Eastern Cuba is one of the areas still to be discovered
by the mayority of those who plan their holidays
in this beautiful country, although it has some
of the nation's most impressive cities: Santiago
de Cuba, the second most important city in the country
and by far the most Caribbean, Baracoa, the first
city to be founded during the Spanish colonization,
and Holguín, the country's third city with
its spectacular Guardalavaca beach. This programme
combines their specific atmosphere with the natural
attractions of these parts. We are pleased to invite
you to discover eastern Cuba.
Day
1:
Arrival
at Antonio Maceo International Airport,
Santiago de Cuba. Transfer to either Hotel
San Juan or Las Américas.
Check-in. Dinner. Evening free.
Day
2:
Breakfast.
Tour of the center, including visits ti
the Rum house, the Céspedes Park,
Enramada Street and other interesting parts.
Visit to the Castle San Pedro de la Roca,
World Heritage Site. Lunch at El Morro restaurant.
Departure to Baconao Park Biosphere Reserve.
Visit to the Valle de la Prehistoria (with
a collection of life-sized stone reproductions
of animals from the Jurassic era), the aquarium
and Baconao Laguna. Return to the hotel.
Dinner. Evening free.
Day
3:
Breakfast.
Transfer to the Gran Piedra Natural Park.
Visit to the Mirador Natural, look-out point
situated at 1234 meters above sea level
on top of an enormous 75, 000 ton weighing
rock. Visit to the Botanical Garden and
the remains of the Isabelica coffee plantation.
Visit to the plantation's museum. Check-in
at Motel Gran Piedra. Lunch.
Free afternoon. Dinner. Evening free.
Day
4:
Breakfast.
Transfer to Baracoa, the first city to be
founded in Cuba. Lunch-stop at the Malones
Mirador, the look-out point closest to the
US Naval Base of Guantánamo. Check-in
at either Hotel Porto Santo or El Castillo,
Baracoa. Dinner. Evening free.
Day
5:
Breakfast.
Tour of the city of Baracoa, including visits
to the Matachín Museum, the cathedral,
home of the famous Cruz de Parra that historians
believe was brought to Cuba by Colombus,
and the banks of the Toa river, the most
watery of the country. Creole style lunch
on site. Return to the hotel. Dinner. Evening
free..
Day
6:
Breakfast.
Departure to Guardalavaca to enjoy a day
at the beach. Lunch at Aldea Taína,
the architecture of which brings to memory
the building constructions of the first
native inhabitants of the island. Transfer
to the city of Holguín. Check-in
at Hotel El Bosque. Dinner. Evening free.
Day
7:
Breakfast.
Panoramic tour of the city's most important
streets, squares and avenues. Transfer to
Santiago de Cuba. Check-in at either Hotel San Juan or Las Américas.
Lunch. Afternoon tour of the village El
Cobre, patroness of Cuba. Return to the
hotel. Dinner. Evening performance by the
Tropicana de Santiago Cabaret(including
a welcome cocktail).
Day
8:
Breakfast.
Transfer to Santiago airport and return
to country of origin.
NOTES
· Hotels within this program unless otherwise stated in the program: Havana City: Vedado, Saint Jonh's Viñales: La Ermita, Los Jazmines o Rancho San Vicente Trinidad: Las Cuevas o Costa Sur Santiago de Cuba: San Juan o Las Américas Varadero: Herradura o Mar del Sur
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