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Cuba: A Cultural Odyssey

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  • Length

    7 Days

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  • Starts in

    Miami (Florida)

  • Ends in

    Miami (Florida)

  • Available Tour Start Dates

    OCT 4, 2026 to DEC 13, 2026 These are the tour start dates for instances of this tour that were available the last time Tauck sent us such information. There may be other departures for this tour that are not available (i.e. sold out or cancelled).

  • Activity Level

    No Rating Provided These are tours that the vendor has not electronically communicated an activity level for. Contact us if you would like to know the activity level for any of these tours.

  • Style

    Fully-Guided

  • Language

    English

  • Guaranteed Date(s)
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    No

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Pricing listed is per person, based on double occupancy, and is the least expensive price for at least one departure date of this tour. Price is for the tour only. Additional items, including but not limited to, airfare (unless noted otherwise), travel insurance, and more, are additional.
$5,990.00

Overview

Meet face-to-face with local residents from different professions, share thoughts, gain knowledge, and connect with Cuba's cultural heritage as you discover the traditions of Cuban culture through music, sports and more!

Through cultural exchange activities built around key themes including Cuban culture and the arts, history, architecture, agriculture, cigars, vintage cars, baseball and more, you'll interact directly with the people of Cuba on Tauck's Havana-based People-to-People trip. Meet Cuban students, educators, entrepreneurs, architects, artists and artisans, dancers, musicians, technicians, baseball players and coaches and more. Explore Ernest Hemingway's life in Cuba at his preserved home. Discuss art and private enterprise with artists in their studios. Visit with agricultural workers to talk about agrarian reform, tobacco production and organic farming. Interact with members of Havana organizations about their work, from dance to historic preservation to baseball. Learn about Cuban cultural traditions… have meals at paladares (small, privately operated Cuban restaurants)… and connect with the people of Cuba, their passions and their culture in many ways through unique Tauck Experiences.

Visited During Tour

Havana (Cuba) | Miami (Florida)

Dates, Offers & Prices
Tour Itinerary
More Details
Dates, Offers & Prices

The following are Cuba: A Cultural Odyssey tour dates available from Tauck. Select a bonus offer graphic to view its details, including its terms.

Pricing Type: Double Occupancy
Pricing is per person, based on two people per reservation
Start Date  End Date  Bonus Offers From
Pricing listed is per person, based on double occupancy, and is the least expensive price available on this tour date. Price is for the tour only, unless noted otherwise. Additional items, including but not limited to, airfare, travel insurance, and more, are additional.
Guaranteed?
Yes means that that the vendor guarantees that tour date will occur. No means that the vendor does not guarantee the tour will occur on that date, which usually means that the vendor wants a certain amount of reservations on that date in order to confirm it. Of course, the terms and conditions of the vendor do allow for the vendor to cancel guaranteed tour dates for certain reasons (for example, a natural disaster).
Sunday Oct 4, 2026 Saturday Oct 10, 2026 Tauck Sale
No Booking Fees!

No Booking Fees!

We do not charge booking fees on any Tauck vacations.

You're sure to enjoy an affordable Tauck tour package when booking with us!

Contact us for pricing and availability.
Available for new bookings made starting 09/16/20. Subject to expire without advanced notice.

Bonus Offers are not combinable, unless noted otherwise. Pricing may already reflect the application of any applicable promotions. Additional restrictions apply. Certain terms and conditions apply to each offer. Additional restrictions apply. We reserve the right to correct errors.

$5,990.00
Yes
(Departure #CV2026-1834)
Sunday Oct 11, 2026 Saturday Oct 17, 2026 Tauck Sale
No Booking Fees!

No Booking Fees!

We do not charge booking fees on any Tauck vacations.

You're sure to enjoy an affordable Tauck tour package when booking with us!

Contact us for pricing and availability.
Available for new bookings made starting 09/16/20. Subject to expire without advanced notice.

Bonus Offers are not combinable, unless noted otherwise. Pricing may already reflect the application of any applicable promotions. Additional restrictions apply. Certain terms and conditions apply to each offer. Additional restrictions apply. We reserve the right to correct errors.

$5,990.00
Yes
(Departure #CV2026-1835)
Sunday Nov 8, 2026 Saturday Nov 14, 2026 Tauck Sale
No Booking Fees!

No Booking Fees!

We do not charge booking fees on any Tauck vacations.

You're sure to enjoy an affordable Tauck tour package when booking with us!

Contact us for pricing and availability.
Available for new bookings made starting 09/16/20. Subject to expire without advanced notice.

Bonus Offers are not combinable, unless noted otherwise. Pricing may already reflect the application of any applicable promotions. Additional restrictions apply. Certain terms and conditions apply to each offer. Additional restrictions apply. We reserve the right to correct errors.

$5,990.00
Yes
(Departure #CV2026-1836)
Sunday Nov 15, 2026 Saturday Nov 21, 2026 Tauck Sale
No Booking Fees!

No Booking Fees!

We do not charge booking fees on any Tauck vacations.

You're sure to enjoy an affordable Tauck tour package when booking with us!

Contact us for pricing and availability.
Available for new bookings made starting 09/16/20. Subject to expire without advanced notice.

Bonus Offers are not combinable, unless noted otherwise. Pricing may already reflect the application of any applicable promotions. Additional restrictions apply. Certain terms and conditions apply to each offer. Additional restrictions apply. We reserve the right to correct errors.

$5,990.00
Yes
(Departure #CV2026-1837)
Sunday Dec 13, 2026 Saturday Dec 19, 2026 Tauck Sale
No Booking Fees!

No Booking Fees!

We do not charge booking fees on any Tauck vacations.

You're sure to enjoy an affordable Tauck tour package when booking with us!

Contact us for pricing and availability.
Available for new bookings made starting 09/16/20. Subject to expire without advanced notice.

Bonus Offers are not combinable, unless noted otherwise. Pricing may already reflect the application of any applicable promotions. Additional restrictions apply. Certain terms and conditions apply to each offer. Additional restrictions apply. We reserve the right to correct errors.

$5,990.00
Yes
(Departure #CV2026-1838)
Tour Itinerary
Tauck Tour Code CV2026

Cuba: A Cultural Odyssey

Tauck Tour Code CV2026

Map of Cuba: A Cultural Odyssey from Tauck
  • Day
    1

    Arrive Miami

    Tour starts: 5:00 PM, Hyatt Regency Coral Gables. Travel from Miami International Airport to The Hyatt Regency Coral Gables in a taxi that we will reimburse you for. Join us for a welcome reception to meet your fellow travelers and hear the details from your Tauck Director about the next 6 days in Cuba.

     

      Accommodations: Hyatt Regency Coral Gables
  • Day
    2

    Bienvenidos a La Habana

    After an early breakfast, your group boards an included flight from Miami to Havana's José Martí International Airport, where your local Cuban guide greets you as you head to a local paladar (restaurant) and learn about authentic Cuban cuisine. Visit Cuban artist Kadir Lopez's artwork in an exclusive showing open to Tauck guests only. His work continues to illuminate the city streets highlighting the livelihood of its patrons from the Republican years, which you will learn at his studio. After checking into your hotel late this afternoon, please join us tonight for a welcome dinner at a local paladar.

    • Meals Included:
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Dinner
    • Accommodations: Iberostar Marques de la Torre
  • Day
    3

    Historic Havana, baseball and cars

    Introduced to the country by Cuban students returning home from U.S. colleges back in the 1860s, the sport of baseball is one of the biggest pasttimes in the country and you'll have the exciting opportunity this morning to meet a former baseball legend who'll help you learn about the game. Next, step into the pedestrian-only UNESCO Heritage Site of Old Havana with a local expert on a walking tour to see the city's architecture and restoration efforts before driving to a vintage American car club well-known from the popular tv series Cuba Chrome, where you'll meet the Club members and ask questions regarding the challenges they face as part of the new emerging entrepreneur sector in Cuba nowadays. Next, learn about Cuban dance during a visit to meet the instructors of a private dance company, then enjoy dinner at a local restaurant.

    • Meals Included:
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Dinner
    • Accommodations: Iberostar Marques de la Torre
  • Day
    4

    Agriculture in the Viñales Valley

    Today is about exploring the Vinales Valley countryside, and learning how this landscape is optimal for growing tobacco, and sustaining crops and livestock. Head for lunch on an organic farm in a private restaurant to exchange in conversations with the farmers and hear about their entrepreneurial endeavors as a private business in Cuba. Visit Benito Camejo Tabacco Farm where Mr. Benito himself will share stories about this craft and processes of how tobacco farming works. Visit the despalillo to learn about stripping and grading the tobacco. Enjoy the evening as you wish in your hotel.

    • Meals Included:
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Accommodations: Iberostar Marques de la Torre
  • Day
    5

    Afro-Cuban cultural heritage

    Connect with Afro-Cuban culture heritage and island identity with a visit to Project Beyond Roots – an organization whose mission is to inspire, empower, and create a positive change in the lives of Cuban people. A guided visit at the Fine Arts Museum precedes lunch. Later this afternoon, enjoy a meeting with the teachers and students at La Casa del Nino y Nina, an after school program that helps young boys and girls develop language skills and cultural awareness followed by a visit to Vi Humos, a private project focused on the manufacturing of purses out of recycled cigar wood boxes, along with guayabera shirts designed by Vivian Acosta, the project owner. Experience a cigar rolling tutorial and tasting, while listening to great music and Vivian's personal story in the world of high-end habanos. Dinner tonight is at a local paladar.

    • Meals Included:
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Dinner
    • Accommodations: Iberostar Marques de la Torre
  • Day
    6

    Hemingway's Cuba & Centro Habana

    Join a local scholar this morning for an open discussing on Cuban history, the econonmy and the country's modern-day diplomacy with the United States. Next, you're off on a visit to the Hemingway Museum. He was an American novelist well known for his short stories, a prolific fisherman who actively monitored the Cuban coastline when he wasn't at his desk writing For Whom the Bell Tolls and The Old Man and the Sea, and the locals often called him "Ernesto." Ernest Hemingway spent much of his life in Cuba, from 1939 to 1960, and today you'll have the chance to visit his home of 21 years. See the author's 9,000-volume library, and his beloved typewriter, and talk with a docent about his life here and the strong connections to Cuba and its people. Visit an outreach musical program where you'll learn their special approach teaching youth how to develop vocal and instrumental skills with traditional music. Your last evening will be spent at a local paladar.

    • Meals Included:
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Dinner
    • Accommodations: Iberostar Marques de la Torre
  • Day
    7

    Journey Home

    Tour ends: Miami, Florida. A transfer this morning is included from your Havana hotel to José Martí International Airport for your return flight to Miami. Please book flights from Miami to your final destination no earlier than 3:00 PM.

    • Meals Included:
    • Breakfast
More Details

Tauck is informing us of the following additional details regarding their Cuba: A Cultural Odyssey tour:

Tauck Values

The following is being included by Tauck on this tour:

  •  Five days of "People-to-People" educational exchange
  •  All hotel accommodations – 1 night in Miami at Hyatt Regency Coral Gables, Miami and 5 nights in Havana at Iberostar Marqués de la Torre
  •  All day-to-day travel details taken care of for you 
  •  Personally guided travel from the moment your trip begins in Miami, accompanied by a Tauck Director and experienced local Cuban guides, all fluent in both English & Spanish
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