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LATIN AMERICA • CUBA
Splendours
of Cuba
Duration • 11 days & 9 nights
Category • Discovery
Small-group tour • From £2,495 (incl. flights)
Private tour • From £2,995 (incl. flights)
This group tour features…
No single supplement on
selected departure dates
(limited availability)
Small group size – average 12
people (max 18)
Simple & Good Standard
accommodation
Flexible – extensions & flight
upgrades available
International flights
Transfers in air-conditioned
vehicles
Experienced local tour manager
9 breakfasts, 6 lunches & 3 dinners
Guided sightseeing & entrance fees
Porterage at airports
Extended Oriente departures *
Gran Teatro and vintage cars, Havana
Cuba is changing fast, so now is a great time
to visit while its exotic and distinctive style
remains. Discover faded colonial grandeur
in Havana and Trinidad, delightful rolling
countryside, tobacco and coffee plantations,
the historical sites of the revolution and the
ever-present rhythms of the son and mambo
styles of music.
western province of Pinar del Rio for a stay
of 2 nights. Established as a sustainable
environmental and development project,
Las Terrazas provides an ideal introduction
to Cuba’s countryside life and landscapes.
Visit the local community and the partially
restored 19th-century coffee estate. (B, L, D)
Day 4: Viñales
Full-day tour of the beautiful Viñales Valley, its
tobacco plantations and rounded limestone
hills. Visit a cigar factory and take a boat ride
through the Indian Cave. (B, L)
Day 5: Peninsula de Zapata • Cienfuegos
Travel to Cienfuegos via the Peninsula
de Zapata. Take a boat trip through the
mangroves and drive past Playa Girón, site of
the 1961 invasion. Continue to the small city of
Cienfuegos, with its distinct French influence,
for 1 night. (B, L, D)
Day 6: Cienfuegos • Trinidad
Morning tour of Cienfuegos, known as the
‘Pearl of the South’, and visit the Cienfuegos
botanical gardens. Afternoon transfer to
Trinidad for a 2-night stay in a casa particular in
the heart of the old town. Dine this evening at
a privately run paladar (small restaurant). (B, D)
Weather
Trinidad
J F M A M J J A S O N D
A 29 29 30 31 32 32 33 33 32 32 30 29
B 19 19 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 21 20
C 25 39 39 42 159 204 154 169 208 162 57 24
A: Maximum average temperature (°C)
B: Minimum average temperature (°C)
C: Average rainfall (mm)
Standard departure
Oriente departure
SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES
Take a ride in a classic American car and
stroll around old Havana
Dine at a privately run paladar in
Trinidad
Experience rural life at Las Terrazas
community
Gain an insight into the revolution at
Che Guevara’s Museum
Day 1: Fly to Havana
Fly from London (regional connections
available) to Havana via Madrid or Paris.
Transfer to the Royalton Habana Paseo del
Prado for 2 nights. (N)
Day 2: Havana
Morning walking tour of Old Havana with
a stop at El Floridita, home of the daiquiri
cocktail. Afternoon panoramic tour in a classic
American car, visiting Revolution Square and a
rum museum. (B, L)
Day 3: Las Terrazas
In the morning, drive to Las Terrazas in the
Day 7: Trinidad
Morning walking tour of the town, including
the Romantic Museum or Cantero Museum
and a visit to Casa de la Musica. Founded in
1514, Trinidad contains well-preserved
colonial buildings with hardly a trace of
20th-century architecture. In the afternoon,
drive to the Valley of the Sugar Mills, dotted
with ruins of large former sugar plantations
and visit the Manaca Iznaga watchtower,
a reminder of Cuba’s slave trade and
colonisation. (B, L)
Day 8: Santa Clara • Havana
Morning drive to Santa Clara, the site of the
turning point in the Cuban revolution, and see
Che Guevara’s museum and mausoleum. After
lunch, continue to Havana for 2 nights at the
Royalton Habana Paseo del Prado. Optional
evening music performance. (B, L)
Day 9: Havana
Day at leisure to stroll along Old Havana’s
cobbled streets or take optional visits to the
Bellas Artes Museum, Hemingway’s Museum
or the Revolution Museum. (B)
Days 10 & 11: Fly to London
Overnight flight to London via Madrid or Paris,
arriving the following day. (B) (N)
Meal basis: As per itinerary – B: Breakfast,
L: Lunch, D: Dinner, N: No meals.
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