Escorted Tours 2022-23 Brochure - Mercury Holidays

Havana P R I V A T E T O U R U P G R A D E S F R O M £549 Day 1: UK to Havana D Depart the UK on your direct flight. On arrival, you will be met and transferred to your beachfront hotel. In the evening, re-join your group for dinner. Day 2: Havana B/L/D Today starts with a walking tour through Old Havana. Stop at Floridita’s Bar, the famous hangout of Ernest Hemingway and enjoy one of the bar’s daiquiris before lunch. Make your way to the city’s craft market and browse through the multitude of stalls. This evening, after a festive dinner, witness the Nine Cannon Ceremony at Morro Fortress. Next, experience Cuba’s rich musical culture with a rhythmic live music performance at the Buena Vista Social Club Show. Day 3: Havana to Viñales B/L/D Journey to the fishing village of Cojimar, the inspiration behind Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea”. Visit Finca Vigia, the writer’s former home where many of his belongings are on display. Next, participate in a cocktail lesson before lunch. In the afternoon, depart for Viñales, stopping en route at Las Barrigonas, a tobacco farm that grows some of the world’s finest tobacco. Explore the tobacco plantation then travel onward to Viñales for your overnight stay. Day 4: Viñales B/L/D Soak in the slower pace of rural life in breath-taking Viñales. A scenic drive takes you to the cigar factory and tobacco plantation in Pinar del Rio. Next, board a boat and float downriver to Cueva del Indio, a river cave that was once an ancient indigenous dwelling. Your boat ride then carries you to Mural de La Prehistoria, a fantastic 120-metre-long rock mural. After lunch, return to your hotel for an afternoon at leisure. Day 5: Viñales to Cienfuegos B/L/D Depart Viñales and drive to Soroa where you’ll wander the fragrant pathways of its Orchideary. Continue to Las Terrazas, a rural community set in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Explore the trails that criss-crosses this area, led by a local guide. After lunch, drive onwards to Cienfuegos. Day 6: Cienfuegos B/L/D After breakfast, make the short trip to Trinidad for a morning city tour. Admire the fascinating artefacts of the Romantic Museum then continue on to Bar La Canchanchara for a taste of the bar’s signature cocktail. After lunch, return to Cienfuegos for a city tour and an afternoon walk down the central boulevard and a visit to the magnificent Palacio de Valle. Day 7: Cienfuegos to Varadero B/L/D After breakfast, travel to Santa Clara, the centre of revolutionary Cuba. Explore the Che Guevara Square, Museum and Mausoleum then visit the Armoured Train Monument. Make your way to tranquil Parque Vidal, the city’s central park, and take in the elegant Neo-Classical buildings which line its borders. Drive onward to Varadero for your overnight stay and an afternoon at leisure. Day 8: Varadero to Havana to the UK B After a morning at leisure transfer to Havana for your return flight to the UK, or continue on to your chosen extension. Viva Cuba Tour highlights ✔ Explore the lively city of Havana on a walking tour ✔ Visit the iconic Revolution Square, Floridita’s Bar and the Hemingway Museum ✔ Wander along Trinidad’s pretty streets and plazas ✔ Enjoy a tour of Che Guevara’s mausoleum in Santa Clara ✔ Witness a cannon ceremony at La Cabaña Fortress ✔ Visit a tobacco plantation, ancient river cave and Cuban cigar factory in Viñales Tour includes • All meals daily • 3.5, 4 and 5 H accommodation: Havana-Habana Riviera by Iberostar, Viñales-Rancho San Vicente, Cienfuegos- Rancho Luna, Varadero-Iberostar Bella Vista • Flights from London Heathrow with Virgin Atlantic Tour pace: Intermediate Tour modern and historic Havana, explore the country’s revolutionary past in Santa Clara, experience rural Viñales and make your way to Caribbean shores in Varadero on our tour of this unique island. Extend your tour Varadero beach stay, 5 H All-Inclusive, 4 nights from £329 or 7 nights from £499 Private Tour Upgrade Upgrade to a private tour to include your own guide and transport, plus your choice of departure date from £549  Cienfuegos Varadero Viñales Havana < <     <    <   Coach Air Departures & from prices 24 Apr 22 £2,399 12 Mar 23 £2,249 1 May 22 £1,899 23 Apr 23 £2,349 11 Sep 22 £1,559 30 Apr 23 £1,999 9 Oct 22 £1,699 4 Jun 23 £1,949 20 Nov 22 £2,089 10 Sep 23 £1,699 8 Jan 23 £2,099 8 Oct 23 £1,799 12 Feb 23 £2,199 19 Nov 23 £2,199 • A single supplement starts from just £189 South America 118 Visit our website or call 0800 954 9329 for further details