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Cuba, the Cuban Way

Bite-sized trip
  • Itinerary:
    Santa Clara - Trinidad
  • Duration:
    4 days / 3 nights (flexible)
  • Price:
    from £ 135.- per person (excluding flights)
Get lost in a colonial daydream and dust off your dancing shoes on the cobbled streets of Trinidad. Trinidad has a history knee-deep in sugar and an irresistibly laid-back atmosphere. During this trip, you’ll spend one night in Santa Clara on your way to Trinidad, for a visit to Che Guevara’s mausoleum. In Trinidad you’ll spend two nights with a family in a traditional Casa Particular, getting a real, authentic Cuban experience. You’ll take a bici-taxi tour with a local guide, getting you into the groove of this creative, colourful and quirky city.
Cuba Santa Clara

Day 1 – Arrival in Santa Clara

It’s a long drive to Trinidad, so you’ll break up the journey with a restful night in Santa Clara, located smack bang in the centre of Cuba. It’s a youthful, edgy city with an important communist past. Here, in 1958, Che Guevara defeated Batista and ended his regime for good. Santa Clara is home to Che’s Mausoleum, a museum devoted to his memory. You can visit the mausoleum during your stay.

Day 2 – Santa Clara to Trinidad

When you arrive in Trinidad, you’ll meet your host family in your traditional Casa Particular. The casa will give you a real taste of local hospitality and a glimpse into Cuban life. Not only this, but you’ll meet some great characters and make some great friends along the way. You’ll be given your own door key and a private bathroom, so you’ll be set up and ready to explore.

Days 3-4 – Trinidad bici-taxi tour & departure

On day 3, you’ll take a bici-taxi tour of the city with a local guide. As you rattle along the cobblestones, they’ll give you the inside scoop on Trinidad’s colonial past, filled with sugar barons and tobacco dons. He’ll also tell you about the health system, the currency and the general way of life in Cuba. At the end, you’ll stop for some freshly squeezed sugarcane juice, called Guarapo, before heading back to the casa.

Spend your time in Trinidad stumbling upon secret bars, ambling through shady plazas and wandering past pastel-coloured houses on hidden cobbled streets. If you’re eager to explore further afield, head to the Topes des Collante nature reserve, hidden away in the Escambray Mountains. Here, you can take scenic hikes into the tropical forest, ending up at the sparkling El Rocio waterfall.

The next day you’ll journey onwards to your next destination.

Accommodation

Trinidad Cuba accommodation dining
Trinidad Cuba accommodation dining area
Trinidad Cuba accommodation hotel room

For this bite-sized trip we offer the following options

1Option

Local workshop in Trinidad

  • Price:
    From £ 25.- per person
  • Included:
    Participate in a local Cuban workshop and learn something new
Whilst here you can learn something new and authentically Cuban by taking part in a locally run workshop. Choose between salsa dancing, Cuban guitar, Afro-Cuban percussion, drawing or pottery. We can even arrange a little Spanish lesson if you fancy adding a few things to your vocabulary. These workshops can cater for all levels from complete beginner to advanced, so if you’re already an amazing salsa dancer or guitarist just let us know!

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