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LATIN AMERICA • CUBA Splendours of Cuba Duration • 11 days & 9 nights Category • Discovery Small-group tour • From £1,895 (incl. flights) Private tour • From £2,395 (incl. flights) This group tour features… No single supplement on selected departure dates (limited availability) Small group size – average 12 people (max 18) Simple & Good Standard accommodation Flexible – extensions & flight upgrades available Direct international flights with Virgin Atlantic Transfers in air-conditioned vehicles Experienced local tour manager 10 breakfasts, 6 lunches & 3 dinners Guided sightseeing & entrance fees Porterage at airports Extended Oriente departures * Trinidad Cuba is changing fast, so now is a great time to visit while its exotic and distinctive style remains. Discover faded colonial grandeur in Havana and Trinidad, delightful rolling countryside, tobacco and coffee plantations, the historical sites of the revolution and the ever-present rhythms of the son and mambo styles of music. western province of Pinar del Rio for a stay of 2 nights. Established as a sustainable environmental and development project, Las Terrazas provides an ideal introduction to Cuba’s countryside life and landscapes. Visit the local community and the partially restored 19th-century coffee estate. (B, L, D) Day 4: Viñales Full-day tour of the beautiful Viñales Valley, its tobacco plantations and rounded limestone hills. Visit a cigar factory and take a boat ride through the Indian Cave. (B, L) Day 5: Peninsula de Zapata • Cienfuegos Travel to Cienfuegos via the Peninsula de Zapata. Take a boat trip through the mangroves and drive past Playa Girón, site of the 1961 invasion. Continue to the small city of Cienfuegos, with its distinct French influence, for 1 night. (B, L, D) Day 6: Cienfuegos • Trinidad Morning tour of Cienfuegos, known as the ‘Pearl of the South’, and visit the Cienfuegos botanical gardens. Afternoon transfer to Trinidad for a 2-night stay in a casa particular in the heart of the old town. Dine this evening at a privately run paladar. (B, D) Weather Trinidad J F M A M J J A S O N D A 29 29 30 31 32 32 33 33 32 32 30 29 B 19 19 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 21 20 C 25 39 39 42 159 204 154 169 208 162 57 24 A: Maximum average temperature (°C) B: Minimum average temperature (°C) C: Average rainfall (mm) Standard departure Oriente departure SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES Take a ride in a classic American car and stroll around old Havana Dine at a privately run paladar in Trinidad Experience rural life at Las Terrazas community Gain an insight into the revolution at Che Guevara’s Museum Day 1: Fly to Havana Fly from London (regional connections available) to Havana with Virgin Atlantic. Transfer to the Iberostar Parque Central / SO Paseo del Prado La Habana for 2 nights. (N) Day 2: Havana Morning walking tour of Old Havana with a stop at El Floridita, home of the daiquiri cocktail. Afternoon panoramic tour in a classic American car, visiting Revolution Square and a rum museum. (B, L) Day 3: Las Terrazas In the morning, drive to Las Terrazas in the Day 7: Trinidad Morning walking tour of the town, including the Romantic Museum or Cantero Museum and a visit to Casa de la Musica. Founded in 1514, Trinidad contains well-preserved colonial buildings with hardly a trace of 20th-century architecture. In the afternoon, drive to the Valley of the Sugar Mills, dotted with ruins of large former sugar plantations and visit the Manaca Iznaga watchtower, a reminder of Cuba’s slave trade and colonisation. (B, L) Day 8: Santa Clara • Havana Morning drive to Santa Clara, the site of the turning point in the Cuban revolution, and see Che Guevara’s museum and mausoleum. After lunch, continue to Havana for 2 nights at the Iberostar Parque Central. Optional evening music performance. (B, L) Day 9: Havana Day at leisure to stroll along Old Havana’s cobbled streets or take optional visits to the Bellas Artes Museum, Hemingway’s Museum or the Revolution Museum. (B) Days 10-11: Fly to London Transfer to the airport. Fly to London with Virgin Atlantic, arriving the following day. (B) (N) Meal basis: As per itinerary – B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner, N: No meals. 96 View our full range of itineraries, hotels and experiences at CoxandKings.co.uk

REGION Gran Teatro, Havana * Oriente departures 16 days & 14 nights from £2,495 On selected dates, the tour continues further through the interior to Santiago de Cuba and provides a rare glimpse into eastern Cuba’s history, culture and mountain scenery. Day 8: Trinidad Day at leisure in Trinidad or take optional excursions. Day 9: Camagüey This morning drive to Camagüey (5-6 hours). Short tour of its winding streets built to deter pirate attacks, and stay overnight. (B) Days 10-11: Holguin • Santiago de Cuba Full-day journey to Santiago de Cuba for a 2-night stay, visiting Holguin and Castro’s birthplace at Biran en route. Explore the island’s first capital and birthplace of Afro- Cuban culture including the historical centre, El Morro fortress, and the Gran Piedra and the Sierra Maestra mountains. (B, L) Day 12: Sancti Spíritus Full-day journey to Sancti Spíritus for an overnight stay visiting El Cobre church, Cuba’s most important shrine, and Bayamo en route. (B) Days 13-14: Santa Clara • Havana Take a short city tour and continue to historic Santa Clara for a visit and onto Havana for 2 nights at the SO Paseo del Prado hotel. (B) Days 15-16: Fly to London Morning at leisure. Fly to London overnight with Virgin Atlantic. (B) (N) TOUR EXTENSIONS Tour + Cayo Santa Maria 7 days & 5 nights from £325 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Accommodation: This tour features a combination of simple, good standard and superior hotels, and casas particulares, which are simple, private, bed and breakfast-style accommodations that allow for an authentic insight into the Cuban way of life. Cuba combines increasing popularity with very limited good quality hotel options and the properties we use may vary from departure to departure. The specific accommodation for each departure as well as the exact order of your itinerary will be confirmed in your final travel documents. Guideline prices for 2022-23 Group tour Low season from £1,895 Guide price months: Jan, Nov High season from £1,995 Guide price months: Feb – Mar Single supplement from £475 Virgin Atlantic flight upgrades Premium Economy from £595 return Upper Class from £1,695 return Travel in Cuba: We recommend an extremely flexible approach to booking a holiday and travel in Cuba. The extended Oriente departures are better suited to the hardier traveller due to longer road drives. Private & tailor-made travel: This itinerary can be taken privately on a date that suits you, for which guideline prices are shown. Alternatively, it can be tailored to your exact requirements. Please call 020 3627 3097 or visit CoxandKings.co.uk/make-an-enquiry Private tour Low season from £2,395 Guide price month: May High season from £2,495 Guide price months: Jan – Mar Single supplement on request Tour code: CUB / CUO The guideline high season prices may be significantly lower than the peak season prices (21 Dec – 06 Jan) No single supplement on selected group tour departure dates (limited availability) A limited number of places on the following departures are available with no single supplement (once limited places are taken, a single supplement will apply): 13 Mar 22, 13 Nov 22, 19 Mar 23, 12 Nov 23 Regional air connections Please speak to your consultant for details The guideline tour prices are all per person in pound sterling, based on two people sharing a twin / double room. For up-to-date prices for all departure dates, including special offers when applicable, please visit CoxandKings.co.uk. All prices are subject to availability. After visiting Santa Clara on day 8 or day 13, continue to a white sandy cay off Cuba’s north coast. Stay for 4 nights at the all-inclusive Meliá Cayo Santa Maria or the first class Meliá Buenavista (upgrade to an ocean-view room from £85). Drive back to Havana for a final night before your flight to London with Virgin Atlantic. Departure dates for 2022-23 Out (Sun) Rtn (Wed) 23 Jan 22 02 Feb 22 * 01 Feb 22 16 Feb 22 27 Feb 22 09 Mar 22 * 01 Mar 22 16 Mar 22 Out (Sun) Rtn (Wed) 13 Mar 22 23 Mar 22 27 Mar 22 06 Apr 22 * 01 Nov 22 16 Nov 22 13 Nov 22 23 Nov 22 Out (Sun) Rtn (Wed) 22 Jan 23 01 Feb 23 * 31 Jan23 15 Feb 23 05 Feb 23 15 Feb 23 19 Feb 23 01 Mar 23 Out (Sun) Rtn (Wed) * 28 Feb 23 15 Mar 23 05 Mar 23 15 Mar 23 19 Mar 23 29 Mar 23 For more information or to book, contact us on 020 3627 3097 or speak to your travel agent 97

LATIN AMERICA • CUBA<br />

Splendours<br />

of Cuba<br />

Duration • 11 days & 9 nights<br />

Category • Discovery<br />

Small-group tour • From £1,895 (incl. flights)<br />

Private tour • From £2,395 (incl. flights)<br />

This group tour features…<br />

No single supplement on<br />

selected departure dates<br />

(limited availability)<br />

Small group size – average 12<br />

people (max 18)<br />

Simple & Good Standard<br />

accommodation<br />

Flexible – extensions & flight<br />

upgrades available<br />

Direct international flights with<br />

Virgin Atlantic<br />

Transfers in air-conditioned<br />

vehicles<br />

Experienced local tour manager<br />

10 breakfasts, 6 lunches & 3 dinners<br />

Guided sightseeing & entrance fees<br />

Porterage at airports<br />

Extended Oriente departures *<br />

Trinidad<br />

Cuba is changing fast, so now is a great time<br />

to visit while its exotic and distinctive style<br />

remains. Discover faded colonial grandeur<br />

in Havana and Trinidad, delightful rolling<br />

countryside, tobacco and coffee plantations,<br />

the historical sites of the revolution and the<br />

ever-present rhythms of the son and mambo<br />

styles of music.<br />

western province of Pinar del Rio for a stay<br />

of 2 nights. Established as a sustainable<br />

environmental and development project,<br />

Las Terrazas provides an ideal introduction<br />

to Cuba’s countryside life and landscapes.<br />

Visit the local community and the partially<br />

restored 19th-century coffee estate. (B, L, D)<br />

Day 4: Viñales<br />

Full-day tour of the beautiful Viñales Valley, its<br />

tobacco plantations and rounded limestone<br />

hills. Visit a cigar factory and take a boat ride<br />

through the Indian Cave. (B, L)<br />

Day 5: Peninsula de Zapata • Cienfuegos<br />

Travel to Cienfuegos via the Peninsula<br />

de Zapata. Take a boat trip through the<br />

mangroves and drive past Playa Girón, site of<br />

the 1961 invasion. Continue to the small city of<br />

Cienfuegos, with its distinct French influence,<br />

for 1 night. (B, L, D)<br />

Day 6: Cienfuegos • Trinidad<br />

Morning tour of Cienfuegos, known as the<br />

‘Pearl of the South’, and visit the Cienfuegos<br />

botanical gardens. Afternoon transfer to<br />

Trinidad for a 2-night stay in a casa particular in<br />

the heart of the old town. Dine this evening at<br />

a privately run paladar. (B, D)<br />

Weather<br />

Trinidad<br />

J F M A M J J A S O N D<br />

A 29 29 30 31 32 32 33 33 32 32 30 29<br />

B 19 19 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 21 20<br />

C 25 39 39 42 159 204 154 169 208 162 57 24<br />

A: Maximum average temperature (°C)<br />

B: Minimum average temperature (°C)<br />

C: Average rainfall (mm)<br />

Standard departure<br />

Oriente departure<br />

SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES<br />

Take a ride in a classic American car and<br />

stroll around old Havana<br />

Dine at a privately run paladar in<br />

Trinidad<br />

Experience rural life at Las Terrazas<br />

community<br />

Gain an insight into the revolution at<br />

Che Guevara’s Museum<br />

Day 1: Fly to Havana<br />

Fly from London (regional connections<br />

available) to Havana with Virgin Atlantic.<br />

Transfer to the Iberostar Parque Central / SO<br />

Paseo del Prado La Habana for 2 nights. (N)<br />

Day 2: Havana<br />

Morning walking tour of Old Havana with<br />

a stop at El Floridita, home of the daiquiri<br />

cocktail. Afternoon panoramic tour in a classic<br />

American car, visiting Revolution Square and a<br />

rum museum. (B, L)<br />

Day 3: Las Terrazas<br />

In the morning, drive to Las Terrazas in the<br />

Day 7: Trinidad<br />

Morning walking tour of the town, including<br />

the Romantic Museum or Cantero Museum<br />

and a visit to Casa de la Musica. Founded in<br />

1514, Trinidad contains well-preserved<br />

colonial buildings with hardly a trace of<br />

20th-century architecture. In the afternoon,<br />

drive to the Valley of the Sugar Mills, dotted<br />

with ruins of large former sugar plantations<br />

and visit the Manaca Iznaga watchtower,<br />

a reminder of Cuba’s slave trade and<br />

colonisation. (B, L)<br />

Day 8: Santa Clara • Havana<br />

Morning drive to Santa Clara, the site of the<br />

turning point in the Cuban revolution, and see<br />

Che Guevara’s museum and mausoleum. After<br />

lunch, continue to Havana for 2 nights at the<br />

Iberostar Parque Central. Optional evening<br />

music performance. (B, L)<br />

Day 9: Havana<br />

Day at leisure to stroll along Old Havana’s<br />

cobbled streets or take optional visits to the<br />

Bellas Artes Museum, Hemingway’s Museum<br />

or the Revolution Museum. (B)<br />

Days 10-11: Fly to London<br />

Transfer to the airport. Fly to London with<br />

Virgin Atlantic, arriving the following day. (B) (N)<br />

Meal basis: As per itinerary – B: Breakfast,<br />

L: Lunch, D: Dinner, N: No meals.<br />

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