DISCOVERING HEMINGWAY’S FOOTPRINTS - from USD 1422.00
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7 nights and 8 days, 2 hotel nights and 5 days living on board a motor yacht where you will know the famous North American writer Ernest Hemingway’s life, his great passion for Cuba, the Cubans, and the fishing of the Marlin in the Great Blue River, as he used to call the Gulf Stream, visit his favorite places to eat and drink, such us Floridita Restaurant , La Bodeguita del Medio, La Terraza de Cojimar, the hotel where he first stayed in Cuba and many times thereafter, and finally his home where he wrote many of his novels ,today it has become a museum where his boat Pilar is preserved.
DAY 1.
Arrival and meet our reps and guides at José Marti International Airport.
Exclusive transfer to the hotel Ambos Mundos, located in the center of the Old Havana, here Hemingway lived many years of his life, within walking distance to the most interesting parts of the Old city declared part of the world heritage by UNESCO in 1988. Accommodation on Bed and Breakfast basis
DAY 2.
Breakfast .Visit the room museum inside the same hotel in honor to the writer, guided City Tour, that includes the four main squares (Plaza de Armas, Plaza de la Catedral, La Plaza Vieja and la Plaza de San Francisco, the museum of the city, the museum of the famous Cuban Rum Havana Club, lunch in the restaurant La Bodeguita del Medio, typical famous restaurant located a few steps from La Catedral square and the place where Mojito was created.
After lunch, continue the visit to the modern city, that include a stop at the national Capitol Building area and the Plaza de la Revolución, place of political importance for the in Cuba, continue to the University of the Havana surroundings, and the Miramar residential area, and return to the hotel. Free night
DAY 3.
Breakfast. Check out. Departure to visit to the Hemingway Museum, house of the writer until his last days, where he wrote among other works the famous The Old one and the Sea, for which he received the Nobel Prize of Literature, you will appreciate his daily life, his routine, and the unforgettable yacht El Pilar, in which he went many times to fish in the Gulf Stream. After the visit, continue to the small fishermen town of Cojimar, a town that inspired the settlement for his novel the Old Man and the Sea.
A monument bust to Hemingway is raised in the middle of one of its squares. Lunch in the restaurant La Terraza, place where Hemingway used to have a drink drank after a fishing day, after lunch continue the journey Cienfuegos to the southeast of Cuba, arrival to the Marlin Marina, lodging in the Yacht Great Escapes, dinner on board, and free night to visit the city.
DAY 4.
After breakfast on board sail towards Trinidad navigating the south coast of the island to enjoy the beauty of the Escambray range of mountains, free time for Snorkeling in the coral reef , fishing of height in search of the great Marlin, lunch on board, in the afternoon arrive to Trinidad, dinner on board, free night.
DAY 5.
Breakfast on board. Departure for a City Tour of the most beautiful and very preserved colonial city in Cuba, Trinidad, it was founded in 1514, and declared by the UNESCO, World Heritage site, visit to the Romantic museum, the typical bar La Canchanchara, where you can drink a Cuban typical cocktail ,this place is entertained with traditional music.. Return to the boat, lunch on board, free time at Ancon beach, dinner on board and free night.
DAY 6.
Breakfast on board, sail to Cayo Blanco del Sur, time for fishing of height and snorkeling, land to visit to the Cayo Blanco, day free at the beach , lunch in the yacht, free afternoon, dinner and night on board, music enjoyment, table games and entertainment.
DAY 7.
Breakfast on board. Sail to Cayo Puga, sailing among the diverse islands of the area arrival and landing, complete day of sea, sun and white sands, time of fishing, coral reef, sea food and Cuban cocktails, return to Trinidad, dinner and night on board.
DAY 8.
Breakfast on board. Free day to enjoy Ancón Beach, lunch in the yacht. In the afternoon departure transfer to the airport in Havana, exclusive check in and return flight.
NET Price USD 1422.00 per person in DBL year round
Single supplement:
USD 26.00
The program includes:
- Exclusively services during the itinerary.
- 24 hours client attendance.
- Guide service in the requested language.
- All the transfers, meals and visits described in the program.
- Transfer in bus with air conditioning and professional drivers.
The program doesn't include.
- International flights (May be provided on request)
- Entry Visa to Cuba.
- Insurance
- Other personal expenses.
- Drinks.
- Tips.
Departure tax (25 cuc)