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Cuban Discovery

Resort:Cuban Discovery
Operator: Titan Travel
Destination: Caribbean Islands, Cuba
Price From: £3595.00

Overview

An island lost in time, Cuba is a decadent blend of romantic grandeur and off-beat Caribbean charm. Iconic 1950s automobiles parade through the seafront streets and rumba bars rub shoulders with centuries-old churches. Forested inland landscapes are home to tobacco plantations and rugged mountaintops, while swathes of white sand skirt the northern coast. Well wind through the country, uncovering its treasures as we go – from Spanish colonial heritage to underground rivers.

Whats Included

  • 10 nights in hotels and 1 in flight (accommodation as specified or similar)
  • International flights. Prices are based on return flights with Virgin Atlantic from London Heathrow or Gatwick. Supplements may apply from other airports
  • 29 meals: 10 breakfasts (days 2-11) 10 lunches (days 2-11) 9 dinners (days 2-10)

 

11 excursions and visits

  • Tours of Havana, Viales Valley and Cienfuegos
  • Visits to cigar factory or museum; rum factory or museum; Finca Vigia; Las Terrazas Eco Mountain Resort; Trinidad; and Santa Clara
  • 9pm cannon ceremony
  • Cuban cocktail lesson

 

Plus

  • Titans VIP door-to-door travel service
  • Titan tour manager and local guide
  • Travel in destination by coach
  • Porterage

Itinerary

Day 1 UK – Havana

Titans VIP door-to-door travel service collects you from home for your flight to Havana.

 

Day 2 Havana

Culture lovers will be charmed by Havana, Cubas bustling, atmospheric capital with the ambience of a bygone era. Our walking tour begins through the Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where the faded Spanish colonial architecture is slowly being restored to its former glory. Discover the beautiful streets with elegant plazas, and stop by the legendary Floridita Bar, where Ernest Hemingway famously drank daiquiris.

We visit a rum factory or museum and the rest of the day is at leisure. Tonight, we witness the cannon firing at La Cabaa Fortress, a daily tradition to announce the historical closure of the city gates at 9pm.

  • Tour of Havana including a rum factory or museum (morning)
  • 9pm cannon ceremony (evening)

 

Day 3 Hemingway Museum

We head to Finca Vigia, Ernest Hemingways home – the setting in which he scribed many of his best-known works. Now preserved as a museum, it provides a wonderful insight into the authors life.

We also visit Cojimar, where Hemingway gained the inspiration for The Old Man and the Sea. Enjoy a Cuban cocktail lesson and spend a relaxed afternoon at your leisure.

  • Visit Finca Vigia (morning)
  • Cuban cocktail lesson (afternoon)

 

Day 4 Las Terrazas – Viales Valley

We travel by coach to Las Terrazas Eco Mountain Resort, an eco-village created in the 1960s, and take a tour of a 19th-century coffee plantation. We then continue to the lush Viales Valley.

  • Visit Las Terrazas Eco Mountain Resort (afternoon)

 

Day 5 Viales Valley

The inspiringly beautiful Viales Valley is interspersed with dramatic rounded limestone formations known as mogotes. We visit a farmers tobacco plantation, before continuing to the Cuevo del Indio (Indian Cave), where we board a boat to sail on an underground river. We see the Murial Prehistorica and end our day with a visit to a cigar factory or museum.

  • Tour in Viales Valley (all day)

 

Day 6 Santa Clara – Cayo Ensenachos

Continuing our adventure, we arrive in Santa Clara, the site of the last battle of the guerrilla war in 1958. This town is the final resting place of Ernesto Che Guevara, with a museum and mausoleum dedicated to the revolutionary leader. Here you can see Tren Blindado, the famous military train that was carrying soldiers and weapons when it was derailed by Che and a group of rebels, paving the way for the Revolution. We drive on to Cayo Ensenachos, where well enjoy some of Cubas best white-sand beaches.

  • Visit Santa Clara (afternoon)

 

Days 7-8 Cayo Ensenachos

Two full free days at leisure, with all food and drink included, to relax and enjoy the facilities at our beachfront hotel.

 

Day 9 Trinidad – Cienfuegos

Our journey continues to Trinidad, a World Heritage Site which has been hailed as one of the best-preserved colonial cities in the world. Well visit either the Trinidad History Museum, where history buffs will be in their element, or the Museo Romantico, a sumptuous mansion displaying the decorative arts of the Trinidad aristocracy. We then continue to Cienfuegos.

  • Visit Trinidad (afternoon)

 

Day 10 Cienfuegos

Soak up the history of Cienfuegos, known affectionately as the Pearl of the South. Characterised by palaces overlooking a beautiful Caribbean bay, star attractions include Parque Jose Marti with its imposing cathedral.

  • Tour of Cienfuegos (all day)

 

Day 11 Havana

We return to Havana Airport for your return flight to the UK.

 

Day 12 UK

Upon arrival, your Titan vehicle will be waiting for the journey home.