CUBA - Chrysler Museum of Art

DISTINCTIVE TRAVEL FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS
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AN EXTRAORDINARY “PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE” EXPERIENCE
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The streets of Havana, Cuba, are a treasure trove of American classic cars lovingly and
innovatively preserved.
October 30
to
November 7, 2016
Itinerary
Day Destination
1 Depart from your home city/
Miami, Florida, U.S.
2 Miami/Fly to Havana, Cuba
Havana’s Capitolio Nacional was modeled after the U.S. Capitol in the late 1920s.
3 Havana
4 Havana/Santa Clara
5 Santa Clara/Varadero
6 Varadero/Matanzas/Havana
7 Havana/Viñales/Pinar del Río/Havana
8 Havana/Jaimanitas/Havana
9 Havana/Miami, Florida, U.S./Home city
UNITED STATES
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UNESCO
World Heritage Site
Miami
Air Routing
Gulf of
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Havana
Jaimanitas
Viñales
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Varadero
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In Miami
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One night in the Miami Airport Marriott Hotel.
Breakfast.
Welcome briefing.
Round-trip Miami, Florida/Havana, Cuba, charter flights.
Accommodations and Meals in Cuba
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Two nights in the historic Hotel Nacional de Cuba, Havana.
One night in the Hotel America, Santa Clara.
One night in the Meliá Las Americas, Varadero, near Matanzas.
Three nights in the Meliá Cohiba Hotel, Havana.
Welcome Reception in Havana.
All meals included while in Cuba, featuring:
--People-to-People homestyle lunch to be shared with an organic
farmer’s family.
--Dinner in an authentic paladar, a family-run private home restaurant.
--Beer and soft drinks included with lunch and dinner; coffee and
tea with all meals.
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Centrally located with sweeping views of Havana, Cuba’s most
historic and iconic grande dame hotel has played a key part in the
city’s history and identity since the 1930s, having hosted world
leaders such as Winston Churchill and Kofi Annan and Cuban and
international luminaries.
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Informative introduction to student life in Cuba at the University
of Havana.
Walking tour of Old Havana, a UNESCO World Heritage site,
and discussion with local architects and architectural restoration
scholars to learn about the preservation and evolution of art and
architecture in Havana.
Private antique automobile ride along the Malecón and in
Old Havana.
Visits to the 16th-century Plaza de Armas and the Antique
Automobile museum in Old Havana.
Interaction with local artists in the Muraleando Community Project,
an art district in Havana.
Visit to a school of arts in Matanzas to meet students.
In Matanzas, visit to the 19th-century Triolet family pharmacy.
Meliá Cohiba Hotel
Located on the waterfront in Havana’s downtown Vedado
district, the Meliá Cohiba provides comfortable amenities
and service.
Exclusive Local People-to-People Hosted Excursions
and Cultural Enrichments
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Hotel Nacional de Cuba
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Hotel Meliá Las America
In the Meliá Las Americas, located in Varadero near culturally rich
Matanzas, your guest room will feature a balcony.
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Hotel America
Located in the heart of Santa Clara, this intimate, comfortable
hotel has a distinctive Cuban feel.
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Classical music concert in Ermita de Monserrate and opportunity to
meet musicians and directors.
Conversation with elder Cubans in a typical community senior
citizens’ center, Casa de Abuelos, in Santa Clara.
Visit to the Che Guevara Monument and the History Museum of the
Revolution in Santa Clara.
Hosted visit to Santa Clara’s grand colonial Teatro de la Caridad.
Visit Hemingway’s home, Finca Vigia.
Excursion into the UNESCO World Heritage-designated Viñales
Valley and discussion with a tobacco farmer, including a cigar-rolling
demonstration, and refreshments with his family.
Excursion to an organic farm in Viñales Valley for a discussion with
the farmer.
Visit to a community project for young people with Down Syndrome
to interact with volunteers.
Visit to the home and studio of renowned Cuban artist
José Rodríguez Fuster.
Music performance by and discussion with musicians from the
Cuban Institute of Music.
Spanish language introduction of Cuban-dialect basic phrases and
pronunciation.
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Whether bolero, mambo or danzón, dance expresses the quintessentially
Cuban flair for living in the moment.
Taxes and visa fees.
Medical insurance as required by the Cuban government and only
valid in Cuba.
The services of an experienced Gohagan & Company
Program Director throughout the program.
Travel document wallet, name badge and
pre-departure information.
Automatic $250,000 flight insurance policy for each participant
ticketed on flights by Thomas P. Gohagan & Company.
All Included Features are contingent upon final brochure pricing.
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