Spanish villas + beaches
Description:
Day 1.
Arrival in Havana and transfer to a private home (30 kooks).
Day 2.
Tour of Havana. Old town "San Cristoval de la Havana": walking tour - squares of Spanish time, houses of counts and marquises, ancient churches, museums on various topics (there are about 60 museums), Orthodox Greek and Russian churches, cafes and beer factories. San Jose Souvenir Market. Sightseeing tour of the modern districts of Vedado and Miramar: the University of Havana, the beautiful houses of Vedado, Malecon (the famous and popular embankment of Havana), the Hotel National, the Havana Forest "Park Almendares", the Revolution Square, the center of modern city life - "Rampa", the beautiful residences of Miramar, Presidents Avenue. Floridita Bar, Prado Avenue, Central Park, Revolution Museum, National Art Museum, Bolshoi Opera and Ballet Theatre, Capitol.
Day 3.
Excursion to the Viniales Valley: a walk by car in the valley, a visit to the Santo Thomas Cave, the Indian Cave, the Canopy Tour, a stop at the observation deck, a visit to the Prehistoric Wall, a visit to the home of a tobacco worker and tobacco plantations or others at the place of tobacco cultivation, a sightseeing tour or walking around the village of Vinales. Lunch in one of the peasants’ private restaurants.
Day 4.
Departure from Havana at 9am. A trip to Matanzas province along the central avenue of the country. Treasure Lake: Swimming to the Indian village of Guam, visiting a crocodile farm. Lunch at the farmer's in the swamp. Larga Beach, Giron Beach, Museum of Victory over Imperialism, April 1961 Continuation of the trip along the southern coast to the city of Cienfuegos. Coming to Cienfuegos. Inspection of the historic city center. Dinner at the local Cubans with Flamenko dances "El Patio Gitano", host-artist Yoel Zamora, the house of the famous local singer and flamenco dancer - Spanish and Cuban cuisine, live flamenco music. The cost is 12 kuk/person. Accommodation in a private house on the Punta Gorda Peninsula. Visit to the palace of the sugar magnate del Valle (20-ies of the last century). Show and disco at the Hagua Hotel cabaret.
Day 5.
To choose from:- A visit to the Boulevard Central street of Cienfuegos "San Fernando" - walking tour. Swimming along the bay of the city: a trip on the fishing vessel "Elmyrta" 24 feet and 2 meters wide: 15 kuk / person, collection at 9 am at the pier, 3 hours sailing along the bay - beach and island, fishing at will, a visit to the Spanish fortress "Nuestra Senora de Hagua" (museum) at the entrance to the bay - (does not include the museum - 3 kuk / person). Lunch in the fisherman’s house near the fortress, a private restaurant “Fisherman”, Cuban food and seafood – 10/13 kuk per person. Visit the city’s dolphinarium, dolphin shows (10 kuk/person) and dolphin swimming (50 kuk/person, including shows). Lunch at the private peasant restaurant "Pinya Collada" off the Caribbean coast on the way to the city of Trinidad, if you did not take the option of swimming on the bay. Continue to Trinidad. Trinidad is the 3rd Spanish villa in Cuba. Accommodation in a private home. Walking through the historic center in the evening. Disco "Las Cuebas", inside a large cave on the territory of the hotel "Las Cuebas", open entrance - 3 kuk / person.
Day 6.
Excursion to the museums and historical center of Trinidad - 3rd Spanish villa of 1514: the Count Brunet Museum, the Museum of Architecture, the Archaeological Museum, the Museum of the Cantero Palace, the Museum of Borba against counter-revolutionaries 1960-62. Cathedral "Holy Trinity", House of Music, Bar "La Kanchanchara", souvenir market. Visit the Sugar Valley Tower "San Luis" by tourist train at the foot of the mountains (3/5 kuk per person). Lunch in the fishing village of Casilda or in the Sugar Valley "San Luis". Accommodation in one of the private houses in the city of Santi Spiritus - the capital of the province, the 5th villa was founded by the Spaniards in 1514, 67 km from the city of Trinidad. An evening walk through the city center.
Day 7.
Walk around the city of Santi Spiritus: the bridge over the Yaiavo River is a symbol of the city, the Guyavera House on the Santa Elena estate, the Museum of Colonial Art in a beautiful residence of the Spanish era, the Serafin Sanchez Park - the city center, the Main Theater, the Main Church of the city - "Holy Spirit" of the XVII century. Lunch is in town. Continue the road to the city of Santa Clara - 85 km from Santi Spiritus. Visit the Che Guevara Memorial where he is buried. Walk through the city center - Vidal Park and attractions near the park. Visit the Monument to the armored train that crashed Che Guevara with his squad when he was tasked with liberating the city of Santa Clara. Climbing the stairs to Capiro Hill (if you have time) look at the city from a height, and from where Che Guevara looked when preparing a plan for the battle. Continue the road to the city of Remedios (8th Spanish villa in 1515) - 44 km from the city of Santa Clara. Accommodation in the city of Remedios, in one of the private houses. Dinner in Remedios. Evening walk through the historic center of the 8th villa of Cuba.
Day 8.
Travel by tourist train on sugar plantations to the Sahara Museum "Marcello Salado" - 4 km from the city of Remedios (3 kuk / person). Visit and swim at the most beautiful beach of Ensenachos. We've got to go 50 kilometers. Collection by car in the Sahara Museum "Marcello Salado" and continue to the beach. Lunch at a local restaurant on the way or on the island of Santa Maria in the tourist village "La Estrella". Accommodation in a private house of the city of Remedios.
Day 9.
Rest two days in a private house on Larga beach, by the Caribbean, 2:30 hours from the Havana airport (from the city of Remedios to Play Larga approximately 215 km). 30 cookies/number for 2/3 people. The cost of the program: the trip is made on old American private cars - 230 kuk / day, includes a car, gasoline, chauffeur, food and accommodation of the driver in each area. Guidance services – 60 cooks in Havana and Vinjales, 120 cooks in other areas, including a guide, his meals and accommodation. You can travel by car only with a driver according to the selected program, and the guide will be in contact if necessary.