Havana was founded in 1519 (third location, officially established by nowadays Havana Bay) by spanish Conquistador Diego Velazquez de Cuellar and soon became the capital city of Cuba after turning into the main business operation hub of the island due to its geographical location. Havana has the most complete architectural compound in Latin America (out of all former Spanish colonial colonies) and is a melting pot of Spanish, Cuban, African and Chinese heritage.
The Viñales Valley in the Sierra de los Organos near the western end of the island of Cuba is an outstanding karst landscape encircled by mountains and dotted with spectacular dome-like limestone outcrops (mogotes) that rise as high as 300 m.
Tobacco and other crops are cultivated on the bottom of the valley, mostly by traditional agricultural techniques. Many caves dot the surrounding hills faces (Cueva del Indio is one example of them).
The conspicuous limestone cliffs rising like islands from the bottom of the valley are called Mogotes. They can be up to 300m tall.
Viñales is a major tourist destination offering mainly Hiking and rock climbing. The local climbing scene has started to take off in the last few years with many new routes being discovered resulting in an increase in local tourism.
This quote includes all Ground Services (see below) while in Havana (6 nights’ Accommodation with breakfast at 5-star National Hotel, TRF IN the day you arrive, Air-conditioned transportation every time you are moving around Havana city, English-speaking tour guide, meals mentioned below, full-day Viñales tour, Soroa’s Orchid Garden, 4 specialized Tours in Havana, professional conferences and TRF OUT the day you depart back to the U.S.)
Ground Service Quote ($2,995 dollars per person staying in DBL Occupancy Room and $3,495 per person staying in SGL occupancy Room –including all the below activities-) excludes Airfare and visa costs.
Prices:
- $3,495 USD per person, staying in Single room
- $2,995 USD per person, staying in Double room
- $2,605 USD per person, staying in Triple room
- Price for 5-star hotels during low season, high season prices will have a higher rate to be quoted upon request.
- Prices based on a 21-person group, if the group is smaller price will have to be revised
Included
- As described in the day-by-day itineraries
Not included
- Tips of any kind (maids, tour guides, drivers) personal expenses at hotel facilities, personal expenses of any kind, meals and services not mentioned in itinerary
Departure location / Return location
- Trips leaving from and returning to Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida
Day 1 – Arrival in Havana
- Arrival in Havana, met and assisted by tour guide, transfer to hotel in Havana. 7:00 p.m. Pick-up to be transferred to Welcome Dinner at local Paladar La Moraleja
Included: Accommodation with breakfast, TRF IN. Transportation and English-speaking tour guide
Day 2 – Old Havana City Tour & Professional Conference
- 7:00 a.m. breakfast buffet at hotel opens (designated area for group in buffet restaurant)
- 9:00 a.m. Pick up for City tour of Old Havana, discover the 4 colonial plazas in town (Old Havana was declared a Site of the World Heritage by UNESCO in 1982).
- 12:00 p.m. lunch at Paladar La Moneda Cubana
- 1:30 Bus drive to hotel, time to freshen up.
- 2:00 p.m. Professional Agenda (Conference room for 100 people)- Tanganana Room Full Session. Coffee break offer 2
- 7:00 p.m. End of afternoon Professional Agenda Sessions
- Rest of Evening at Leisure. Tour guide will give Dinner recommendations; assist with reservations to nightclubs, cabarets, music venues.
Included: Accommodation with breakfast, tour of Old Havana with Lunch, P.M. professional Agenda. Transportation and English-speaking tour guide
Day 3 Professional Agenda & Havana Business District Tour
- 7:00 a.m. breakfast buffet at hotel opens (designated area for group in buffet restaurant)
- 7:30 a.m. A.M. Professional Agenda in the morning (Conference room for 100 people) Half Sesion + Lunch at La Barraca restaurant. Coffee break offer 1
- 12:00 p.m. Lunch today at LA BARRACA at National Hotel
- 2:00 p.m. bus pick-up for afternoon Tour of Central District and New Havana.
- Group should be back at hotel by 6:00 p.m. Rest of Evening at Leisure. Tour guide will give Dinner recommendations; assist with reservations to nightclubs, cabarets, music venues.
Included: Accommodation with breakfast, A.M. Professional Agenda, Lunch, City Tour of New Havana. Transportation and English-speaking tour guide
Day 4
- Full-day Viñales Excursion (Soroa has the biggest collection of orchids on the island, 20% endemic. Viñales is the oldest geological area on the island dating back to the Jurassic period, it is a UNESCO landscape of mankind designation. The best Tobacco in the world is grown in this region)
- 7:00 a.m. breakfast buffet at hotel opens (designated area for group in buffet restaurant)
- 8:30 a.m. Full day Viñales Tour: stop at Soroa and visit the Biggest Orchid Garden in Cuba, drive on to Viñales, visit lookout point at Los Jazmines, Visits to a Tobacco Farm and plantation, a cigar factory (Donatier in Pinar del Rio city), the prehistory mural, the indian cave. Typical lunch at Paladar Finca Paraiso. Time to explore the town of Viñales. Transfer back to Havana (Group should be back at hotel by 6:30 p.m). Rest of Evening at Leisure. Tour guide will give Dinner recommendations; assist with reservations to nightclubs, cabarets, music venues.
Included: Accommodation with Breakfast, Soroa Orchid Garden, Tour of Viñales with Lunch. Transportation and English-speaking tour guide
Day 5 Professional Agenda & Tour of Cuba Industries
- 7:00 a.m. breakfast buffet at hotel opens (designated area for group in buffet restaurant)
- 7:30 a.m. A.M. Professional Agenda in the morning (Conference room for 100 people) Half Session. Coffee break offer 1
- 12:00 p.m. Lunch at a local Paladar Habana Mediterraneo
- Afternoon 2pm- 6:00pm “Cuba’s Industries and Passions” (Tour through Industrial Havana, main economic resources of the city).
- Rest of Evening at Leisure and Tour guide will give Dinner recommendations; assist with reservations to nightclubs, cabarets, music venues.
Included: Accommodation with Breakfast, A.M. Professional Agenda, Lunch, P.M. tour of Cuba’s Industries and Passions. Transportation and English-speaking tour guide
Day 6 Professional Agenda & Tour of Hemingway
- 7:00 a.m. breakfast buffet at hotel opens (designated area for group in buffet restaurant)
- 7:30 a.m. A.M. Professional Agenda in the morning (Conference room for 100 people) Half Session + Coffee break offer 1
- 12:00 p.m. Lunch at a local Paladar Habana Ajiaco
- Afternoon – Tour 2:00-5:30pm “Hemingway’s Cuba”.
- Rest of Evening at Leisure and Tour guide will give Dinner recommendations; assist with reservations to nightclubs, cabarets, music venues
Included: Accommodation with breakfast, A.M. Professional Agenda, Lunch. P.M. Tour “Following Hemingway’s steps”. Transportation and English-speaking tour guide
Day 7 – Departure Day
- After breakfast, transfer out for outbound flight to USA
Included: Accommodation with breakfast, TRF Out for outbound flight to U.S. Transportation and English-speaking tour guide.
Things you need to know to be legal
- American residents and citizens require a valid passport from any country, a Cuban Visitor Visa, and mandatory Cuban emergency medical insurance to enter Cuba. Please check your expiration date of your passport and make sure it will not expire during the trip. Cuban emergency medical insurance is generally included in the cost of commercial airline flights. Confirm with your airline or we will check if we make the airline bookings.
- Cuban Visitor Visas are not generally included in the cost of your commercial flight ticket and must be purchased separately. How to purchase a Cuban Visitor Visa.
- Plan on spending money in Cuba carefully. Don’t get stuck in Cuba without funds. US credit and debit cards do not work in Cuba. Cash is king so plan according to your spending habits. Click here to learn about Cuba’s unique monetary system
- There is no limit on the amount of money you can spend in Cuba nor is there a limit on the value or quantity of items including alcohol and tobacco products that you bring home for personal use. Amounts exceeding US customs limits, including cigars and alcohol, are subject to US duties
- It is 100% legal to visit Cuba on private or public people-to-people tours.
Here are the things that can cause problems and get you in trouble
- Sneak into Cuba from a third country such as Mexico or Panama for individual travel.
- Lounge around all day and drink mojitos all night and do not follow an itinerary.
- Touristic travel such as sun tanning and relaxing on Cuba’s stunning beaches.
- Purchasing an all-inclusive beach junket from Canada, or joining a tour offered by a non-US company.
United states of America office of foreign assets control OFA
- If you have further questions about restrictions on Cuba travel or US sanctions against Cuba call OFAC directly at 1-800-540-6322 or visit the OFAC website
- OFAC allows for eleven other Cuba travel categories, each requiring paper work and documentation and are subject to scrutiny upon your return to the United States. Visit the OFAC website for more information on these categories of Cuba travel.
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