The Best of Cuba and Mexico (2024)
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Havana, Cuba
Havana, Cuba Havana, Cuba
Guama, Cuba
Guama, Cuba Guama, Cuba
Playa Giron, Cuba
Playa Giron, Cuba Playa Giron, Cuba
Cienfuegos, Cuba, Cuba
Cienfuegos, Cuba, Cuba Cienfuegos, Cuba, Cuba
Trinidad, Cuba
Trinidad, Cuba Trinidad, Cuba
Mexico City, Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
Morelia, Mexico
Morelia, Mexico Morelia, Mexico
Patzcuaro, Mexico
Patzcuaro, Mexico Patzcuaro, Mexico
Tzintzuntzan, Mexico
Tzintzuntzan, Mexico Tzintzuntzan, Mexico
Chapala, Mexico
Chapala, Mexico Chapala, Mexico
Jalisco, Mexico
Jalisco, Mexico Jalisco, Mexico
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Guanajuato, Mexico
Guanajuato, Mexico Guanajuato, Mexico
Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico
Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Queretaro, Mexico
Queretaro, Mexico Queretaro, Mexico
San Juan Teothuacan, Mexico
San Juan Teothuacan, Mexico San Juan Teothuacan, Mexico
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Days 1, 2, 3
Havana
2
Day 3
Guama
3
Day 3
Playa Giron
4
Days 3, 4
Cienfuegos, Cuba
5
Days 4, 5, 6
Trinidad
6
Days 6, 7
Havana
7
Days 7, 8, 9
Mexico City
8
Day 9
Morelia
9
Days 9, 10
Patzcuaro
10
Day 10
Tzintzuntzan
11
Day 10
Chapala
12
Day 10
Jalisco
13
Days 10, 11, 12
Guadalajara, Jalisco
14
Days 12, 13
Guanajuato
15
Day 13
Dolores Hidalgo
16
Day 13
San Miguel de Allende
17
Days 13, 14
Queretaro
18
Day 14
San Juan Teothuacan
19
Days 14, 15
Mexico City
Havana
Havana

Day 1

Welcome to Cuba!. Transfer to the hotel and, depending on the time of your flight, free time. To welcome you at the end of the afternoon we will include a trip in an old classic car to the fortress of San Carlos passing the ‘Malecón’ and we will attend the cannon shooting ceremony(admission included). Return to the hotel (by coach or vehicles) and accommodation.
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Havana
Havana

Day 2

This morning we include a visit of about 4 hours; we will include a stroll through Colonial Havana; declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a panoramic tour of Revolution Square and the University. We will include a boat trip across the bay in the little boat to Regla where we will see the church of the Virgin of Regla, a place of great devotion where there is a strong syncretism between the Catholic religion and the Afro-Cuban. Will you buy flowers and have a daughter of Ochun read your hand? After this, at lunchtime, we will take you to the area of the ‘Callejón del Chorro’, an area with multiple “paladares” (private restaurants) where you can have lunch. Afternoon free.
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Havana - Guama - Caleta buena - Giron - Cienfuegos
Havana - Guama - Caleta buena - Giron - Cienfuegos

Day 3

We will leave Havana for the south of the island, where we can enjoy its beautiful tropical landscapes. Arrival in GUAMA, and a visit to the crocodile farm, including a boat trip to admire this area declared a national park. In the village of Taina we will see a little more about the population that existed before the arrival of the Europeans. We continue along the Caribbean coastal road. Have your swimsuit to hand! We will have time in CALETA BUENA, where we will include lunch, and you can swim, see its cenotes or snorkel! After that in GIRON, we will visit the Girón Beach Museum which tells us about the Bay of Pigs invasion and the revolution. Continuation to CIENFUEGOS, “the pearl of the south”, a very nice colonial city, where we will walk through its French neoclassical colonial streets. Dinner included and accommodation.
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Cienfuegos - Trinidad
Cienfuegos - Trinidad

Day 4

A little under a hundred kilometers take us to TRINIDAD, arrival and visit to Cuba’s most beautiful and best-preserved colonial city, a true “open-air museum”, declared a world heritage site. After the visit we will see the “Temple of Santería Yemayá”, dedicated to the orisha (God) of the Sea, with its offerings of fruit, water and stones; a santero will tell us about this religion and its beliefs. After the visit and lunch included, we will stay at our resort hotel at Ancon beach. You will have the afternoon free to enjoy the Caribbean Sea on this magnificent beach, or, if you prefer, to stroll at leisure in Trinidad. At night we provide a transfer to the cathedral to enjoy the “place of music” and its little restaurants with Cuban music. Dinner included.
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Trinidad
Trinidad

Day 5

Our day is full of beautiful landscapes and unforgettable experiences. By coach we travel to MANACA IZNAGA, at the center of the sugar zone that brought Trinidad prosperity; here we will remember the story of the slaves next to the ancient 44-metre tower that was used to watch over them. We will then take a historic train with its old wooden carriages that slowly runs through the hacienda. The train stops at FENOTA, a sugar mill today a museum, and goes on to GUACHINANGO, in this beautiful area of hills we will have time to relax over lunch (included). In the afternoon, we return to Trinidad on our old train, where there is free time to relax at the hotel.
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Trinidad - Havana
Trinidad - Havana

Day 6

We will return to HAVANA. Arrival, transfer to the hotel and accommodation.
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Havana - Mexico city
Havana - Mexico city

Day 7

After breakfast transfer to the airport to take a regular flight to Mexico City. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. Free time at leisure.
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Mexico city
Mexico city

Day 8

Today we have a fantastic day acquaint ourselves with Mexico. We include a sightseeing tour of the city. We will visit the Plaza of Three Cultures, and the historic centre in which the Zócalo (main square) and its Metropolitan Cathedral stand out, the main Aztec temple, Chapultepec Park, the “Paseo de la Reforma” Avenue and the other main avenues of this impressive city. At the end of the visit we travel to the BASILICA OF GUADALUPE, the most visited Catholic temple in the Americas where the Virgin of Guadalupe is found. There we will be able to explore the old basilica dating back to the 18th Century and also the modern temple. In the afternoon we travel to the neighbourhood of XOCHIMILCO, a wonderful place with its canals and semi-floating gardens. Here we include a ride in a “trajinera”, one of the boats festooned with flowers. In the evening we include a transfer to the Plaza de GARIBALDI, with its many bars, restaurants and bars where tacos and tequila are served and the Mariachis sing. Dinner is included in a traditional restaurant.
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Mexico city - Morelia - Patzcuaro
Mexico city - Morelia - Patzcuaro

Day 9

We leave México DF, and amidst green countryside we enter the state of Michoacán. We travel to MORELIA, the splendid Michoacán capital whose center, with its magnificent cathedral, was declared UNESCO World Heritage. Time for lunch and a stroll in the center. After this, we see PATZCUARO, a pretty colonial village with its outstanding Basilica of Our Lady of Health and the house of the eleven courtyards which today is a craft center. Night in this “magical village”.
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Patzcuaro - Tzintzuntzan - Chapala - Tlaquepaque - Guadalajara
Patzcuaro - Tzintzuntzan - Chapala - Tlaquepaque - Guadalajara

Day 10

We set out for the state of Jalisco. We stop in TZINTZUNTZAN to know this town next to Lake Patzcuaro, which was the most important city of the Purepecha empire. We will visit the Franciscan Convent of Santa Ana, with its olive trees almost five hundred years old. In front of it are the Yácatas, ancient Purepecha Pyramids. We´ll see Lake Chapala, the largest natural lake in Mexico, surrounded by mountains. CHAPALA, time for a stroll and lunch in this small touristic city by the lake. We stop in the TLAQUEPAQUE district with its picturesque streets full of shops and craftsmen. Arrival in GUADALAJARA, capital of Jalisco and birthplace of Mariachi and Tequila.
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Guadalajara
Guadalajara

Day 11

In the morning we include a visit to Guadalajara, the modern metropolis with its colonial historic center, its cathedral, its market, its Tapatía square. We will enter the Cabañas Hospice, declared Unesco World Heritage. After the visit, we will go on to the next town of TEQUILA, we include entrance to the MUNDO CUERVO distillery and will see how this famous Mexican drink is made (entrance and tasting included). After this, time for a stroll and lunch in the picturesque town of Tequila. After lunch, we return to Guadalajara.
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Guadalajara - Guanajuato
Guadalajara - Guanajuato

Day 12

We travel to the state of GUANAJUATO. Arrival at midday. In the afternoon we include a city tour of this very beautiful university city declared World Heritage, its steep slopes, its narrow streets, its churches, and we also include a cable car ride to admire the view from “el Pípila”.
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Guanajuato - Dolores hidalgo - San miguel de allende - Queretaro
Guanajuato - Dolores hidalgo - San miguel de allende - Queretaro

Day 13

Amidst the mountains, we will travel to DOLORES HIDALGO, the city that is the cradle of Mexican independence. Afterwards we head to SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, a beautiful city with vice regal architecture and cobbled streets declared World Heritage. Time for a stroll. In the afternoon, we visit the ATOTONILCO Sanctuary, known as the “Century of God and the Patria”, World Heritage site (sometimes it will not be possible to visit inside due to the retreats that take place there). We then go to QUERETARO, with its very beautiful colonial center, its main square, its busy restaurants and pedestrian streets.
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Queretaro - Teotihuacan - Mexico city
Queretaro - Teotihuacan - Mexico city

Day 14

We travel to TEOTIHUACAN, in Náhuatl “the place where men become gods”, one of the most impressive cities in the ancient world. Here we admire the pyramids of the sun and the moon, entrance and tour. Continuation to MEXICO CITY, arrival at lunchtime.
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Mexico city
Mexico city

Day 15

Breakfast. End of our services. Transfer from the hotel to the airport not included.
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Guide languages

Español
Day 1: Havana
Day 2: Havana
Day 3: Havana, Guama, Playa Giron, Cienfuegos, Cuba
Day 4: Cienfuegos, Cuba, Trinidad
Day 5: Trinidad
Day 6: Trinidad, Havana
Day 7: Havana, Mexico City
Day 8: Mexico City
Day 9: Mexico City, Morelia, Patzcuaro
Day 10: Patzcuaro, Tzintzuntzan, Chapala, Jalisco, Guadalajara, Jalisco
Day 11: Guadalajara, Jalisco
Day 12: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Guanajuato
Day 13: Guanajuato, Dolores Hidalgo, San Miguel de Allende, Queretaro
Day 14: Queretaro, San Juan Teothuacan, Mexico City
Day 15: Mexico City
  • Europamundo General Services: Travel by bus with Spanish and Portuguese speaking guide, basic travel insurance, hotel and continental breakfast.
  • Includes arrival transfer
  • City tour in: Havana, TRINIDAD, MEXICO CITY, GUADALAJARA, GUANAJUATO, TEOTIHUACAN
  • Boat: Havana, Guama , Boat trip in Xochimilco in Ciudad de México
  • Evening transfer: Fortress of St. Carlos in Havana, Plaza de Garibaldi in Ciudad de Mexico. , Tlaquepaque neighborhood in Guadalajara
  • Transfer: Basilica of Guadalupe in Ciudad de Mexico
  • Ticket admission: Fortress of St. Carlos in Havana, Crocodile farm in Guama, Giron Beach Museum , Temple of Santería Yemaya in Trinidad , Fenota sugar mill museum , Cabañas Hospice and Mundo Cuervo Tequila Distillery in Guadalajara , To the Sanctuary of Atotonilco , archaeological site of Teotihuacán
  • Train: Manaca Iznaga Hacienda
  • Funicular: Ascent to the Pípila in Guanajuato
  • Flights included: Havana - Mexico
  • 2 Lunch included in: CALETA BUENA, TRINIDAD
  • 2 dinner included in: CIENFUEGOS, MEXICO CITY

Possible accommodations

La Habana
  • MEMORIES MIRAMAR 4*
  • PRESIDENTE 4*
CIENFUEGOS
  • RANCHO LUNA 4*
TRINIDAD
  • HOTEL MEMORIES TRINIDAD DEL MAR 4*
Ciudad de Mexico
  • CASA BLANCA 4*
PATZCUARO
  • BEST WESTERN PLUS POSADA DON VASCO 4*
GUADALAJARA
  • HOTEL PLAZA DIANA 4*
GUANAJUATO
  • HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS GUANAJUATO 4*
QUERETARO
  • DOUBLETREE BY HILTON QUERETARO 4*
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