Cuba 2016

Nov. 25 Friday: Meet up in Tampa
- Arrival in Tampa.
- Meet your group and tour leader at hotel in Tampa. (Flight from your home city to Tampa is on your own but Tampa hotel is included.)
- Overnight in Tampa. Details on hotel to be sent later.

Nov. 26 Saturday: Hello Cuba, bienvenido a La Habana
- Transfer to airport for early check in on your charter flight to Havana.
- Arrival at Havana's José Martí International Airport
- Meet your tour guide and bus driver
- Transfer to your hotel in Havana
- Check-in to hotel and welcome cocktail
- Arrival dinner at hotel

Nov. 27 Sunday: Getting to know Old Havana and its people
- Breakfast in hotel (included)
- Tour of the Museum of Modern Art
- Lunch at El Santo Ángel restaurant
- Walking tour of Old Havana
- Discussion with Dr. Marta Núñez or another island expert on contemporary issues in Cuba
- Return to hotel to freshen up
- Welcome dinner at a five-star restaurant (included)
ESPECIAL: Attend El Cañonazo, the 9 PM Cannon Firing Ceremony (included)

Nov. 28 Monday: The natural splendor of rural Cuba
- Breakfast at hotel
- Morning departure to Las Terrazas eco-community
- Visit ancient coffee plantation
- Lunch at Casa del Campesino on the banks of the Río San Juan
- Return to Havana hotel to freshen up
- Dinner at La Barraca Grill followed by a dance show at Cabaret Parisién at the famed Hotel Nacional de Cuba

Nov. 29 Tuesday: Urban agriculture, Hemingway house
Breakfast at hotel
- Visit Vivero Organopónico Alamar, an urban collective farm
- Lunch at Ajiaco paladar [restaurant] serving farm-fresh organic meals
- Visit Hemingway's Finca Vigía museum and glimpse his life in Havana
- Return to your hotel and freshen up
- Dinner (not included), an opportunity to explore Havana's private restaurants

Nov. 30 Wednesday: Historic Cienfuegos and Trinidad de Cuba
- Breakfast at hotel (included)
- Early departure to Cienfuegos and Trinidad
- Lunch at restaurant Villa Lagarto (included)
- Tour the beautiful historic city of Cienfuegos
- Onwards to Trinidad
- Check-in to your all-inclusive resort hotel
- Trinidad group welcome dinner

Dec. 1 Thursday: UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Breakfast at hotel
- Walking tour of Trinida's historic district, an opportunity to meet and talk with locals
- Visit a centuries-old family run pottery studio where we'll spend time with its artisans
- Visit the Valle de los Ingenios [Sugar Mill Valley] lookout
- Return to hotel for lunch
- Afternoon exploration of coastal environs
- Dinner at hotel
Dec. 2 Friday: Mountaintop excursion in Soviet Army trucks
- Breakfast at hotel
- Climb Topes de Collantes in the Escambray Mountains in Soviet Army trucks
- Visit Hacienda Codina, a Spanish coffee plantation
- Lunch at Hacienda Codina
- Return to your Havana hotel and freshen up
- Farewell dinner at Restaurante El Templete

Dec. 3 Saturday: Say goodbye to Cuba for now
- Breakfast in hotel
- Transfer to Havana's José Martí International airport
- Air departures

$3495 includes RT air from Tampa to Havana
Hotel in Tampa also included

$50 discount for reservations before September 1