The Best of Cuba

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Explore Old Havana with a walking tour of the plaza squares. Visit Havana, Cienfuegos, Sancti Spiritus, Trinidad, Camaguey & Holguin. visit a Santeria temple and learn about this religion of Caribbean and African origin.
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • A true “people-to-people” experience with cultural exchanges such as visits with artists, musical performances, and local organizations
    • Riding in American Vintage Automobiles (Havana)
    • Home of Ernest Hemingway (Havana)
    • Cigar Factory (Havana)
    • Casa Fuster (Havana)
    • Bay of Pigs Museum (Giron)
    • Walking Tour of Trinidad
    • Bici-Taxi Tour of Camaguey
    • Beaches of Guardalavaca (Holguin)
    • Meeting Local Fishermen (Gibara)

What's this trip about?

    Explore Old Havana with a walking tour of the plaza squares. Visit Havana, Cienfuegos, Sancti Spiritus, Trinidad, Camaguey & Holguin. visit a Santeria temple and learn about this religion of Caribbean and African origin.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transport
Start CityMiami
End CityMiami

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • Education / Learning

Destinations

  • Central America
  • Cuba
  • Trinidad and Tobago

Activities

  • Culture
  • Educational/ Learning
  • Historic Sightseeing
  • Nature

Trip includes

    • Round-trip airfare from Miami
    • Airfare taxes, fees & fuel surcharges
    • Health insurance in Cuba (mandatory)
    • Cuban Visa (for US Citizens) & Cuban Departure Tax
    • Intra-Cuba ground transportation and transfers
    • Pre-night in Miami Airport Hotel
    • Accommodations at First Class hotels in Cuba
    • 20 meals: 8 full buffet breakfasts (B), 7 lunches (L) and 5 dinners (D)
    • Comprehensive People-to-People experiences and cultural tours including admission fees, following U.S. regulation CFR 515.565
    • Experienced Cuban English-speaking guide and a USA Tour Director throughout

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Itinerary

Travel Map
Day 1: Pre-Night in Miami.
Your unforgettable Cuba vacations begin with a night in Miami. After independent check in at your hotel, join your US Tour Director for an orientation meeting.

Day 2: Depart Miami/Arrive Havana (Cuba).
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Accommodation: Hotel Nacional de Cuba or similar This morning, you’ll grab a quick breakfast before heading to the airport for your short flight to Havana, the largest and liveliest city in Cuba (and the Caribbean). With over 500 ye...
Day 3: Havana.
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch After a sumptuous breakfast, explore Old Havana with a walking tour of the plaza squares. Marvel at the spectacular colonial baroque architecture while learning more about the history of this magnificent capital city from a local expert. Then...
Day 4: Havana/Bay of Pigs/Cienfuegos/Sancti Spiritus
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Accommodation: Hotel del Rijo or similar This morning, depart vibrant Havana for Cienfuegos and Trinidad, with an important stop at Playa Giron to visit the Bay of Pigs Museum along the way. The Bay of Pigs, known as Invasion de Bah...
Day 5: Sancti Spiritus/Trinidad
Meals: Breakfast and Lunch After breakfast, drive to Trinidad, a quaint yet much-heralded town that recently celebrated its 500th birthday. Considered one of the best preserved cities in the Caribbean from the time when sugar cane dominated the region, Trinidad is as c...
Day 6: Sancti Spiritus/Camaguey
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Accommodation: Gran Hotel or similar Following breakfast, you’ll visit to a local urban farm sponsored by Fundacion Nunez Jimenez, an organization dedicated to environmental sustainability. Continue on towards Camaguey, Cuba’s third...
Day 7: Camaguey/Holguin.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Accommodation: Playa Pesquero Hotel or similar Today, drive to the beautiful coastal Guardalavaca region in the province of Holguin. When Christopher Columbus laid eyes on the Holguin coastline in 1492, he declared it “the most beau...
Day 8: Holguin.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner This morning, drive to the Gibara, a quaint seaside town that was once the main port on the northeastern coast of Cuba, where you’ll enjoy a true people-to-people interaction at the Casa de Cultura (Cultural House) Community by intera...
Day 9: Depart Holguin/Arrive Miami.
Meals: Breakfast After a sumptuous breakfast, enjoy a bit of time at leisure at your beautiful beach resort. Transfer to the airport and say “adios” to your Cuba tours before boarding your return flight to Miami. Your memorable Cuba vacations come to an end as you arrive back in Miami later today.

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Dates & Availability

Price From $3,699
Price per day$411
Single supplement (single occupancy)$599
Last Updated: 4/4/2019

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

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Judith

Jan 2017

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Best of Cuba

Just returned from our third tour with Smartours and once again it was excellent. Our local guide, Marta, showed us a far different Cuba than we ever were anticipati...

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mg

Nov 2016

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Cuba - this was one terrific tour!

this was one terrific tour! a great sampler of what cuba has to offer. the guides elio and randy were superb. i learned so much and my curiosity has continued. i've ...

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Mona Ross

Oct 2016

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Cuba tour

Excellent Tour. Tour guides were outstanding.

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Kathryn Dindia

May 2016

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Comments about smarTour: Excellent.

We were somewhat reluctant to do a smarTours as this was our first one. Felt better first night when so many people said they had been on multiple smarTours. Loved o...

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Mary Cleminson

May 2016

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Reserve your space today!

Our November 3 tour was far more than we could have imagined. Our smarTours guide, Pauline, and our Cuban guide Elio worked so hard to make every day more perfect th...

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Logistics

Accommodation

Holguin: Hotel Playa Pesquero or similar Camaguey: Gran Hotel or similar Sancti Spiritus: Hotel del Rijo or similar Havana: Four Points by Sheraton Havana Havana: Hotel Nacional de Cuba Miami: Crowne Plaza Miami International Airport Hotel

Transportation & Flights

Round-trip airfare from Miami,

Transportation & flights

Round-trip airfare from Miami
Cancellation policy
Full Payment due 90 days before departure. Failure to make final payment on time may result in automatic cancellation of reservation and loss of deposit.   Changes to the original reservation will result in a $150 change fee per person per change. No changes allowed within 90 days of departure.   Cancellation charges per person are: Up to 90 days before departure: $300 89-60 days before departure: $1000 59-45 days before departure: $1500 44-30 days before departure: $2000 29 days or less before departure: No refund. All cancellations must be received in writing.   We recommend the purchase of Travel Insurance. Insurance premium is non-refundable and cannot be transferred from one departure to another in the event of a reservation change.
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Meals Included
8 Breakfasts, 7 Lunches and 5 Dinners
Age Requirements
No age restrictions
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