Cuba: Havana, Holguin, Guantánamo, Santiago and Varadero, tour including beach holiday

 Explore the ever­fascinating Cuba and

Varadero beach  Enjoy this amazing tour around Cuba, a country rich in history and culture that's sure to impress you. And, finally, enjoy the beaches of Varadero.

 Departures: October 2019

 Destinations: Havana, Holguin, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Bayamo and Varadero.

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Day 1: City of origin ­ Havana Departure with destination Havana. Arrival and transfer from the airport to the selected hotel in Havana. Free time. Overnight stay.

Day 2: Havana Free day. Overnight stay.

Day 3: Havana ­ Holguin Transfer to the airport and flight to Holguin. Arrival and tour of the city, including La Loma de la Cruz. Time set aside for lunch (included) and then onward to the pocket­sized town of Gibara to visit the Batería Fernando VII fort, which led to the settlement of the town, and an authentic fishing village, also known as La Villa Blanca. After the visit, return journey to Holguin. Check­in at hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

Day 4: Holguin ­ Santiago Breakfast. Departure to the city of Santiago, the island's first capital and founded by the Spanish conquerors in 1515. This is a city steeped in history and music, the capital of the East, and birthplace of Son Cubano and the Cuban Revolution. Tour of the Old Town, Plaza de la Catedral and the Parque Céspedes, home to Santiago's main palaces and streets. Visit to the Diego Velázquez Museum (also known as the Colonial Environment Museum) and the San Pedro de la Roca Castle (often just called El Morro), a UNESCO World Heritage Site home to the Piracy Museum. Lunch included. Visit to the Santa Efigenia cemetery, the largest graveyard in eastern Cuba. Return journey to the hotel. Evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

Day 5: Santiago ­ Guantánamo ­ Santiago Breakfast. Departure to the town of Guantánamo. Its strategic position gave rise to a flourishing production industry of coffee, sugar and other agricultural products. Tour of the city and the peculiar Zoo de Piedra, a park with amazing animal sculptures. Onward to the rural Finca La Juanica to savour a tasty Creole lunch. Return to Santiago at sunset. Dinner and overnight stay.

Day 6: Santiago ­ Virgen del Cobre Sanctuary ­ Bayamo ­ Holguin Breakfast at the hotel and departure to the El Cobre sanctuary, located in the middle of the Sierra Maestra. Just a few minutes from Santiago city, this is part of the traditional religious pilgrimage of Cubans to visit Our Lady of Charity, the country's patron saint. Onward to Bayamo to take a tour around this city, the cultural capital of Cuba and known as the city of the national anthem. Walk around the Cathedral of San Salvador de Bayamo, where the notes of the historic anthem were sung for the very first time and where the first government of the republic in arms was established in the nineteenth century. Lunch. Onward journey to Havana, dinner at the hotel and overnight stay.

30/09/2019 1 Cuba: Havana, Holguin, Guantánamo, Santiago and Varadero, tour including beach holiday sung for the very first time and where the first government of the republic in arms was established in the nineteenth century. Lunch. Onward journey to Havana, dinner at the hotel and overnight stay.

Day 7: Holguin ­ Havana Breakfast. Transfer to the airport. Arrival. Overnight stay.

Day 8: Havana ­ Varadero At the scheduled time, transfer from selected hotel in Havana to selected hotel in Varadero. Free time. Overnight stay in All Inclusive.

Day 9: Varadero Free day. Overnight stay in All Inclusive.

Day 10: Varadero ­ City of origin At the scheduled time, transfer to the airport. Flight to City of origin destination. Night on board.

Day 11: City of origin Arrival. End of the trip and our services.

Services included in the trip  Return flight.  Transfer from the airport to the hotel in Havana.  Stay in selected hotel in Havana.  Selected meal plan in Havana.  Internal flights.  Accommodation in selected hotels or similar category.  Transfers as per itinerary.  Visits in a guided tour that are detailed in the program and not considered as optional.  Meal board as per itinerary.  One drink per person at meals en route.  Transfer from hotel in Havana to hotel in Varadero.  Stay in selected hotel in Varadero.  All­inclusive in Varadero.  Transfer from the hotel in Varadero to the airport.

Services NOT included

 Any other service not previously mentioned as included.

Important remarks ­ Triple rooms in Cuba are generally rooms with twin beds or a double, in which a folding bed is installed to accommodate the third person. Due to the inconvenience this causes, we advise against using this option as far the possible.. ­ ­ Please check with your international vaccination centre about the recommended healthcare measures in Cuba.. ­ ­ The order of the itinerary may be altered for logistical reasons, without prior notice, but no scheduled trips will be cancelled (except in the case that adverse weather conditions prevent its realisation).. ­ ­ A credit card is considered a guarantee, so sometimes you will need one for check­in at hotels.. ­ ­ Prices are calculated based on admission fees to the sights as of the date of publication. If there is an increase in these prices, you will be promptly informed.. ­ ­ If you are a person with reduced mobility, please contact us to confirm the suitability of the trip..

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