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Three Heritage Cities

Havana.
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Duration

5 days / 4 nights

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

2 people

Languages

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Overview

Three Heritage Cities 4N/5D

Havana-Cienfuegos-Trinidad

Highlights

  • Get to know 3 iconic cities of great historical and cultural interest:
  • Havana, one of the first seven towns founded by Diego Velazquez in 1519, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982.
  • Cienfuegos, the Pearl of the South, founded in 1819 by French colonists, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005.
  • Trinidad, well known as Museum City, World Heritage Site and National Monument, is a living and unique treasure of Cuba and America.

Itinerary

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Three Heritage Cities

Programme:

  • Day 1 Havana: Arrival transfer in regular/shared service from Havana Airport to Havana Hotel. Accommodation at Melia Hotel in Habana in BB.   
  • Day 2 Havana, Wonder City 
    • 08h30 hrs pick up at the hotel in Havana. Panoramic walk-through Modern Havana starting the tour in the “Plaza de la Revolucion”, with time for photos, passing by  the University of Havana and get through the Malecon Habanero until you reach Paseo del Prado, surrounded by notable buildings such as the Gran Teatro de La Habana and the Capitol of Havana. The tour continues passing through the Havana Railway Terminal considered a National Monument since 1993, until reaching the Alameda de Paula, the first seaside promenade in the Cuban capital built in 1777. Walking tour of the main squares: Plaza San Francisco de Asis, Plaza Vieja, Plaza de Armas and Plaza de la Catedral, where the most important buildings of the time are concentrated. Lunch at a local restaurant with 1 liquid included. Visit to the exterior areas of the Palacio de la Artesanía, an old Baroque-style palace from the end of the 18th century.  Visit to the neighborhood “Santo Angel“  with its cobblestone street that inspired the writer Cirilo Villaverde in his famous novel “Cecilia Valdes” in the 19th century and the setting for multiple film making scenes of “Fast and Furious 8”. Transfer by bus to the Residential area of ​​Miramar until reaching the Jaimanitas neighborhood. Visit to the creative project "Fusterlandia" created by the Cuban ceramic artist, sculptor and engraver “ Fuster “ who has revived the facades of houses, avenues, parks and buildings in the town with exceptional street art. Back to the hotel. Accommodation at the Hotel Habana Libre or Melia Habana in BB.
  • Day 3 Cienfuegos, The Pearl of the South
    • 08h00 a.m. In the morning, pick up at the hotel in Havana with departure to Cienfuegos, on the short journey stop at a road coffe shop to take a 15-minute break and continue the trip. Arrival to Cienfuegos. Lunch at Palacio del Valle with 1 liquid included. Departure for a panoramic tour of the city of Cienfuegos, popularly known as the Pearl of the South. Walk along the Boulevard and the Prado where the sculpture of the famous Cuban musician Benny Moré known as the "Barbaro del Ritmo y El Sonero Mayor de Cuba" stands out. Panoramic view of the buildings of the city, where the Government Palace, the Valle Palace, the Tomas Terry Theater, the Iglesia de la Purisima Concepcion and the Marti Park are concentrated in the same block area (Does not include tickets).  After de visit Accommodation at La Union Hotel in BB.
 
  • Day 4 Trinidad, City of Museum
    • 09h00 a.m. Departure towards to Trinidad village , the third town founded by the Spanish crown in 1514 under the name of the Santisima Trinidad that preserves its almost intact colonial architecture. Visit to the San Isidro de los Desfiladeros mill, at the end continue with the visit to the Manaca-Iznaga Tower, located in the old sugar farm located about 15 km from the city of Trinidad. In the place, the 45 m high bell tower that allowed the surveillance of slaves in the sugar plantations of the colonial era is preserved. Continuation of the tour to the Historic Center of Trinidad declared in 1988 by UNESCO World Heritage Site next to the Valle de los Ingenios located in the region. Lunch at a local restaurant with 1 liquid included. Visit to  Casa del Alfarero, a workshop that has a rich pottery history dating back to the mid-19th century. Panoramic tour of the city to contemplate the colonial architecture of the old houses such as the Romantic Museum, the former Palace of Count Brunet, the Church of the Holy Trinity, the Parish Church of Nuestra Senora de la Caridad located on a raised platform in the city of Trinidad that preserves its eclectic façade where the image of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre, Patroness of Cuba can be seen (Does not include entrance). Accommodation at Melia Trinidad Peninsula hotel in AI
  • Day 5 Trinidad –Varadero: Departure in the morning to Varadero, accommodation at the hotel selected.

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Included/Excluded

  • • Accommodation and plan described at Meliá Hotels in Havana, Cienfuegos and Trinidad.
  • • Activities described in the programme.
  • • Accommodation in Varadero.
  • • Other services do not describe in the programme.
  • • Transfer OUT from Varadero Hotel to Havana airport.

Tour's Location

Havana.
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