Escorted Tours 2024 - 2025

 Cienfuegos Varadero Viñales Havana < <     <    <   Coach Air Nights 2 2 1 2 2 Havana Day 1: UK to Havana D Depart the UK on your flight to Havana. On arrival, you’ll be met and transferred to your hotel. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure then re-join your group for tonight’s welcome dinner at your hotel. 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. Enjoy one of the bar’s famed daiquiris before lunch. Make your way to the city’s lively craft market, before continuing on to Revolution Square. This evening, after a festive dinner, witness the Nine Cannon Ceremony at Morro Fortress. Next, experience Cuba’s rich musical culture with a performance at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba, and a cocktail included. Day 3: Havana to Viñales B/L/D Following breakfast, 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 which now serves as a dedicated museum. Next, enjoy a Don Gregorio cocktail, named in Hemingway’s honour, before lunch. In the afternoon, depart for Viñales, stopping en route at Las Barrigonas, a tobacco farm. Day 4: Viñales B/L/D After the energy of Havana, soak in the slower pace of rural Viñales. Travel onward into the surrounding valley then board a boat and float downriver to Cueva del Indio, an otherworldly river cave that was once an ancient, indigenous dwelling. Your boat ride then carries you to Mural de La Prehistoria. After lunch, return back to the hotel to enjoy a Cuban cocktail lesson, followed by a sunset dinner. Day 5: Viñales to Cienfuegos B/L/D Depart Viñales and drive onward to Soroa, whose natural beauty has earned it the name “Rainbow of Cuba”. Wander the fragrant pathways of Soroa’s Orchideary, then travel to Las Terrazas, a small rural community set in the heart of a picturesque 25,000 hectare UNESCO biosphere reserve. After lunch, drive onwards to the seaside city of Cienfuegos. Day 6: Cienfuegos B/L/D After breakfast, make the short trip from Cienfuegos to Trinidad for a morning tour of the city. Admire the stately architecture and fascinating artefacts of the Romantic Museum. Catch a glimpse of the pretty yellow and green bell tower of Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco, located a stone’s throw from the museum, as you continue on to Bar La Canchanchara for a taste of the bar’s signature cocktail. Visit the soaring bell tower of Manaca Iznaga before lunch. This afternoon, return to Cienfuegos for a tour of this city. Enjoy a leisurely walk down the central boulevard, making your way to the magnificent Palacio de Valle. Before returning to your hotel, visit a local Cigar Factory. Day 7: Cienfuegos to Varadero B/L/D After breakfast, travel to Santa Clara. 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 the seaside resort town of Varadero for 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 What you’ll see ⚫ Enjoy a walking tour of Havana ⚫ Visit the iconic Revolution Square, Floridita’s Bar and the Hemingway Museum ⚫ Tour the 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 Take in classic Cadillacs, the faded grandeur of colonial-era buildings and the ever-present sounds of salsa as you tour Havana, explore the country’s revolutionary past in Santa Clara, experience rural Viñales and make your way to Caribbean shores in Cienfuegos, all on our tour of this unique island. What’s included ✔ Return flights Gatwick to Cuba with Air Europa (via Madrid) ✔ Where you’ll stay Havana, 5 H Melia Habana Viñales, 3 H La Ermita Hotel Cienfuegos, 4 H La Union affiliated by Melia Varadero, 4 H Sol Caribe Beach Hotel ✔ 20 meals ✔ 7 excursions ✔ Expert local tour guide Tour pace: Intermediate Includes all meals P R I V A T E T O U R U P G R A D E S F R O M £649 Departures & from prices Jun 24 £2,099 Mar 25 £2,499 Sep 24 £1,849 Apr 25 £2,499 Oct 24 £1,999 Jun 25 £1,999 Nov 24 £2,299 Sep 25 £2,099 Jan 25 £2,599 Oct 25 £2,199 Feb 25 £2,599 Nov 25 £2,299 • Lead-in price based on 8 Sep 24 • A single supplement starts from just £199 • Tipping paid locally $24 pp per tour Save £100 on selected departures with code TOUR100 Extend your tour Varadero beach stay, 5 H All-Inclusive, 4 nights from £369 or 7 nights from £579 North America 78 Hundreds of escorted tours are available on our website www.mercuryholidays.co.uk