Cuba vacation package family + children tour

Highlights

• Take a ride around town in a classic American chevy.
• Street arts in city outskirts, Fusterlandia and Muraleando.
• Some history in Havana, Bay of pigs and Santa Clara.
• Go zip lining through the Cuban countryside (Terrazas and Trinidad).
• Enjoy the best Cuban food experience in Private Restaurant.
• Horse riding in Vinales Valley.
• Crocodile farms in Guama, Bay of Pigs.
• Snorkeling in Fish Cave.
• Hiking, natural pools and waterfalls in El Nicho.
• Swim with dolphins while traveling on a catamaran.
• Varadero Beach to relax.

Places you will visit:

Travel Itinerary

DAY 1, HAVANA

Welcome to Cuba!

Arrival at Havana International Airport.

Meet and Greeting at the Airport.

Private Transfer to Private House.

Information briefing with the tour.

Havana has to be one of the most exciting, intriguing and unique cities in the world. We have tomorrow a full day to explore Havana.

Free evening / optional.

• Art Factory (art exhibitions, life music group performance, workshops about art, culture, books)
• Music House
• Cabarets like Tropicana or Parisién
• Latin Jazz Night Clubs like the Fox and the Raven

Accommodation in B&B at hotel or private Guest House (Casa Particular). Guest-house in Havana will very good comfort, located in centric areas of Havana, with easy access to all Havana places, by walking or in short distance car drive.

Day 2, HAVANA CITY TOUR

08:30 Breakfast.

City Tour of Old Havana starting the walking tour of Old Havana from the Templete, where Havana villa was founded in 1519. Walking through the Plaza de Armas and all other Squares of Old Havana: San Francisco de Asís Square, then to Old Square, visit the Cathedral Square. Seeing the monuments and buildings more relevant from the different centuries all well preserved, the Palacio Del Segundo Cabo, the Cathedral.

Some places you will visit:

Museo del Chocolate

Optional lunch included in local restaurant

After lunch Panoramic Tour of Modern Havana driving with the Tour Guide in Old American Vintage Car passing through the Revolution Square Stop to take pictures, then continuing through the Colon Cemetery, one of the most historical cemetery of the world and the most significant in Latin American with more of 500 mausoleums, chapels and family vaults; enjoy some of the most relevant mansions of the Vedado on visiting Paseo Avenue & President Avenue, 17 Street between others majestic avenues of the City , going through the University of Havana, the Coppelia building, the Rampa, the first Hilton built outside USA in the fifties, visiting the Promenade on the Sea , then Fifth Avenue.

Back to the accommodation.

Free afternoon in Havana.

20:00 Dinner at Family/Private Restaurant like San Cristobal, Habana 61, Elizalde or Iván Chefs Justo.

Accommodation in B&B at hotel or private Guest House (Casa Particular).

B,D (Breakfast and Dinner included).

Day 3, HAVANA CITY TOUR COMMUNITY PROJECT

08:30 Breakfast.

09:00 Departure to Fusterlandia.

Visit Casa Fuster, also known as "Fusterlandia," the bizarre studio of artist José Rodriguez Fuster. Most famous for bringing the amazing designs of Gaudi and Brancusi to Cuba, he has adorned the surroundings of his studio enclave with brightly colored sculptures and mosaics.

Now visit Arte Corte.

In the Santo Ángel neighborhood, in Old Havana, a unique local community project of its kind in Cuba.

Created in 1999 go along with us for a tour to the Barbershop and Hairdressing Museum; a room decorated with works of art and armchairs over 100 years old. You will also visit the Community School where different programs are developed for children and young people.

Lunch included in local Restaurant.

14:00 Visit Muraleando Community Project.

An art project on the outskirts of Havana turned this neighborhood into a gallery of murals, sculptures and more. Muralism has always had the function of socializing art, until its emergence many artistic manifestations were considered elitist. Time to participate with family and local children in artistic activities.

Back to accommodation.

Optional Dinner.

20:30: Departure to San Carlos de La Cabaña fortress to see the Cannon Shot Ceremony.

21.00 Cannon Shot Ceremony.

Free time to visit the areas in the fortress.

Back to accommodation.

Accommodation in B&B at hotel or private Guest House (Casa Particular).

B, L (breakfast and lunch included).

Day, 4 HAVANA – TERRAZAS- VINALES

07:00 early breakfast.

Departing for tour to Viñales Valley.

Ecological tour will take you to the typical rural community and tourist installations of Las Terrazas and to the exuberant flora and fauna of the Sierra del Rosario forest, located in the new Artemisa province (west of Havana).

The tour includes a visit to the 19th century Buenavista coffee plantation, a visit of the Moka eco-hotel, a guided tour of the community to get in touch with the locals.

Included: 800-meters downhill canopy tour on zip-lines where you can enjoy magnificent views of the landscape.

Lunch in local restaurant.

Some free time for swim in Rio San Juan (River).

Continues trip to Viñales, one of the most beautiful areas of Cuba with their rare hill name Mogotes, fertile land where best tobacco leaf is grown. Place of wonderful caverns, little country routes and amazing landscapes.

Visit a Cigar Farm where you will see the tobacco plantations and the process of drying the tobacco leaf from where the Havana Cigar is produced.

Optional Dinner.

Accommodation in B&B at Hotel or Private Guest House (Casa Particular).

B, L (breakfast and lunch included).

Day 5, VIÑALES

07:00 early breakfast.

Viñales is an authentic countryside experience that is fun for teens, young kids, and adults alike. One such thing to do when in Cuba is to ride a horse.

Hore Ride Excursion to Viñales Coco Palmarito Park (5 hours).

A day walking tour in direct contact with nature through unspoiled hiking trails by our licensed tour guides, that will make you breathe in the tranquility of the natural environment and one of the best ways to admire the natural scenery of the Viñales Valley.

Luncheon at Finca Paraiso (very interesting agro ecological project with the best views of the Valley; family private owned restaurant).

14:00 Entrance to the Indian caves with a boat ride inside the cave.

Optional Dinner.

Accommodation in B&B at hotel or Private Guest House (Casa Particular).

B, L (breakfast and lunch included)

Day 6, VINALES–BAY OF PIGS- CIENFUEGOS.

Breakfast.

Departure to Cienfuegos via Bay of Pigs.

Visit the crocodile breeding farm.

Ride by speedboat or boat through the Laguna Del Tesoro to the Guamá Tourist Center, bojeo to the Taína Village, an exact replica of a Cuban aboriginal settlement.

Lunch included in local restaurant.

Continuation to a beautiful swimming whole (cenote) name Cueva de los Peces which resembles a huge natural tropical fish tank.

Continues trip to Cienfuegos.

Free evening.

Accommodation in B&B at hotel or Private Guest House (Casa Particular).

B, L (breakfast and lunch included).

Day 7, CIENFUEGOS EL NICHO CIENFUEGOS.

Breakfast.

Tour until Cumanayagua to change to the Russian Truck will take you to the Tour in the mountain.

You can take a great trip to reach the Nicho 46 km from Cienfuegos. El Nicho is a breathtaking place with waterfalls and natural pools.

Enjoy the beautiful view with the Escambray Mountains, endemic birds and flora, trekking, caves, taking a natural trail, view of the Hanabanilla dam, your tour guide will stay with you all the time to assistance.

Creole lunch included.

Time for swimming.

16:00 departing back to Cienfuegos.

Free evening.

Accommodation in B&B at Hotel or Private Guest House (Casa Particular).

B, L (breakfast and lunch included).

Day 8, CIENFUEGOS TRINIDAD.

08:00 Breakfast.

10:30 Panoramic Tour of Cienfuegos City, founded by French settlers who came from Louisiana, USA in 1819. This history gives it an air and architectural style that is distinctive from that of the rest of the island. This city appeal lies partly in the European flavor of its colonial heritage, with a wide Parisian-style boulevard and elegant colonnades, and there is an ambience to inspire Cuba’s most celebrated Son singer Benny Moré to write the words “Cienfuegos is the city I like best”.

Continues trip to Trinidad.

Tour of the City of Trinidad established by the Spaniards in 1514 and lined with cobblestone streets and colorful houses, the town of Trinidad is easy to wander around and almost every scene offers superb photographic opportunities – from locals casually smoking their huge cigars on the doorsteps of their homes to old Chevrolets cruising by. Visit Santa Ana and the Major Square.

Free evening in Trinidad.

Accommodation in All inclusive at Hotel Memories Trinidad del Mar 4*.

B, D (breakfast and dinner included).

Day 9, TRINIDAD –SANTA CLARA - VARADERO.

08:00 Breakfast.

Departure to Varadero vía Santa Clara.

Brief stop in Sugar Mills Valley, visit the Viewpoint, and the Manaca Iznaga, experiencing the Sugar Cane Juice and the explanation of the house the history and legends of the site. Free time to enjoy the handcraft textiles being produced in the area.

Included: downhill canopy tour on zip-lines where you can enjoy magnificent views of the landscape.

Continues to Santa Clara.

Visit the Che Memorial at the Square Che Guevara, and then visit the Vidal Park at the Center of the City.

Continues trip to Varadero.

Dinner at Hotel restaurant.

Accommodation in All inclusive Plan at 4* or 5* Hotel.

B, D (breakfast and dinner included).

Day 10, VARADERO.

Breakfast.

Tour through the Varadero Islands in comfortable catamarans, yachts or the Nikki sailboat, boats specially designed for this excursion with comfortable seats, bathrooms, sun and shaded areas, easy access to the sea and the beach, optimal disposition on board for the service of bar and the attention of the captain. Swimming with dolphins.

Snorkeling at the bottom of fish, with equipment available on board.

Visit to Cayo Blanco with its wide beach, offer in souvenir shop.

Lunch in ranchon and on the shore of the beach.

Accommodation in All inclusive Plan at 4* or 5* Hotel.

B, L, D (breakfast, lunch and dinner included).

Day 11, VARADERO.

Breakfast.

Free time to enjoy the beach and Hotel facilities.

Accommodation in All inclusive Plan at 4* or 5* Hotel.

B, L, D (breakfast, lunch and dinner included).

Day 12, Varadero DEPARTURE.

Early Breakfast.

05:00 Transfer Out to Havana International Airport to take flight out of the country (clients must check the flight at the Airline Desk 3 hours in advance).

B (breakfast included).

END OF SERVICES

Included:

• Accommodation as described.
• Meet and Greeting at the Airport.
• Private Transfer In/Out.
• Tour Guide in full command of English or any other language, his salary, accommodation and meals.
• All the tours as indicated with the Entrances pointed out in the Program.
• Private transportation by car, minibus or Bus with driver and guide service .
• Meals as described the program.
• 24 hours phone emergency number.
• Staff assistance during the whole staying for the implementation of the Program.
• Local Taxes.

Not included:

• Airfare.
• Tourist Visa
• Medical Insurance
• Tips
• Services not mentioned in the Program.