Central Cuba (7 days / 6 nights)

Route: Havana-Moka-Havana-Cienfuegos-Trinidad-Santa Clara-Varadero

Arrival dates: November 1,15,29; December 13,27; January 10,24; February 7,21; March 7,21; April 4,13; May 2,16,30.

Tour program:

Day 1. Havana. Transfer from Havana or Varadero airport to the hotel in Havana. Accommodation and dinner at Memories Miramar 4* hotel.

Day 2. Havana. Breakfast at the hotel. Sightseeing tour with a Russian-speaking guide through Old and Modern Havana. Visit to Morro Fortress (external view), San Francisco de Assisi Square, Mercaderes and Obrapia streets, Arms Square, Cathedral Square, Hemingway’s bars «La Bodeguita del Medio» and «Floridita», walk to the Russian Orthodox Church and the Rum Museum, where you can taste Cuban rum and see the production process. Stop at San Jose craft market for souvenirs and paintings. Visit to a cigar factory with an assistant. Stop at Alicia Alonso Grand Theater and the Capitol with photo opportunity. Continue to Old Square. Lunch at a local restaurant with one included drink. After lunch visit to the Afro-Cuban district Amel and Revolution Square and other interesting places of modern Havana. Return to the hotel. Free time. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 3. Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Old Havana and visit to the room at Ambos Mundos hotel where Ernest Hemingway lived during his early years. Then visit to «La Bodeguita del Medio» and «Floridita» bars where the writer spent his free time. Continue to Hemingway’s house at Finca Vigia in Havana. Trip to Cojimar, where Hemingway’s house and dock for his boat Pilar are located. Lunch at local restaurant «Las terrazas de Cojimar» with one included drink. After lunch trip to Havana’s eastern beaches and free time at the beach. Return to Memories Miramar 4* hotel and dinner.

Day 4. Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Trinidad. On the way stop in Santa Clara with a short sightseeing tour of Che Guevara Square. Lunch at a local restaurant in Santa Clara. Continue through Sancti Spiritus with a sightseeing tour. Arrival in Trinidad and accommodation at Brisas Trinidad del Mar hotel. Dinner all-inclusive.

Day 5. Breakfast at the hotel. Sightseeing tour of Trinidad — a museum city included in UNESCO World Heritage list. Visit to Cantero Palace Museum, Holy Trinity Church and Square, other interesting places in the city, and the bar «Canchanchara» with live music and tasting of the traditional local drink based on rum and honey (one drink included). Lunch at a local restaurant with one included drink. Return to Brisas Trinidad del Mar 4* hotel and free time at the hotel beach. Dinner all-inclusive.

Day 6. Breakfast at the hotel. Full-day trip to El Cubano ecological park to explore tropical flora and landscapes and see Cuban rural life. Lunch at a local restaurant with one included drink. On the way to Cienfuegos visit to the Botanical Garden. Arrival in Cienfuegos and accommodation at Union 4* or Jagua Hotel 4*. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 7. Breakfast at the hotel and check-out. Departure in Cienfuegos by boat across the bay. Sightseeing tour of the city with visits to Jose Marti Park and Tomas Terry Theater. Lunch at a local restaurant with one included drink. After lunch walking tour along Malecon promenade with free time for souvenirs and photos. Departure to Varadero. Accommodation at selected hotel (not included in price).

Price per person from: $569 in apartments, $1069 in hotels.

Included in the price:

accommodation in hotels along the route (per program);
group transfers per program;
group excursions per program;
services of a Russian-speaking guide;
entrance tickets to museums, archaeological zones, parks specified in the program;

Not included:

medical insurance;
international flight (Moscow — Havana — Moscow);
meals not specified in the program;
personal expenses;
excursions not included in the tour program;
individual transfer (optional).

Hotel substitutions possible according to program.