Standard Itinerary
Can't Be Missed
(Includes 6 breakfasts and 7 meals in total, and standard deluxe accommodations in Casas Particulares or Boutique Hotels, with double or twin bedrooms, a.c, private bathroom, and free wi-fi)
Day 1
Welcome to Havana
Arrival in Havana or Varadero Airport.
Your tour guide and driver will be waiting there to pick you up and assist you for the rest of the tour.
Transfer to your accommodation in Old Havana.
Free time for the check-in, freshen up, and get comfortable.
Short walk around the area.
Your tour guide will show you some points of interest and suggest good paladars (private-run restaurants to experience the true local food and drinks).
Welcome dinner at Mojito Mojito.
Day 2
Exploring Havana
Breakfast in the Boutique Hotel.
Old Havana walking tour.
(3 hours)
In this historic center, designated UNESCO Heritage Site in 1982, you can admire the Four Main Squares (Old Square, San Francisco de Asis Square, Army Square, and the Cathedral Square), the Rum Museum, the Classic Cars Museum, Obispo Boulevard -where all the local shops and souvenir markets are-, El Floridita Bar (Hemigway’s favorite bar in the 1920s and nowadays in the Top 10 List of Most Famous Bars in the World), the Capitol, Central Park, the Grand Theatre, the Bacardi Building, the Museum of the Revolution, and many other interesting sites.
This tour depends on the museums you decide to visit or not, the time you spend admiring every place, and how much you can walk. The maximum walking distance of this tour is around 6 kilometers. We recommend to bring water, sunscreen, and proper clothes for sun protection.
Lunch at Paladar Kilometro Zero.
Classic American convertible car ride.
(3 hours)
You’re going to visit other historic landmarks, and also the modern parts of the city. You will be taken to the Old Forts (Morro-Cabaña Castle), the Jesus Christ Statue, Malecon Avenue, Vedado and Nuevo Vedado (the high-class and fancy neighborhoods), the National Hotel, the University of Havana, the Revolution Square, Columbus Cemetery, and the Metropolitan Forest.
We recommend to bring water, sunscreen, sunglasses, and proper clothes for sun protection.
Free evening.
This could be the ideal opportunity to attend a show like the Buenavista Social Club, a Jazz concert, Tropicana Cabaret, or the Parisienne Cabaret. For any of these, you should ask us to reserve your tickets ahead of time
Day 3
Exploring Viñales
Breakfast in the Boutique Hotel.
Trip to Viñales.
(around 3h 30m from Havana)
Viñales Valley and city tour.
The economy of Viñales is based on the tobacco plantations, and along with Pinar del Rio city is actually the place where the best tobacco and cigars in the world come from. So, the first thing to do is visit a tobacco farm, where the farmer will explain the whole process, from sowing the tobacco seeds to rolling fine cigars. As part of the experience and courtesy of the farm, you will be offered a free handmade cigar to smoke and taste. After this unique experience, take a horse ride or a horse carriage to another farm producing local rum, honey, and coffee. This is the perfect opportunity to learn about the other commercialized products in Viñales, all of them handmade and with no industrial processes.
We recommend to bring water, sunscreen, and proper clothes for sun protection.
Farm-to-table lunch.
Visit El Palenque del Cimarron cave, probably the only one you will find that has a bar inside. Enjoy a few drinks at the bar and walk through the cave to learn about the Indigenous and African traces in Cuba. You can even have the opportunity to attend an Afrocuban dancing performance. The next and last interest point will be the Wall of Prehistory, a nice spot for picnics, taking some photos, and drinking piña coladas.
The cave is very small and easy to walk in, designed for amateurs. No special equipment is required.
Return to Havana.
(3h 30m trip)
It is essential to avoid the night on the highway, so the departure time needs to be early in order to let you make some stops for the restroom, stretching your legs, smoking, etc.
Free evening.
Day 4
Cienfuegos
Breakfast in the Boutique Hotel and check-out.
Trip to Cienfuegos city.
(3 hours from Havana)
Cienfuegos is known as The Pearl of Cuba and was designated a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 2005. Take a panoramic tour driving through the most important streets and avenues, like Paseo del Prado, Punta Gorda, and Malecon. Stop at the Main Square to take some photos, walk around the town center, shop for souvenirs, and visit the local markets. You will be taken to a Moroccan Palace called Palacio de Valle, with amazing architecture, ornaments, and furniture.
We recommend to bring water and sunscreen.
Lunch at Palacio de Valle and cocktails in the rooftop bar.
Trip to Trinidad (1h from Cienfuegos) and check-in in a Boutique Hotel.
If the weather is OK, you can go to the beach for a while and enjoy refreshing drinks and a beautiful sunset.
Depending on the time of the year, the sunset can happen anytime between 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. We recommend to bring swimsuits, towels, and sunscreen.
Free evening.
Day 5
Trinidad and the
Sugar Mills Valley
Breakfast in the Boutique Hotel.
Trinidad walking tour.
(3 hours)
Walk around the historic center of Trinidad, designated a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1988. Visit the Three Main Squares (the Townhall Square, the Grand Square, and Santa Ana Square), the Historical Museum of Trinidad, the Museum of Architecture, the Museum of Romantic Arts, the Church of the Holy Trinity, the Beer Brewery, and check the best places in Cuba for live music and dancing (the House of the Music, the House of Salsa, the House of Afrocuban Music, the House of Canchanchara, and the House of Trova).
This tour depends on the museums you decide to visit or not, the time you spend admiring every place, and how much you can walk. The maximum walking distance of this tour is around 5 kilometers. We recommend to bring water, sunscreen, and proper clothes for sun protection.
Lunch at Adita’s Cafe.
Tour around Trinidad city.
Go to the Sugar Mills Valley and Manaca-Iznaga, an old Sugar Factory (known as “ingenio” in Spanish). Climb its imposing tower that once served to overlook the slaves, to admire what used to be the biggest sugarcane valley in Cuba. Even though this factory is not working anymore, it still has the original tools, pots, and machinery used centuries ago to press the sugar cane, process the juice, and obtain the sugar crystals. You can even press the sugarcane on your own and try a fresh sugarcane juice (guarapo). Then continue to the Trains Museum, and the Pottery House of the Santander family to see how unique and refined their works are. Azariel Santander, an 80-year-old man who’s been working in the family business since he was a child, will welcome you and show you how he does his art.
Free evening.
Day 6
The Bay of Pigs and
the Zapata Swamp
Breakfast in the Boutique Hotel and check-out.
Trip to the Bay of Pigs.
(2h 30m from Trinidad)
The first place to visit is the Museum of the Bay of Pigs Invasion, located in Playa Giron, the beach where the invasion started. In the museum, there's a documentary that explains the development of the battle, and the exhibition of the Russian artilleries and tanks used during the invasion, and also the American weapons that were confiscated after the victory.
Important: This museum is meant to be offensive to the Americans since it shows the point of view of Fidel Castro and the Revolutionary Army. We ask you for discretion.
Fish Cave snorkeling and Scuba Diving.
A wonderful rocky beach with clear blue waters perfect for snorkeling and scuba diving. It's called "fish cave" due to a subterranean passage that connects the beach with a natural cenote only a few meters away, and for the many species of fish that swim around.
We recommend to bring swimsuits, towels, sunscreen, and snorkeling equipment (if you don’t have any, you can rent it at the beach). There’s no need to bring any scuba diving equipment.
Exotic seafood lunch at Paladar de Don Alexis.
Crocodile Breeding Farm tour.
The Zapata Swamp is one of the most important natural protected areas in the Caribbean. In the Crocodile Breeding Farm, they preserve the Cuban endemic crocodile species and give educational tours about their lifestyle, reproduction stages, biological characteristics, and more.
Return to Havana (2-hour drive) and check-in in the Boutique Hotel.
Farewell dinner at Paco’s Mar.
Day 7
Departure
After your breakfast, the driver and the guide will take you directly to the airport, unless you have a late afternoon flight that allows to add more optional activities.
Price List
(Single occupancy for two or more adults: + $250 per person)
Solo traveler
$4400
Two people
$3100
per person
Three or four people
$2800
per person
More than four people
$2600
per person