Itinerary
Havana – Trinidad - Playa Giron - Sancti Spiritus - Santiago de Cuba
8 nights, 9 days
(B,L,D signify meals included)
*Itinerary is subject to change
Day 1 - Thursday, Feb. 3
Santiago de Cuba (D)
● Arrive at Holguin Airport
● Depart for Santiago de Cuba
● Stop in Biran to tour the homeplace of Fidel Castro
● Check in to accommodations
● Welcome dinner
Day 2 - Friday, Feb. 4
Santiago de Cuba - Spanish American War sites (B,L)
● Explore Cuban/Spanish American War battlefield sites including Siboney, Las Guasimuas, El Caney, San Juan Hill, the Surrender Tree Monument
● Lunch at nearby restaurant to the the Morro Fort with a spectacular view
● Visit to Morro Fort and discussion of the naval portion of the battle
● Dinner on your own
Day 3 - Saturday, Feb. 5
Santiago de Cuba (B,L)
● Walking tour of Santiago de Cuba
● Visit the Santa Ifghenia Cemetary to visit Fidel Casto’s grave
● Visit to Moncada barracks, the site where Fidel first tried to overthrow Batista in 1953.
● Lunch at local paladar
● *Optional hike to La Gran Piedra and Cafetal Isabelica
● Explore the Emilio Barcardi Museum
● Dinner on your own
Day 4 - Sunday, Feb. 6
Sancti Spiritus (B,L,D)
● Drive to Sancti Spiritus (7-8 hours)
● Explore the town on Sancti Spiritus with a local guide
● Dinner in Sancti Spiritus
Day 5 - Monday, Feb. 7
Trinidad (B,L,D)
● After breakfast, depart for Trinidad (1.5 hours)
● Visit to Plaza Mayor, touring the UNESCO World Heritage site
● Lunch in Trinidad
● Visit to Valley de los Ingenios and Iznaca Manaca Former Sugar Plantation
● Check into private bed and breakfasts
● Dinner as a group in a restaurant
Day 6 - Tuesday, Feb. 8
Trinidad, Playa Giron, Havana (B,L,D)
● After breakfast depart for Playa Giron
● Visit the Bay of Pigs Museum
● Lunch in Playa Larga
● Check into accommodations in Havana
● Dinner as a group
Day 7 - Wednesday, Feb. 9
Ernest Hemingway’s Havana (B,L)
● Visit Monument of Maine
● Visit to Finca Vigia Hemingway home
● Lunch in Cojimar fishing village, checking out the spots where Hemingway used to stay
● Visit to the fishing base where Hemingway kept his boat
● Visit to Cabana Fortress on the way back into town
● Dinner on your own
Day 8 - Thursday, Feb. 10
Havana (B,L,D)
● This morning enjoy a walking tour of Old Havana led by an expert guide
● Enjoy lunch in a charming paladar in Old Havana
● Visit to the Museum of Revolution
● Free time in the afternoon to spend time in Old Havana. Wandering the streets of Old Havana with a map in hand is truly the best way to explore this UNESCO World Heritage Site
● Farewell dinner at a paladar
● Optional Tropicana show (to be paid on own)
Day 9 - Friday, Feb. 11
(B)
● After breakfast, depart for your flight back to the States