Itinerary
Proposed itinerary (subject to change)
DAY 1 – Havana / Dinner
- Airport arrival (flight not included; contact us for details on how to book flights)
- Transfer to Hotel
- Welcome cocktail
- Welcome dinner with tour guide at hotel, included
- Evening to photograph & explore Habana Vieja (Old Havana) Tour guide will gladly provide entertainment suggestions . Transfers not included (photography locations within walking distance from hotel).
DAY 2 – Havana (Breakfast and Lunch)
- Early morning shoot of choice locations in Habana Vieja (Old Havana). This is optional, transfer not included
- Breakfast back at hotel
- Visit Cuban exchange bureau to purchase Cuban CUCs. (CADECA)
- Walking Tour of Habana Vieja
- Lunch at La Marina Restaurant (included)
- Afternoon free to explore or photograph
- Dinner not included
- Evening shoot at sunset & twilight in city locations, transfer not included
- Evening suggestion: Casa de la Música de Centro Habana: cover, and transportation not included (optional activity)
DAY 3 – Havana / Las Terrazas/ Viñales (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
- Breakfast in hotel
- Morning departure to Las Terrazas eco-community
- Visit a rural village called Rancho Curujey & photograph
- Visit the art studio of a local artist & photograph
- Visit the ruins of a very old French coffee plantation & photograph
- Lunch at an open-air restaurant La Casa del Campesino
- Free time to photograph or enjoy a swim at San Juan River
- Continue to the very unique landscapes of Viñales Valley & town
- Check in at Hotel
- Dinner in hotel, included
- Evening is free to photograph and enjoy the amenities of your hotel
DAY 4 – Viñales (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
- Breakfast in hotel
- Morning photography tour of the very beautiful Viñales Valley: Unequivocally Cuba’s finest scenery, very unique, rural & rustic. Quintessential Cuban time warp, sleepy cowboy village
- Visit Cueva del Indio (Indian Cave)
- Lunch at El Palenque Restaurant (included)
- Photograph a family run tobacco farm
- Tour the central plaza of Viñales village
- Free time for photography
- Dinner in hotel, included
- After dinner review of work
- Evening is free for you to explore the sights and sounds of the village; your guide will gladly provide entertainment suggestions
DAY 5 – Viñales/ Soroa (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
- Breakfast in hotel
- Early departure to Soroa: Soroa’s lush tall mountain trees and foliage. It is the orchid capital of Cuba complemented with streams and picturesque waterfalls
- Free time to explore beautiful lush mountain foliage & photograph the environs
- Lunch at a local restaurant, included
- Free afternoon to explore & photograph the environs
- Hotel Villa check in
- Dinner in hotel, included
- Evening is free for you to explore the sights and sounds of the village; your guide will gladly provide entertainment suggestions
DAY 6 - Soroa/ Havana (Breakfast and Lunch)
- Breakfast in hotel
- Departure to Havana
- Visit the Art Studios of famed Cuban painter José Fuster
- Lunch at Fuster's (included): delicious seafood lunch!
- Hotel check in
- Free time for photographing along the Malecón oceanfront
- Sunset and twilight photography in Havana
- Dinner not included
- Evening suggestions: Café Taberna for the famous Buena Vista Social Club musician’s performance, (Transportation and cover fee not included in price)
DAY 7 – Havana (Breakfast and Lunch)
- Early morning shoot in Havana (optional)
- Breakfast in hotel
- Visit Fototeca de Cuba (Cuba Photography Fund) and meet Perfecto Romero the person in charge of the center
- Visit Cámara Oscura for panorama views of Plaza Vieja and Old Havana
- Lunch at La Paella restaurant, included
- Free time to photograph or siesta
- Dinner not included.
- Photo review if required
- Evening is free for you to explore the sights and sounds of Havana; your guide will gladly provide entertainment suggestions
DAY 8 – Havana / Free day (Breakfast)
- Early morning shoot in Havana (optional)
- Breakfast in hotel
- Free day (no transportation nor guide service)
- Suggestions: Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro; Museo de Ron; Museo de la Farmacia; neighborhoods in Havana Vieja; Malecón; Capitolio Nacional; Museo de la Revolución; visit nearby beach; Havana architecture & alternate neighborhoods.
- Lunch not included
- Dinner not included
- Evening is free for you to explore the sights and sounds of Havana.
DAY 9 – Havana/ Cienfuegos (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
- Breakfast in hotel
- Followed by early departure to Cienfuegos: Cienfuegos: Cuba’s loveliest city of French colonial architecture on Cuba’s most scenic ocean bay.
- Guided walking tour of Cienfuegos historical center: Paseo del Prado, Plaza José Martí, Tomás Terry Theater, Casa de la Cultura, The Cathedral
- Lunch at Club Náutico Restaurant, included
- Free time for photography
- Check-in Hotel
- More free time for photographing Cub’s best French Colonial city situated on Cuba’s most scenic ocean bay.
- Dinner in hotel, included
- Evening suggestion: Salsa performance at Hotel Unión rooftop: cover, not included
DAY 10 – Cienfuegos/ Trinidad (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
- Early morning shoot in Cienfuegos (optional)
- Breakfast in hotel
- Hotel check out
- Early departure to Trinidad a 19th century living museum Cuba’s colonial treasure has changed very little in 170 years beautifully preserved
- Walking tour of the historic center of Trinidad de Cuba
- We’ll photograph the expansive Sugar Mill Valley where thousands of slaves once worked
- Lunch at Iznaga restaurant, included
- Free time to enjoy the beach
- Hotel check in Hotel
- Dinner in hotel, included
- Evening is free for you to explore the sights and sounds of the city; your guide will gladly provide entertainment suggestions
DAY 11 –Trinidad/ Havana (Breakfast and Lunch)
- Breakfast in hotel
- Departure to Havana
- Check in Hotel
- Dinner not included
- Evening is free for you to explore the sights and sounds of the city; your guide will gladly provide entertainment suggestions
DAY 12 – Havana/ Shopping/ Museums/ Photography/ Entertainment (Breakfast)
- Breakfast in hotel
- Free Day
- Last day to explore this gritty, steamy, historic, irresistible city, its museums alternate neighborhood.
- Shopping, more photography and any other activities in this fascinating city you wish.
- Lunch not included
- Dinner not included
DAY 13 – Havana / Departure home
- Breakfast at hotel
- Transfer to Airport for flight home