Traditional program that allows you to visit interesting areas of Cuba, especially the West and Center, visits to heritage cities ending with a Beach stay
Days 1
Arrival at the international airport located in Havana
Welcome by the staff of Solways and local guides, transfer to the hotel in air-conditioned buses and guides that offer you the first information about Havana.
Havana is the capital of the Republic of Cuba, its largest city, the main port, its center economic-cultural and its main tourist pole. It is the most populated city in the country. As the capital of Cuba, the city is the official headquarters of the superior organs of the State and the Cuban Government, andalmost all national companies and associations. Its historic center, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982, is today one of the best preserved architectural complexes in Latin America and is about to reach its 500th anniversary.
Once at hotel ,special welcoming with music, cocktails and others (according to arrival time)
Welcome dinner
Days 2
Breakfast at the hotel
Departure by bus for tour of the city, visiting modern Havana doing optional stops in the main places such as Revolution Square, Coppelia, University, Morro fortress, detailed visit to the Capitol of Havana building built in 1929 in Havana the direction of architect Eugenio Raynieri Piedra, commissioned by Cuban president Gerardo Machado , Capitol were declared now a National Monument
Lunch at the emblematic restaurant in Old Havana.
Walk through the 4 squares, of Armas, Cathedral, Plaza Vieja and San Francisco de Asis discovering how the traditional Cuban life mixes with the tourist attraction of this majestic city that inspires the artist.
Free time at the craft bazaar and return to the hotel
At night transfer for dinner in a restaurant in modern Havana, later performance of Cuban dancing company
Transfer back to the hotel
Days 3
Breakfast at the hotel
Pick-up at the hotel, brief stop at km 120, Las Barrigonas, on the road to Pinar del Rio, views of the Sierra del Rosario and its rural areas.
Visit to the cigar factory, the Viñales Valley, stopping at the point called Los Jazmines, from where you can admire the typical mountains named Mogotes
Visit to Casa de Benito or Casa del Veguero where you can learn about a real tobacco plantation. Tour of the Cueva del Indio and its underground river
Stop in the city of Viñales. Lunch included. Transfer back to Havana
Departure in classic American cars, real automotive jewels to enjoy dinner at Café del Oriente one of the best restaurant in the city
After dinner, visit the Café Taberna to enjoy the traditional orchestra show
Return by bus to the hotel
Days 4
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the beautiful province of Cienfuegos en route, visit Guama
The Guama Tourist Center is located in the Ciénaga de Zapata National Park, an area declared by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve and Ramsar site.
As part of the tour visit the famous crocodile farm and take a boat to go into the treasure lagoon, where is the Villa de Guamá, a tourist center visited annually by many guests, for the enjoyment and experience of how lived the Cuban aborigines. This place is a faithful representation of a Taino village, with a set of sculptures made by the Cuban artist Rita Longa. After a while, we head south looking for the Bay of Pigs, the next adventure is to dive in the Cueva de los Peces. This place has a depth of 70 meters, where a great diversity of fish lives, connected to the sea by a route. Free time and lunch in the area
Later we can get to Playa Girón to visit its museum, where you can experience the history of the events that took place in the well-known area as the Bay of Pigs Invasion.
Transfer to the city of Cienfuegos, the most French of Cuban cities ,known as the Pearl of the South
Hotel accommodation in the city and discovery of its historic center on foot, visiting boulevard, Parque Marti and Terry Theater
Dinner in the Punta Gorda area near the waterfront of Cienfuegos
Days 5
Breakfast.
In the morning we will travel to Sierra de Escambray,. Stop in El Nicho waterfalls and enjoyment of a virgin area, where nature still surprises you, , there, it is almost impossible to avoid swimming in dozens of waterfalls and natural pools hidden among the mountains and nature. The journey will be done by foot crossing small bridges and wooden rails that cross rivers and lagoons After enjoying this environment, and after rest for lunch we went to the City of Trinidad, walk through its historic center on foot and visit a museum.
Trinidad is one of the most beautiful cities in Cuba, Declared as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988. It was the third village founded by the Spanish Crown in Cuba, especially by Diego Velázquez in 1514. It is currently a city-museum with a great colonial architectural heritage of the XVIII and XIX centuries, .Its narrow paved streets, its precious restored buildings, its majestic churches and its fantastic yards will tell the history directly to the visitants , all in a typical colonial atmosphere.
Free time and return to Cienfuegos.Dinner
Days 6
Breakfast at the hotel.
Check out
Transfer to Santa Clara, visit of the Monumental Complex that honors Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, encounter with anecdotes of the Cuban Revolution through the monument of the armored train, visit of the historical part of the city, Vidal Park, Theater of Charity, Statue of the Child of the Boot
Lunch at Santa Rosalia in the center of the city
Transfer to Varadero
Reception with hotel animation of the chosen resort
Days 7
Free time on an all-inclusive basis, enjoying the surroundings or enjoying some of the optional activities
Lunch and dinner accommodation in All Inclusive
Days 8
Free time before departure. Transfer to Havana airport to take flight back