Stay : Immersion in Cuban soil from Havana to Santiago

Three weeks on the Isla de la Revolucion is an ideal length of time to discover the country and its riches. You will have the time to survey the island from one end to the other without hurrying. From Havana, urban and full of life, you will go to Santiago, 1 000 km away.

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Detail of the stay : Immersion in Cuban soil from Havana to Santiago - 21 days

  • Baracoa
  • Baracoa
  • La Havane
  • La Havane
  • La Havane
  • La Havane
  • Santiago De Cuba
  • La Havane
  • La Havane
  • La Havane
  • La Havane
  • La Havane
  • Viñales
  • Viñales
  • Viñales
  • Viñales
  • Varadero
  • Santa Clara
  • Santa Clara
  • Santa Clara
  • Trinidad
  • Trinidad
  • Santa Clara
  • Trinidad
  • Playa Ancón
  • Trinidad
  • Valle De Los Ingenios
  • Trinidad
  • Morón
  • Cayo Coco
  • Cayo Guillermo
  • Cayo Guillermo
  • Cayo Coco
  • Cayo Guillermo
  • Cayo Santa Maria
  • Manzanillo
  • Manzanillo
  • Morón
  • Santiago De Cuba
  • Santiago De Cuba
  • Santiago De Cuba
  • Santiago De Cuba
  • Santiago De Cuba
  • Santiago De Cuba
  • Santiago De Cuba
  • Santiago De Cuba
  • Guantánamo
  • Baracoa
  • Baracoa
  • Parque Nacional Alejandro De Humboldt
  • Playa Duaba
  • Playa Maguana
  • Parque Nacional Turquino
  • Parque Nacional Turquino
  • Bayamo
  • La Havane
  • La Havane
  • Bayamo
  • Bayamo
  • Bayamo
  • Holguín
  • Gibara

Day 1: Arrival in Havana

Steps: Baracoa

Once the luggage has been dropped off at the hotel or in your particular casa, head for Le Malecón for a short walk at sunset to soak up the unique atmosphere of Havana, so sensual at dusk time. We continue with a mojito tasting in a trendy bar in the Vedado, before choosing one of the very good restaurants in the area for dinner. A good night's rest will then be welcome!

Day 2: Havana - day 1

Steps: La Havane, Santiago De Cuba

We will begin our stay with a visit to Habana Vieja: discovery of the old historical center classified as a world heritage site by UNESCO, walk in the picturesque paved streets, visit of the baroque palaces, museums, and the unmissable monumental squares that are the Plaza Vieja, the Plaza de Armas and the Plaza de la Catedral. We can plan a lunch in the latter, in a superb historical setting. Afternoon relaxation, on the terrace, before venturing into "La Habana nocturna"!

Day 3: Havana - day 2

Steps: La Havane

Visit of the Museo de la Revolución and the Plaza de la Revolución. Discover the Centro Habana district, less touristy than the others, and lunch in the picturesque Chinese barrio, Chinatown. Evening in a Vedado paladar and outings to a trendy bar in the Miramar district

Day 4: Viñales

Steps: Viñales

Departure for Viñales in the morning. Discover the village and meet its inhabitants, before enjoying a Cuban bocadillo with a cold beer. At the end of the day, you will enjoy a moment of relaxation on the terrace of a special casa to admire the play of light on the sublime mountains at nightfall.

Day 5: Viñales Park

Steps: Viñales

A day trip, on horseback or on foot, through the Viñales Park, a UNESCO natural heritage site, and its famous mogotes, these immense limestone hills, rounded and covered with lush vegetation. We will take this opportunity to discover the tobacco plantations and learn more about the Cuban art of cigar rolling. Night in Viñales or return to Havana at the end of the day.

Places of interest :
VALLE DE VIÑALES

Day 6: Varadero

Steps: Varadero

We will spend the day on this paradisiacal beach to recharge our batteries, before attacking a big fiesta in the evening in one of the many bars or clubs of the seaside resort

Day 7: Santa Clara

Steps: Santa Clara

Direction Santa Clara, which is joined by the central highway to visit, among other things, the memorial dedicated to Ernesto Che Guevara before stopping at the Florida center for a lobster grilled or an excellent vieja ropa (cooked beef). We will take advantage of the afternoon to stroll through Vidal Park and visit the Museum of Decorative Arts.

Places of interest :
MUSEO DE ARTES DECORATIVAS

Day 8: Trinidad and Playa Ancon

Steps: Trinidad, Santa Clara, Playa Ancón

Wake up at dawn to take the road to Trinidad, which we will reach in half a day from Santa Clara. Lunch then visit of the colonial historical center classified as World Heritage by UNESCO. The afternoon will be dedicated to lazing around and sunbathing on the beautiful wild beach of Playa Ancon.

Places of interest :
PLAZA MAYOR

Day 9: Trinidad - Valley of Los Ingenios

Steps: Trinidad, Valle De Los Ingenios

After a good breakfast in the picturesque centre of Trinidad, you will take the road to the valley of Los Ingenios. This vast area, located 30 minutes east of Trinidad, was the home of Cuban sugar production in the th century. You can cross the valley on horseback through the ruins of over 70 sweets.

Day 10: Archipelago Los Jardines del Rey - day 1

Steps: Trinidad, Morón, Cayo Coco

From Trinidad, we will reach Morón, the ideal gateway to the cayos - rocky islets - of the north of the island, connected to the mainland by pedraplen, road medians. We will spend the first day at Cayo Coco, one of the leading destinations of Cuban tourism: in addition to a colony of 30,000 pink flamingos, 158 species of birds and mammals thrive on the paradisiacal beaches bathed in turquoise water

Day 11: Archipelago Los Jardines del Rey - day 2

Steps: Cayo Guillermo, Cayo Coco, Cayo Santa Maria

Cayo Guillermo and its 5 km of white sand beaches bordered by transparent waters is connected to Cayo Coco by a road. The only beach of Pilar, true natural treasure coiled up at the end of the islet, would deserve in itself a trip to Cuba! We can push the stroll to Cayo Ensenacho and Santa Maria, better preserved.

Places of interest :
PLAYA PILAR

Day 12: Archipelago Los Jardines del Rey - day 3

We will take advantage of this small corner of paradise to stroll, toes in fan, or to devote itself to the birdwatching.

Day 13: Santiago de Cuba - Day 1

Steps: Manzanillo, Morón, Santiago De Cuba

Direction Santiago de Cuba in the early morning. Arrival at the end of the day due to the long journey from Morón. Stroll around the Parque Céspedes and then aperitif on the panoramic terrace of the nearby Casa Granda hotel to get a global view of the city and take pictures of the mythical Sierra Maestra on the horizon.

Day 14: Santiago de Cuba - day 2

Steps: Santiago De Cuba

Visit of the city and its casco histórico. Discover the different squares - Plaza Marte and Plaza de Dolores - to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of Santiago. At the end of July, the carnival broke out in the city. Huge fiesta guaranteed! If you visit the city the rest of the year, visit the Carnival Museum which is very well done.

Day 15: Santiago de Cuba - day 3

Steps: Santiago De Cuba

A second day in Santiago is not too much to grasp the various facets and to visit its remarkable buildings. The Panoramico bus stopping at the various key points of the city is an interesting option for exploring Santiago. The evening can be dedicated to a show at Cabaret San Pedro del Mar or at the Tropicana.

Places of interest :
BUS PANORAMICO

Day 16: Baracoa

Steps: Guantánamo, Baracoa

Wake up early to take the road to Baracoa, which is located in the extreme west of the island, in the province of Guantanamo. After enjoying a meal of crab and other grilled fish at the El Castillo Hotel, overlooking the city with the ocean as a backdrop, head for the newly restored Malecón de Baracoa. Along this seaside promenade you will discover the bays and mountainous foothills surrounding the city, the statue of Christopher Columbus who landed here on October 27, 1492, as well as the La Rusa Hotel which hosted Fidel Castro and Che during the guerrilla war and after the Revolution, before heading to Miel Beach.

Day 17: The surroundings of Baracoa

Steps: Baracoa, Parque Nacional Alejandro De Humboldt, Playa Duaba, Playa Maguana

We will take advantage of being in Baracoa to visit its surroundings, starting with El Yunque, this mountain in the shape of anvil. Two options here: a 1h30 walk to the waterfall, or a 5h round trip hike to the top. The afternoon can be spent either visiting Alejandro de Humbolt Park, a tropical treasure, or relaxing on the beach at Playa Duaba or Playa Maguana.

Day 18: Hiking in the Sierra Maestra

Steps: Parque Nacional Turquino, Bayamo

Change of course, heading west towards the province of Granma and its capital Bayamo, at the foot of the Sierra Maestra and the Turquino peak, the highest peak in the country (1,972 m). Hiking day in the mythical and lush Sierra Maestra, following in the footsteps of Cuban revolutionaries. The night is spent in the Aguada de Joaquin refuge at an altitude of 1,750 m.

Places of interest :
PICO TURQUINO

Day 19: Bayamo

Steps: La Havane, Bayamo

Once back from the heights, visit Bayamo starting with the birthplace of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, Father of the Fatherland, settled in a splendid colonial residence. After a refreshing stopover at the restaurant of the Hotel Telégrafo, a stroll in the Plaza de la Revolución, the nerve centre of Bayamo, to finish at the piano bar sipping a few cocktails.

Day 20: Gibara

Steps: Holguín, Gibara

In the province of Holguín, there is the very picturesque port of Gibara, a pretty white village with a Mediterranean style and enchanting atmosphere. Most tour operators do not include it in their programmes, so there are few tourists there. If you are there at that time, don't miss the Festival Internacional del Cine Pobre in the second half of April.

Day 21: Return to Havana

Return to Havana. Day dedicated to the trip (15 hours by bus or about 10 hours by car) if you do not fly from Santiago or Holguín. Those arriving by air can go shopping for souvenirs at La Habana Vieja or Vedado. Last minute shopping option at the airport for others

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