Overview & Highlights
This group holiday uses private transport and good quality hotels as well as homestays. Experience the Cuban revolution, the arts scene and restored colonial architecture.
- Havana: guided tour of Old Havana
- Havana: drive in a vintage car
- Santa Clara: Che Guevara's mausoleum
- Trinidad: visit to Valle de los Ingenios
- Trinidad: walking tour
- Cienfuegos: Jardín Botánico
- Cienfuegos: walking tour
- Playa Girón: Zapata Peninsula tour and Giron Museum
- Viñales: guided walk in the valley
This group tour trip begins in Havana, Cuba's inimitable capital, with its faded grandeur enlivened by the sound of salsa and rumba. From here travel on to Santa Clara, home to Che Guevara's mausoleum, and on to the cobbled streets of colonial Trinidad. You then head west to Viñales, a fertile valley punctuated with lumpy limestone mountains in the island's tobacco-growing region.
Few would deny that Cuba is a unique holiday destination in a Caribbean Sea rich with gorgeous tropical islands. The turmoil and upheavals of its political and social history are overwhelmed by the sunny friendliness of the people and their love of music and dance. Go now, before the inevitable change happens, and witness the mixed results of a very Latin socialist experiment.
The nature of the infrastructure means there may be last minute changes of plan. A flexible attitude is essential if you want to make the most of this holiday.
Outline itinerary
Day 1
UK clients depart on a direct flight arriving Havana, Cuba, the same day.
Day 1
Overnight in the capital.
Day 2
Guided tour of historic Havana and trip in a 1950s vintage car.
Day 3
By road to Trinidad, via Santa Clara: visit Che Guevara’s mausoleum and the Valley of the Sugar Mills.
Days 4-5
Explore Trinidad and the surrounding area.
Day 6
By road to Cienfuegos. Walking tour of the city.
Day 7
Trip to Girón Museum on the Bay of Pigs. Drive to Las Terrazas.
Day 8
Optional hikes; continue by road to Viñales.
Days 9-10
Walks in the Viñales region.
Day 11
Return to Havana; at leisure
Day 12
Depart on international flight or extension.
Day 12
UK clients arrive home the following day.
What our clients say
97% of our clients rated their experience with us as Excellent or Good.
"Cuba exceeded my expectations : it is beautiful architecturally and naturally, fascinating historically, politically and economically and so full of life. Thanks to JLA for letting me get under the skin of Cuba just a little."
HF, 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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