Combine your stay in Havana with the opportunity to visit Trinidad, its Historic Center and the Valle de los Ingenios, both World Heritage Sites. Discover the secrets of the splendor of the sugar industry in colonial times and its imprint on the country today.
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The package includes 2 nights in Havana + Camino de la Habana (City Tour) + 2 nights in Trinidad + City Tour + Excursion to Valle de los Ingenios.
Departure every Friday
Days 1
• Arrival in Havana. Private transfer from the Airport to the Hotel in Havana. Accommodation for 2 nights at Meliá Habana hotel, Classic room with bed and breakfast.
Days 2
• 09:00 hrs hrs Pick up at the hotel. Panoramic walk-through Modern Havana, Plaza de la Revolución, University of Havana and visit to “Callejón de Hamel” Community Cultural Project with interaction with residents of the Cayo Hueso community. Transfer through Malecon Habanero until reaching Paseo del Prado. The tour continues passing by the Railway Terminal, a National Monument, until entering to Alameda de Paula, the first seafront promenade of the city built in 1777. Walking tour of the main squares: Plaza San Francisco de Asís, Plaza Vieja, Plaza de Armas and Cathedral Square. Lunch at a local restaurant with 1 liquid. Continue visiting on the way other interesting places such as Palacio de la Artesanía, Loma del Ángel. Transfer by bus to Miramar Residential area to go to Jaimanitas neighborhood to enjoy the creative project “Fusterlandia” created by the Cuban ceramic artist, sculptor and engraver Fuster, who has revived the town with his exceptional street art. Return to the hotel.
Days 3
• 08.00 hrs Departure to Trinidad City, the third town founded in Cuba (1514). There you can learn about the colonial history of sugar production, the life and customs of the so-called Cuban Sacharocracy and the use of slave labor.
• Arrival to Trinidad. Accommodation for 2 nights at Meliá Trinidad Peninsula Hotel in a Deluxe room with all inclusive. Accommodation and lunch at the Hotel.
• 3:00 p.m (15:00hrs) Departure from Ancón Peninsula to take a tour to the Historic Center, declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. Visit to Plaza Mayor and to La Canchánchara Bar, to taste the famous Cuban cocktail of the same name. Visit to Palacio Cantero Museum. At the end transfer to the Hotel.
Days 4
• 09.00 hrs Departure to Valle de los Ingenios declared by UNESCO, a World Heritage Site. Visit to Mirador Valle de los Ingenios, and Manaca Iznaga Tower, with its 45m high viewpoint that allowed the surveillance of slaves in the sugar plantations of the colonial era. Lunch at a local restaurant with 1 liquid. Guided tour of the ruins of the San Isidro de los Destiladeros hacienda, which dates back to the 18th century and became one of the most important in the area and in the country. Continuation of the tour to the Historic Center to visit the Casa Taller of Potter Daniel “Chichi” Santander, which has a rich pottery history that dates back to the mid-19th century, which has been transmitted from generation to generation. At the end, return to the Hotel.
Days 5
• 13:00 hrs (1:00pm). Start of pickup for collective transfer to Hotels in Havana
• 15:00 hrs(3:00pm). Start of pickup for collective transfer to Hotels in Varadero
