Todos
West Cuba
Havana
| Las Terrazas | Vinales | Soroa | Playa Larga | Cienfuegos
| Trinidad | Varadero
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Car after Havana at day 4 |
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This
tour
is homemade developped by our Casa-Cuba team to give you the
best experience of the West and Middle part of Cuba by rental
car
This tour is how we personally think you "do" West
Cuba on its best. |
1
Day:
Your
tour starts in Havana in one of the lovely restored colonial Hotels
of the Habaguanex Group.
Dinner in the hotel Comendador,
Tejadillo
or Los Frailes
2
Day: Havana
Morning:
After breakfast we will pick you up in an old classic car for a
ride over the Malecon, centro Havana and the other side of the harbor
with a visit to El Moro
Lunch:
The old classic car will drop you off at Plaza de la Catedral, here
you will have lunch at restaurant El Patio in the middle of old
Havana.
Afternoon:
Guided walking tour around old Havana, while on tour you will visit
the rum museum, museum of the revolution and El Capitolio.
Evening:
You take a taxi to Restaurant La Guarida where they awaiting you
for a fantastic dinner in this most famous restaurant in Havana.
Famous because this restaurant was filmset for the movie Strawberry
& Chocolate. Many International celebrities had and still have
dinner at La Guarida.
After
dinner you take a taxi home to your hotel
3
Day: Havana
Morning:
After breakfast we will pick you up with the old classic car to
bring you to Necropolis Cristobal Colon the enormous cemetery of
Havana, even bigger than the one in Paris; Père Lachaise
After this our driver will show you the other neighborhoods of Havana;
Miramar, Playa and end in Vedado.
Lunch
The driver of the old classic car will bring you to Hotel Nacional
to have a nice lunch in their gardens with a stunning sea view over
the Malecon and Golf of Mexico
Afternoon
You will take a taxi to the starting point of todays walking tour.
We will give you a walking tour to wander around Centro Habana,
the real Habanero area including Cuban bars, pizzas ordered from
a rooftop, the Cuban Religion street-art alley Callejon de Hamel
Night:
We will pick you up for dinner and show at Tropicana
4
& 5 Day: Las Terrazas
Morning
You will pick up your car at 9:00 am in old Havana to start with
your tour around western- and mid-Cuba.
Today your ride will be about 2 hours to Las Terrazas in the province
of Pinar del Rio.
This nature area is famous because of the project Las Terrazas,
protected by UNESCO.
The beautiful surroundings got damaged in the past because the forest
had to make place for sugarcane fields. About 30 years ago they
decided to start a project to help the nature recover from the damage
in the past. The area got protected and with success.
When you arrive at this area the first you go to the hotel, hotel
La Moka, a former Hacienda, located in the mountains of Sierra del
Rosario with a view on the lake.
At the check in you can tell when you would like to do the excursion
for the next day.
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The
excursion is a walking tour through the whole UNESCO project,
visit to ruines, coffee plantations, a walk through nature,
lunch at the small local restaurant Casa del Campesino and a
swim in the river San Juan. |
The
excursion is a walking tour through the whole UNESCO project, visit
to ruines, coffee plantations, a walk through nature, lunch at the
small local restaurant Casa del Campesino and a swim in the river
San Juan.
Back to the hotel for another night in beautiful hotel La Mokal.
For those who dare ... nowadays they also have an attraction called
The Canopy where you can hang on a steal wire and look the area
from above.
6
& 7 Day: Vinales
Your
ride today will be about 2 hours from Las Terrazas to Vinales
You will stay for 2 nights in the cute wooden Cabanas hotel Rancho
San Vicente in Vinales, located in a forest 10 minutes driving from
the village center with a nice swimming pool.
Night
Dinner at restaurant Don Tomas inside the little village center
of Vinales
A nice suggestion is to spend the night, after dinner, for a dance
and drink at Centro Culturo Polo Montanez, where they play daily
life music
Day
7
On
the second day our guide will pick you up for a horseback ride through
the area of Vinales, see the picyure above. Along farms, tabaco
plantations, along the beautiful mountains called Mojotes. You will
also visit one of the caves where you can swim in a small nature
swimming pool IN the cave.
The whole tour will take about 3 hours, it is important to bring
good shoes and clothes and dont forget to bring you swimming suite
and towel in a small backpack
The tour of the second day can also be done by feet
Night
Dinner at the hotel
8
Day: Soroa
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The
ride for today is again about 2 hours
You will check in at hotel Soroa in the middle of nature |
The
big attractions of this town are the nearby botanical gardens which
contain an excellent orchidarium, home to more than 700 different
types of orchild. The surrounding countryside is lush, hilly and
very pleasant to wander around.
For
those into birdwatching, there are several viewing stations dotted
around, for photographers, the area can affords a good opportunity
for fauna and flora shots.
Night
Dinner at the hotel
9
& 10 Day: Playa Giron
A long
ride today through the beautiful landscape of Cuba for about 5 hours
to Playa Giron
Hotel Playa Giron is located in the southern coast
of Matanzas province, in the well-known Peninsula de Zapata area.
It is very close to two beaches, one of them is very appropriate
for diving because of its transparent waters and submarine areas
covered with corals, gorgonias and sponges, and the other one has
a rural, calm atmosphere and is perfect for meditation. The hotel
is the ideal location for vacationers who love nature and water
sports.
11
& 12 Day: Cienfuegos
This
time you drive for about 2 hours again to Cienfuegos, also called
the Pearl of the Caribbean because of its lovely bay especially
at sunset.
This time you will be a guest in a lovely colonial Cuban home just
outside the city center.
Day
12
Today you can enjoy the city center and surroundings of this beautiful
city.
Day
13 & 14: Trinidad
You
will stay 2 nights in Finca Maria Dolores near Trinidad, located
in nature surroundings at a river in a small hotel in small wooden
Cabanas.
After check in you can make an appointement for the excursion the
next day.
In
the afternoon you can walk around the historical center of Trinidad
protected by UNESCO
Night
Dont forget the open air nightlife of Trinidad! Its stunning.
Day
14
You
will go to Topes de Collantes, an area located on top of the Escambray
mountains. On top is the entrance of the Park; Salto de Caburni.
After you parked you rental car you can start with the tour which
is only for healthy strong people since it is a tough walking tour.
From the parking place it is about 800 meters downhill and ones
down up again. It is no climbing tour but the path is steep.
You will walk with a guide and in the valley there is a natural
swimming pool, dont forget to bring your swimsuite.
After walking along the river you will find the source Salto Caburni.
Day
15 / 16 & 17: Varadero
A long
drive of 5 hours to the white beach and turquois sea of Varadero
to relax and do NOTHING :)
On the way to Varadero you can visit the Memorial of Che Guevara
in Santa Clara.
You will stay two nights in hotel Club Amigo Varadero All Inclusive
After check in you will drop off your car at the Cubacar agency
of the hotel
Day
16:
On the second day an excursion swimming with dolphins.
Day
17
Check out
Rates:
TOUR
TODOS WEST CUBA
Prices
per pax (in Euro)
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SUMMER
2008
(May 1 2008 - Oct 31 2008)
High
Season:
- Nov 2008
- July 15 2008 / Aug 31 2008 rest
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SUMMER
2008
(May 1 2008 - Oct 31 2008)
Low:
- Rest of period |
WINTER
2008 / 2009
(Nov 1 2008 - April 30 2009)
High
Season
-
4 jan 09 / 31 mar 2009
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WINTER
2008 / 2009
(Nov 1 2008 - April 30 2009)
Low
- Dec 1 2008 / Dec 20 2008
- April 2009 |
WINTER
2008 / 2009
(Nov 1 2008 - April 30 2009)
Peak
Season:
- Dec
21 2008 / Jan 3 2009 |
Single
1 pax
Medio
category car, single room |
1943
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1761 |
2035
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1822 |
Suppl
75 |
Single
1 pax
Medio
Alto category car, single room |
2059 |
2059 |
2139 |
2139 |
Suppl
75 |
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Double
Room
2 pax
Medio
category car |
1275
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1172 |
1354
|
1219 |
Suppl
75 |
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Double
Room
2 pax
Medio
Alto category car |
1344
|
1265 |
1423 |
1376 |
Suppl
75 |
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Suppl. SGL rooms 153 |
Suppl.
SGL rooms 167 |
| EXTRA
single room incl. all excursions |
941
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941 |
1033
|
983 |
Suppl
75 |
| Extra
DOUBLE room incl all excursions |
822 |
822 |
902 |
852 |
Suppl
75 |
| *We
charge 35 euro reservation costs |
Discount:
Children from 0-2 years 100%.
Children from 3-12 years 50% |
Email
us for your reservation:
info@casa-cuba.com >>
Included:
- Meals
and visits as indicated in program unless mentioned differently.
Hotels
& Packages:
- 2
Nights La Moka
4* B&B, incl. excursion on the second day to region + lunch
- Ranchon:
2 nights Rancho
San Vincente 2* or La
Ermita 3* (when Rancho San Vicente is overbooked) B&B,
including at day 2 hiking or horseback riding tour through the
valley.
- Caburni:
2 nights hotel Maria Dolores 2* B&B, incl day 2 guided tour
to Salto de Caburni
Transportation:
- Rental
Car: Cubacar Category Medio or Medio Alto including insurance
and drop off.
Not Included: Drop off at the airport 20 cuc extra (to be paid
by client on location)
Not Included: Refundable deposit 200 cuc (to be paid by client
on location)
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Day 2 tour by classic car through Habana Vieja and Centro. El
Moro Castle, drop-off at plaza Catedral, lunch at Restaurant El
Patio en in the afternoon guided walking tour to several musea
like.
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Day 3 by classic car to Cementerio Colon, Mariamar, bezoek en
Playa. Drop-off hotel Nacional for lunch (NOT included)
- Day
3 transfer to Tropicana show with dinner
Not
Included
- Flight
- Transfers
IN & Out
- Visa/Touristcard
- Additional
drivers insurance & deposit
- Entrance
musea Havana
- Transfer
to restaurant La Guarida Havana
- Lunch
Hotel Nacional
- Accommodation
in Cienfuegos
Email
us for your reservation:
info@casa-cuba.com >>
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