Discover Havana, The Great Lady of the Caribbean. In spite of the time, the city still keeps the charm that captivated poets and authors like Ernest Hemingway.
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Price is based only with the dancing trip program excluding the international flight to Cuba.
Discover Havana, The Great Lady of the Caribbean. In spite of the time, the city still keeps the charm that captivated poets and authors like Ernest Hemingway.
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Single Supp.
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1/04/2013
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31/10/2013
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6
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£ 449
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Price Includes
- Comodoro Hotel - 6 overnights including Breakfast Board
- 1 x Dinner, 1 x Lunch according to the program
- Multilingual speaking tour guide
- 5 days of Dancing Course (2 lessons x 45 min. daily) with a qualified dancing partner
- All transfers in air-conditioned mini-vans
- Entrance fees on excursions
Price Excludes
- Return International Flight (London - Havana - London)
- Visa or tourist card
- Tips, personal expense; extra meals and drinks in the hotel restaurants
- Anything not explicitly mentioned above is not included in the price.
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Note:
- This trip starts every Sunda
- Following Dance Courses are available: Salsa, Reggaeton, Tango, Bachata, Merengue and Instrumental Courses (drumming, guitar).
- All hotels are sold ON REQUEST which means that once you pay to us, we will request its confirmation. We are constantly revising the availability of Cuba hotels by loading stop sales reports whenever we receive them from hotels in Cuba but unfortunately this information is not 100% accurate. If the hotel(s) requested are fully booked, we will do our upmost best to find suitable alternative accommodation of equivalent standard and/or location. As per Booking Conditions, if we cannot provide the initially agreed accommodation, on top of offering you alternative accommodation, we will offer 100% your money back unless agreed otherwise in writing.
Day-by-Day Program:
Day 1- Arrival to Havana
You arrive at Havana's international Airport José Marti. Accommodation at Comodoro hotel.
Day 2- Habana Vieja
After breakfast, your tour guide will accompany you in the transfer to the dance academy "ritmo cubano" for your first dancing lesson at 9 am. You will get to know your professional Cuban dancing partner. Together with qualified teacher they will introduce you into the world of Cuban music and rhythms. After the classes we leave for a guided tour through Old Havana with its historic centre: the beautiful "La Habana Vieja". We also stop for a tour at the Rum Museum of Havana Club. Lunch takes place in a typical Cuban restaurant. In the afternoon, you will visit the community project Casa del Tango.
Day 3- Cemetery Cristobal Colon
Once you have finished your dancing lessons in the morning, your tour guide will take you to the Cemetery Cristobal Colon considered by its extension one of the largest in the world. There you will discover a unique variety of sculptural and architectural exponents erected for more than a century with an amazing diversity of styles. A visit to the Plaza de la Revolución will take place this afternoon, symbol of the Cuban revolution and, since 1959, scene of relevant events and demonstrations. You will return to the hotel and the evening is free at your disposal.
Day 4- Playas del Este
After breakfast and a 90 minutes dancing lesson in the morning we leave for the east of Havana and after a 30 minutes trip, we reach tropical beaches located in this area. With more than 10km of white sandy beaches you can relax and swim in the crystal‐clear waters for the rest of the day. The evening is again at leisure.
Day 5- Cabaret Parisien
You will start the day again with the hot salsa lesson. You can use the rest of the morning and afternoon exploring Cuba on your own by e.g. visiting a museum or rum factory in town, or just relaxing at the hotel's pool. In the evening we leave for a live musical show, Cabaret Parisien, with its variety of musical performances at the Hotel Nacional.
Day 6- Casa de la Música Farewell Dinner
Today will be the last day of your dancing course. In the afternoon you will get the chance to find out how much you have learned during your salsa lessons: apply the salsa theory into practice in the Casa de la Múscia with live Cuban Salsa band. In the evening we join a special farewell dinner in the restaurant La Floridiana. A cocktail will be offered in the piano bar afterwards to celebrate our great holiday in Cuba and prepare ourselves for departure.
Day 7- Adiós Cuba!
The morning is at your disposal and you can use it to do sightseeing around Havana or shop for last gifts and souvenirs from Cuba. In the afternoon, we will visit the Patio de la Rumba, the center of the "Conjunto Folklorico Nacional" ‐ a folkloristic national dance organization. Here, you will be treated to a special live show: Afro‐Cuban music. You are more than welcome to join in! Later you may depart for your flight back home or you continue with your own holiday arrangements in Cuba.
