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LATIN AMERICA • CUBA<br />
Splendours<br />
of Cuba<br />
Duration • 11 days & 9 nights<br />
Category • Discovery<br />
Small-group tour • From £1,895 (incl. flights)<br />
Private tour • From £2,395 (incl. flights)<br />
This group tour features…<br />
No single supplement on<br />
selected departure dates<br />
(limited availability)<br />
Small group size – average 12<br />
people (max 18)<br />
Simple & Good Standard<br />
accommodation<br />
Flexible – extensions & flight<br />
upgrades available<br />
Direct international flights with<br />
Virgin Atlantic<br />
Transfers in air-conditioned<br />
vehicles<br />
Experienced local tour manager<br />
10 breakfasts, 6 lunches & 3 dinners<br />
Guided sightseeing & entrance fees<br />
Porterage at airports<br />
Extended Oriente departures *<br />
Trinidad<br />
Cuba is changing fast, so now is a great time<br />
to visit while its exotic and distinctive style<br />
remains. Discover faded colonial grandeur<br />
in Havana and Trinidad, delightful rolling<br />
countryside, tobacco and coffee plantations,<br />
the historical sites of the revolution and the<br />
ever-present rhythms of the son and mambo<br />
styles of music.<br />
western province of Pinar del Rio for a stay<br />
of 2 nights. Established as a sustainable<br />
environmental and development project,<br />
Las Terrazas provides an ideal introduction<br />
to Cuba’s countryside life and landscapes.<br />
Visit the local community and the partially<br />
restored 19th-century coffee estate. (B, L, D)<br />
Day 4: Viñales<br />
Full-day tour of the beautiful Viñales Valley, its<br />
tobacco plantations and rounded limestone<br />
hills. Visit a cigar factory and take a boat ride<br />
through the Indian Cave. (B, L)<br />
Day 5: Peninsula de Zapata • Cienfuegos<br />
Travel to Cienfuegos via the Peninsula<br />
de Zapata. Take a boat trip through the<br />
mangroves and drive past Playa Girón, site of<br />
the 1961 invasion. Continue to the small city of<br />
Cienfuegos, with its distinct French influence,<br />
for 1 night. (B, L, D)<br />
Day 6: Cienfuegos • Trinidad<br />
Morning tour of Cienfuegos, known as the<br />
‘Pearl of the South’, and visit the Cienfuegos<br />
botanical gardens. Afternoon transfer to<br />
Trinidad for a 2-night stay in a casa particular in<br />
the heart of the old town. Dine this evening at<br />
a privately run paladar. (B, D)<br />
Weather<br />
Trinidad<br />
J F M A M J J A S O N D<br />
A 29 29 30 31 32 32 33 33 32 32 30 29<br />
B 19 19 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 21 20<br />
C 25 39 39 42 159 204 154 169 208 162 57 24<br />
A: Maximum average temperature (°C)<br />
B: Minimum average temperature (°C)<br />
C: Average rainfall (mm)<br />
Standard departure<br />
Oriente departure<br />
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES<br />
Take a ride in a classic American car and<br />
stroll around old Havana<br />
Dine at a privately run paladar in<br />
Trinidad<br />
Experience rural life at Las Terrazas<br />
community<br />
Gain an insight into the revolution at<br />
Che Guevara’s Museum<br />
Day 1: Fly to Havana<br />
Fly from London (regional connections<br />
available) to Havana with Virgin Atlantic.<br />
Transfer to the Iberostar Parque Central / SO<br />
Paseo del Prado La Habana for 2 nights. (N)<br />
Day 2: Havana<br />
Morning walking tour of Old Havana with<br />
a stop at El Floridita, home of the daiquiri<br />
cocktail. Afternoon panoramic tour in a classic<br />
American car, visiting Revolution Square and a<br />
rum museum. (B, L)<br />
Day 3: Las Terrazas<br />
In the morning, drive to Las Terrazas in the<br />
Day 7: Trinidad<br />
Morning walking tour of the town, including<br />
the Romantic Museum or Cantero Museum<br />
and a visit to Casa de la Musica. Founded in<br />
1514, Trinidad contains well-preserved<br />
colonial buildings with hardly a trace of<br />
20th-century architecture. In the afternoon,<br />
drive to the Valley of the Sugar Mills, dotted<br />
with ruins of large former sugar plantations<br />
and visit the Manaca Iznaga watchtower,<br />
a reminder of Cuba’s slave trade and<br />
colonisation. (B, L)<br />
Day 8: Santa Clara • Havana<br />
Morning drive to Santa Clara, the site of the<br />
turning point in the Cuban revolution, and see<br />
Che Guevara’s museum and mausoleum. After<br />
lunch, continue to Havana for 2 nights at the<br />
Iberostar Parque Central. Optional evening<br />
music performance. (B, L)<br />
Day 9: Havana<br />
Day at leisure to stroll along Old Havana’s<br />
cobbled streets or take optional visits to the<br />
Bellas Artes Museum, Hemingway’s Museum<br />
or the Revolution Museum. (B)<br />
Days 10-11: Fly to London<br />
Transfer to the airport. Fly to London with<br />
Virgin Atlantic, arriving the following day. (B) (N)<br />
Meal basis: As per itinerary – B: Breakfast,<br />
L: Lunch, D: Dinner, N: No meals.<br />
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