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A Unique People-to-People Journey 2016
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A Message from Harriet Lewis Dear Friend, I invite you to join our Cuba: A Bridge Between Cultures program—especially as we’ve recently announced 2016 departures. It’s gratifying knowing that our People-to-People program continues to be met with such enthusiasm. Participants have been greatly impressed by the warm bonds of friendship extended to them by the Cuban people, and have loved engaging with Cubans about their lives, culture, and traditions. In fact, more than 90% of them have rated their experiences with us in Cuba as “excellent.” On a 2016 departure of this unique program, you’ll enjoy an exploration of Havana, the harbor town of Cienfuegos, and the colonial gem of Trinidad. You’ll also have several opportunities to savor a taste of authentic Cuba at privately owned restaurants known as paladares. And no trip to Cuba is complete without an exploration of its rich artistic heritage. During a tour of Havana, you’ll interact with artists, take in the sights and sounds of vibrant paintings and music, and walk in the footsteps of Ernest Hemingway, during a visit to the fishing village where he was inspired to write The Old Man and the Sea. When you join Grand Circle Foundation in Cuba, you’ll be traveling in a small group of just 12-20 participants, accompanied by an English-speaking Cuban Trip Leader. In addition, you’ll have access to the services of a Grand Circle Foundation representative in Havana during portions of your program. And keep in mind that if you compare our program with those offered by other organizations, you’ll find out that we offer outstanding value to Cuba. We’ve included most gratuities in the price of your main trip—a value of $150 per person. The culturally rich island nation of Cuba has charmed all who have been fortunate enough to visit, including Drs. Linda Temte and Carl Canzanelli, 16-time travelers from Naples, Maine who told us that they “delighted in the variety and depth of the experiences and the friendly interactions with the Cuban people.” I think you will, too. To reserve your 2016 departure, call the Foundation toll-free at 1-855-423-3443 today. Warm regards, Harriet R. Lewis Chair Grand Circle Foundation
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Cover: Men ride a horse-drawn cart through the streets of Trinidad, Cuba. This Page: A couple dances to live music, Havana, Cuba.
Music is ubiquitous in Cuba. During our programs, we’ll experience the infectious rhythms of Cuban music during unplanned encounters with street musicians and during performances.
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Bringing our cultures back together through People-to-People travel
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lan and Harriet Lewis first visited Cuba in 1993. After returning with fond memories of the warmth and friendship extended to them by the Cuban people, they were greatly looking forward to another visit—but the political situation made it impossible. With relations between the U.S. and Cuba finally beginning to warm, however, strict regulations have been eased enough to allow People-to-People travel to Cuba. Grand Circle Foundation—the philanthropic organization begun by Alan and Harriet as a way of giving back to the world—has been granted a license from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to offer a People-to-People program to Cuba. With Cuban culture in the midst of an unprecedented transformation, we urge you to join Grand Circle Foundation for the opportunity to experience this lovely and rapidly-changing island nation through the eyes of the proud Cuban people. Remember, no one can predict the ever-changing political climate between the U.S. and Cuba. Keep in mind that the window of opportunity to visit may not remain open indefinitely—the time to visit is now.
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What is “People-to-People” travel to Cuba? • Our People-to-People program is an educational itinerary focusing on meaningful cultural interactions between Cuban people and American guests.
• Our program is limited to a small group of just 12-20 participants, and is not recommended for people with mobility issues.
• It includes interactions with a wide range of Cuban people—from artists, dancers, and musicians to community leaders, children, and seniors. • To adhere to U.S. government requirements for travel to Cuba, participants are required to actively engage in our full schedule of our People-to-People activities. • Our People-to-People program is operated entirely by Grand Circle Foundation, and is led by an English-speaking Cuban Trip Leader. • The services of a Grand Circle Foundation representative located in Havana will also be available to you during portions of your program.
Partner in our success— Caritas Cubanas To help us arrange our People-to-People exchanges, we have worked closely with a partner organization that has contributed greatly to the ongoing success of our Cuba program. As one of the few independent non-governmental organizations operating in Cuba, Caritas Cubanas focuses on two particularly vulnerable groups of Cubans—the elderly and children with learning difficulties. Their projects might include soup kitchens, senior centers, education and training projects, or day care facilities. While the projects that our Foundation participants will vary by departure, our participation is certain to bring joy to the Cuban people who rely on them.
Cuba with Grand Circle Foundation—the best travel value anywhere Our unique People-to-People program in Cuba features a wealth of included features to make your visit to Cuba a life-changing travel experience— roundtrip airfare from Miami, all accommodations, most meals—including several in Cuba’s new privately-owned restaurants called paladares—and comfortable local transportation aboard a private, air-conditioned motorcoach. By including almost everything, you can focus all of your attention on the country’s rich history and natural splendor as you get to know the people of Cuba. If you compare our program with those offered by other organizations, you’ll discover that none can match Grand
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Circle Foundation’s combination of included features and immersive cultural experiences—all of which adds up to outstanding value in Cuba.
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Highlights of Cuba An overview of the places you’ll visit
Havana In spite of pockets of faded glamor, Havana remains one of the most vibrant cities in the Caribbean. Founded early in the 16th century by Spanish conquistadores, today’s Havana is a sprawling metropolis of more than two million residents. Three of the city’s boroughs—Centro Habana, Vedado, and Habana Vieja—radiate from the Malecón, Havana’s famous oceanfront promenade. Centro Habana is a densely-packed residential area whose streets pulse with the rhythms of daily Cuban life. The city’s cultural heart, Vedado, is a more upscale district of restored colonial charm. But it’s in Habana Vieja—Old Havana—where the city’s sense of the past is brought most vividly to life. In many ways a time capsule of the 1950s, Habana Vieja’s narrow streets teem with vintage American cars and horse-drawn carriages. The colonial core and fortifications of Habana Vieja were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.
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Cienfuegos The pleasant port city of Cienfuegos—often referred to as La Perla del Sur (the Pearl of the South)—is the only Cuban city founded by the French. While Columbus stopped here to enjoy the deep-water protection of its sheltered bay on his second voyage, it wasn’t until 1819 that Cienfuegos was permanently settled. The French influence in Cienfuegos extended throughout the 19th century, and the city developed into a major shipping point for local sugar, tobacco, and coffee—which are still grown in the fertile agricultural lands outside the city. Along with its beautiful bay and seafront promenade, the grand colonial buildings of Cienfuego’s historic center have also been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Trinidad
Nestled between the Escambray Mountains and the Caribbean Sea, Trinidad is central Cuba’s premier showcase of unspoiled colonial splendor. The small city’s impeccably preserved historic core—declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988—consists of several square blocks of cobblestone streets, colorful 18th- and 19th-century homes, colonial mansions, and picturesque plazas. The focal point of Trinidad’s old town is Plaza Mayor, a charming square of gardens and pastel-colored colonial mansions that now house art galleries and museums, including the Museo Romantico, celebrated for its exquisite collections of colonial furniture. Many of Trinidad’s cobbled streets—where horse-drawn carts often outnumber cars—were constructed of original stones used as ballast by early slave and sugar ships.
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“The Cuban people were wonderful, friendly, and glad we were there. More people should travel to Cuba!” —Anne Hanson, Saint Paul, MN
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Uncover the mystique of Cuba with Grand Circle Foundation on a journey that reveals Cuba’s complex history, natural beauty, and cultural riches in the most authentic way possible—through its people. Interact and engage with a variety of artists and writers, fishermen and farmers, and Cubans from all walks of life as you stroll the colonial streets of Old Havana, experience Afro-Cuban rumba rhythms of Cienfuegos, and discover the colonial gem of Trinidad. Toss aside any preconceived notions you may have of Cuba—and prepare to be enthralled by the welcoming spirit of the Cuban people and the unforgettable experiences that await you.
Program Highlights • Visit Ernest Hemingway’s villa in Havana • Listen to a lively son band in Cienfuegos • Meet with a coffee farmer in the Escambray Mountains • Dine at several paladares, Cuba’s new wave of private restaurants
Left: We’ll discover how dance plays an important role in Cuban society during a performance by a folkloric dance and music troupe in Trinidad. Details about this program are hosted on Overseas Adventure Travel’s website:
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Our Program
Day 1 – Miami After arriving in Miami today and transferring to your hotel, meet with members of your group for a Welcome Briefing and what to expect for
your charter flight to Havana tomorrow (Please note: No meals are included while you are in Miami).
Day 2 – Havana This morning we fly to Cuba. After we exit Cuban Immigration and Customs at the airport, we’ll be met by our Cuban Trip Leader, who will accompany us to lunch at Il Divino, one of the best of Cuba’s new wave of privately owned restaurants called paladares. Before our meal, we’ll stop at the nearby sustainable family farm and botanical garden which supplies fresh produce to Il Divino. After lunch, we’ll make a brief stop at Havana’s historic Plaza de la Revolución, before continuing on to Havana’s historic La Cabaña, an 18th-century fortress complex near the entrance to the Bay
of Havana. Then we’ll continue to our hotel, where we’ll meet our Grand Circle Foundation Representative. Our hotel is located along one of most picturesque boulevards in Habana Vieja (Old Havana), and an orientation walk around the i mmediate vicinity will reveal the historic restorations that have revived much of the district’s former splendor—and we begin to gain an understanding of why Havana’s historic heart has earned recognition by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. We’ll have dinner together this evening at a paladar called La Moraleja in Havana’s Vedado district, where we’ll have the opportunity to learn about the difficulties and successes these young entrepreneurs have faced with their private restaurant.
Day 3 – Havana Our first full day in Havana begins with a discussion on urban development in
Experience the joyful rhythms of local musicians along every Cuban street.
Experience unique accommodations Hotel Saratoga The Hotel Saratoga is a restored Neo-classical building that is a good example of the restoration work currently underway in Habana Vieja. The hotel is located at a prime intersection in Old Havana—at the corner of Paseo del Prado and Dragones, just across from the Capitol Building. Hotel facilities include two restaurants, three bars, wireless Internet access, spa, gym, and a rooftop pool. There are 96 air-conditioned rooms at the Saratoga, each with satellite TV, minibar, safe, and private bath with hair dryer.
Hotel Nacional de Cuba, Havana
Hotel La Union Originally a 19th-century colonial mansion, the Hotel La Union is located in the heart of Cienfuegos, just steps away from Parque José Martí. Hotel facilities include a restaurant, fitness center, central courtyard bar, swimming pool, and rooftop terrace with views of the city and bay. There are 49 rooms at Hotel La Union, each with satellite
TV, safe (for nominal charge), minibar, and private bath with hair dryer. Hotel La Ronda Situated in Parque Cespedes in the heart of Trinidad, the colonial-style Hotel La Ronda is steps away from the historical attractions of Old Town. Hotel amenities include a restaurant, lobby bar, and terrace bar. There are 17 air-conditioned rooms, each with satellite TV, safe, minibar, telephone, and private bath. Hotel Nacional de Cuba Situated in Havana’s Vedado district, the Hotel Nacional de Cuba overlooks the harbor with views of the sea wall and El Morro Fortress. Built in 1930, this twin-towered Art Deco landmark features three restaurants, three bars, a pool, a garden area, and live cabaret show. Our group will stay on the Executive Level, in air-conditioned rooms that each include a minibar, cable TV, safe, and private bath with hair dryer.
Please note: While our accommodations feature clean, comfortable rooms with private baths and standard amenities, please bear in mind that Cuban hotel standards may not reflect their American or European counterparts. On balance, we think the potential leaky faucet or worn carpet is a small tradeoff for the authentic atmosphere and rich experience you’ll receive in return.
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As this participant discovered, Cuba’s love of music and dance is infectious.
Havana, led by Pedro Vazquez, an architect, urban planner, and an associate and advisor to CIERIC, a Cuban NGO focused on habitat, art-related, community-based and socio-cultural issues. Then, we visit a residential neighborhood and stop at a non-governmental agency like Iglesia San Agustin or Iglesia Merced, where we visit one of the senior centers sponsored by Cuban churches. Sharing photos and stories with senior Habanero residents will give us an intimate glimpse of Cuban family life in this fast-changing island nation. Then we visit a handcrafts market and talk with local artisans before returning to Habana Vieja for lunch. Afterward, we embark on a neighborhood walking tour, where we’ll stop and chat with the Cuban people as we walk through the streets and squares of Old Havana. Later this evening, we’ll head to a Havana barrio to visit Muraleando, a community arts project of colorful murals and various forms of street art, where we’ll meet with
some local artists and view their works. Several of the talented artists will then join us for dinner, which they host in their community.
Day 4 – Havana Our morning starts off with an enlightening discussion on U.S./Cuban relations led by a pair of Havana residents, who will give us the “Cuban perspective” on this potentially exciting new era of relations between the two countries. Then we see what life is like for everyday Habaneros when we hop aboard local transportation—bici-taxis— and head to a local market to meet with vendors and mingle with some shoppers. Next, we have an opportunity to interact with children at a day-care facility sponsored by a local church. Then, we visit the Museo de Bella Artes (Fine Arts Museum) and see how Cuban artists have interpreted society throughout the nation’s history. This afternoon, we enjoy some free time in Habana Vieja. Later, we drive to the
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outskirts of Havana to visit a public art project in Jaimanitas, a village where Cuban artist and sculptor Jose Fuster has decorated more than 80 neighborhood houses with ornate, Gaudi-inspired murals and domes. After touring what has become known as “Fusterlandia in Jaimanitas,” we have an opportunity to ask the artist (or his son Alex) questions and discuss contemporary Cuban art during dinner.
Day 5 – Havana • Cienfuegos Today we drive west from Havana to the southern coastal city of Cienfuegos. Home to one of the most captivating natural bays in the Caribbean Sea, Cienfuegos was founded in 1819 by settlers from the former French colonies of Haiti and Louisiana—and has maintained many of its French cultural and architectural influences. Upon arrival, we enjoy an introductory stroll through the lively port town, whose historic center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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of interconnected valleys where more than 60 sugar refineries once made Trinidad extremely wealthy during the 18th and 19th centuries. About 30,000 African slaves were also brought here to work on the sugarcane plantations that dotted this verdant region, and remnants of the mills, plantation homes, and slave quarters can still be seen—a reason why Valle de los Ingenios has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Returning to Trinidad, we next visit Palenque de los Congos Reales, a folkloric group that will demonstrate AfroCuban dance and music for us. We can also learn about how the meaning of these dances relate to the Afro-Cuban traditions and religious beliefs, including Santeria.
Grand Circle Foundation participants experience one of the local forms of transport in Havana.
This evening, we enjoy a performance of classic Cuban songs by the Cantores de Cienfuegos. Afterwards, we’ll get to chat with the talented young singers of this renowned choral group and perhaps share a song of our own with them. Then, we’ll have dinner at Villa Lagarto, one of Cuba’s privately owned restaurants called paladares. Villa Lagarto is situated at the tip of Punta Gorda, with views of the sea.
Day 6 – Cienfuegos This morning we meet with a few of the writers, artists, and musicians of the Union of Writers and Artists in Cuba (UNEAC) to discuss the role of the arts in Cuban society and how they can help to preserve Cuban culture. Then we visit some artists’ studios in Cienfuegos to view their works and hear about the challenges they face in earning a living through their craft. This afternoon, we participate in a social program with some of the younger residents of Cienfuegos. Dinner this evening will be at Paladar de Carmelina, where we’ll have the opportunity to discuss private enterprise in Cuba with the owners. Then, after dinner, we return to UNEAC to hear a local son band such as Los Naranjos (who have been playing Cuban classics
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since 1926) perform for us. Son is the lively Afro-Cuban musical style played over a rumba beat that has enjoyed worldwide popularity—and we may find it difficult not to break out in dancing with some of the local artists and writers who will attend the performance with us.
Day 7 – Cienfuegos • Trinidad This morning we leave Cienfuegos for Trinidad. Along the way, we stop for a visit to Cuba’s largest botanical park. Dating back to 1899, the gardens feature collections of palms, orchids, bamboo, and myriad other lovely Caribbean flora spread over almost 250 acres. Upon our arrival in Trinidad, we meet with some basket makers at a government sponsored workshop. This will be an excellent opportunity to see the contrast with the free enterprise sites and private entrepreneurs we’ll visit during our program. Dinner this evening is at Sol Ananda, a beautifully furnished paladar in a former colonial mansion. After our meal, we can speak with the owners about the difficulties in starting a private business in Cuba.
Day 8 – Trinidad Today begins with a visit to Valle de los Ingenios (Valley of the Sugar Mills), a series
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Then, for a revealing glimpse into everyday life in contemporary Trinidad, we visit the home of a local family. This is followed by a walking tour of another UNESCO World Heritage Site—Trinidad’s historic core. Frozen in time since the sugar boom collapsed in the middle of the 19th century, the cobblestone streets, elegant plazas, and pastel-colored former manor homes of the wealthy sugar barons have changed little since Trinidad’s golden age. Our tour includes a visit to Museo Romántico, a restored colonial mansion featuring evocative reminders of the lives of the Trinidad sugar barons. This evening, we discover Cuba’s relaxed restrictions on private enterprise during dinner at Davimart, one of the many small family-run restaurants known as paladares.
Day 9 – Trinidad After breakfast, we drive out to the surrounding Sierra del Escambray mountain range, an unspoiled wooded landscape of deep valleys punctuated with streams, caves, and exotic flora and fauna. Coffee is also cultivated in the shade of pine and eucalyptus trees on the mountain slopes here, and we visit a small plantation to meet with a coffee farmer and his family to learn what it’s like to live and work in this region of great natural beauty. After lunch, we return to Trinidad and visit a ceramics studio that has been run by the Santander family for a century. We can take a spin at the pottery wheel as we learn about the secrets of working with clay that have been
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Trinidad’s History— the Bitter and the Sweet Trinidad was founded by Diego Velázquez in 1514—although, to be fair, it was established on the site of an already existing native Taíno settlement. Named in honor of the Holy Trinity, Villa de la Santísima Trinidad was actually the fourth of the original seven Cuban villas (or towns) founded by the Spanish conqueror between 1512 and 1519. Chosen for its prime location midway between the island’s two tips—and protected to the north by the mountainous region of El Escambray and to the south by the Caribbean Sea—Trinidad was meant to be a bridgehead for Spain’s conquest of the American continent. After Spanish conquistadores saw native Indians panning for gold in a nearby river, they established a lucrative, albeit short-lived, gold mine—which helped Trinidad get off to an early growth spurt. Next, Hernán Cortés sailed into Trinidad’s harbor in 1518. Cortés would use the fledgling town to provision his expedition to conquer the Aztec empire. The spoils of Spain’s New World Empire soon arrived in ships entering Trinidad, which grew more and more prosperous over the next hundred years. But Trinidad’s ticket to real prosperity was sugar. After an international sugar boom took root in the mid-1700s, the outlying Valle de los Ingenios became home to vast sugar-cane plantations. Sugar barons began building magnificent estates in the valley. But they also wanted second homes back in town, and Plaza Mayor—Trinidad’s main square—soon became lined with sumptuous manors filled with expensive furnishings brought over from Europe. Wealthy plantation owners even established several local language academies to prepare their children for further studies overseas. Trinidad also grew wealthy from the slave trade, which was also used to meet the increasing labor requirements in the sugar fields. Trinidad imported thousands of African slaves from nearby Jamaica, the epicenter of the Caribbean slave trade, and grew rich from trading in human flesh, which further increased the profitability of their sugar trade. The city’s great wealth eventually attracted its share of pirates, too. But such was the allure of Trinidad during its heyday, that after their days of pillaging were over, many pirates returned here to purchase homes and live out their retirement years. Trinidad’s golden age was short-lived, however. By the 1860s, the sugar boom went bust. Contributing to Trinidad’s slow but inexorable decline in the 19th century were slave uprisings on local plantations,
stiff European competition, and the independence fever that was spreading throughout the Caribbean. Soon, overseas trade bypassed Trinidad entirely and all the wealth headed directly to the vastly superior harbor of Cienfuegos. By the turn of the 20th century, Trinidad’s sweet ride was over. It wasn’t until the 1950s that someone finally recognized the city’s former glory and saw its potential—and the credit must be given to Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. Calling it a “jewel of Colonial architecture,” Batista passed a law to restore and preserve Trinidad’s colonial beauty. The town was named a national monument in 1965, and in 1988 UNESCO recognized Trinidad’s historic core as a World Heritage Site. Today, the streets of Trinidad appear frozen in time. Its enchantment is especially evident at night, when you can often hear … the gentle creaking of rocking chairs on shady verandahs … the fluttering wings of songbirds in bamboo cages … or a campesino on donkey-back clip-clopping along a cobbled street. And if those cobbled streets could talk, they might tell you that they were built from the original stones used as ballasts by the countless slave ships that arrived in Trinidad’s harbor in the heyday of its golden age.
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Day 10 – Trinidad • Havana On our way back to Havana this morning, we stop at Cojímar, the fishing village where Hemingway visited in the 1950s to play dominoes, drink rum, and listen to the stories of the Cuban fishermen who soon became his friends. During our lunch with some of the local fishermen at Bodega Las Brisas, a local paladar, perhaps you can ask them about Gregorio Fuentes, the Cojímar fisherman who was the inspiration for The Old Man and the Sea. Fuentes, who was a close friend of Hemingway’s, died in 2002 at the age of 104. After our revealing lunch, we visit Hemingway’s home for 20 years in the Havana suburb of San Francisco de Paula. Respected by Cubans for living in a modest area among the people he fished with, Finca La Vigia (meaning “lookout house”) is where the famous author wrote For Whom the Bell Tolls and The Old Man and the Sea. Later this afternoon, we check into the Hotel Nacional de Cuba, an historic hotel overlooking the harbor with views of the sea wall and El Morro Fortress.
Day 11 – Havana After breakfast, a Director of the Ludwig Foundation—a non-profit organization created to promote Cuban culture—will
This group of locals in Trinidad passes the time with a friendly game of dominoes.
speak with us about the role of dance in contemporary Cuba. Next, we gain further insights into Cuban customs at the ornately historic Colón Cemetery, a sprawling 19th-century burial ground with elaborate memorials to figures from Cuba’s past. Then, Malpaso, one of Cuba’s first private dance companies, will welcome us into their studio to watch a private rehearsal, followed by a chance to chat with the dance members. After our visit with the Malpaso dance company, we have time at leisure to pursue individual cultural interests during our final afternoon along the colonial streets of Havana. Our last evening in Cuba features dinner at
Starbien, a renovated colonial mansion tucked into the residential neighborhood of Vedado.
Day 12 – Return to U.S Today, we bid Cuba a fond adios as we board our flight to Miami. Please note: This is a representative itinerary. Features are subject to change as availability is controlled by the Cuban government. While this is the itinerary that we strive to follow, due to local circumstances (such as moveable holidays, museum/site closing days, and weather conditions), it is important for you to understand that we may not always be able to follow this plan in the exact order. The sequence of places visited may vary.
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• 3 locations in 11 days with a one-night stay in Miami
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• Roundtrip charter flight between Miami and Havana
• Daytime temperatures range from approximately 70-90ºF
• Travel by private, air-conditioned 32-passenger motorcoach
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• The weather in Cuba is semi-subtropical year-round, with trade winds often tempering the heat
• Three 2- to 6-hour drives between cities
• Not appropriate for travelers using wheelchairs, walkers, or other mobility aids • You must be able to walk 2-3 miles unassisted and participate in a full
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Terrain
• Hotel rooms in Cuba, while clean and comfortable, offer simple amenities
• Walk along many uneven cobblestone streets in Havana and Trinidad, among
• All accommodations feature private baths
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