Music Tour of Cuba

Tour highlights

Seven day tour of Cuba including Historic Havana, capital of Cuba, a UNESCO world heritage site, the opportunity to perform your music at 3 different local venues. See the places where American novelist Ernest Hemmingway spent the last 22 years of his life, visit Las Terrazas Eco Mountain Community, a Crocodile Farm, Che Guevara's Mausoleum and much more....
Tour itinerary

Day 1 - Day of departure

Depart on your flight to Cuba. On arrival, you will be met by our ground operator and transferred to your hotel. Dinner will be at your hotel. After dinner, you will be transferred to the Casa de Africa museum, where you will enjoy a performance of Afro-Cuban music.
Day 2 - Havana

After breakfast, depart for a local music school, where you will have the opportunity to perform your music. After the performance, enjoy a panoramic tour of Havana to include Central Park, Gran Teatro de la Havana, National Capitol, Malecon, Revolution Square and Havana University. After lunch, there will be a walking tour of Havana to include the 4 main squares, the Rum Museum, and Hemmingway's hide-outs such as the "Ambos Mundos" and "La Bodeguita del Medio". After the tour, you will be taken to the "Morro" Fort (the largest built by the Spanish in the Americas), for a panoramic view of the city. Dinner will be at your hotel.
Day 3 - Havana / Las Terrazas Eco Mountain Community

After breakfast, depart for Las Terrazas Eco Mountain community for swimming in the San Juan River's natural pools. In the afternoon, you will have the opportunity to perform your music at a local venue. Dinner will be at your hotel in Las Terrazas.
Day 4 - Las Terrazas / Cienfuegos/Trinidad

Depart for Trinidad, via Cienfuegos City. There will be a stop for lunch at the Fiesta Campesina Farm. After lunch, visit the Crocodile Farm in Boca de Guama. You will also visit the Playa Giron Museum. You will also enjoy a walking tour of Cienfuegos, including the Palacio del Valle, Marti Park, the colonial town centre and Immaculate Conception church. Dinner and overnight will be at your hotel in Trinidad.
Day 5 - Trinidad / Manaca Iznaga

After breakfast, depart on a walking tour of Trinidad to include the Parroquia Mayor Church, Plaza Mayor Square and Brunett Palace. After the tour, depart for Manaca-Iznaga, where you will have lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, visit the Manaca-Iznaga Manor house, before being transferred to your hotel. The afternoon is to enjoy the sun, the beach, and the sand.
Day 6 - Manaca Iznaga / Havana

After breakfast, depart for Santa Clara, where you will visit the Mausoleum of Che Guevara, and the Armoured Train monument. After lunch at a local restaurant, continue to Havana. In the afternoon, you will have another opportunity to perform your music at a local school of Art. Dinner and overnight will be at your hotel.
Day 7 - Day of Return

Return to Canada.
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Tour costs include:

Airfare from Dorval or Toronto to Havana and back
Roundtrip transfers between the airport and the hotel
6-night accommodations in hotels with private bathrooms
Buffet breakfast and dinner every day (a small bottle of water will be provided with each dinner)
5 lunches at local restaurants
8 visits to local attractions (panoramic tour of Havana, walking tour of Havana, Las Terrazas Eco Mountain community, Crocodile Farm in Guama, walking tour of Cienfuegos, walking tour of Trinidad, visit to Manaca-Iznaga manor house, visit to Che Guevara's Mausoleum and the armoured train monument)
Entrance fees to all the sites being visited
Arranging for 3 venues for band/orchestra/choir to perform
Afro-Cuban music performance at Casa de Africa Museum
Services of a Tour Escort throughout, from the time of arrival
One complimentary teacher for every six paying passengers
All service charges and taxes

Cost per person:

Costs apply for departures from Toronto or Montreal. For Ottawa groups, the cost is higher by $75.00 per person.

Tour costs

40 paying passengers	$2,411.00
30 to 39 paying passengers	$2,452.00
20 to 29 paying passengers	$2,552.00
6 to 19 paying passengers	$2,652.00
Taxes/airlines surcharges (subject to change)	$300.00
All-inclusive insurance	$166.00
Double room supplement	$179.00
Private coach supplement (for groups of less than 40)	$50.00