Mini Cuba (4 days / 3 nights)

Route: Havana—Viñales—Havana—Guamá—Varadero

Departure dates: every Thursday.

Tour program:

Day 1. Havana. Transfer from Havana or Varadero airport to the hotel in Havana (Quinta Avenida 5*, Memories Miramar 4*, Comodoro 3* or Copacabana 3*).

Day 2. Havana. Breakfast at the hotel. Sightseeing tour with a Russian-speaking guide of Old and Modern Havana. Visit to the Morro fortress (external view), San Francisco de Asís Square, Mercaderes and Obrapia streets, Arms Square, Cathedral Square, Hemingway’s bars «La Bodeguita del Medio» and «Floridita», also a walk to the Russian Orthodox Church and to the Rum Museum, where you can taste Cuban rum and see the process of its production. Stop at the San Jose craft market, where you can buy national souvenirs and paintings. There will also be a stop at the Alicia Alonso Grand Theater and the Capitol with the opportunity to take photos. The tour continues to the Old Square. Lunch at a local restaurant with one included drink. After lunch, visit to Revolution Square and other interesting places of modern Havana. Return to the hotel. Free time. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 3. Havana–Viñales–Havana. Breakfast at the hotel. Trip to the Viñales Valley with a visit to the Sierra del Rosario biosphere reserve and a tobacco plantation. Short stop at Las Barrigonas. Visit to a tobacco factory and acquaintance with the cigar production process. Panoramic tour on the way to the town of Viñales. Visit to the Indio karst cave and boat ride along its underground river. In Viñales, visit to Dos Hermanos Valley with the opportunity to take photos against the backdrop of the Prehistoric Wall. Lunch at a local restaurant with one included drink. On the way back to Havana, stop at the Los Jazmines hotel viewpoint, with a stunning view of the entire valley. Free time for photography. Return to the chosen hotel and dinner.

Day 4. Havana—Guamá–Varadero. Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to the Zapata Peninsula. On the way, a short stop at Fiesta Campesino—an authentic mini town showing the life of Cuban peasants. Visit to Montremar National Park and the Crocodile Farm. Motorboat ride through the mangroves to the Taino Indian village. Lunch at a local restaurant with one included drink. Continue the trip to Varadero. Accommodation at the chosen hotel in Varadero (not included in the tour price).

Price per person from: $334 in apartments, $442 in hotels.

Included in the price:

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

Additionally paid:

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

Hotels in the program may be substituted.