Cuba Tours
Explore Habana Vieja | Meet the Director and Performers from La Colmenita | Visit the Bay of Pigs | Visit a Farmers Market | Explore the Cobblestone Streets of Trinidad | Meet with an Inspiring Dance Company | Visit 3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Cuba’s spanish-colonial cities and cobblestoned streets, stir visions of brightly painted buildings, pounding mambo rhythms and barrios that bustle well into the night.
This exciting, eight-day tour of Cuba's most famous cities will add the brushstrokes you've been longing to add to the unfinished canvas of your vision of Cuba. Your experience begins in the boisterous harbor city of Havana and ends in the artistic enclave of Trinidad and Cienfugoes, know as "the pearl of the South."
After clearing immigration and customs at the José Martí International Airport in Havana, you’ll take a short drive to the Meliá Cohiba for hotel check in and tour orientation.*
Meals | Dinner
*Check-in begins roughly at 3pm ET. The tour start time will vary slightly depending on flight arrivals.
Start your day by meeting a Cuban-architecture expert, who will discuss Old Havana’s rich architectural heritage and UNESCO designation. After lunch, you’ll visit a rehabilitation-and-care center for senior citizens. Later, meet with university students and local professionals for candid discussions about daily life in Cuba, before visiting an artist in his studio. You’ll end the day with a delicious dinner at a traditional Cuban restaurant.
Meals | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Begin your day with a visit to a food co-op to gain insight into Cuba’s developing community initiatives. Then, meet with an internationally recognized dance troupe and enjoy backstage access to a dress rehearsal. After lunch, visit the Literacy Museum to learn about a moment in Cuban history when the island’s youth mobilized to teach rural inhabitants to read. Later, you’ll meet performers from La Colmenita, a children’s touring group that performs locally and internationally. (In 2012, they performed at the United Nations.)
Meals | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Today, you’ll meet a historian at the Colon Cemetery, the most important burial ground in the Caribbean. Before lunching at a local paladar in Old Havana, you’ll visit an organization that teaches trade skills for the new economy. After lunch, you’ll meet an art specialist for an insightful tour of Havana’s Museum of Fine Arts. Tonight, dine on your own at a paladar, a private, family-owned restaurant. Your tour leader, a dining-scene expert, can make outstanding recommendations.
Meals | Breakfast, Lunch
Today, you’ll leave Havana for Playa Larga, where you’ll visit Korimacao Community Project, a respected school of the arts, known for developing the careers of musicians, dancers, poets, and actors. From Playa Larga, you'll continue your journey to the charming island town of Cienfuegos, where you’ll lunch with a local business owner.
Later, you’ll visit a casa particular, a bed-and-breakfast-like accommodation in a private home.
Meals | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
We’ll stop at the Museum of Architecture to learn about Trinidad’s architectural and historic preservation and UNESCO designation. Afterwards, learn about the Santeria religion at Casa Templo de Santería Yemayá.
After lunch, you’ll meet a world-renowned artist who recently had her work displayed at the United Nations. Tonight, dine on your own at a paladar. Ask your tour leader for recommendations.
Meals | Breakfast, Lunch
This morning, you’ll visit a cooperative artist center, then meet the singers and artistic director of the internationally acclaimed Coro del Cienfuegos (an all-time guest favorite). After lunch, you’ll travel back to Havana to visit Hemingway’s home at Finca Vigia, where the author wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls and The Old Man and the Sea. In the evening, share your favorite stories during a farewell dinner.
Meals | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After breakfast, bid farewell to Cuba as you board your flight home.
Meals | Breakfast
Activities in this itinerary should be considered a sample only. Final itineraries are sent to guests one to two weeks prior to departure.
Five nights superior accommodations at the Meliá Cohiba Hotel in Havana
Two nights standard accommodations in Trinidad or Cienfuegos
Experienced insightCuba tour leader
Expert Cuban guide
All meals while in Cuba, except for two paladar evening dining experiences on your own
Certification of travel to Cuba under the U.S. Department of the Treasury general license
Small group size (usually 16 or fewer guests; never more than 24)
All entrance fees to scheduled activities and events
All in-country ground transportation and airport transfers via luxury motor coach*
Private Cuban driver
Fresh bottled water while touring
InsightCuba travel guidebook
24-hour emergency customer service hotline
Gratuities for luggage handling, restaurant service, and programmed activities throughout tour**
Travel health and emergency medical evacuation insurance***
Flight concierge service (flight cost additional)
*Transfers available for group blocks or recommended flight arrival and departure times.
**Customary end-of-tour gratuities for the Cuban guide, driver, and tour leader are left to the guest’s discretion and should be based on your satisfaction with the level of service received.
***Trip-cancellation coverage available for an additional fee through Allianz.
| Date | Double Occupancy (per person) | Cuban Visa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28 – Jun 4, 2017 | $5,195 | $99 | SOLD OUT | ||
| Jun 4 – Jun 11, 2017 | $4,995 | $99 | SOLD OUT | ||
| Jun 11 – Jun 18, 2017 | $4,995 | $99 | SOLD OUT | ||
| Jun 18 – Jun 25, 2017 | $4,995 | $99 | |||
| Jun 25 – Jul 2, 2017 | $4,995 | $99 | SOLD OUT | ||
| Jul 2 – Jul 9, 2017 | $4,795 | $99 | SOLD OUT | ||
| Jul 16 – Jul 23, 2017 | $4,895 | $99 | |||
| Jul 23 – Jul 30, 2017 | $4,895 | $99 |  USE PROMO CODE: SPRING FOR $250 OFF PER PERSON | ||
| Jul 30 – Aug 6, 2017 | $4,895 | $99 | SOLD OUT | ||
| Aug 6 – Aug 13, 2017 | $4,895 | $99 | CALL NOW 800-450-2822 | ||
| Aug 13 – Aug 20, 2017 | $4,895 | $99 | USE PROMO CODE: SPRING FOR $250 OFF PER PERSON | ||
| Aug 20 – Aug 27, 2017 | $4,895 | $99 | CALL NOW 800-450-2822 | ||
| Aug 27 – Sep 3, 2017 | $4,895 | $99 | CALL NOW 800-450-2822 | ||
| Sep 3 – Sep 10, 2017 | $4,995 | $99 | |||
| Sep 10 – Sep 17, 2017 | $4,995 | $99 | CALL NOW 800-450-2822 | ||
| Sep 17 – Sep 24, 2017 | $4,995 | $99 | CALL NOW 800-450-2822 | ||
| Sep 24 – Oct 1, 2017 | $4,995 | $99 | USE PROMO CODE: SPRING FOR $250 OFF PER PERSON | ||
| Oct 1 – Oct 8, 2017 | $4,995 | $99 | CALL NOW 800-450-2822 | ||
| Oct 8 – Oct 15, 2017 | $5,195 | $99 | |||
| Oct 22 – Oct 29, 2017 | $5,195 | $99 | CALL NOW 800-450-2822 | ||
| Oct 29 – Nov 5, 2017 | $5,195 | $99 | |||
| Nov 5 – Nov 12, 2017 | $5,295 | $99 | |||
| Nov 12 – Nov 19, 2017 | $5,295 | $99 | |||
| Nov 19 – Nov 26, 2017 | $5,295 | $99 | CALL NOW 800-450-2822 | ||
| Nov 26 – Dec 3, 2017 | $5,295 | $99 | |||
| Dec 3 – Dec 10, 2017 | $5,295 | $99 | CALL NOW 800-450-2822 | ||
| Dec 10 – Dec 17, 2017 | $5,295 | $99 | CALL NOW 800-450-2822 | ||
| Dec 16 – Dec 23, 2017 | $5,295 | $99 | CALL NOW 800-450-2822 | ||
| Dec 23 – Dec 30, 2017 | $5,395 | $99 | |||
| Dec 27, 2017 – Jan 3, 2018 | $5,595 | $99 | |||
| Dec 30, 2017 – Jan 6, 2018 | $5,595 | $99 | |||
| Jan 7 – Jan 14, 2018 | $5,395 | $99 | |||
| Jan 14 – Jan 21, 2018 | $5,395 | $99 | |||
| Jan 21 – Jan 28, 2018 | $5,395 | $99 | |||
| Jan 28 – Feb 4, 2018 | $5,395 | $99 | |||
| Feb 4 – Feb 11, 2018 | $5,395 | $99 | |||
| Feb 11 – Feb 18, 2018 | $5,395 | $99 | |||
| Feb 18 – Feb 25, 2018 | $5,395 | $99 | |||
| Feb 25 – Mar 4, 2018 | $5,395 | $99 | |||
| Mar 4 – Mar 11, 2018 | $5,395 | $99 | |||
| Mar 11 – Mar 18, 2018 | $5,395 | $99 | |||
| Mar 18 – Mar 25, 2018 | $5,395 | $99 | |||
| Mar 25 – Apr 1, 2018 | $5,395 | $99 | |||
| Apr 1 – Apr 8, 2018 | $5,395 | $99 | |||
| Apr 8 – Apr 15, 2018 | $5,395 | $99 | |||
| Apr 15 – Apr 22, 2018 | $5,395 | $99 | |||
| Apr 22 – Apr 29, 2018 | $5,295 | $99 | |||
| May 6 – May 13, 2018 | $5,295 | $99 | |||
| May 20 – May 27, 2018 | $5,295 | $99 | |||
| Jun 17 – Jun 24, 2018 | $4,995 | $99 | |||
| Jul 1 – Jul 8, 2018 | $4,995 | $99 | |||
| Jul 15 – Jul 22, 2018 | $4,995 | $99 | |||
| Jul 29 – Aug 5, 2018 | $4,995 | $99 | |||
| Aug 19 – Aug 26, 2018 | $4,795 | $99 | |||
| Sep 2 – Sep 9, 2018 | $4,995 | $99 | |||
| Sep 16 – Sep 23, 2018 | $4,995 | $99 | |||
| Sep 30 – Oct 7, 2018 | $4,995 | $99 | |||
| Oct 21 – Oct 28, 2018 | $4,995 | $99 | |||
| Nov 4 – Nov 11, 2018 | $5,195 | $99 | |||
| Nov 18 – Nov 25, 2018 | $5,295 | $99 | |||
| Dec 2 – Dec 9, 2018 | $5,295 | $99 | |||
| Dec 9 – Dec 16, 2018 | $5,295 | $99 | |||
| Dec 16 – Dec 23, 2018 | $5,295 | $99 | |||
| Dec 23 – Dec 30, 2018 | $5,595 | $99 | |||
| Dec 30, 2018 – Jan 6, 2019 | $5,595 | $99 |
NEW!! PREPAYMENT DISCOUNT: Pay in full at the time of booking and receive $200 OFF the full price! *Must book 120 days in advance of the departure date. This may not be combined with any other promotions. Normal terms and conditions apply.
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: For single-occupancy pricing, add $1600.
Want a Roommate?: Solo travelers wishing to pay the double occupancy rate may share a room with another guest.
Group Rates: 5% off land for groups of 5 - 9 guests. 10% off land for groups of 10 or more.
Not combinable with any other offer or a private group. Will be applied at final payment.
*SPRING SAVINGS is $500.00USD per couple, or $250.00USD per person. Valid for new bookings only. Requires payment in full at the time of booking. Normal terms and conditions apply. This offer may not be combined with any other offer or discount. Available only on tours and dates as indicated on the dates and prices section of each tour page. Not available for cruises or Marathon tours. Offer valid while space is available. Discount has no cash value.
Once you have booked your tour, our flight concierge will gladly assist you with all of your flight needs. Call us at 914-380-8303 or click here for an air quote.
The recommended flights* for all guests on this tour are:
American 1345 MIAMI-HAVANA (MIA-HAV)
American 1334 HAVANA-MIAMI (HAV-MIA)
Flight times may vary, please consult the airline's website for the most up to date flight information on your particular dates of travel.
*Group airport transfers are included for recommended flights only.
Visit our Flights to Cuba page for important information on the best way to book your flights, non-recommended flights, as well as group airport transfers. Please note that the tour you have chosen is a land based tour only, flights costs and Cuban visas are not included in your tour package.
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