All of our arrangements have been specially designed to incorporate a reason to travel and, for ease of choice, these have been categorised under the titles shown below.
The largest of the Caribbean islands, Cuba is in a league of its own. Famed for cigars and salsa dancing, sugarcane rum and Spanish colonial towns, its history and landscapes are littered with legends of the Revolution, and liberally splashed with the colourful blend of conquistador and Afro-Cuban culture.
It begins in the capital, Havana, where Hemingway’s old haunts are now a heady mix of 1950s cars and faded grandeur, seafront strolls on the Malecon, people-watching pavement tables, live music cafés, and inexhaustible energy. Stay in UNESCO listed Trinidad, with a soft-tempo ambience and the air of a living museum, where time seems to have stood still in the mid-1800s; before crossing the causeway to castaway Cayo Santa Maria, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve with flawless beaches and fantastic snorkelling grounds.
Visit the bar frequented by Ernest Hemingway in Havana, El Floridita, and enjoy a cocktail. The bar opened in 1817 and is famous for generations of visits from intellectuals and artists, daiquiris and Hemingway memorabilia including a life-size bronze statue of the novelist.
On occasion, the rum factory (Day 3) and cigar factory (Day 2) may be replaced with an alternative visit due to closure at short notice.
Travelling in Cuba is a unique experience, however, tourism is still under state control and on occasion hotels of a similar standard to those listed in the itinerary may be used. Advance notification of this is not always possible.
Meals included are in a mix of local restaurants on the tour and some hotels where food can be quite basic, consisting of rice, beans, pork, chicken and fish, although international cuisine is available in the hotels on the tour.
All vehicles are air-conditioned and the highways are reasonable, whereas minor roads can be in poor repair.
Extra nights are on request, please call to discuss your requirements
Iberostar Selection, Varadero - All Inclusive
(per night) £235 (Nov £175)
Single supplement £120 (Nov £90)
Arrival or departure transfer £90
per person in a twin/double room
Sorry - there are currently no available departure dates available for this tour.
Air travel and taxes, transfers, 7 nights' accommodation, breakfast daily, 6 lunches and 6 dinners, itinerary as described, services of guides and local representatives. If our specially negotiated airfares are unavailable at the time of booking, a supplement may apply.
Travel insurance, visa procurement fee, optional excursions, tipping, any government taxes or compulsory charges introduced after publication.
Please be advised that any British citizen with a Cuban stamp in their passport, is currently disqualified from using the Esta visa waiver scheme to enter the USA within 11 years of the date of entry into Cuba.
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