Cuba & Its People

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Cuba & its People featuring the African Diaspora

Inspiring Moments > Broaden your understanding of the profound influence of the African diaspora on Cuban life and culture. > Connect with local experts, community leaders, musicians and artists during INCLUDED FEATURES Support the Cuban People visits. > Visit independently owned shops and Accommodations (with baggage handling) Itinerary restaurants to have meaningful discussions – 7 nights in Havana, Cuba, at the Day 1 Depart Miami, FL | Arrive in with entrepreneurial Afro-Cubans. first-class La Reserva Vedado, a Havana and transfer to hotel > Ride in an independently owned 1950s privately owned boutique hotel. Day 2 Havana | Guanabacoa | Regla convertible along Havana’s Malecón. Day 3 Havana Flights and Transfers > Discover the profound Afro-Cuban roots of (with baggage handling) Day 4 Havana Matanzas, Guanabacoa, and Regla. – Round-trip flights between Miami and Day 5 Havana | Matanzas > Tour a farm in Caimito and learn about Cuba and all deluxe motor coach Day 6 Havana the owner’s vision to help Cuban farmers. transfers during the Land Program. Day 7 Havana | Caimito > Encounter Havana’s vibrant jazz scene Extensive Meal Program Day 8 Havana | Transfer to airport and burgeoning street art movement. – 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 4 dinners, and depart for Miami, FL > Experience the thrill of Old Havana and its including Welcome and Farewell Dinners; Fortification System, a UNESCO World tea or coffee with all meals, plus a local Note: Itinerary may change due to local conditions. Heritage site. beverage with dinner. Activity Level: We have rated all of our excursions with activity levels to help you assess this program’s physical Open-air performance, Cathedral Square, Havana Your One-of-a-Kind Journey expectations. Please call or visit our website for full details. – Discovery excursions provide Explore Cuban culture through interaction with local Cuban meaningful interactions with small business residents, artists and artisans, musicians, writers and owners and individual Cuban residents. entrepreneurs, which will directly benefit and support the Cuban people. This exclusive program, developed by – Expert-led Enrichment programs AHI Travel, is operated in accordance with a Support for the enhance your insight into the region. Cuban People general license established by the Treasury – Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control pursuant to AHI Sustainability Promise: 31 CFR section 515.574. We strive to make a positive, purposeful impact in the communities we visit. – Cuban visa. – Tipping of guides and drivers.

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Discovery Enrichment AHI Sustainability Promise Afro-Cuban Havana. Join writer and > Cuban Economy We strive to make a positive, purposeful activist Roberto Zurbano for a walking tour impact in the communities we visit, of Old Havana. Stop at Beyond Roots, an > Empowering Cuban Women whenever possible. independent shop dedicated to highlighting > Afro-Cuban culture, and meet the store’s Race and the Cuban Revolution Environmental Impact | Thoughtful choices to minimize our environmental founder. Travel to Guanabacoa, the center of > Cuban Justice System Havana’s Afro-Cuban culture, followed by a footprint: eco-friendly transportation, lunch of tasty Afro-Cuban foods. Continue to > The Rhythms of Cuban Music guided walks in lieu of bus tours and less the charismatic municipality of Regla, known plastic waste. for its storied traditions of Santería, Palo Social Impact | Ongoing initiatives to Monte and other Afro-Cuban religions, and support local businesses that employ and see the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Regla. benefit people in the community. Curating Finish off at the Christ of Havana statue. meaningful experiences by staying in Vibrant Havana. Delight in a cruise in a intimately sized locales instead of cities vintage convertible and talk with your friendly affected by overtourism. driver. Join an expert to tour Havana’s Economic Impact | Community-based National Museum of Fine Arts focusing on tourism using expert local guides and work by Afro-Cuban artists. Then stroll along lecturers, plus program scheduling during Callejón de Hamel, an alleyway with Santería quieter, “shoulder seasons.” statues, temples and murals, as well as facades inscribed with thoughts of Cuban icons and intellectuals. Cap off the day with a fun evening at a Havana jazz club. UNESCO World Heritage AHI Travel Expertise Cuban Art & the Ludwig Foundation. 1. Old Havana and its Fortification Passenger Service Representative | Visit Casa Fuster, a wonderland of mosaic System Helps with everything from arranging flights tile. Talk with an artist about his work and the to fulfilling special requests. opportunities for Cuban artists. Later, enjoy a | Manages all details reception and dinner at the philanthropic Travel Director Ludwig Foundation of Cuba, dedicated to to ensure a memorable trip. promoting Cuban artists. Engage with artists Travel information | Prepares you fully and learn about their artistic pursuits. for your journey. Matanzas. Delve into the cultural riches of Expert local guides and lecturers | Matanzas. Visit the San Severino Museum, Provide friendly, knowledgeable service and a castle built in 1735 by slave labor. See share their passion for their country. objects and pictures illustrating slavery times and learn about the history of the slave trade and how Afro-Cuban culture is celebrated throughout the island in various expressions. Let us arrange your flights! This landmark is part of “The Slave Route: AHI FlexAir | Our personalized Resistance, Freedom, and Patrimony” air program features transfers, assistance project co-founded by UNESCO and Cuba. and flexibility. Also, visit the Sugar Mill Triunvirato to see the Monument to the Slaves' Rebellion. Cuban Dance & Norma Guillard. Visit a contemporary dance studio for a look into DATES & PRICES Cuba’s infectious dance scene. Later, meet Norma Guillard, Cuban social psychologist March 25 – April 1, 2022 and adjunct lecturer at the University of Havana. Listen to her stories about working with the Cuban Literacy Campaign as well as Full Standard Room Price $5,045 her work with women in low-income areas. Caimito & Afro-Cuban Dance Browse an Special Savings $250 agromercado, a street market selling fruits, Engaging with artists and small business owners vegetables and varieties of meats. Continue Special Standard to Finca Marta, a farm started by agronomist Room Price $4,795 Fernando Funes. Learn about Funes’ vision to transform the Cuban farming model by Accommodations The Junior Suite category is an additional $100 per person, the Deluxe Suite category is an additional using resource-efficient artisanal farming La Reserva Vedado methods and his goals for helping Cuban $200 per person. farmers make a living from their land. Later, All prices quoted are in USD, per person, based on double occupancy and include round trip air service The information in this flier is correct meet with a group of Afro-Cuban dancers. from Miami to Cuba. You may even try a few steps yourself! at the time of printing. Please visit our website to ensure that you receive the Single accommodations are not available on this most current information. program. 2022-2