Multi-Day Tours

 

Cienfuegos, Santa Clara and the Trinidad area

One or multiple day tours can be customized according to your interest, time and budget.

We can design a tour and offer suggestions for unique experiences.

Keep in mind that we are a private company. Visits to hospitals, schools and other government run facilities are by invitation only granted through agencies which work with the government.

Possibilities still exist to visit with professionals outside of these locations if you are interested in learning more about specific aspects of Cuban life.

  • Havana is the nation’s cultural capital, the host of a variety of festivals, music venues and special events each year. Special arrangements can be made to attend these from Cienfuegos (Add 3 hours of drive time each way or plan to spend the night in Havana.)

  • Enjoy theater, music and dance performances.

  • In nature or outside,  mountain hikes to waterfalls, dolphin shows, bird watching, bee-keeper visit, alligator farms, visit with farmers and taste exoctic fruits and castle explorations.

    Many small business owners are excited to share their story. Watch artist and artisans paint or prepare pottery, “pull thread” (a method of decoration on a garment), make leather goods, and create sculptures. Book a “Casa Particular”, which is a privately owned bed and breakfast to experience Cuban life.

    Learn to dance the Salsa, cook flavorful Cuban dishes, crochet, play dominos or other traditional Cuban games.

    Learn about Santeria, an AfroCuban religion which combines Catholicism and African beliefs from the days that slaves worked the land. Attend a lively performance of their colorful costumed ritual dances.

    Attending a pig-roast at a local home can be arranged with enough time allowed for preparation.

    Artisans make and sell many things made of wood: small decorative boxes, dominoes sets, musical instruments, cars, coco’s, trucks, sculptures, plaques, beads and bracelets. If you fly home, remember to pack these in your checked luggage as wooden items are not allowed in carry on luggage.

    Visit the Bay of Pigs Museum and learn about the invasion from the Cuban aspect. Many artifacts are displayed of the unsuccessful mercenary invasion. Lunch and relax at the waters edge at Playa Giron.

Other Attractions

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MANACA IZAGNA TOWER

East of Trinidad is the Manaca Izagna tower, erected in 1750 to oversee the slaves working in the sugar cane fields. The bells that once regulated the mill’s daily life are still intact. A 7 story (136 steps) climb to the top for a view of the valley which once thrived with sugar plantations. This climb is not for everyone!

Leading up to the tower is a path filled with many colorful stalls with locals selling a variety of artisan crafts including hand embroidered cloths, “pulled-thread” decorated clothing and linens which is a typical handicraft in this area. Trinidad is also known for their pottery which has been made in this area for 400 years.

At the entrance is often a local farmer with his ox driven wagon and he welcomes a chance to pose with tourists for pictures. Taste fresh pressed raw organic sugar cane, a local favorite drink called Guarapo. A beautiful Baron’s home is now a restaurant and bar. See a demonstration of a large vintage wooden sugar cane press behind this building that you can also try.

 
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SANTA CLARA

Founded on July 15, 1689 by a group of inhabitants from nearby Remedios who moved away from the coast to escape from pirate raids. Mostly recently this town is famous for the last battle of the  guerrilla war led by Che’ Guevara in 1958 to end the Batista dictatorship.

Che Museum and Memorial  along with the Tren Blindado Monument, detail the  sequence of events leading up to the overthrow of President Batista in 1959.

Santa Clara also has many other sights in town of interest such as the Museum of Decorative Arts Teatro de la Caridad and Park Vidal.


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Remedios

Founded around 1514 this peaceful place has a small well-preserved Colonial historic centre. It is in this center where a yearly festival documenting a fascinating story of a parish priest stirring up the town to attend church, has become a full-fledged festival with music, dances, parades and floats with wooden contraptions. The Parrandas begins on the 4th of December and ends with a great crescendo on Christmas Eve. One of the most spectacular celebrations on the island.