western part of the island. Explore the tropical scenery around Soroa and the historical Cienfuegos. Let yourself be overcome by the quaint charm of Trinidad and the flowery beach paradise on idyllic Cayo Las Brujas.
Day 1:
Arrival in Havana Meet & greet at Havana airport with our English speaking Cuban guide and transfer to your hotel in Old Havana. Included meals: none
Overnight accomodation:
Telegrafo **** ,
Oldtown (Habana Vieja) or similar
Day 2:
Habana Colonial and the flair of the 1950's The morning starts with a walking tour through colonial Old Havana along the most important sights: Capitolio, Obispo Street, Cathedral Square and Hemingway's "Bodeguita". In the afternoon, continue by bus through the Havana of the 1950's, including Revolution Square, Malecón and the legendary Hotel Nacional.
Included meals: breakfast and lunch
Overnight accomodation:
Telegrafo **** ,
Oldtown (Habana Vieja) or similar
Day 3: Havana - Viñales - Soroa (305 km) Early in the morning, drive along the "Tobacco Route" to Pinar del Rio. Enjoy a scenic route through the Mogote valley with its famous limestone rocks to the picturesque village Viñales. Visit the house of a "Veguero" (tobacco farmer). Discover an Indian cave by boat before continuing to the Sierra del Rosario.
Included meals: breakfast
Overnight accomodation:
La Moka *** (*),
Las Terrazas or similar
Day 4: Soroa - Cienfuegos (375 km) Drive to the Zapata peninsula and stop in Guamá along the way. Cross the mangroves and swamps by boat to reach a "Taino-Village". Continue along the historic "Bay of Pigs" to Cienfuegos. Enjoy French colonial flair on a stroll to Plaza Mayor and the Teatro Terry where Caruso once performed.
Included meals: breakfast and dinner
Overnight accomodation:
Jagua *** (*),
Cienfuegos or similar
Day 5: Cienfuegos - Trinidad (110 km) Enjoy a scenic drive along the coast to Trinidad - a town with unique colonial architecture declared a UNESCO world heritage site. Take a city tour to the Plaza Mayor, surrounded by splendid manors. Visit the ethnic Canchancharra bar and the Romantic Museum. In the afternoon, drive to the "Valley of the Sugarcane Mills" and visit the hacienda of the sugar baron Iznaga with its "slave tower".
Included meals: breakfast
Overnight accomodation:
Las Cuevas *** ,
Trinidad or similar
Day 6: Trinidad - Santa Clara -
Cayo Las Brujas (265 km) In the morning, cross the Sierra Escambray and drive via Sancti Spiritus or the Topes Collantes to the historic city Santa Clara, where Che Guevara celebrated his greatest victory and found his last rest. Visit the Che Guevara Monument and continue along a 37 km long causeway over the sea to the natural island paradise Cayo Las Brujas.
Included meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner
Overnight accomodation:
Villa Las Brujas *** ,
Cayo Las Brujas or similar
Day 7: Cayo Las Brujas - Havana (435 km) In the morning, drive to the mainland and the colonial town Remedios. Walk across the idyllic Plaza Mayor with the church of San Juan Bautista and continue to Varadero and the airport of Havana.
Included meals: breakfast
Remarks This tour can also be booked as private tour or as self-drive tour.
It can also be combined with a LATINCOMING post-program to the Dominican Republic, Mexico, Costa Rica and/or Panama.
