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Today, you will have a private transfer to Havana. On the way your driver will stop in Santa Clara, allowing you to visit Che Guevara’s Mausoleum. The Mausoleum is a memorial and houses the remains of Ernest “Che” Guevara as well as a huge bronze statue of him, erected in 1987 to mark the 20th anniversary of Guevara’s murder in Bolivia. The adjacent museum houses a collection of photographs of Che as well as guns, medical equipment and letters.

After lunch at a local restaurant, you will continue your journey to your hotel in Havana.

After breakfast you will be transferred to the marina for a Seafari catamaran excursion to Cayo Blanco. Once at the Cayo Blanco, the time is yours to snorkel, swim or relax on the beach. A full lunch and open bar is included in the tour.

After breakfast at the hotel, you will meet your local guide for a walking tour of Trinidad visiting sites such as the Santander´s family pottery and Trova House where a cocktail is included. You will also visit the market.

After a traditional lunch in a local restaurant, travel along the famous Sugar Mills Valley to a former sugar hacienda. Returning to town later in the day, you will have some free time to explore the souvenir market or to take photos.

Trinidad is another UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is a beautifully preserved Spanish colonial settlement built on the back of the sugar and slave trade. At the peak of the sugar industry there were 56 sugar mills in the region. The town is lined with cobble-stoned streets and mansions adorned with Italian frescoes.

At the appropriate time, continue to Trinidad where you will check into your hotel or private homestay.

From here, you will continue on to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Cienfuegos for a guided tour of the Historic Centre and City Boulevard. With its French influences, Cienfuegos is known as the ‘Pearl of the South” and has a spectacular setting around a natural bay. Drive along the bay to the Punta Gorda Peninsula for lunch at the Yacht Club.

After breakfast and check out, you will meet your local guide who will travel with you to Cienfuegos.

On the way you will stop at ‘Fiesta Campesina’ on the Zapata Peninsula. The Zapata Peninsula is a National Park and UNESCO-declared Biosphere Reserve, covered by areas of wetland and dense forest. The Peninsula is a rich habitat for birds and other wildlife, including the mongoose and Cuban pygmy owl.

Today your local guide will take you on a tour of the Vinales Valley in Pinar del Rio in the Sierra de los Organos Mountains - where the world’s best tobacco is grown. En-route visit a Cigar Factory to see how the famous Cuban cigars are made. Your guide will take you to visit the valley’s famous Mogotes, including the Pre-Historic Mural, which reflects the geological history of the Sierra de los Organos, and the Indian Cave, where you can take a boat along the underground river.