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Viva Cuba 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. 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. Havana Tour highlights ✔ Explore Havana on a city tour ✔ Visit Revolution Square, Floridita’s Bar and the Hemingway Museum ✔ Enjoy a tour through Trinidad’s pretty streets and plazas ✔ Take Che Guevara’s mausoleum in Santa Clara ✔ Visit a tobacco plantation and Cuban cigar factory in Viñales ✔ Unwind on the beaches of Varadero Tour includes • All meals included • 3.5, 4 and 5 H accommodation: Havana-Habana Riviera by Iberostar, Viñales-Rancho San Vicente, Cienfuegos-Hotel Jagua, Varadero- Iberostar Bella Vista • Flights from London Heathrow with Virgin Atlantic Extend your tour Varadero beach stay, 5 H All-Inclusive, 4 nights from £329 or 7 nights from £499 Tour pace: Intermediate Ready to find out more? For further details, check prices and availability, and explore all of our holidays visit our website www.mercuryholidays.co.uk or call our experienced team free on 0800 298 9865  Cienfuegos Varadero Viñales Havana < <     <    <   Coach Air Single Supplement A single supplement starts from just £179 Private Tour Upgrade From £589 . Includes a private guide, transport and choice of departure date Visit our website or call for full prices and departure dates 182 Latin America 8 days from £1,789 P R I V A T E T O U R U P G R A D E S F R O M £589