Diving Center where you will be diving :
- Tarara Scuba Diving Center ( east of Havana).
- Maria La Gorda Diving Center ( north coast of Pinar del Río , westernmost province of Cub.
- Note: It is mandatory that client have international diving certifications, if not should receive an introductory course not included in the price
Places you will visit:
Havana , Maria la Gorda, Guanahacabibes National Park (optional), Viñales Valley, Las Terrazas- DAY 1 HAVANA
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Welcome to Cuba!.
Arrival at Havana International Airport.
Meet and Greeting at the Airport.
Private Transfer to accommodation.
Accommodation in B&B at Hotel Panorama 4* or similar.
- Day 2 HAVANA CITY TOUR
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08:30 Breakfast.
Havana has to be one of the most exciting, intriguing and unique cities in the world. We have a full day to explore Havana.
09:00 Visit Partagas Cigar Factory and Rum Museum, to learn about the process to produce the Cuban rum from the sugar cane.
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.
13:00 Optional Luncheon at Family/Private Restaurant.
14:00 Panoramic Tour of Modern Havana driving with the Tour Guide in Old American Vintage Car (two Cars) 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 majestics 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 ending at Hotel Nacional de Cuba.
Back to the accommodation.
20:00 Optional dinner.
Free evening / optional:
- Cannon Fire Ceremony at Morro Cabaña Fortress
- 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 Panorama 4* or similar .
B (Breakfast included).
- Day 3 HAVANA DIVING
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08:00 Breakfast.
Transfer to Tarara Scuba Diving Center.
Tarará is a resort town in the municipality of Habana del Este in the city of Havana, Cuba. It is about 19 km east of the city centre and west of other beaches including Santa Maria del Mar and Guanabo.
The east of the capital contains beautiful beaches and a fascinating seabed with walls, marvelous gorgonian gardens, sponges, coral and sunken ships that have become sanctuaries for brightly-colored coral fish.
2 Dives (immersions) per diver included.
The service includes diving equipment, air tank, belt with weights, the assistance of an internationally certified instructor guide, who will do a briefing of dive to be made, and the use of the boat that leads from the dive center to dive sites.
Back to Hotel.
Dinner at the Hotel restaurant.
Accommodation in B&B at Hotel Panorama 4* or similar.
B,D (Breakfast included).
- Day 4 HAVANA – VINALES
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08:00 Private transfer to Viñales and to Hotel Los Jazmines or Rancho San Vicente or similar.
Visit the Tobacco Farm to appreciate the crop of the Tobacco Leaf and the process of drying the leaf after it is harvest.
Visit look point Los Jazmines.
Entrance to the Indian cave, get a boat ride inside the cave; then visit the Painting Wall about the prehistorically life in the area which is the oldest geological structure in Cuba which emerge from the bottom of the Sea.
Enjoy night life in Viñales Optional visit to casa de la Cultura (not included).
Accommodation at Hotel Los Jazmines or similar in H&B.
B,D (Breakfast and Dinner included).
- Day 5 VIÑALES – MARIA LA GORDA
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07:30 Breakfast
08:30 Departing to Maria La Gorda Diving Center.
14:00 Check in at Maria La Gorda.
Scuba diving Maria La Gorda Diving Center in one of the best diving area of Cuba at the Guanahacabibes Peninsula, on the westernmost area of Cuba .Located in Ensenada de Corrientes ( Cove) . A very well protected area in Cuba with an amazing coral reef including black coral reef.
Optional luncheon (not included in the price).
Optional tour to National Park ( protected area with abundant endemic Fauna and flora) Guanahacabibes Peninsula 18.6 kms of distance.
Accommodation in H&B at Maria la Gorda 3*.
B,D(breakfast and dinner included).
- Day 6 MARIA LA GORDA
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07:30 Breakfast
The marine platform is very thin and ends very close from the coast with depths between 200m and 1000m.
2 Dives (immersions) per diver at a Day .
Accommodation in H&B at Maria la Gorda 3*.
B,D(breakfast and dinner included).
- Day 7 MARIA LA GORDA
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08:00 Breakfast
2 Dives (immersions) per diver at a Day.
Accommodation in H&B at Maria la Gorda 3*.
B,D(breakfast and dinner included).
- Day 8 MARIA LA GORDA
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08:00 Breakfast
2 Dives (immersions) per diver at a Day.
Accommodation in H&B at Maria la Gorda 3*.
B,D(breakfast and dinner included).
- Day 9 MARIA LA GORDA
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08:00 Breakfast
2 Dives (immersions) per diver at a Day.
Accommodation in H&B at Maria la Gorda 3*.
B,D(breakfast and dinner included).
- Day 10 MARIA LA GORDA– TERRAZAS - HAVANA.
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07:30 Breakfast.
09:00 Transfer to Havana .
In the way to Havana visit Las Terrazas Community Project.
Explanation about this interesting Community project in Curujay with a welcoming cocktail Panoramic tour of the community time to talk to locals visit their handcarf shops.
Optional Canopy (Not included in the price).
12:00 Luncheon at a local Restaurant.
16:00 Continues trip to Havana.
Accommodation in B&B at Hotel Panorama 4* or similar.
B,L (breakfast and lunch included).
- Day 11 HAVANA-DEPARTURE
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08:00 Breakfast
Free Morning for last Minute Shopping.
If staying longer we can arrange extra nights in Havana or Trinidad or anywhere else you might like to go.
Private transfer to Havana International Airport to take flight out of the country (clients must check the flight at the Airline Desk 3 hours in advance).
Travel Itinerary
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Included:
- 1 Night accommodation in Los Jazmines Hotel or similar in H&B.
- 5 Nights accommodation in Maria La Gorda 3* in H&B.
- 4 Nights accommodation in 4* Hotel centrally located in Havana .
- Havana, Viñales and Las Terrazas private tours.
- Transfer in /out in Havana.
- Private transfer in Havana to Viñales in Minibus or Medium size car .
- Private Transfer Viñales to Maria La Gorda in Minibus or Medium size car.
- Private transportation with Tour guide with Domain of English for the tours and for the transfers, his salary, lunches and dinners From day 10 to 12.
- 2 diving session per day in Maria La Gorda Diving Center.
- 2 diving session in Tarara Havana Diving Center.
- Meals as indicate in the program
- Staff assistance during the stay in Cuba.
- Emergency Phone available 24 Hrs.
Not included:
- Airfare.
- Visa
- Insurance of any kind
- Anything not mentioned in the program.
