Havana Arrival

After arrival at the airport of Havana take a taxi to your casa particular or hotel.
It is a good idea to make a reservation for your hotel, casa particular and car rental on forehand through the internet, in specific for high season (July/August and December/March)

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Havana

Visit the historical part of the city; Habana Vieja (Old Havana), relax at terraces with life Cuban bands singing romantic boleros and Cuban traditional songs, walk through Habana Centro to see and feel how the real Habaneros live.
At night we suggest to visit the traditional closing of the harbor, El Cañonazo, at 9:00 pm at El Moro. Agterwards restaurant Dona Carmela is on walking distance, where you can have a real Cuban meal in their garden.

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Havana - Pinar del Rio - Viñales

Pick up your car in the center of Havana.

Taking the Freeway From Havana to Pinar del Rio:
Taking the new freeway Havana - Pinar del Rio it is possible to avoid the old Central Highway and to reduce the necessary time to cover the distance between both points. In les then two hours you arrive to the city of Pinar del Rio.
There are approximately 180 km of distance.

The trip is very pleasant. You can find florid fields, abudant vegetation, valleys and some mountain chains, as the Sierra de Rosario, one of the most beuatiful places of the Isle. It is one of the reservation of the Biosphere of the country.

This route doesn't cross towns or cities. It starts in Havana and it ends up in the city of Pinar del Rio, capital of the province with the same name, and the westernmost of the country. It is located in the western end of the Isle.

All Through this route, you will find in both sides of the freeway landscapes and cultivated fields. Nevertheless, you can choose certain deviations to get to small towns, cities and very attractive touristic centers.

The deviation could be:
In the km 50, you can move away from the freeway and 4 km far you will find the San Juan River, a place of wild nature, cascades and small lakes, ideal to take a bath and enjoy a camping day.
2 km far through the same highway you will get to La Moka Hotel. This touristic center, located among big trees and surrounded by pure, wild nature, is probably one of the nicest and most pleasant places of the country.

Soroa. A national park with a hotel, a magnificent orchd garden, divers nature and the most amazing Cuban flora. It laso counts on an observatory that, to get there you will have to climb stones and mountains, and finally, a great valley to your feet.

There are some of the towns you will find if you cross the city of Pinar del Rio 5 to 20 km far: Artemisa, Candelaria, San Critóbal, Los Palacios, Paso Real de San Diego, Herraduras, Consolación del Sur, Viñales, La Coloma, San Luis, San Juan y Martinez, Guane, Sandino and Mantua.

You can also, all along the iternerary, visit some touristic places of interest like Los Portales Cave, La Güira, which is a National Park, the Santino Tomás Cave, the Mines of Matahambre, Cayo Levisa, Cayo Paraiso and Maria La Gorda. All these places are located a few km far from the city of Pinar del Rio.

Cape San Antonio is the westernmost point of the country

Just before you arrive to the city of Pinar del Rio, you can turn to the right and there you will find a group of touristic places of great value.
Among them it stands out the Viñales Valley, a prominent height, in which you it is located the Hotel Los Jazmines. This is the most spectacular touristic scenario in Cuba. It is a group of hummocks that surround a great valley where you will find the famous Cuban tabacco plantations.

Near the valley you can find interesting places such as The Indian Cave, the San Vicente Hotel and Hotel la Ermita.

Going straight through the highway you will find the City of Pinar del Rio, the westernmost province of Cuba, the province of the valleys, the mountains, the hummocks, the caves, the underground rivers and the medicinal waters.

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Viñales

Lovely small town in the middle of nature, surrounded by tabac platations and the typical Vinales mountains; Mojotes
At night we recommend to visit Centro Culturo Polo Montanez for life music and dancing in the open air.

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Viñales - Cienfuegos - Trinidad

From Vinales you drive back to Havana, from there you take the road to Cienfuegos.

From Havana to Guamá:
Departing from Havana you can take the highway about 200 km and arrive to Zapata March.
Taking the highway heading Playa Girón near the Central Australia, you will find Guamá, which is the name of an original Taino village, as those belonging to the Cuban ancient inhabitants when the Spanish came to colonize the Isle.

Guamá is a very special touristic center. It is the reproduction of a Taino village on the water.
Beautiful indigenous style cabins are built on pivots in the water. Hanging bridges link the residences to the central point where there are a quay of yachts and boats, a restaurant and a balcony.

About 30 km forward is located Playa Girón, a place full history. There, the inviasion organised by the CIA in April 1961 took place.
There are still remains of the infernal combat, which happened about half a century ago. But now, there is also a village, a school, a museum, a restaurant and Hotel Playa Girón. A few kilometers before is Hotel Playa Larga, another historical invasion point.

From Playa Girón to Cienfuegos:
Less then 100 km seperate Playa Girón from Cienfuegos, taking the southern coast and skirting the swamps. It is a journey amid abundant vegetation very near to the coast, small villages and scare cities.

The Jagua Hotel is a great place to lodge in Cienfuegos.

From Cienfuegos to Trinidad:
Skirting approximately 50 km of coast you can get to Trinidad, in a journey where very dens vegetation, valleys, plantations of sugar and small towns are found.

Trinidad city is like anyone would say "A city detained in time", where large houses, cherches and buildings of the XVII, XVIII and XIX can be admired just the way they used to be at that time. It is a beautiful, kind of an alive historical relic, because their new resedents have taken charge of conserving it. It is not a "dull city", but it is vivacious, loquacious, picturesque and really nice.

You can lodge in several casa particulares and hotels: Las Cuevas, Brisas del Mar, Ancón, Costa Sur, the luxery Gran Iberostar Trinidad or the idylic Finca Maria Dolores
In the outskirts of the city you can stay in Topes de Collantes

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Trinidad

Visit the historical center of Trinidad early in the morning, this city is HOT after 12:00 noon. In the afternoon you can concider to go to Ancon beach which is only 15 minutes by taxi or book yourself on a hiking tour, in Trinidad there are several tourist offices to book an organised trip.

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Escambray Mountains, Topes de Collantes

Trinidad - Ciego de Avila

Today you will drive from Trinidad to the capital Sancti Spiritus and after a short vist continue to Ciego de Avila.

From Sancti Spiritus to Ciego de Avila:
Continuing for the Central Highway you can find the cities of Jatibonico, Majagua and Jicotea. About 100 km of distance, with beautiful places to both sides, you can see flat territories.

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Ciego de Avila - Camaguey

From Ciego de Avila to Camagüey:
Taking the Central Highway it is a 150 km trip crossing the center of the island and passing by small and distant towns. Here you will be able to see sugar cane fields to both sides, cattle and fruit-bearing territories.

Following this route you will find the small cities of Colorado, Gaspar, Piedrecita, Alganabo, "Carlos Manuel of Cespedes" and a bigger one Florida.

Then you get to Camagüey, one of Cuba's historical cities, among the first ones been founded by Spaniards in the Isle. It is a city with many old buildings, churches, parks and squares. It is very well conserved that's why people can appreciate the typical city that the Spaniards used to settled down in their colonies.

The best hotel is Camagüey Hotel, two kilometers far from downtown. From this place you can enjoy two quite different types of distraction.

One is Santa Lucia, a beach 60 km far from the city. It is a beautiful coast of sand and sea.
Four comfertable and modern hotels allow the visitor to lodge and enjoy the charms of the place. In Santa Lucia, besides taking a bath in its calm waters it is also possible either the aquatic activity, yatismo, diving, and fishing or driving to Cayo Sabinal. This is a magnificent territory with beautiful beaches and cabins to lodge.

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Camaguey

Visit to the city of Camaguey, in specific for train freaks this is the place to spot steam trains!

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Camaguey - Bayamo

From Camagüey to Las Tunas:
About 250 km seperated both cities, which are capitals of the provinces with the same names.
Driving for the Central Highway you can pass by nice and small towns such as Sibanicú and Cascorro, until getting to Las Tunas. Some kilometers before arriving to the city, the visitor can lodge in El Cornito, a typical country facility very appropriate to the place.

After Las Tunas you will drive down to Bayamo

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Bayamo - Santiago de Cuba

From Bayamo to Santiago de Cuba:
Going from Bayamo to Santiago de Cuba, there is Santiago de Cuba City, the capital of the province with the same name, the second city in importancy with a great historical tradition, you travel following a route with small oriental populations at both sides of the highway.
Jiguani, Maffo, Contramaestra, Palma Soriano and San Luis. They sum 400 km in total.

Santiago de Cuba is located in the Southern part of the country, in the coast and it possesses a splendid bay.

It is most known hotels are Casa Granda, Melia Santiago de Cuba, Versalles and San Juan. For a stay at the beach you might choose for Hotel Bucanero
Of course Santiago de Cuba has many casa particulares to choose from.

In Santiago de Cuba city and its province you can enjoy numerous tourists places of great interest.

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Santiago de Cuba

Enjoy the many historical interests this city have, Moro castle, the Moncada Barracks and don't forget El Cobre

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Santiago de Cuba - Havana

Drop off your car at the airport of Santiago de Cuba
From Santiago de Cuba you will take a domestic flight back to Havana. Be wise and make a reservation online.
At the airport in Havana take a taxi to your hotel or casa particular, costs about 20 CUC

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