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Self drive Cuba family holiday

COUNTRY:
Cuba
DEPARTURES:
This trip can be arranged at a time to suit you, and adapted to your requirements
PRICE:
From 2,585 (15 days) excluding flights
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MORE INFO:
Price is per family excluding flights and car rental, based on 2 parents and 2 children (under 12 years). Child under 2 years free. For US citizens we have special authorization from the Ministry of Tourism in Havana to book tailor made itineraries and accommodations.
VOUCHERS:
Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday
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Self drive Cuba family holiday

Self drive Cuba family holiday

How this holiday makes a difference

The program offers lots of adventure in the mountains, water and beach activities and exploring for kids, teens and parents. All the hotels have a swimming pool. In Trinidad you are in an all-inclusive beach resort at playa Ancon where extra activities are organized for the children.

These Cuba tours are designed and offered by ecological guides who work and live in Latin America, and have been guiding in the Caribbean for many years. They can arrange all details of your travel and design special tailor made travels for Cuba. The operator is a certified PADI Advanced Open Water Diver and can help you with all your questions about diving in Cuba. These Cuba tours give a unique insight into the Cuban nature and culture, and with booking you support a small local operator. This company supports several families with children with clothes, medicaments, books, second hand luxury articles, purchases of their handicrafts, and donations for constructing materials and improving their housing.

On our Cuba tours all walks and treks are guided by local ecological guides and organized by local organisations. A holiday to Cuba off the beaten tracks with local guides brings income to local Cuban people and their families. The Cuban people are very aware that it is important to take care of its beautiful nature, as it is one of the main attractions for tourists, and tourism is the main income nowadays of Cuba. By making use of ecological excursions during your travel on Cuba, you support the people to continue with taking care of their natural reserves.

With booking for an individual Cuba tour you receive a Cuba Manual with all kind of information to help you finding your way and create your dream holiday on Cuba.

When you visit farmers during your excursion, we ask participants, if appropriate, to donate luxury articles like ballpoints, soap and shampoo, buy some coffee and/or leave a donation. When you make use of local accommodation in the form of casas particulares, you directly support that family and make sure that the income gets ploughed back into Cuban society. In East Cuba you can collect clothes, shoes and toiletries to donate to a Cuban organization, which supports people from the countryside with no resources. You can also leave clothes, mountain shoes, toiletries or other articles with your local guides after the excursion.

We can help you compensate the CO2 emmisions of your flights with ClimateCare, GreenSeat, or more cost and travel effective solutions.

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Self drive Cuba family holiday

Reviewed 13 Jul 2011 by Tracy Edward4 star rating

1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?


Havana. The crumbling architectural splendour is amazing. Will be fascinating to see how/if things change politically over the next few years.

2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?


Make sure you have all the toiletries you need as such things are difficult to purchase in Cuba and carry some toilet roll with you at all times. Don't expect accommodation to be of a similar standard to the UK and expect to be harassed by people offering taxis, horses, accommodation etc.

3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, and minimized impacts on the environment?


Definitely. We used Cuban pesos and stayed and ate in a casa particular. Also, we avoided internal flights and travelled by taxi as well as using local guides on excursions.

4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?


A real eye-opener. Felt like we actually got a glimpse of what REAL Cuban life is like - the good and the bad aspects. Saw outstanding natural beauty and spoke to (and danced with!) local people who were happy to answer our questions. Overall a wonderful experience, plenty of food for thought which is what we, as a family, like to get from our holiday.

Read the operator's response here:

On Cuba travelers can be approached for all kind of services by street vendors, the more Spanish you speak the less it may disturb. Cubans like to joke, so be humurous with them. Treat these families with respect - they need to make a living as well - and it wont affect your day. You can also use turn arounds and start asking questions and in this way have sometimes even very interesting conversations that gives a good feeling to both parties.
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