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2 nights in Santiago de Cuba , 1 night in Bayamo, 2 nights at Santa Lucía Beach, 1 night in Trinidad , 1 night in Cienfuegos and 3 nights in Havana
Total of nights: 10
SANTIAGO DE CUBA
Day 1: Arrival at the airport serving Holguín or Santiago de Cuba , assistance and transfer to your hotel in Santiago de Cuba . Check-in and dinner in the hotel.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA
Day 2: Breakfast. Orientation meeting. Visit Gran Piedra Mountain , that is topped by the largest boulder in the Caribbean and from which you get a wonderful view. Visit the La Isabélica Coffee Plantation . Tour Santiago de Cuba , the second most important city in Cuba . Filled with both music and history, it is considered the capital of the eastern part of the island and birthplace of the son and of the Cuban Revolution. Have lunch in the El Morro Restaurant. In the afternoon, visit the Moncada Garrison, Céspedes Park , the Piracy Museum , Santa Ifigenia Cemetery and the house in which Diego Velázquez lived. Return to your hotel for dinner. Evening free.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA
- BAYAMO
Day 3: Breakfast. Departure for Bayamo, which Diego Velázquez founded in 1513 and in which Cuba ’s national anthem was written. On the way, visit the Basilica of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre. Have lunch in a restaurant in Bayamo. In the afternoon, go for a ride in a horse-drawn carriage. Transfer to your hotel. Check-in and dinner. Visit Troubadours’ House.
BAYAMO - SANTA LUCIA BEACH
Day 4: Breakfast. Departure for Santa Lucía Beach, going through Las Tunas. Check-in at an All-Inclusive hotel at Santa Lucía Beach.
SANTA LUCIA BEACH
Day 5: Free time for enjoying one of the most beautiful beaches on the northern coast of Cuba and for engaging in optional activities.
SANTA LUCIA BEACH - TRINIDAD
Day 6: Breakfast. Departure for Trinidad , passing through the city of Camagüey on the way. Go on to Ciego de Ávila and have lunch in a local restaurant. Go on a panoramic tour of the city of Sancti Spíritus . Then go on to the Manaca-Iznaga Tower, in Sugarmill Valley, one of the most prosperous areas in Cuba in the 17th and 18th centuries, which still preserves its splendor—and whose economy is still based on sugarcane. Sample some fresh fruits. Arrival in Trinidad . Check-in and dinner in a local hotel. Trinidad Evening show.
TRINIDAD - CIENFUEGOS
Day 7: Breakfast. Go on a panoramic tour of Trinidad , which UNESCO has declared to be a part of world heritage, visiting the Romantic Museum and the La Canchánchara Bar. Have lunch in the Don Antonio Restaurant . Then go on to Cienfuegos . Visit the dolphin aquarium, with optional swimming with the dolphins. Check-in and dinner in a hotel.
CIENFUEGOS - SANTA LUCIA - GUAMA - HAVANA
Day 8: Breakfast. Go on a panoramic tour of the city of Cienfuegos —also called “the pearl of the South”—which was founded by French immigrants. Departure for Santa Clara . Visit the Ernesto Che Guevara Monument and the armored train. Have a panoramic tour of the city and then go on to Montemar Park . Have lunch at La Boca. Visit the Taino Indian village and the crocodile-breeding center before going on to Havana . Check-in and dinner in a hotel.
HAVANA
Day 9: Breakfast. Orientation meeting. Tour of the city, visiting Old Havana, which UNESCO has declared to be a part of world heritage. See Cathedral, Arms, San Francisco de Asís and Old Squares. Have lunch. In the afternoon, go on a panoramic tour of the Capitol, Central Park , Fraternity Park , Revolution Square, the Bocoy Rum Distillery and Colón Cemetery . Return to your hotel. Leave your hotel to watch the 9 p.m. cannon-firing ceremony. Have dinner in a local restaurant.
HAVANA - SOROA - LAS TERRAZAS - HAVANA
Day 10: Breakfast. Departure for Soroa, in Pinar del Río Province, the westernmost province in Cuba , where the best tobacco in the world is grown. Visit the orchid garden and the waterfall at Soroa. Visit a cigar factory in Candelaria. Then go on to Las Terrazas and visit the community there. Optional canopy jump. Visit a farmer’s house. Have lunch in the ruins of the Buenavista Coffee Plantation. In the afternoon, take a dip in the San Juan River . Return to Havana . Have dinner in your hotel. Evening at the Salón Rojo Cabaret.
HAVANA
Day 11: Breakfast. Free time
in Havana while waiting for your international flight. Transfer
to the airport (or to a hotel if you want to extend your stay) included.
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