Services Cuba 2013 - 2014 Welcome to LATIN AMERICA TRAVEL, La Habana, Cuba. We are a destination management company including biospheres and world heritage with vast experience in FIT and group sites. Theatres and churches in Havana, travel throughout Cuba. All of us at Latin Camaguey and Cienfuegos host world class America Travel are passionate about Cuba performances from ballet companies and and are dedicated to providing a memorable orchestras. experience for each and every client. Simply put, Cuba is intoxicating and visually Cuba has gained a well-earned reputation for exciting. warm, turquoise waters and golden beaches, Sipping an ice cold mojito, dancing at the but there are so many other reasons to visit. Tropicana or a simple Casa de la Trova are Whether your clients want to relax, seek unforgettable experiences. A self drive adventure, or immerse themselves in Cuban program offers the opportunity to meander culture, we can design an itinerary to suit through some of Cuba’s most spectacular their needs. landscapes and for those looking for the Heavily influenced by a colonial past, ultimate diving adventure, Jardines de la contemporary Cuba has a rich mix of Reina is perfect. cultures. The people are warm and friendly, There is so much more to Cuba than classic the landscape is breathtaking and the cars and cigars. architecture is a celebration of ingenuity. Latin America Travel is proud to be your A visit to Cuba will never fail to surprise. travel partner and look forward to helping The beats of salsa, rumba and the cha cha you and your clients experience the diversity cha fill the bustling streets and a hint of this enchanting island nation. Once you of revolution is on every street corner. discover the allure of Cuba, there is no Cuba boasts many UNESCO classifications, turning back. Warm regards to all, Anne-Maree Pearce President Index 6 » Map of Cuba 7 » Map of Havana City 8 » Distances in Kilometers 9 » Services Important Notice HAVANA 10 » Havana WESTERN 30 » Las Terrazas 37 » Viñales 43 » Guanahacabibes Peninsula 47 » Varadero 54 » Península de Zapata CENTRAL 60 » Cienfuegos 66 » Santa Clara 70 » Trinidad 83 » Sancti Spíritus 86 » Jardines del Rey EASTERN 91 » Camaguey 95 » Bayamo / Granma 100 » Santiago de Cuba 109 » Baracoa 116 Latin America Travel Details Western Region Central Region Eastern Region 1 Pinar del Rio 6 Santa Clara 10 Camagüey Viñales Remedios 11 Las Tunas Las Terrazas Cayo Las Brujas María La Gorda Cayo Ensenachos 12 Holguín Cayo Santa María Guardalavaca 2 Havana City 3 Jibacoa 7 Cienfuegos 13 Bayamo Mazanillo 4 Matanzas 8 Sancti Spíritus Varadero Trinidad 14 Santiago de Cuba City Topes de Collantes Ciénaga de Zapata 15 Baracoa 5 Isla de la Juventud 9 Morón Cayo Largo Cayo Coco Cayo Guillermo Atlantic Ocean Gulf of Mexico Centro Habana La Habana del Este La Habana Playas del Este Plazade la Vieja Miramar Jibacoa Revolución Regla Playa Guanabacoa Matanzas Marianao Sevillano La Lisa Pinar del Río Parraga Mantilla Fontanar Cotorro Rancho Boyeros Aeropuerto José Martí de lasSan Lajas José Santiago de las Vegas Havana Services 2013 - 2014 � 7 » Distances in Kilometers La Habana La Habana * del Río Pinar Pinar del Río 147 * Las Terrazas Las Terrazas 74 105 * Viñales Viñales 155 30 140 * Peninsula Peninsula Guanacahabibes Peninsula 304 142 247 180 * Guanacahabibes Matanzas Matanzas 98 264 179 329 409 * Varadero Varadero 142 308 214 400 444 36 * Peninsula Peninsula de Zapata Peninsula de Zapata 245 406 293 419 555 155 160 * Clara Santa Santa Clara 270 435 350 502 580 199 194 197 * Cienfuegos Cienfuegos 256 421 328 475 558 197 184 170 65 * Sancti Spíritus Sancti Spíritus 348 513 428 568 658 284 279 263 85 145 * Trinidad Trinidad 335 497 409 560 639 275 262 275 88 81 70 * Cayo Cayo Coco Cayo Coco 491 656 582 772 812 420 464 467 256 311 164 247 * Cayo Cayo Guillermo Cayo Guillermo 612 782 662 812 932 532 537 507 292 358 223 293 40 * Camagüey Camagüey 533 698 608 765 838 469 532 460 270 330 186 254 202 275 * Bayamo Bayamo 757 897 818 987 1048 670 665 682 471 531 386 464 403 497 201 * de Cuba Santiago Santiago 860 1024 935 1112 1165 797 792 807 598 658 513 581 530 622 328 127 * de Cuba Guantánamo Guantánamo 910 1074 979 1160 1209 847 942 855 648 702 563 625 580 670 378 177 86 * Baracoa Baracoa 993 1155 1050 1239 1297 933 904 934 722 789 643 713 654 749 459 287 234 150 * Services Important Notice - Please Read * Validity of prices is from November 1st 2013 until October 31st, 2014 * Requests for reservations cannot be made without the personal details of each passenger. This includes the full name on their passport, nationality, passport number, date of birth, special requirements and arrival and departure dates. 1. Prices are net per person in U.S. Dollars. 14. Meals are based on a set menu designed by the 2. Our prices are based on private services unless individual restaurant and they include a drink. specified otherwise. 15. Latin America Travel will replace the regular lunch 3. Our prices are for English and Spanish speaking with a box lunch if it best suits the itinerary. guides. If your client requires a guide who speaks 16. Each museum has its own policy and is governed any other language, please do not hesitate to ask by local authorities. Therefore, times and days of us. opening may vary. 4. Latin America Travel is not responsible if the 17. For clients participating in fishing excursions, suppliers amend their rates and they differ from please inform us of their specific fishing the published prices. requirements when booking. 5. Rates are valid for up to 6 individual travelers. 18. If there is any problem during the trip, we ask Please contact us if you require a special group that the client informs us within 24 hours of the rate. incident, complication or problem. This gives us 6. Entrance fees are included if mentioned in the an opportunity to rectify matters. Upon arrival description of the service. in Cuba, all clients will receive the 24 hour emergency contact telephone number. Delayed 7. Confirmation depends on the availability and reports, or ones made after the client has left the weather conditions. country, cannot be considered. 8. A request for services that do not appear in the 19. Travel and medical insurance is not included. manual can be provided upon request. Please make sure your clients are aware it is an 9. SIC means that the service is not provided on offence to travel in Cuba without travel insurance private basis. and they may be asked to show their policy to authorities at anytime. 10. Prices do not include bank transfer fees or credit card charges. 20. Services are subject to change without notice. 21. Clients who plan to hike, horse ride, or participate in other physical activities, should bring their Practicalities: own water bottle and sunscreen. 11. Departure time for half day and morning full day 22. We recommend clients who are serious snorkelers tours is 0900 hours. Afternoon half day tours to bring their own equipment. depart at 1400 hours. These are approximate times. 23. We recommend divers bring their own facemask. 12. Meals are included where mentioned. 24. Due to logistic reasons services at Peninsula de Zapata can only be confirmed on the day of 13. If your client has dietary restrictions or allergies, arrival/departure from/to the area. please inform us when booking. “I COULD SEE HAVANA LOOKING FINE IN THE SUN” Ernest Hemingway Havana Havana f someone had told Sebastian de Ocampo, back Havana that also stretches eastwards and southwards. in 1508 of this pocket bay becoming what it Wider avenues and parks feature this city section I is today he would have perhaps been called a where American vintage cars roll along with modern madman or a threatening sorcerer condemned to vehicles. Here, every detail is reshaped from the 50s, die at the stake. He spotted Havana for the first when U.S. citizens felt at home in Havana hotels and time while circumnavigating the island, virgin and casinos since the land was the passport to alcohol and unspoiled as it remained for six more years when business during the prohibition. With renewed artistic Panfilo de Narvaez did some recon landings nearby, shows, Cabarets Tropicana and Parisien are living to finally establish a little township, near the region witnesses of that glamorous epoch. of Batabano, in a zone that Indian settlers called Connecting both sectors, travellers will find Abana. However it was not until the 16th November Hemmingway’s legacy, sculpted in bronze in a corner 1519 when San Cristobal de la Habana, emerged as a of the famous Old Havana’s Floridita bar, in the spirits Spanish village in its current location, after the first of Cojimar’s fishermen, in the tranquillity of the Vigia Mass was said in the Plaza de Armas in the presence Farm and the sounds of anglers’ canes at a bill fishing of first governor Diego Velazquez and his crowd of catch in the Marina Hemmingway. conquistadores. Modern Havana is also about the socialist Revolution, From the beginning, the city was doomed to a the one symbolised by educational and health prosperous tourist future, for location, history, culture achievements, by places like the Revolution Square, and architecture got together to create one of the the University of Havana, and the Granma Memorial. most stunning holiday destinations in the Caribbean. Declared officially capital of the nation in 1607, To the east lie the sandy beaches of Bacuranao, Havana became the hub for Spanish trade in the West Megano, Boca Ciega, Santa Maria and Guanabo.