Overview & Highlights
A superb family destination: distances are short on traffic-free roads, the people are friendly and there are many outdoor and cultural activities and lovely beaches.
- Guided vintage car tour of Old Havana
- Jeep tour of Matanzas
- Activities at Las Terrazas
- Guided biking tour of Viñales Valley
- Full day guided expedition to the Zapata Peninsula wildlife reserve
- Boat trip along Playa Ancón
- Family salsa lesson
- Santa Clara city tour
- Activities at beach resort hotel
This private family holiday opens up a new range of activities and adventures in Cuba, a country where the friendly and welcoming people adore children. We take you beyond the resort hotels further into the heart of the country to discover the colonial splendour in many of the towns, spectacular countryside and its joyous Caribbean heart.
The trip is jam-packed with new experiences. You’ll explore by vintage car, jeep and bike. The trip begins in Havana, Cuba's inimitable capital, with its faded grandeur and pulsating rhythms. Impromptu concerts suddenly pop upon street corners and in cobbled squares. Visit forested Las Terrazas, an eco-experiment that really works, then head west to discover Viñales, a fertile valley with limestone mountains in the tobacco-growing region. Come face to face with hundreds of crocodiles on a wetland breeding farm. You’ll also discover two more of the country’s contrasting cities, Santa Clara and colonial Trinidad, each with a story to tell. There’s time to absorb it all and have fun on a sugar-white beach on one of the loveliest Caribbean cays, Santa María.
Outline itinerary
Day 1
Arrive in Havana. Transfer to hotel in the historic centre.
Day 2
Guided tour of Old Havana by 1950s vintage American car.
Day 3
Matanzas city tour.
Day 4
Transfer to rural La Terrazas.
Day 5
Day trip to an old coffee farm with a dip in natural pools.
Day 6
By road to Viñales, western Cuba.
Day 7
Half day guided biking tour in Viñales Valley.
Day 8
Transfer to Trinidad via wildlife peninsula Zapata.
Day 9
Boat trip along Ancón beach.
Day 10
Family salsa lesson.
Day 11
Transfer to Cayo Santa María via Sancti Spíritus, and tour of Santa Clara.
Days 12-13
At leisure on the beach, water-sports options.
Day 14
Transfer overland to Havana.
Day 15
Transfer to airport for international flight home.
Things to do
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What our clients say
97% of our clients rated their experience with us as Excellent or Good.
Very efficient with the booking process and very helpful with his service throughout. Adam was always prompt and helpful in answering all our questions prior to departure.
IR, London
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Our specialists have been expertly crafting award-winning tailor-made holidays to Latin America for 40 years. We would be delighted to create a truly personalised trip which perfectly matches your wishes and requirements.
Sophie Barber - Travel Consultant
Sophie lived in Chile before joining us and has travelled extensively across Latin America, from Mexico to the furthest tip of Patagonia.
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Kathryn Rhodes - Travel Consultant
Kathryn backpacked across Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru before joining us. She has a degree in Philosophy and French and is a keen netball player.
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Sophie Barber - Travel Consultant
Sophie lived in Chile before joining us and has travelled extensively across Latin America, from Mexico to the furthest tip of Patagonia.
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Mary Anne Nelson - Travel Consultant
Born in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, Mary’s insider knowledge and dry sense of humour make her a highly valued member of the Tailor-made team.
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Lina Fuller - Travel Consultant
Lina's passion for the continent where she was born really took off when she moved to Córdoba to study, spending the holidays travelling between Argentina and her native Colombia.
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Chris Rendell-Dunn - Travel Consultant
Anglo-Peruvian Chris grew up in Lima and spent much of his adult life in between London and Cusco as a tour leader, before settling permanently in our Sales team.
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Ben Line - Travel Consultant
Ben fell in love with Latin America on a six month backpacking trip from Colombia to Mexico in 1995. Since then he has explored most of South America, including living in Peru for a year. He is now Manager of the Tailor-made Department.
