We will meet at the hotel in Miami for our pre-travel briefing. Discuss the details of the travel itinerary and receive your travel documents. Get all the details of the places to go and all the relevant information about Cuba and your trip.

Our flight leaves Miami bright and early! You will be picked up at the hotel for departure on the Holguin-Miami flight. We  arrive  at Frank Pais International Airport.
The city of Holguin is the capital of the Cuban province of the same name. Known as the city of parks, Holguin is the fourth largest city in Cuba by the number of inhabitants. The province is known for its large industrial development and agriculture.
Holguin is considered the third most important tourism center in Cuba. It has many natural attractions and is known for its unparalleled beauty with its vegetation, countryside and beaches.

Holguin City Tour

We will meet the guide and driver who will accompany us throughout the tour.

Welcome to the city of Holguin, as we take a panoramic tour of the town with a stop at the Calixto Garcia Park, where the old town hall is now a museum.

Climb the Loma de La Cruz (Mount of the Cross), where you can take in a magnificent view of the city. This a place where Pope Francis celebrated Mass on his trip to Cuba. La Loma de la Cruz takes its name from a wooden cross that sits at the top of the hill, a symbol of assurance and safety for many and a place of pilgrimage for most visitors.

Lunch in a restaurant in the city.

Playa Costaverde

We depart for the 4-star Playa Costaverde Hotel, located in Playa Costaverde–one of the most beautiful beaches in the area. The hotel is all-inclusive.

After checking in, our guide will provides us with more details about the program.

After breakfast we depart for Bariay, the place where the first meeting took place between the two cultures – Indigenous and Spanish, and where Cristobal Colon said his famous words. We will visit the monumental complex that memorializes the event, and the replica of an aboriginal village.

From there, we continue to the town of Gibara, called la Villa Blanca (The White Village), a picturesque colonial enclave. The small city has a rich history and its own cultural life.  It boasts beautiful architectural sites and a wonderful layout of its houses, streets and parks, but to most visitors the wealth of the town lies in its people, a lovely community proud of their town and its history.

Lunch in a private restaurant (Paladar) with typical local dishes based mainly on seafood.

People to People

Meet the new form of private businesses. Share an exchange with restaurant owners and its Cuban clientele. Get to know how the current dual currency in Cuba is managed.

After lunch we stroll through the town, visiting two small museums (Colonial Art and Natural Sciences), and La Bateria Fernando VII, a Spanish Fort that guards the entrance to the bay.

Return to the hotel.

After breakfast, we visit Chorro de Maita (Maita Stream), located 30 minutes away from the hotel by bus. It is an archaeological site with a museum that recreates buildings and sculptures depicting the life of the locals at the time of Colombus’ arrival.

This is the place where we asume that  the first contact between the two cultures took place. Surrounding the aboriginal cemetery of Chorro de Maita, the landscape is a riot of green, ocher and blue tones, framed by the sea, palm trees and mountains.

People to People

Join the conference by specialists of the museum, explaining the history of the place and the discoveries made in the burial grounds. Visit the primary school in Maita and interact with the students.

Next, we visit Bahia de Naranjo (Naranjo Bay). It is one of the best-preserved bays in Cuba, where you can see manatees and other endangered species in their natural habitat. A small boat takes you to the aquarium and dolphinarium located in the center of the bay over a series of small keys.

Enjoy a seafood lunch surrounded by tropical fish exhibitions, and participate in a dolphin and sea lion show.

Return to the hotel.

We stay in the hotel and its beautiful surroundings as we immerse ourselves in a typical Cuban Carnival Celebration, with its different artistic forms. We will explore the preparation of local dishes in a festive atmosphere that is recreated right in the hotel grounds. Engage with artists and locals. Join in contagious Cuban dances. Let’s move!

People to People

Get to know the festive and culinary traditions of the region, sharing in on a way of life that keeps Cubans alive and happy.

Time to say “hasta pronto!” We will check out and go to Frank Pais International Airport in Holguin. We will take the Miami-bound flight, as we end our trip.