Your Cuban adventure begins the moment you land. Our representative will greet you and assist with your transfer to your accommodation.
Taste of Cuba Tour
Services included
- ☕ Breakfast every day
- 🚖 All private transfers
- 🗣️ English guiding service
- 🎓 Specialized guiding service
- 🗺️ Excursions included as per itinerary
- 🛏️ High-end Accommodations.
Highlights
- Explore Havana’s vibrant streets, timeless architecture, and electric atmosphere
- Reconnect with nature in the lush mountain landscapes of Las Terrazas and Viñales
- Soak in the rhythm, colors, and colonial charm of Trinidad
Taste of Cuba: An Unforgettable Cultural Journey
Our trip starts in Havana with a panoramic tour of the city, visits to historic sites and a leisure walking tour.
We will continue to the West. We’ll visit Las Terrazas (an ecological community in the mountains) and Viñales National Park, commonly known as the garden of Cuba.
By day VII our tour will go to the center of the island, drive by the historic Bay of Pigs, visit Cienfuegos and spend two nights in Trinidad with its colors and rhythms and cobblestoned streets.
On day X, we will go to the airport, unless you want to extend your stay.
Itinerary
Uncover Cuba with this expertly-crafted people-to-people tour.Day 1: Arrival in Havana
Welcome to Havana! (morning)
Going around Old Havana (afternoon)
Discover Havana’s highlights—from the famed Malecón and the grand Capitolio to the tree-lined Prado boulevard. We’ll walk through Old Havana’s Plaza de Armas, where cobblestones echo with centuries of stories and the streets burst with color and life.
Cannon ceremony (2h) (night)
Live El Cañonazo de las Nueve. A closing-of-the-gates ceremony dating back to the 18th century, unerringly carried out at 9:00 p.m. local time at San Carlos de la Cabaña, one of the largest and most impressive Spanish fortifications in the Americas.
Day 2: In Havana
Museums, Historic sites (morning)
Today, the arts will take through the history and symbols of the island, we will visit the renown museum of Fine Arts (Cuban art) ( 1:30 hrs); Afterwards, we will continue to the Hemingway Museum, where the famous author lived for 20 years and wrote some of his amazing works; and Cojimar, where he kept, El Pilar, his boat and where he got the inspiration for the Old Man and the Sea. On our way back to Havana we will stop outside of the walls of El Morro castle, the most famous fortress on the island.
Day 3: Havana-Terraza- Viñales
Early departure - visit Las Terrazas (4h) (morning)
Journey westward to Las Terrazas, an eco-community nestled in the Sierra del Rosario mountains. Walk through the village, explore its sustainable traditions, and dip in the crystal-clear waters of Rio San Juan.
Continue trip to Viñales (3h) (afternoon)
Viñales, the garden of Cuba, is a national park. It has a unique mountainous rock formations. With ideal soil for it, tobacco is grown all over the province.
Polo Montañez Square (night)
Experience the vibrant nightlife at Polo Montañez Square—dance with locals and enjoy the rhythm of Cuba.
Day 4: Day Trip to Cayo Jutias
Cayo Jutías (morning)
Spend the day at one of Cuba’s most pristine beaches. Lounge on powdery white sand, swim in turquoise waters, and soak up the sun in this untouched paradise.
Polo Montañez Square (night)
Go dancing with the locals to the Cuban rhythms
Day 5: In Vinales
Tour the town. Walk around the Mogotes (3h) (morning)
Hike through Viñales Valley with a local guide. Marvel at lush vegetation, visit traditional tobacco farms, and learn about organic farming methods passed down for generations.
Tour the town. Visit the cave (3h) (afternoon)
Explore a cave that was once submerged underwater—an underground river winds through stunning limestone formations.
Night out (night)
We will go to the main square of the town to enjoy the local culture.
Day 6: Vinales-Havana
Trip to Havana (4h) (morning)
Enjoy the early morning in town. We will depart around 10:00 am and arrive in Havana after lunch time. We will have a free afternoon to relax or shop for souvenirs or have a Mojito at a local caffe.
Fabrica de Arte (4h) (night)
Dive into Cuba’s contemporary art scene at Fábrica de Arte Cubano—a dynamic mix of gallery, performance space, and nightlife hotspot
Day 7: Havana-Trinidad
Trip to Trinidad (6h) (morning)
Drive along the southern coast, stopping at the historic Bay of Pigs—a pivotal site of Cuban history and a great spot for optional snorkeling.
In Cienfuegos (afternoon)
After lunch ( not included) we will continue trip to Cienfuegos, the youngest and with the best street designed of all the large cities. We will tour and admire the contrast between its architecture and that of the colonial towns.
Trinidad town (2h) (night)
Arrive in Trinidad, where pastel buildings and cobblestone streets set the stage for an unforgettable night out with music and dance. Check in our accommodations.
Day 8: In Trinidad
Trinidad city tour. (morning)
Walk through Trinidad’s well-preserved colonial center and learn its bittersweet history as one of Cuba’s wealthiest cities during the sugar boom.
Day 9: Back to Havana
Trip back to Havana (morning)
Early departure back to Havana. Lunch on the way. Time for shopping souvenirs at one of the biggest and busiest shopping centers.
Night club (night)
Celebrate your last night with live music—perhaps some sultry jazz or high-energy Cuban son at one of the city’s legendary clubs.
Day 10: Goodbye
Trip to the airport (morning)
Depending on the time of your flight ( you will be picked up 3 hrs prior), you will either have an early or a leisure morning. A transport will be right on time to safely take you to the airport.