{"id":5704,"date":"2024-02-29T17:10:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T16:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betaniatravel.it\/tour\/fantastic-cuba\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T17:50:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T15:50:49","slug":"fantastic-cuba","status":"publish","type":"tour","link":"https:\/\/www.betaniatravel.it\/en\/tour\/fantastic-cuba\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantastic Cuba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Day 1 \u2013 ITALY \u2013 CUBA<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Departure from Italy on a flight to Havana.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Arrival in the late afternoon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Transfer to the hotel and check-in. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dinner and overnight stay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-weight: bold;\">Day 2 \u2013 HAVANA <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: justify;\">Breakfast at the casa particular.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Departure for San Francisco de Paula, home to Finca Vig\u00eda, the house where Ernest Hemingway lived for nearly twenty years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Continue to the historic centre of Havana, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982 and considered the largest colonial centre in Latin America. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Walking tour including Plaza de la Catedral, La Bodeguita del Medio, Calle de los Oficios, Plaza de Armas, Calle Mercaderes, Plaza Vieja, and Plaza San Francisco de As\u00eds. Stop for a Mojito tasting, offered by Betania Travel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Visit to the Rum Museum to discover the production process and enjoy a tasting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lunch at a local restaurant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the afternoon, panoramic visit of the Capitolio, Parque Central, and stop at the famous Floridita Bar for a Daiquiri tasting, also offered by Betania Travel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Continuation to Plaza de la Revoluci\u00f3n and visit to the Handicraft Museum. Return to the hotel via the iconic Malec\u00f3n waterfront. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dinner in the city and overnight stay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-weight: bold;\">Day 3\u2013 <\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-weight: bold;\">LA HABANA &#8211; VI\u00d1ALES<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: justify;\">After breakfast, visit the National Art Schools and meet students and teachers to learn about Cuba&#8217;s important artistic heritage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lunch at a local restaurant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Experience: Transfer to Vi\u00f1ales with a stop at Las Terrazas, Cuba&#8217;s most significant sustainable rural development project.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Guided tour of the eco-village located within the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Arrival in Vi\u00f1ales, a charming town set among limestone mogotes and extraordinary landscapes recognized by UNESCO as a Cultural Landscape of Humanity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dinner and overnight stay in a casa particular.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-weight: bold;\">Day 4\u2013 <\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-weight: bold;\">VI\u00d1ALES &#8211; MATANZAS<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: justify;\">Morning visit to a coffee plantation and meeting with local farmers to discover the entire coffee production process. Continue to the Cueva del Indio, a remarkable cave system partially explored by boat along an underground river.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lunch at a local restaurant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Experience: Visit to the Agroecological Farm \u201cEl Olivo\u201d, an innovative project created by young farmer Osnel Corrales, specializing in artisan goat cheese production.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Return to Havana.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dinner in the city and overnight stay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-weight: bold;\">Day 5\u2013 <\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-weight: bold;\">MATANZAS \u2013 CIENFUEGOS &#8211; TRINIDAD<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: justify;\">Breakfast and departure for Cienfuegos, Cuba&#8217;s only city founded by French settlers from Louisiana. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Panoramic visit of the City Hall, Tom\u00e1s Terry Theatre, Cathedral of the Pur\u00edsima Concepci\u00f3n, and Palacio Ferrer. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lunch at a local restaurant.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Departure for Trinidad.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Arrival and guided tour of one of Cuba&#8217;s oldest colonial cities, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit to the Romantic Museum (Palacio Brunet) and stroll through the historic centre and artisan market.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Enjoy an aperitif at La Canch\u00e1nchara, famous for its traditional drink made with aguardiente, honey, and lime.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Accommodation in a casa particular.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dinner in the city and overnight stay.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-weight: bold;\">Day 6 \u2013 <\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-weight: bold;\">TRINIDAD &#8211; SANTA CLARA &#8211; VARADERO<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: justify;\">Breakfast and departure for Santa Clara.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Arrivo e visita del mausoleo dedicato al CHE GUEVARA. Visit to the Che Guevara Mausoleum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Lunch at a local restaurant. Continue to Varadero.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Accommodation at an All Inclusive resort.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-weight: bold;\">Day 7 \u2013 <\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-weight: bold;\">VARADERO<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: justify;\">Accommodation at an All Inclusive resort.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-weight: bold;\">Day 8 \u2013 &nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-weight: bold;\">VARADERO<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: justify;\">Accommodation at an All Inclusive resort.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-weight: bold;\">Day 9 \u2013 <\/span><span style=\"color: black; font-weight: bold;\">VARADERO &#8211; LA HABANA &#8211; ITALIA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: justify;\">Breakfast. Transfer with driver only to Havana Airport (approximately 5 hours) in time for the return flight to Italy. Meals and overnight flight. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: black; font-weight: bold;\">Day 10 \u2013&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold;\">ITALIA<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal; text-align: justify;\">Arrival in Italy. 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