Holiday to Cuba

Carbon reduction

Your holiday will help support local people and conservation. We must also reduce CO₂. Learn about the CO₂ emissions of this holiday and how to reduce them.

Environment

Cuba has a unique environment. In recent times, Cuba has seen an increase in the number of people looking to travel to the country. After decades of US sanctions, Cuba’s infrastructure is very limited and struggling under this demand and another reason why we prefer to use Casa Particulares (home stays) with the environmental impact being far lower than that of hotels.

This tour spends two nights in the village of Vinales, offering an insight into rural Cuban living. Customers are educated on how the tobacco farms operate here and the important role they play for the country. The group also gain insight into the environment and the food that is grown locally here while enjoying an organic lunch provided by the farmers.

As a global tour operator we understand the importance of having minimal impact on the countries we visit which is why we only operate small group tours to Cuba - with the maximum per group capped at 15 people. This not only keeps our footprint low but means our customers have a more personable and authentic experience in Cuba with their local guide.

We have a strict responsible travel policy which we ask that all customers adhere to while on tour. This involves ensuring all lights and electricity is switched off before you leave your room, carrying all litter and waste back with you and disposing of it properly, not disturbing any flora or fauna that you see while out exploring and overall respecting the environment which you are in.

Community

On this small group tour we stay entirely in Casa Particulares (home stays) putting travellers in direct contact with their island hosts. Avoiding large chain hotels has less impact on the environment whilst supporting the local economy by instead using small individual business owners. Best of all, staying at Casa Particulares means that travellers get to scratch beneath the surface of Cuban life and interact outside the purely transactional setting of buying a meal or souvenirs. This promotes understanding, travellers have the chance to eat authentic Cuban home cooking and get a sense of what life is like inside a Cuban home and converse with their hosts. This promotes understanding, when cultures meet and interact barriers and preconceptions are broken down and national stereotypes disappear.

We use licensed guides who are proud of their country, once again investing in the local economy and supporting professionals that want to promote their culture by bringing an in depth tour of the island that goes beyond simply travelling from place to place. Due to the social economics in Cuba, guides are from all walks of life and will introduce you to local culture and cuisine on the island on an itinerary that will take you to many historical points of interests, particularly the Bay of Pigs, Cienfuegos and Santa Clara where we visit the Che Guevara Memorial and museum.