A special study tour in Cuba: "Cuba Total" - INTI Tours

Arrival at Havana International Airport. Transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure. Enjoy a first foray into colorful Havana or a coffee while listening to the sounds of salsa.

We visit Old Havana, the historic city center. Characteristic of Habana Vieja, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is its Spanish-Andalusian architecture. Our tour takes us to the Castillo de la Real Fuerza fortress and to El Templete. The neoclassical building marks the place where, according to legend, the city of Cristóbal de La Habana was founded in 1599. The Baroque palace Palacio de los Capitanes Generales was built for Cuba's colonial masters and now houses the Museo de la Ciudad. Nearby is also the Casa de la Obra Pía, considered a jewel of Cuban Baroque architecture. We will also visit the Havana Club rum museum. If you want, you can stroll around the old town before dinner. 

If you wish, you can visit the famous Tropicana show in the evening (not included in the tour price). Overnight stay at the hotel. 

After breakfast we leave for the west of Cuba, to the province of Pinar del Río. During the guided tour of the tobacco factory, you will have the opportunity to learn how Cuban cigars (puros) are made under expert guidance. Afterwards, we will continue to Viñales, where you can admire the impressive sights of the town, the surrounding tobacco plantations and the typical hilly landscapes (mogotes) of the region. Here we will also have lunch. In the late afternoon, continue to the accommodation.

Today you will take a day trip to nearby Cayo Levisa, once Hemingway's favorite fishing spot. Here you can spend a day relaxing. Relax on the beach, swim in the crystal clear waters or take a boat tour. Lunch will be served on the beach. Return to the hotel in the afternoon.

In the morning you will start for Cienfuegos. On the way you will stop in Santa Clara and visit the famous Che Guevara Memorial.The city of Cienfuegos, with its French flair, is one of the prettiest and liveliest cities on the island. The largely restored colonial center offers many architecturally interesting sights, such as the Castilo de Jagua, the Iglesia Parroquial, the Teatro Tomás Terry, built in Italian style, or the Monumental Cemetery, designed as a garden with paths and fruit trees. Also worth seeing is the Palacio de Valle, designed by local and foreign architects. After the city tour, enjoy a coctail at the Palacio del Valle. Dinner at a paladar.

On the way to Trinidad, you will make a visit to the richest botanical garden on the island. On an area of about 90 hectares you will find about 2,000 different plants. Dinner in a paladar. Overnight stay in a Casa Particular

We start the day with a tour through Trinidad (UNESCO cultural monument). Colorful palaces and churches remind us of the former wealth of the city during colonial times. From the Plaza Mayor we go to Palacio Brunet, today's Museo Romántico with floors of Carrara marble, coffered ceilings, classicist decorations and furniture made of precious woods, then to Palacio Cantero/Museo Histórico Municipal, from whose tower you have a wonderful view of the old town, to Casa Sánchez Iznaga, today's Museo de Arquitectura Trinitaria. The afternoon is all yours. 

In the evening we visit the "Casa de la Trova" with live Cuban music. Overnight stay in a Casa Particular.

Our next destination is Camagüey. Located in the middle of vast pastures southeast of Sancti Spíritus, the city is culturally very active and is also called "the Legendary" because of its traditions, patriotism and classicist architecture. During a city tour in the so-called bici-taxis (bicycle cabs) through the winding streets of the city, we visit the most important sights, including the Iglesia de la Mercéd with an image of Christ made up of 23,000 silver coins and the Teatro Principal, which delights with its colorful arched windows and beautiful facade. Afterwards we will visit a children's aid project. You can spend the evening at your own leisure. Overnight stay at the hotel.

The tranquil town of Bayamo awaits you today. Enjoy the tranquility of this authentic small town. Overnight stay at the hotel.

The Sierra Maestra is the cradle of the Cuban Revolution. Numerous bases are hidden here and the revolution is still in the air. You will drive to the tranquil El Salton where you can enjoy a swim in the waterfall before taking a short walk to the Comandancia del Tercer Frente. Overnight stay at the hotel.

You will leave the mountainous landscapes of the Sierra Maestra and the drive will take you to the secret capital of the country, Santiago de Cuba. Before exploring the city, stop at the El Cobre Sanctuary. In the afternoon, today you will get to know the secret capital of Cuba - Santiago de Cuba - the most African, musical and passionate city in Cuba. It is a lively and exciting city where people celebrate and dance passionately. Unique is the enigmatic seductive charm of the second largest city on the island. We visit the Monumento a Antonio Maceo in the Plaza de la Revolución and the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, whose facade is neoclassical, but the building itself is already 400 years old. We continue to the shady Plaza de Dolores, in the immediate vicinity of which is the snow-white palace of the rum millionaire Emilio Bacardí, who died in 1922. At the gates of the city towers our next destination, the Castillo del Morro. This imposing fortress (UNSESCO World Heritage Site) combines medieval and modern elements. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Use the morning once again to stroll through the city and take in Santiago's daily life. Towards afternoon, transfer to the airport of Santiago de Cuba, from where you will fly back to Havana.

You can use today to buy souvenirs in Havana's markets or just to stroll around the city. On this last evening, enjoy a live show - the perfect place to say goodbye to Cuba. Overnight stay at the hotel.

Today it's time to say goodbye. Transfer to Havana International Airport and return flight to Germany.