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Havana – Central Cuba-Santiago & the Sierra Maestra Mountains
Sunday 31st May 2009 – Sunday 14th June 2009
15 Day Trip
PRICE PER PERSON: £1,450.00
SINGLE ROOM SUPPLEMENT £ 250.00
10% Deposit required at time of Booking
Price Includes:
- All accommodation for 14 nights on a Bed and Breakfast Basis
- All transportation in Air-Conditioned Bus
- Domestic Flight from Santiago to Havana on Day 13
- Services of Carolyn Hunt and local Guide Agustin Perez throughout
Price Excludes:
International Flights (please see footnote below on flights)
- The trip starts and finishes in Havana
- Minimum Group Size 7, Maximum 14
Trip Summary:
We will spend the first 2 nights in fabulous and vibrant centre of Havana.
We then head south eastwards to the central coast and the beautifulColonial City on the bay - Cienfuegos. After 2 nights here we cut back
inland to the city of Santa Clara, home to the Che Guervara Memorial.
Our trip then continues eastwards through Camaguey and Holguin, onto the picturesque city of Baraccoa on the north coast. We are now right down in
the South Eastern end of Cuba. After spending a couple of days here we will head to Santiago de Cuba. This exciting and lively city is nestled
between the Sierra Maestra Mountains and the Caribbean Sea.
We have 3
nights here, to soak up the city and its rhythms. We will also head up
into the Sierra Maestra Mountains for a day. To round off our trip,
we'll take an evening flight from Santiago back to Havana and pass our
final two nights here.
Itinerary:
Day 1 -Sunday 31st May '09
Arrival into Havana – transfer from airport to city centre – 1st night
Hotel Sevilla B/B
Day 2 -Monday 1st June '09
Whole Day Havana – 2nd night Hotel Sevilla
Day 3 -Tuesday 2nd June '09
Early morning in Havana, leave just before lunchtime and drive to
Cienfeguos. Early evening shoot in Cienfeugos. 1st night Hotel La Union.
B/B
Day 4
- Wednesday 3rd June '09
Whole Day Cienfeugos - 2nd night Hotel La Union B/B
Day 5 -Thursday 4th June '09
Leave Cienfeguos after breakfast and drive to the city Santa Clara. Home to the Che Guevara Memorial. 1 night Hotel la Granjita B/B
Day 6 -Friday 5th June '09
Early morning shoot in Santa Clara then make the journey eastwards to
Camaguey. Arrive Camaguey in the late afternoon, in time for a shoot in
centre of town. 1 night Hotel Colon B/B
Day 7 -Saturday 6th June '09
Leave Camaguey, continue eastwards through the centre of Cuba to Holguin.
From here we head north to the coast – stay one night Cayo Saetia
Peninsula. Hotel B/B
Day 8 -Sunday 7th June '09
Leave Cayo Saetia and drive to Baraccoa – 1st night Hotel El Castillo B/B
Day 9 -Monday 8th June '09
Whole day exploring and photographing Baraccoa – 2nd night Hotel – El
Castillo B/B
Day 10 -Tuesday 9th June '09
Leave Baraccoa drive south, crossing the mountains and down to
Guantanamoa. From here head west to Santiago de Cuba – 1st night Hotel
Casa Granda B/B
Day 11 -Wednesday 10th June '09
Whole Day Santiago - 2nd night Hotel Casa Granda B/B
Day 12 -Thursday 11th June '09
Santiago - from the city we head up into the Sierra Maestra
Mountains,returning early evening to Santiago - 3rd Night – Hotel Casa
Granda B/B
Day 13 -Friday 12th June '09
Another full day in Santiago before taking the evening flight back to
Havana – Hotel Sevilla B/B
Day 14 -Saturday 13th June '09
Full day in Havana – Hotel Sevilla B/B
Day 15 -Sunday 14th June '09
Morning in Havana then transfer to airport for flight departures.
(If returning to the UK - arrival am on Monday 15th June '09)
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N.B Flights –
The price excludes International Flights. The itinerary has been written to accord with the Virgin Atlantic direct flight service from the UK(operating on a Sunday), but there are also alternatives in the form of Iberia and Air France who offer flights daily.
I can also advise on alternative routes from anywhere outside the UK.
For links to all the relevant airlines please go to our links page above.
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