Overview & Highlights
This group holiday uses private transport and good quality hotels as well as homestays. Experience the Cuban revolution, the arts scene and restored colonial architecture.
This group tour trip begins in Havana, Cuba's inimitable capital, with its faded grandeur enlivened by the sound of salsa and rumba. From here travel on to Santa Clara, home to Che Guevara's mausoleum, and on to the cobbled streets of colonial Trinidad. You then head west to Viñales, a fertile valley punctuated with lumpy limestone mountains in the island's tobacco-growing region.
Few would deny that Cuba is a unique holiday destination in a Caribbean Sea rich with gorgeous tropical islands. The turmoil and upheavals of its political and social history are overwhelmed by the sunny friendliness of the people and their love of music and dance. Go now, before the inevitable change happens, and witness the mixed results of a very Latin socialist experiment.
The nature of the infrastructure means there may be last minute changes of plan. A flexible attitude is essential if you want to make the most of this holiday.
- Santa Clara: Che Guevara's mausoleum
- Trinidad: visit to Valle de los Ingenios
- Trinidad: walking tour
- Cienfuegos: walking tour
- Playa Girón: Zapata Peninsula tour and Giron Museum
- Viñales: guided walk in the valley
- Havana: guided tour of Old Havana
- Havana: drive in a vintage car
Outline itinerary
UK clients depart on a flight arriving Havana, Cuba, the same day.
Day 1
Overnight in the capital.
Day 2
By road to Trinidad, via Santa Clara: visit Che Guevara’s mausoleum and the Valley of the Sugar Mills.
Days 3-4
Explore Trinidad and the surrounding area.
Day 5
By road to Cienfuegos. Walking tour of the city.
Day 6
Trip to Girón Museum on the Bay of Pigs. Drive to Viñales.
Day 7
Walk in the Viñales region.
Day 8
Return to Havana; at leisure
Day 9
Guided tour of historic Havana and trip in a 1950s vintage car.
Day 10
Depart on international flight or extension.
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Holiday Extensions
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What our clients say
Our expert's view
Edward Welham - Operations
Ed lived and worked in El Salvador before joining the company in 2006. His master’s in Latin American Politics fed his fascination with the social movements of Central America while he also loves the area for the vibrancy of its people, places and music.
Tocororo is a great introduction to the sights and sounds of Cuba, with its stunning landscapes. architecture and the sense of being propelled back in time. The contrasting experiences of the atmospheric towns, beaches, countryside and nature make for a wonderful combination.
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