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Value Cuba: Cuba at a glance

11 days from £1,490pp

(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)

Cuba

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Overview & Highlights

This modestly priced holiday includes some overnights in homestays and plenty of free time to explore at leisure or organise your own excursions.

It doesn’t cost a fortune to experience the hospitality of the Cuban people, their extraordinary history, living culture, music and dance. We’ve devised a good-value holiday where you will explore old Havana’s evocative historic quarters, the fairyland valley landscapes of the fertile Viñales region and Trinidad’s elegant colonial streets.

Cuba’s unique Latin American beat sets it apart from all the other islands of the Caribbean. After these adventures, you’ll soak up the sun on the chalky white sand beach at the fully inclusive beach resort Memories Jibacoa. There’s plenty of time at leisure to choose optional excursions and activities when you are there, or just wander around according to your own whims. The tour uses coaches designed for tourists and the accommodation is in friendly guest houses and homestays.

Guided walking tour of Old Havana
Guided bike tour in Viñales valley
Guided tour of Trinidad and the Sugar Mill valley

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Outline itinerary

Day 1

Arrive in Havana and transfer to your accommodation in the historic centre.

Day 2

Half day walking tour of Old Havana.

Day 3

Road transfer to Viñales western Cuba. 2 nights.

Day 4

Half day bike tour of Viñales.

Day 5

Bus transfer to Trinidad, UNESCO World Heritage Site. 3 nights.

Day 6

At leisure.

Day 7

Guided tour of Trinidad and the Sugar Mills valley.

Day 8

Land transfer to Caribbean beach resort, 3 nights.

Days 9-10

At leisure on the beach.

Day 11

Transfer to airport for international flight home.

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Things to do

We proudly offer the widest range of activities, excursions and one-of-a-kind experiences across all our destinations, tried and tested personally by our travel experts.

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Walking tour of Old Havana

Cycling in the Vinales valley

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Go snorkelling off Cuba’s Caribbean coast

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Exploring colonial Trinidad

Walking in the Topes de Collantes

Accommodation

Browse our unrivalled portfolio of accommodation . Every option has been carefully chosen by our team of travel experts, so you can rest assured that you’ll relax in utter comfort.

Cuba / Havana

Madero Bed and Breakfast

Cuba / Vinales and the Sierra de los Organos

Casas particulares – homestays

Cuba / Caribbean cayes and coast

Memories Jibacoa

Itinerary Essentials

What our clients say

This was my first trip with JLA. It was recommended by friends and as I have such a keen interest in Latin America I wanted to travel with experts like you. I am impressed by your itineraries, ethos and quality of guides. I look forward to travelling with you again in the near future.
JR, London
Sep 2015
So many highlights. Corcovado Mountain and the Cristo Redento statue in Rio was a truly spiritual experience. Bolivia as a whole completely exceeded our expectations. Machu Picchu is such an extraordinary sight - its location and setting are hard to comprehend.
NH, Shrewsbury
Jul 2013
I cannot imagine travelling to Latin America with anyone other than JLA. They again proved that they are the best in the business. After our first visit to South America I thought it would be a hard standard to live up to, but this trip proved me wrong.
TS, Pontefract
Mar 2017
"This was a very important holiday for us and we were a little apprehensive but it was a wonderful experience."
HB, Perth
Feb 2016
All of the Parakeet was fantastic.
LS, London
Mar 2016
If anything, Tropicbird was undersold: it is a vibrant, colourful & exhilarating tour. It would appeal to those who visited and loved countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos, as well as South America, for their people's capacity for optimism, looking forward, valuing their heritage and welcoming curious travellers, regardless of the ravages of recent wars or current poverty. Just go!!
FP, Edinburgh
Jan 2017

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Heloise Buxton - Travel Expert

Heloise started her Latin American journey as an exchange student in Santiago, Chile. With extended summer holidays this was the perfect opportunity to backpack through Bolivia, Peru, Argentina and Brazil.

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Sophie lived in Chile before joining us and has travelled extensively across Latin America, from Mexico to the furthest tip of Patagonia and beyond to Antarctica.
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