Cuba Giant - 11 day round trip - Cuba

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03CUBGIG "Cuba Giant"

11 days / 10 nights

Route of the round trip from west to east: Havana - Viñales -  Cienfuegos - Trinidad - Camaguey - Bayamo - El Cobre - Santiago de Cuba - Guantanamo - Baracoa - Havana

Travel Details

Program:                                                                                              

Arrival at Havana / Varadero

Your arrival should be one day before the roundtrip starts. Arrival from the airport or other places in Cuba.
Optional: Transfer from the airport or from other sites to the hotel in Havana or other services.
Overnight-stay in the hotel (optional = at extra costs)

Begin of the round trip:  
The information event takes place after the breakfast of the 2nd round trip day in the first round-trip hotel in Havana.

Optional: The arrival in Havana should be one day before starting the roundtrip. Your stay in Havana or at another place in Cuba is of course bookable via Cuba4Travel. We are pleased to advise you about paradisiac beaches according to your preference. For a stay before the trip, we recommend the Hotel Comodoro.
But we are pleased to book you also another hotel in Havana centre or in the old city of Havana and organise the transfer from there to the roundtrip hotel (Hotel Comodoro). Please let us know your preferences. 

1st Day: Havana
Check in at the hotel in Havana. Accomodation at the Hotel Comodoro / or private accommodation.

2nd Day: Havana (60kms)
Breakfast. Drive to The Morro Castle look out point. Walking City tour in Old Havana. Visit museum of Rum and Hotel Ambos Mundos. Visits to Arms Square, Museum of the city, The Cathedral Square and Palacio de Artesanía. Visit La Bodeguita del Medio. Lunch in local restaurant in Old Havana. Afterwards Modern Havana sightseeing passing by Revolution Square and University of Havana. Return to the hotel. Overnight-stay at the hotel or in a private accommodation. Dinner in a local restaurant. 

Accomodation: Hotel Comodoro (or equivalent) / or private accommodation. Dinner in a restaurant. 

3rd Day: Havana – Viñales – Havana
Breakfast. Departure to Pinar del Rio. Visit El Paraiso farm. On the way to Viñales visit Cueva del Indio with boat trip throughout subterranean lake. Lunch in a local restaurant. Visits the Prehistorical Mural and then picture time at Los Jazmines Hotel look out point. Accommodation and dinner at the Hotel in Havana.

Accomodation: Hotel Comodoro (or similar)/ or private accommodation. 

4th Day: Havana - Cienfuegos- Trinidad
Breakfast. Departure to Cienfuegos with short stop at Fiesta Campesina. Lunch in a local Restaurant in Cienfuegos. Panoramic city tour with Casa de Bienes, Palacio del Valle, Conception Cathedral, Terry Theater. Continuous to follow the journey to Trinidad with accommodation in All inclusive Hotel.

Accomodation: Hotel La Ronda (or equivalent) / or private accommodation. Dinner in the hotel. 

5th Day: Trinidad
Breakfast. Departure to Trinidad. Walking City Tour of Trinidad. Visit Romantic Museum, Plaza Mayor, church “Parroquial Mayor de la Santisima” and La Canchanchara bar with welcome cocktail. Lunch at local restaurant. Return to hotel accommodation in All inclusive Hotel.

Accomodation: Hotel La Ronda (or equivalent) / or private accommodation. Dinner in the hotel.  

6th Day: Trinidad – Camaguey
Breakfast. Departure to Camagüey with stop at the sugar mill valley. Visit of Manaca Iznaga tower. Continue to Camacuey and lunch in the area. After lunch walking tour through the center with visit of the church “Nuestra Señora de la Merced”, the “Ignacio Agramonte” house and Plaza del Carmen.

Accomodation: Hotel CMW (or equivalent) or private accommodation.   

7th Day: Camaguey – Bayamo - Santiago de Cuba
Breakfast. Departure to Bayamo. City tour of Bayamo, historical place where the notes of our Nacional Anthem were listened for first time. Lunch at a local restaurant. Continue the journey to Santiago de Cuba, on the way visit Basilica del Cobre. Accommodation at the hotel in Santiago de Cuba.

Accomodation: Hotel Las Americas (or equivalent) / or private accommodation.      
Tip for the evening/night: (Optional) Visitation of the famous music club “Casa de la Trova”. This is the cultural heart of the city. Live performances of popular Cuban musicians.

8th Day: Santiago de Cuba
Breakfast. City tour of Santiago city : Visit cemetery Santa Efigenia, Antonio Maceo Revolution Square, Museum 26 of July, Cespedes Square, Calle Heredia, Calle Padre Pico and Plaza Dolores and house of Diego Velasquez. Afterwards drive to Morro Castle. Lunch in the area.
Free time in the afternoon to walk thought the city. 

Accomodation: Hotel Las Americas (or equivalent) or private accommodation.   

9th Day: Santiago de Cuba – Baracoa
Breakfast. Drive to Baracoa. On the way stop in Guantanamo. Visit La Tumba Francesa and Casa del Changüi. Lunch in a local restaurant. Continue to Baracoa.

Accomodation: 3* Hotel-Castillo or Porto Santo in Baracoa (or equivalent) / or private accommodation.  

10th Day: Baracoa
Breakfast. After breakfast you drive to the "Finca Duaba". This region is very fertile. You will see palms, banana- and coffee-plants. Return to Baracoa. 

Accomodation: 3* Hotel-Castillo or Porto Santo in Baracoa (or equivalent) / or private accommodation. 

11th Day: Baracoa – Havana
Breakfast. Check out. Transfer to the airport Baracoa to take the domestic flight to Havana. After arrival end of itinerary.

End of the itinerary

Note: Changes and mistakes in the program, the offer, changes in due to unpredictable Euro-/Dollar-fluctuation, hotel accomodation and price are subject to change! Excursions and program sequence are subject to the weather conditions and the daylight, as well as to technical conditions.

2 weeks Cuba: Please ask for hotel offers for a subsequent bathing stay at the beach of Guardalava.

Services&Price

03CUBGIG Cuba Giant                                                                   

(11 day Cuba round trip)

Small group trip - maximum of participants: 14

From the west to the east

Begin of the round trip on monday

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Price per person in a double room / single room: (according to the date - see below)       

Kids reduction: 0-1,99 years 100%, 2-12 years 50%, additional bed (Booking of 2 adults provided)

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13.05.19, 10.06.19, 08.07.19, 05.08.19, 02.09.19, 07.10.19

Price for accommodation in 3-4* hotels:

DBL: 1.457,- €

SGL: 1.709,- €

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Price for accommodation in Casas Particulares for all dates:

DBL: 1.183,- €

SGL: 1.320,- €

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Overnights in Hotels:
5 overnights with half board, 5 overnights with breakfast and 8 additional lunch during the round trip + flight Baracoa-Havana.
(3 N Havana in middle class hotels, 2 N Trinidad in middle class hotels, 1 N Camagüey in the hotel CMW or similar, 2 N Santiago de Cuba in the Hotel Las Americas or similar and 2 N Baracoa in Hotel Castillo or Porto Santo)

Overnights in private accommodation: 
10 overnights with breakfast, 8 additional lunch during the round trip + flight Baracoa - Havana.
(3 N Havana in private accommodation, 2 N Trinidad in private accommodation, 1 N Camagüey in private accommodation, 2 N Santiago de Cuba in private accommodation and 2 N Baracoa in private accommodation)
 

Included in the price:
- Service: 11 day roundtrip / 10 nights group round trip
- Ride in an air-conditioned bus (maybe mini-bus)
- No limitation of participants (no minimum)
- Qualified guide and assistance
- Accomodation in hotel as desribed in the program with HB (breakfast&dinner) 
- 10 overnight-stays in hotels or private accommodation as described in the program
- Flight Santiago/Holguin - Havana
- Lunch as described in the program (meal with 1 drink, roundtrip-restaurants)
- Excursions and visitations as described in the roundtrip-program
- Risk coverage certificate for the travel price

Not included in the price:
- Flight to Cuba
- Transfer ex/to the airport (please check with us)
- Overnight-stays additional to the roundtrip program
- Extra-charges
- Costs for services not mentioned in the program
- Optional excursions
- Tip
- Drinks in hotel restaurants or at other places.
- Tourist Tax Cuba and Handing Fee (p.P. 35 EUR)
- Visum: 25 Euro - available from us
- Airport Departure Tax (p.P. 25 CUC)

Extra charge for kerosine on the domestic flight: each distance: 30,00 EURO

Note: Changes and mistakes in the program, the offer, changes in due to unpredictable Euro-/Dollar-fluctuation, hotel accomodation and price are subject to change! Excursions and program sequence are subject to the weather conditions and the daylight, as well as to technical conditions.

Accommodation

All overnight-stays and accomodations like written in the program of the roundtrip - either hotel or private accommodation. 

Note: In the high/peak season it can be possible, that we have to switch to other equivalent hotels. 

 
 

Flight

For flights to Cuba please search via a search engine in your country.  

We are pleased to book you a Domestic Flight:

Domestic Flight:

RATES IN EUROS PER PAX WITH TAX INCLUDED

VALIDITY FROM 01.11.2015 to 31.10.2016

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CHARTER FLIGHTS
Route	One way	Round Trip
from/to Havana	€	€
Cayo Largo (airport transfer included)	90	134
Cayo Coco	129	235
Cayo Santa Maria	100	176
from / to Varadero	€	€
Cayo Largo (airport transfer included)	106	190
SCHEDULED FLIGHTS
Route	One way	Round Trip
from/to Havana	€	€
Santiago de Cuba	166	310
Holguín	153	285
Guantanamo	168	311
Nueva Gerona	56	112
Camagüey	124	225
Baracoa	195	369
Manzanillo	145	264
Las Tunas	140	258
Bayamo	144	266

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IMPORTANT NOTE:
(Please consider rebooking and cancellation conditions for domestic flights in the trade terms)
Prices are subject to currency fluctuations
In case of a booking the information of nationality, passport number and date of birth are required.
Depending on the route, customers receive electronic tickets or vouchers from Cuba4Travel that 
must be exchanged at Havanatur in Havana against tickets.
In any case, a reconfirmation of the charter domestic flights is required upon arrival in 
Cuba.
Children up to 2 years 90% discount (with no claim to occupy a seat, without free allowance). 
Children 2-11 years 25% discount.
Passengers must be 2 hours before departure at the airport
SUBJECT TO CHANGE!

NOTES:
* on flight route without remark no land transfer is included
* the YQ tax may lead to changes by the airline
* bookings must be made by mail using the model with the following data:
1 Name of the tour operator
2 Name of the traveler
3 flight number
4 departure / arrival
5 Date and Time
6 Hotel for pick up at the departure
7 Hotel at the destination
8 passport number
9 other comments

* the hotel pick-up takes place two hours before departure
* the average flight time to the Cayos is 55 minutes
* the child discount is available under the respective airlines

CANCELLATION POLICY 
* up to 30 days before the flight 10%
* 15-29 days before the flight 30%
* 14 - 7 days before the flight 60%
* 6-4 days before the flight 80%
* less than 3 days before the flight 100%

Tips

Our Tips:

- Please bring good footwear for trips and swimwear for the beach.

- This trip is comfortabel, well organised and physically not very exhausting - thus perfectly suitable for 60+ travellers.  

Travel Request

Watersport

There is the possibility to go diving during or in connection with your trip. Please let us know in advance, if you would like to go snorkeling or diving and we will be pleased to assist you in finding the right choice.

Further information you can find at www.cuba-diving.de/DIVE-CUBA/dive_cuba.html