Tour 06: Complete Cuba
17-25 nights
Complete Cuba. From lively Havana to lush Viñales to the tropical east. Salsa, rum, sugar canes, cities, towns, villages, a serious introduction to Cuba and a trip you will never forget.
All tours can start any day of the year. The only thing you need to organize yourself is a plane ticket. With that in hand, let the adventure begin.
Havana | Cubas mystic, lively, colorful, warm and never-sleeping capital. A city that compares to nothing you have ever seen. From the cobblestoned music-filled streets of Old Havana to the famous Malecón ocean walk and onto happening Vedado and Miramar, Havana is one of the worlds most exciting, crazy, strange and breathtaking cities.
Viñales | Beautiful valley three hours West of Havana known not only for growing the worlds best tobacco, but also for it's unique limestone mountains and lush and green colors everywhere. A UNESCO protected valley almost hidden in time.
Cienfuegos | French-inspired colonial Cienfuegos, city of hundred fires, touching out on the Caribbean is well worth a night or two. Not very touristy, Cienfuegos will give you a great chance to stroll around in a lively every-day Cuban city
Trinidad | World famous colonial pearl on the Southern coast. UNESCO protected town with cobblestoned streets and houses in every color that exists. Music all over, lots of atmospheric restaurants.
Camagüey | Mysterious, colonial city built as a maze to confuse marauding pirates. These days it confuses innocent tourists. Cubas third largest city, largely untouched by tourists.
Santiago de Cuba | Cubas second largest city, warm, pumping Santiago has a vibe of it's own and a beautiful colonial core full of music and dance.
Holguín | City of plazas, Holguín is the center of Eastern Cuba and is also the birth place of Fidel Castro.
Baracoa | Cubas first town and original capital, issolated on the far Eastern point of Cuba, a beautiful little pearl set in a lush area at the foot of the impressive El Yunque mountain with loads of options for hiking and nature walks. (included from 20 nights)
Santa Clara | University city and famous for being the spot where Fidel Castro and Che Guevara gave the crucial blow to Batista to overcome and win the country. Che Guevaras mausoleum is likely the city's biggest attraction.
TOUR06 : COMPLETE CUBA
ITINERARY |
17 nights |
18 nights |
19 nights |
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24 nights |
25 nights |
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TOURS |
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24-25 nts |
Old Havana walking tour |
3 hrs |
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Havana vintage convertible drive |
2 hrs |
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Havana modern Havana drive |
3 hrs |
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Viñales nature/tobacco drive |
4 hrs |
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Viñales horseback ride |
2 hrs |
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Trinidad walking tour |
2 hrs |
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Trinidad nature drive * |
4 hrs |
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Santiago historic center walk |
2 hrs |
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Notes on tours: - All tours are private. Meaning it's just you and yours with a guide, you'll never do a tour with us as part of a group. * The Trinidad nature drive includes some LIGHT hiking to waterfalls. Normal street shoes are fine. If you do not want to hike on this excursion, please let us know when booking your trip. * The Viñales and Trinidad nature drives are not included in single person trips to cut down on costs for a single traveler. |
TRANSFERS |
Time
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Havana airport pick-up |
½ hr |
car |
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car |
van |
van |
van |
Havana-Viñales |
3 hrs |
coach |
coach |
coach |
coach |
van |
van |
Viñales-Cienfuegos |
5-7 hrs |
coach |
coach |
coach |
coach |
van |
van |
Cienfuegos-Trinidad |
1-2 hrs |
coach |
coach |
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van |
van |
Trinidad-Camagüey |
3-4 hrs |
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Camagüey-Santiago |
5-6 hrs |
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Santiago-Holguín (17-19 nights) |
3-4 hrs |
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Santiago-Baracoa (20-25 nights) |
4-5 hrs |
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Baracoa-Holguín (20-25 nights) |
3-4 hrs |
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van |
van |
Holguín-Santa Clara |
7-8 hrs |
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Santa Clara-Havana |
3-4 hrs |
coach |
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van |
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Havana airport drop-off |
½ hr |
car |
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van |
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Notes on transfers: - Coach means collective modern coach with A/C and toilet. * Time estimate is based on the collective coach. Private transfers by car and van take less time. Take off approx. half an hour for 2 hour transfers and 2-3 hours off the long 6-8 hour transfers. |
TOUR06 : COMPLETE CUBA
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Horizontal line: Number of travelers in number of rooms (2/1 means a couple in one bedroom)
Rates are in USD or EUR.
All rates are full rates per person including all taxes, fees and administration
Includes: Breakfast every morning, all accommodations (in casas particulares/B&B's with A/C and private bath) and transfers including private airport pick-up and drop-off, tours as described, fuel for guided drives, all taxes and local fees.
Does not include: Tourist visas, personal travel insurance, entrance to points of interests during tours not included in the tours, airport departure tax, lunch and dinner.
Tour summary: The tour is what we call 'semi-self-guided'. This means we arrange all the basics: Accommodations, transfers and essential guided tours, walks and drives. You manage your own free time outside of set activities included and make your own way from your accommodations to a nearby bus terminal with no guide to take care of you 24/7.
In short, our tours are for those who do not need or want to be a with a big group and a 24/7 guide to be comfortable, but who aren't comfortable either arriving in Cuba with nothing arranged and no plans. People who enjoy having a basic itinerary down and knowing they will meet Cubans eager to tell them about the country, professional English speaking guides for basic tours preparing them to explore on their own afterwards.
The tour is perfect for people comfortable improvising and having time on their own. It is not perfect for people who have perhaps never traveled abroad and are not comfortable arranging anything on their own or doing some walking and exploring on their own in what is otherwise one of the safest countries on the planet.
Notes on room configuration: * Sleeping 3 PX in 1 room, the third will usually sleep in a single. Not recommended for people requiring a quality bed. The third bed is often not very comfortable. Doable for an uncomplicated teen. ** Sleeping 4 PX in one room is only possible if at least one is a smaller child sharing the parents double and one is a child/teen fine with sleeping in a single bed that may or may not be very comfortable. - Three adults are recommended to book at least two rooms. - Two adults in one room should be ready to share a double. If two adults want to be completely sure of having seperate beds, they should book two rooms. Many houses do not offer twin double rooms. |
Tour 01 | CITY, NATURE & COLONIAL
The best of Western Cuba including Havana, Viñales, (Cienfuegos) and Trinidad
8-15 nights | From $799 /pax when sharing a double
Tour 02 | CITY, COLONIAL & BEACH
Big city, colonial charm and world class beach including Havana, Trinidad and Varadero (AI)
8-15 nights | From $919 /px when sharing a double
Tour 05 | ORIENTE - EASTERN CUBA
Eastern Cuba including Santiago, Baracoa, Bayamo and Holguín
8-15 nights | From $799 /px when sharing a double
Dont hesitate to ask us any questions you might have.