Flex Cuba Turkish Airlines 7 Nights (TK221) (FLY150)

1st Day ISTANBUL – HAVANA We meet at Istanbul New Airport’s international departures terminal three hours before the flight. After baggage, ticket, and boarding procedures, our flight to Havana on Turkish Airlines scheduled service begins. Upon arrival in Havana, we transfer to our hotel with our private vehicle waiting for us at the airport. Accommodation at our hotel in Havana and free time. 2nd Day HAVANA After breakfast at the hotel, the whole day is free. For those who wish, we depart from the hotel for the optional Vinales Valley & Pinar del Rio & Indian Cave Tour with lunch (130 Euro). We head to Vinales Valley, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and where the tobacco used for the world-famous Cuban cigars is grown. After an approximately 3-hour journey, we visit Vinales town center, tobacco fields, and a local tobacco farm. We then have lunch at a restaurant in the middle of the valley. Afterward, we continue to Pinar del Rio and closely learn about cigar making and culture in the factories where Cuban cigars are officially produced. Guests who wish may purchase original Cuban cigars here. At the end of the day, after enjoying drinks at a hilltop with a panoramic view of the entire Vinales Valley, we return to Havana. After the tour, transfer to our hotel and free time. 3rd Day HAVANA After breakfast at the hotel, the whole day is free. For those who wish, we depart from the hotel for the optional Havana Tour with Lunch and American Cars in the Tracks of the Revolution (125 Euro). We begin this tour with old American cars imported from the U.S. from the end of 1958 until the Cuban Revolution, which, due to the embargo imposed afterward, could no longer be brought into the country and are still actively used today. After a short ride through the streets of Havana in these colorful vehicles, we visit the neighborhood decorated by Jose Fuster, known as the Picasso of Cuba, transformed into an open-air exhibition through the paintings, ceramics, and drawings he created throughout his life. Following this visit, we see Hamel Street, named after Fernando Hamel and serving as a center for modern artists. Then we visit the home of Cuba’s legendary hero Che Guevara, where Havana can be viewed from above. We have lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, we continue to Prado Avenue, one of Havana’s most enjoyable streets. We will visit the Revolution Museum, which was used as a palace during the Batista regime and opened to the public as a museum after the revolution. As Cuba’s largest museum, it houses weapons, tanks, and objects from the Cuban independence war and Cuban Revolution periods. After the tour, transfer to our hotel and free time. 4th Day HAVANA After breakfast at the hotel, the whole day is free. For those who wish, we depart from the hotel for the optional Ernest Hemingway Tour with Lunch (100 Euro). We will go to Cojimar, a small Cuban fishing village about 20 minutes from Havana, where the famous writer Ernest Hemingway spent 20 years in Cuba, wrote his famous novel The Old Man and the Sea, and had his lunches. We will visit La Finca, his house at the magnificent La Vigia estate where he lived after writing For Whom the Bell Tolls, now used as the Hemingway Museum. We will have lunch at a local restaurant. 5th Day HAVANA – CIENFUEGOS – TRINIDAD After breakfast at the hotel, we set off for Cienfuegos, one of Cuba’s most beautiful cities. We have lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, we tour the beautiful city of Cienfuegos, founded by French settlers in 1819 and protected by UNESCO in 2005. We will see Jose Marti Park, Tomas Terry Theater surrounding the park, and the Colegio de San Lorenzo government buildings. After touring the city, we travel to Trinidad. After a pleasant journey, transfer to our hotel in Trinidad and free time. All-inclusive accommodation at our hotel. 6th Day TRINIDAD – SANTA CLARA – VARADERO After breakfast at the hotel, we will closely discover Trinidad, a city enriched by sugar production between the 18th and 19th centuries, and considered by Cubans as a source of pride, with the best-preserved examples of colonial architecture in the world and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As we walk through its cobblestone streets, we will feel as if we are traveling back in time, and we will refresh ourselves with Canchanchara, a drink made from lemon juice, honey, and Cuban rum, typical of Trinidad. Then, we continue with the Santa Clara Tour with Lunch, the most important front of the Cuban Revolution and the city that made Che a legend. After lunch, during our city tour, we will see the armored train museum park, captured by the legendary Comandante Che Guevara and carrying nearly all of Batista’s army ammunition, Parque Vidal, where bullet holes can still be seen in the old Hilton Hotel, and feel those days more closely. We will also see Che Guevara’s Mausoleum, where his body was brought and buried 30 years later after he was captured wounded and executed in Bolivia on October 9, 1967, and the monument with his famous farewell letter written in cuneiform, along with his statue. After our Santa Clara visit, we head to Varadero, transfer to our hotel in Varadero, and free time. All-inclusive accommodation at our hotel. 7th Day VARADERO After breakfast at the hotel, the whole day is free. You can enjoy the sea and sun on Varadero’s magnificent beaches or spend pleasant time at our all-inclusive hotel. Accommodation at our hotel. 8th Day VARADERO – HAVANA – ISTANBUL After an early breakfast at the hotel, we check out of our rooms. Then we head to Havana. Upon arrival, we begin our city tour. During the tour, we will see the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Old Havana, Malecon Boulevard, Revolution Square, Columbus Cemetery, Miramar, and Morro Castle, where you can view the city from above. We have lunch at a local restaurant. After the tour, free time. At the time announced by your guide, transfer to Havana airport. After baggage, ticket, and boarding procedures, our flight to Istanbul on Turkish Airlines scheduled service begins. We spend the night on the plane. 9th Day ISTANBUL Upon arrival at Istanbul New Airport at local time, the tour and our services end.