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Cuba. A magical word, a magical place. For more than a half-century it’s been off-limits to Americans, but this is changing. Now Quintess members can explore this jewel of the Caribbean with a private historian and exclusive access to locations throughout the island. From the hot music scene of Havana, the white sandy beaches and clear turquoise waters of the Caribbean to soaring green mountain jungles. From small hamlets to towns of still-perfect 18th century colonial architecture to modern metropolis. Cuba. At last.

Sample Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrival Miami
Your guides will meet you and, depending on your arrival time, lead a tour Little Havana
Welcome dinner and overview/discussion of the adventure in Cuba!

Day 2: Havana
Arrive Havana Jose Marti Airport from Miami
Lunch in Havana at Café Laurent, an upscale paladar (private restaurant)
Check-in to premier hotel in Old Havana
Walking Tour of Old Havana (Habana Vieja) – the 4 Plazas, the Prado, Plaza Central pointing out museums, shopping, bars, etc for individual later visits
Rooftop Dinner at paladar La Moneda Cubana (watch Fortress night gun firing)

Day 3: Havana
Travel to Pinar del Rio
Visit the unbelievably beautiful Vinales valley, a UNESCO World Heritage site
- Viewpoint enroute at Los Jazmines overlook
- private tour with the owner of Benito Cigar farm
- naturalist-guided tour and hiking in the caves at Santo Tomas, the second largest in the Western hemisphere
- late afternoon lunch at the gorgeous Finca Paraiso restaurant
Arrive back at hotel
Enjoy a show at the famed Tropicana nightclub, using classic 1950s convertibles for transportation and then enjoying a private dance lesson with some of the troupe

Day 4: Cienfuego
Tour of Finca Vigia, Ernest Hemingway’s home, where he wrote many of his masterpieces
Drive to by way of the Bahia dos Cochnos (Bay of Pigs) to Cienfuegos (a classic, French-inspired colonial city)
Dinner at a paladar on Cienfuegos’ Punta Gorda peninsula

Day 5: Trinidad
Drive to Trinidad along the gorgeous Caribbean coastline
Visit the beautiful and well-preserved Spanish colonial city of Trinidad, a UNESCO heritage city
Rooftop dinner in a paladar with spectacular sunset views of the Caribbean and Escambray mountains

Day 6: Trinidad
No trip to Cuba is complete without some time spent on some of the most pristine beaches and coral reefs in the entire Caribbean! Fine-grained white sand, swaying palms, crystal clear blue waters – all these beckon from the Playa Ancon, renowned as Cuba’s best beach on the entire southern coast! There are numerous activities for everyone:
• scuba diving the reefs and wrecks, with abundant wildlife
• snorkeling in the nearby bays
• a catamaran cruise
• para-sailing
• deep sea fishing
• lounging on a beach hammock with a good book or magazine
• sipping classic Cuban cocktails like mojitos and daiquiris (both invented right here on this island!)

Sunset dinner in a Trinidad paladar

Day 7: Departure
Depart for Cienfuegos’ Jaime Gonzalez Airport after a leisurely breakfast
Return flight to Miami