2011 Tour Dates	Duration	Price	Highlights
18th - 29th October 2011	12 days 4* Hotels	€2099pps inc €350 taxes	Havanna Cuba, Fortress of San Carlos de La Cabana, Cienfuegos, Teatro Tomas Terry, Che Guevara Museum, Trinidad Romantic Museum, Tropicana Cabaret Show

Your Tour Price Includes:

• Return flights from Dublin to Havanna with Air France
• Airport and flight taxes and charges totalling €350
• Professional tour manager and executive coach transfers throughout tour
• 4 nights accommodation in central 4* hotel in Havanna. Includes bed and breakfast
• 1 nights accommodation in central 4* hotel in Cienfuegos. Includes bed and breakfast
• 1 nights accommodation in superior resort village in Santa Clara. Includes bed and breakfast
• 4 nights accommodation in central 4* hotel in Trinidad. Includes bed and breakfast
• Guided tour of delightful Havanna and a walking tour of Old Havanna centre.
• Visit to the former headquarters of Che Guevara, the fortress of San Carlos de La Cabana
• Guided tour of the charming Caribbean city of Cienfuegos including visit to the
  Teatro Tomas Terry.
• Visit to the Bay of Pigs and commemorative museum, site of the CIA sponsored landing.
• Visit to Che Guevara museum and monument in Santa Clara, heart of the revolution.
• Guided tour of Trinidad, home to many beautiful colonial buildings and heart of Cuban music.
• Visit to Trinidad Romantic Museum and the Casa de la Trova, a traditional Cuban music venue
• Optional visit in former Soviet Army trucks to the peaks of Topes de Collantes in
  Escambray Mountains
• Farewell dinner at the famous Tropicana Cabaret Show in Havanna.
• Free time for sightseeing and shopping of your own choice.

Itinerary

Day 1 – Dublin to Havana
Depart Dublin for Havana via Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris. Meet your Tour Manager on arrival at Havana airport and transfer by executive coach to hotel.

Day 2 – Havana
After breakfast, enjoy a morning walking tour of Old Havana, a Unesco World Heritage site with the largest collection of remaining colonial architecture. Visit the 18th century Cathedral Square, the Cathedral built by the Jesuits, the Plaza de las Armas, the Palace of the Captains Generals, the San Francisco Square and Plaza Vieja (a civic colonial square).

Visit to the Fortress of San Carlos de La Cabaña across the bay where Commander Ernesto Che Guevara established his headquarters in the first days following the victory of the 1959 Revolution. Afterwards witness a most dramatic ceremony: the firing of the 9 pm cannon also at the Fortress of San Carlos de La Cabaña. Optional dinner at the restaurant near the fort with magnificent views across the bay to Havana city.

Day 3 – Havana
After breakfast, embark on a guided tour of the most important sites of modern Havana such as the Capitolio building, the Grand Theatre, Central Park, the lovely Prado promenade, Revolution Square, Coppelia Ice Cream Park, Plaza José Martí, the Malecón seawall, Monument to the Battleship Maine, Hotel Nacional, University of Havana, Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, and the Miramar, Central Havana and Vedado neighbourhoods.

Visit Hemingway's finca. Return to La Vigia Farm for visit Cojimar Village and Floridita Restaurant Bar, see the Hemingway living area and how he entertained with his friends. After having a glimpse of the Christ Statue, have a panorama view of Havana Harbour from the El Moro Fortress.

The evening's entertainment is listening to Cuban Jazz at the famous Club El Zorro y el Cuervo in La Rampa street, Vedado, Havana featuring great performances by Cuban musicians.

Day 4 - Havana to Cienfuegos
Travel by executive coach to lovely Cienfuegos, founded by French immigrants at the beginning of the 19th century and renowned for its wealth of stunning historical buildings. En route visit the Bay of Pigs and commemorative museum. The CIA-sponsored landing here on April 17, 1961, was defeated within 72 hours, as a museum and many monuments proclaim. In all, 200 invaders were killed, 1197 captured, and 11 hostile planes shot down. You really get the feel of reliving history by coming here. A lasting legacy of 1961 is that the entire Bay of Pigs area is strictly out of bounds to cruising yachts.

Upon arrival in Cienfuegos, known as the "Pearl of the South," walk to the main Plaza Martí where the ceremony of foundation of the city took place and visit the Cathedral built with donations from wealthy slave owning families like the Lebrancs, the Albis, and the Terrys. Inside the Teatro Tomas Terry you'll see the Twelve Apostles beautifully rendered in stained glass imported from Paris. The original machinery of its clock in the tower was also manufactured in France and keeps on ticking to this day.

Day 5 – Cienfuegos to Santa Clara
Visit to the Armoured Train Museum in Santa Clara. The Battle of Santa Clara was a series of events in late December 1958 that led to the capture of the Cuban city of Santa Clara by revolutionaries under the command of Che Guevara. The battle was a decisive victory for the rebels fighting against the US-backed regime of Fulgencio Batista: within 12 hours of the city's capture Batista fled Cuba and Fidel Castro's forces secured overall victory.

Day 6 – Santa Clara to Trinidad
Continue on to wonderful Trinidad, a UNESCO World Heritage site over 500 years old. Located by the Escambray Mountains and the Caribbean beach, historic Trinidad is famous for its Spanish colonial architecture, lovely, cobblestone streets, pastel coloured houses with elaborate wrought-iron grills, majestic palaces and plazas.

Day 7 – Trinidad
After a leisurely breakfast, explore Trinidad visiting the Romantic Museum, which depicts the lifestyle and architectural design of Trinidad’s colonial past. Enjoy traditional Cuban music at the Casa de la Trova, followed by a visit to La Canchanchara, an old house dating back to the 18th Century, and try the unique Trinidad rum and sugar cane juice cocktail. Free afternoon to explore the historic city independently.

Day 8 – Trinidad
Day at Leisure or Optional Excursion boarding Soviet Army trucks to climb the peaks of Topes de Collantes in the Escambray Mountains which comprise the island's second highest range, reaching to 3,700 feet atop Pico San Juan. The Escambrays are home to small villages and a true delight for birders and naturalists alike. Dramatic slopes are swathed in Caribbean pines, ancient tree ferns, bamboo and eucalyptus.

Day 9 – Trinidad
Free day to explore and discover the quaint city or visit the enticing beaches of the Caribbean.

Day 10 – Trinidad to Havana
Depart Trinidad for Havana for last minute shopping and sightseeing at own expense. This evening enjoy a farewell dinner at the world famous Tropicana Caberet Show.

Day 11 – Havana to Dublin
Transfer to Havana airport in afternoon for your flight home.

Day 12 - Arrive Dublin

Booking Information:

• Inclusive of all taxes & service charges
• Price is inclusive of 1 standard piece of luggage per person
• Single supplement: €175 per person per tour
• Optional insurance available (terms & conditions apply)
• A non-refundable / non- transferable deposit of €TBA per person is required
  at time of booking (by laser, cheque or credit card)
• Balance is due 10 weeks prior to departure
• A minimum number of 20 persons must book on this tour for it to proceed.
  Deposit refunded if tour does not proceed.
• Prices, flight times & listed itinerary are subject to change.