Day 1: Arrival in Havana
You arrive at the José Marti internat. Airport of Havana. Optional transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at Aparthotel Comodoro.
Day 2: Habana Vieja
At 9:00 am your tour guide will accompany you in the transfer to the dance school “Academia del Baile Ritmo Cubano”. Your personal Cuban dancing partner and our main instructor will introduce you to the world of Cuba’s rhythm and music. At the end of the classes you will enjoy a tour through Old Havana and its historical center. A visit to the Rum Museum has been included. Lunch takes place in a typical
Cuban restaurant. In the afternoon you will visit the community project Casa del Tango. The evening is free at your disposal. In the evening we suggest you to walk around Calle Obispo (street Obispo) and enjoy many life music shows playing different rhythms of Cuba.
(breakfast, lunch)
Day 3:Cemetery Cristobal Colón
This morning, after the dancing lesson, your tour guide will take you to the Cemetery Cristobal Colón, 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 in the 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.
(breakfast)
Day 4: Playas del Este
After breakfast and a 90 minutes salsa lesson in the morning, you’ll leave for the eastern part of Havana. After a 30 minutes trip, you will reach more than 10km of white sandy beaches located in this area. You can relax and swim in the crystal-clear waters for the rest of the day. The evening is again at your disposal.
(breakfast)
Day 5: Cabaret Parisien
After having started the day with breakfast and a hot salsa lesson, use the rest of the afternoon to explore Havana on your own or to relax at the hotel's pool. In the evening we meet and leave for the live musical show Cabaret Parisien, which offers a wide variety of musical performances. The show will take place at the Hotel Nacional.
(breakfast)
Day 6: Casa de la Música
After having learned new moves and steps during 90 minutes of intensive salsa lessons, in the afternoon you will have the chance to put the already learned salsa theory into practice and test your dancing skills in the Casa de la Música with a live Cuban salsa band.
(breakfast)
Day 7: Patio de la Rumba
The morning is at your disposal. In the afternoon, you will visit the Patio de la Rumba, the center of the Conjunto Folklórico Nacional - a folkloristic national dance organization. Here, you will be treated to a special live show: Afro-Cuban music, in which you are more than welcome to participate! After that you will return to your hotel and plan the night as you wish.
(breakfast)
Day 8: Trinidad
Today you will visit Trinidad, the third village founded in Cuba by the Spanish, in 1514. Trinidad was route forced between Santiago de Cuba and Havana in the first years of its foundation. Later it was one of the island’s largest sugar development centers. Today it is declared a heritage site by UNESCO. On the way you will stop by in Cienfuegos for lunch. Accommodation at Hotel Las Cuevas or similar.
(breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Day 9: Casa de la Trova
Today, after breakfast, you will join a guided city walk through Trinidad. At some point during our tour we will reach Casa de la Trova, on open-air locale where musicians play in full swing, entertaining the local people with traditional Cuban music. Here you get to practice the salsa dance moves once again. Overnight at Hotel Las Cuevas.
(breakfast, dinner)
Day 10: Free Day Trinidad
This day is free for walking along Trinidad's cobbled streets or probably you would prefer to go to Playa Ancón in the Caribbean Sea, at the South Coast of Trinidad.
(breakfast, dinner)
Day 11: Return to Havana
At your disposal and planning. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
Breakfast - Hotel Las Cuevas
Dinner - Hotel Las Cuevas
Day 12: Havana
After breakfast you continue with salsa lesson in the morning. In the afternoon you may visit a museum or a Rum factory in town depending on the schedule.
(breakfast)
Day 13: Farewell to Cuba
Today is the last day of your salsa course. At some time in the evening, we join together for a special farewell dinner at the restaurant La Floridiana to celebrate our holiday in Cuba once again. A cocktail will be offered in the piano bar.
(breakfast, dinner)
Day 14: Departure
This day is free for relaxing or buying souvenirs to take back home. Departure in the afternoon. Optional transfer to the airport.
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