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Join FAMTrips.travel and CK Travel Services for our first “People to People” program to magnificent Cuba! From our visits to UNESCO World Heritage site of Old Havana and all of its amazing sites, to our travels to the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve of Las Terrazas, and also to “The Provinces” including the city of Cienfuegos and Trinidad, another Unesco World Heritage Site since 1988! This program will introduce you to many private citizens who work and live in Cuba in many different professions, including dancers, A cappella choir members, Cuban cigar makers, and special community artists who have developed the Muraleando Neighborhood Community Project.</strong><strong>This special program will give you an up close and personal opportunity to share their histories and lifestyles. The itinerary includes an overnight in Miami, charter air from Miami to Havana and from Santa Clara to Miami, 7 nts in Cuba, all breakfasts, four lunches, and six dinners, as well as all tours, and special meetings with the locals including a special evening with Salsa dance lessons and more!</strong></td>
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<td>DAY 1: Friday, Sept. 16th - ARRIVE TO MIAMIFly from your hometown to Miami, Florida on your own account. Take the Free Shuttle and stay overnight at the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel. Dinner is on your own – there are restaurants close by. Tonight we will meet with our escort from CK Travel Services, Ms Carole Kracer for a FAM BRIEFING at 8:30 PM in a meeting room of the hotel with COFFEE/DESSERT.

<strong>OVERNIGHT: CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, MIAMI </strong>(Included)</td>
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DAY 2: Saturday, Sept. 17th - DEPARTURE to HAVANA

After the buffet breakfast (included) we will take the free shuttle to the Miami International Airport – time TBD. Carole Kracer of CK Travel has taken many groups to CUBA and she will facilitate a smooth check-in process for our group as we board our Chartered Flight to Havana. Upon arrival in Havana’s Jose Marti Airport, we will be met by our Cuban representative and as a group we will go through customs to our awaiting Guide and air-conditioned motor coach. From the airport stop at Revolution Square, the administrative and political center of Cuba. We will arrive to our hotel, the Quinta Avenida Hotel in Havana and enjoy our first taste of Cuba at a Welcome Dinner in a local restaurant (included).</td>
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<td>DAY 3: Sunday, September 18th - HABANA VIEJA (OLD HAVANA)

After breakfast we begin the day with an all-day walking tour around the historic center of Old Havana a UNESCO World Heritage site. See Plaza Vieja, one of Havana’s historic squares dating from the 16th century. It was once the site of a slave market. Next we visit Plaza de Iglesia and Convento de San Francisco de Asis, built between 1580 and 1591 and is one of the finest churches from the colonial period. We will stop for lunch at La Dominica restaurant (included). Continue to the Plaza de la Cathedral and Plaza de Armas where Old Havana originated. Here we find the Palacio de los Capitanes Generales, begun in 1776. This stately palace remains as a testament to Cuban’s importance as Spain’s principal port of the Americas during the 18th century. This evening we will enjoy dinner in a Paladar – private restaurant TBD (included).

<strong>OVERNIGHT: QUINTA AVENIDA HOTEL, HAVANA</strong></td>
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DAY 4: Monday, Sept. 19th - HAVANA

After breakfast, we will visit the house of the American writer Ernest Hemingway, who lived here from 1939 to 1960. The house, now a museum, contains more than 22,000 original items that belonged to the writer, including records, books, paintings, personal documents, weapons and photographs. Located 7 miles south of the center of Havana, this 4acre property gives visitors a good sense of the daily life and habits of Hemingway during his time in Cuba. Then it is on to the famous Hotel Nacional for lunch! (included). This art déco masterpiece was designed by the architects who designed the Breakwaters Hotel in Miami. The resemblance is striking. Our afternoon includes a fun visit to a Cigar Factory (you are now able to bring cigars back to the U.S.). We’ll talk with the men and women who are experts in the art of cigar making! And we conclude the day at the special Muraleando Neighborhood Community Project. Muraleando is a neighborhood and community that has literally been transformed by art. Starting in the 1990's, the community has embraced what we might call street art, covering just about every wall and home with murals and placing sculptures made from found objects as well. A nearby city dump supplied much of the material. It will be a special experience to meet with the members of the community. Our final very unique experience of the evening will be to meet a local salsa instructor to talk about the history of this native rhythm and the importance of dance in Cuban life, followed by a refreshing Mojito and a Salsa lesson! Dinner is on your own this evening – we will give recommendations.

<strong>OVERNIGHT: QUINTA AVENIDA HOTEL, HAVANA</strong></td>
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DAY 5: Tuesday, Sept. 20th - DAY TRIP TO PINAR DEL RIO

Following breakfast drive approximately one hour to the pioneering eco-village of Las Terrazas which dates back to a reforestation project in 1968. Today it’s a Unesco Biosphere Reserve, a burgeoning activity center and the site of the earliest surviving coffee plantations in Cuba. See how coffee was produced in times gone by. We will enjoy lunch here in a private restaurant listening to the sounds of beautiful Cuban music. (Included). We will have the opportunity to speak with these Cubanmusicians about living in this type of community. Return to Havana – relax and have Dinner in ‘La Cass” a Paladar (included). Meet Alejandro, the owner, and hear how his family started this Paladar.

<strong>OVERNIGHT: QUINTA AVENIDA HOTEL, HAVANA </strong></td>
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DAY 6: Wednesday, September 21st - ART &amp; MUSEUMS IN HAVANA

<img src="http://famtrips.travel/FAMS/Cuba2016/Fuster.jpg" alt="" width="134" height="200" align="right" />Today after breakfast we will drive to the home/studio of Jose Fuster, a world famous ceramic artist – his whimsical work reminds us of Antonio Gaudi in Barcelona. Talk with the artist (to be confirmed) and his workers about Fuster’s vision for the future. We continue to the Museum of the Revolution. The museum is housed in what was the Presidential Palace of all Cuban presidents from Mario García Menocal to Fulgencio Batista. It became the Museum of the Revolution during the years following the Cuban revolution. Close by is the Bellas Artes Museum that exhibits Cuban art collections from the colonial times up to contemporary generations. Conclude the day at the large Arts and Crafts Flea Market housed in an old pier building – a great place to buy souvenirs and hear the stories of the artists. Our dinner is in a Paladar this evening. (Included)

<strong>OVERNIGHT: QUINTA AVENIDA HOTEL, HAVANA</strong></td>
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<td>DAY 7: Thursday, Sept. 22nd - EXPERIENCE THE PROVINCES- CIENFUEGOS

After breakfast, we check-out of the hotel and drive about 3 hours – with a stop - to the city of Cienfuegos. Luis d’Clouet, along with French settlers and some Spanish Creole population established Cienfuegos on April 12, 1819. In 1829 the King of Spain gave it the title of Villa of Cienfuegos, because of the governor with that name for his efforts in developing the city. Very soon this city started to develop, rapidly linked to the production and marketing of the sugar cane industry. We will have a box lunch en route today. (Included). While in Cienfuegos, we will walk through the town and stop in the plaza - the “Jose Marti Park” - where the foundation of the city took place. There are many historic buildings to be seen, among them the Cathedral of Cienfuegos and the Opera House where Enrico Caruso and Sarah Barnhart performed.

We also will enjoy the beautiful sounds of the Cantores de Cienfuegos, an A Capella choir that has existed for many generations. Another special treat will be to meet with the members of the choir before we check in to our hotel. We will enjoy dinner at the Villa Lagato Paladar (included).

<strong>OVERNIGHT: JAGUA HOTEL, CIENFUEGOS</strong></td>
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DAY 8: Friday, Sept. 23rd - TRINIDAD

Today after breakfast, we will drive for a day trip to Trinidad (one hour away from Cienfuegos). We will spend the morning walking and exploring the beautiful Colonial city of Trinidad, the fourth of the seven cities founded by Diego de Velasquez in 1514 as a base for the expeditions into the New World. Today it is maintained as a living museum, just as the Spaniards left it in its period of greatest opulence. The whole city, with its fine palaces, cobbled streets and red tiled roofs, is a national monument, and since 1988 a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Trinidad’s prosperity rested on the sugar industry, which was introduced in the 18th century, however during the second half of the 19th century, the Industrial Revolution and increased sugar beet production in Europe led to the decline of Trinidad’s slavery-based economy. Construction ceased and the city remains frozen in time. We will visit the Plaza Mayor, in the center of town, and elegantly adorned with glazed earthenware urns. Around the plaza are the Museo Romantico and the Iglesia Parroquil de la Santisima Trinidad, built between 1817 and 1892. This is the largest church in Cuba and renowned for its acoustics. Explore the Museo Romantico which houses a collection of romantic-style porcelain, glass, paintings and ornate furniture, which belonged to the Conde De Brunet family dating from 1830. For the more adventurous, climb up to the marvelous vista and visit the Antiqua Convento de San Francisco de Asis. The tower and church are all that remain of the original convent. Return to our hotel in Cienfuegos and have dinner in the hotel. Lunch is on your own today – there are many Paladars and restaurants to choose. Our Farewell Dinner is included this evening and will be in a Paladar (private restaurant)

<strong>OVERNIGHT: JAGUA HOTEL, CIENFUEGOS</strong></td>
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DAY 9: Saturday, Sept. 24th - FAREWELL

Check-out this morning from our hotel. We will drive to Santa Clara and stop at the Che Guevara Memorial before checking in at the Santa Clara International Airport for our departure flight to Miami. Please make your flight reservations from Miami to your hometown to depart after 7:30 PM as immigration and customs is usually crowded in Miami. You may also elect to stay over an added night at the Crowne Plaza Hotel near the airport and use their free shuttle services. A special rate for FAMTrips.travel group will be available.

<strong>Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner</strong></td>
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<h3>Price per Agent: $3975.
Non Industry Guest Add $100.
Single Supplement $ 795.</h3>
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<td><strong>Tour Includes:</strong>
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	<li>Overnight at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Miami – including free shuttle service from/to airport/hotel.</li>
	<li>Flight from Miami to Havana and back to Miami from Santa Clara.</li>
	<li>Transfers from/to airports/hotels in Cuba.</li>
	<li>Meals: Daily buffet breakfast; 4 lunches; 6 dinners</li>
	<li>Meetings &amp; discussions with the people at each site visit.</li>
	<li>Entrance fees to sites as per itinerary.</li>
	<li>Porterage at hotels.</li>
	<li>Land transportation by private A/C motor coach.</li>
	<li>Medical insurance in Cuba**</li>
	<li>Fully Escorted by FAMTrips.travel services, Gary Fee and Melody Fee and Carole Kracer, CEO, of CK Travel Services.</li>
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<strong>NOT INCLUDED IN THE COST:</strong>
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	<li>Air from home to and from Miami, Florida.</li>
	<li>Gratuities to your Guide and Driver – we recommend 8 – 10 CUC’s* per day per person, 2/3 for the Guide and 1/3 for the Driver.</li>
	<li>Gratuities at meals – we recommend 1 – 2 CUC’S per person at each included Lunch and Dinner.</li>
	<li>Trip Cancellation Insurance is strongly recommended.</li>
	<li>*A CUC is the currency used by tourists and equals approximately $.87. No U.S. money, traveler’s checks, credit cards or ATM’s, so far, are for use by tourists. You change your U.S. Dollars at the legal bank in each hotel.</li>
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