A TASTE OF CUBA. plus PANAMA SHOPPING

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1 A TASTE OF CUBA plus PANAMA SHOPPING JUNE 2019

2 TOUR ITINERARY Tuesday, 04 June 2019 Barbados to Havana via Panama Travel on COPA Airlines flight (CM 261) from Barbados at 3:00pm and arrive Panama at 5:30pm. Transfer to COPA Airlines (CM 430) at 6:30pm, arriving Havana at 10:11pm. Clear Immigration and customs and board your private coach to your hotel: Hotel Nacional or similar Wednesday, 05 June 2019 Havana City Tour with Lunch Parisien Cabaret Show Breakfast - 9:00am Tour of Havana City. Despite what many people believe, Havana is much more than simply Old Havana. Our panoramic tour includes the most important places no one should miss in a visit to the city. Along the sea wall drive, the "Malecon", as Cubans know it, stretches from El Castillo de la Punta to the 1830 Restaurant and was built in different sections from 1902 on. Important places are located facing the sea: the Palacio de las Cariatides, today the Centro Cultural Iberocubano, Hotel Deauville, Antonio Maceo Park, and Hotel Nacional among others. The "Malecon" has been a meeting place for Cubans ever since its inauguration to gather, talk and fall in love to the sound of the Caribbean Sea. We travel on to 5th Avenue and its famous promenade. Continue to La Marina Hemingway, a tourist complex in the west of Havana dedicated to Hemingway's passion for fishing. We pass the Colon cemetery, one of the most artistically and historically important in America and then to the Revolution square where there is a short stop for picture taking. In The tour continues a long Carlos III Avenue towards Old Havana with another picture taking stop in the Capitol building, once the Seat of the National Congress and now of the Science Academy. Our next stop Terrazas de Cojimar - Hemingway knew of this place from his friend and skipper Gregorio Fuentes, and it was here where he met Anselmo Hernandez, the fisherman he escribed in The Old Man and the Sea. Lunch included at La Bodeguita del Medio or similar. Breakfast and Dinner included at hotel. Depart in the evening for the Parisien Cabaret Show The Parisien cabaret is a smaller more intimate experience of the Cuban cabaret, and but by no means lower quality dancing than the world renowned Tropicana. Many of the dances are inspired by the Spanish roots of flamenco. Thursday, 06 June 2019 Viñales Valley with lunch Breakfast - Depart at 8:00am for the Viñales Valley. The Viñales valley is encircled by mountains and its landscape is interspersed with dramatic rocky outcrops or limestone pincushion hills called mogotes. Traditional techniques are still in use for agricultural production, particularly of tobacco. The quality of this cultural landscape is enhanced by the vernacular architecture of its farms and villages, where a rich multi-ethnic society survives. Tour highlights include visits to a cigar factory in Pinar del Rio; a prehistory Mural and a boat ride through the Indian Cave. Return to Havana late afternoon.

3 Dubai Friday, 07 June 2019 Trinidad via Cienfuegos Breakfast - Today, we say goodbye to Havana and head to the Caribbean Coast and the beautiful colonial city of Trinidad via Cienfuegos. After a panoramic visit to the City of Cienfuegos, we have Lunch and continue on our way to Trinidad. Trinidad is home to numerous churches and many beautiful colonial buildings. We are near the lovely Valle de los Ingenios (Valley of Sugar mills) and Playa Ancón, where you can enjoy long stretches of unspoiled, white sand beaches. Scuba diving, snorkeling, swimming in waterfalls and horse-riding are other optional activities. The nightlife in Trinidad is probably the most accessible and intense in all of Cuba, with numerous live music venues and many dance performances everyday of the week, all amongst the enchanting setting of old colonial buildings and the cobblestone streets. Overnight accommodation at either IB Star Trinidad or Brisas Trinidad el Mar hotel. Dinner will be provided at the hotel. Saturday, 08 June 2019 Trinidad to Cayo Coco Breakfast - After breakfast this morning we treated to a tour of the City of Trinidad, returning to our hotel for Lunch. Depart Trinidad for Cayo Coco. Cayo Coco is a tropical island in the Jardines del Rey chain, off central Cuba. Known for its white-sand beaches and coral reefs, its northern coast is dotted with allinclusive resorts. Natural features include lagoons and marshes that are home to birds like the white ibis as well as a native colony of pink flamingos that's ranked among the largest in the Americas. Arrive at your hotel in Cayo Coco for a 2 night stay. Sunday, 09 June 2019 Baraguà (West Indian) Village Breakfast - Today we visit the West Indian Village of Baraquà, which offers a wonderful opportunity to re-connect with family and friends. Baragua looks like a typical town in rural Cuba. Its streets are lined with once brightly coloured low-rise houses and crowded not with cars but with bicycles, horses and carts. But, listen closely to the locals and you notice the difference. Here, in the heart of Cuba, you hear English as well as Spanish spoken. It is almost a century since hundreds of British West Indians headed for the island looking for work in the sugar industry. In those days many firms, like the Baragua Sugar Company, were run by Americans. They came expecting to earn a salary then go back to their country," says 86-year-old Ethelbert Scantlebury, whose parents travelled to Baragua from Barbados in Ethelbert Scantleberry belongs to a dwindling church congregation Maypole dancing is given a Caribbean rhythm in Baragua Dinner included at hotel.

4 DHOW DINNER CRUISE ALBROOK MALL Our visit to this village will include a meet and greet encounter with the village inhabitants and hopefully a small church service at the Episcopal church of Baraqua. Return to the hotel later in the afternoon. Dinner included at hotel. Country Inn & Suites Panama Canal Amador Pelicano Ave, Amador Causeway, Panama City, Panama - Located near the Bridge of Americas at the mouth of the Panama Canal entrance Tel: Monday, 10 June 2019 Santa Clara & Che Guevara Museum Breakfast - Today we leave Cayo Coco and journey on to Santa Clara a key city in the Cuban Revolution. Santa Clara isn t a thriving tourism hub, and that in itself creates its own interest as you can experience a more authentic Cuban city. Upon entering Santa Clara, there is a huge statue of Ernesto Ché Guevara, to commemorate his death and that of the revolutionaries who were murdered along with him in Bolivia. We will visit this museum dedicated to his amazing life. Breakfast and Dinner included at the hotel. Tuesday, 11 June 2019 Havana to Panama Breakfast - Morning free to pack or do any last minute souvenir shopping. Check-out of the hotel by 11:30am, board your coach at 12:00noon for the drive to the Jose Marti International Airport. Check-in on COPA Airlines flight (CM 247) departing at 3:10pm and arriving Panama at 4:48pm. After the immigration process, collect all bags and board your private coach for the drive to your hotel:- Wednesday, 12 June 2019 Shopping Breakfast - 10:00am Pickup by private coach for a day of shopping at Albrook Mall. Return transfers provided back to the hotel departing at 5:00pm. Thursday, 13 June 2019 Shopping Breakfast - 10:00am Pickup by private coach for your final day of shopping. Return transfers provided back to the hotel departing at 5:00pm. Friday, 14 June 2019 Havana to Barbados Early Check-out of hotel, board your coach at 6:00am for the drive to the Jose Marti International Airport. Check-in on COPA Airlines flight (CM 260) departing at 9:30am and arriving Barbados 2:00pm. Welcome Home!

5 Booking & Payment Conditions COST: BBD$ 7, per person - two sharing the same room. BBD$ 9, Single person - not sharing PAYMENT PLAN: Payments are per person: A Plan-To-Go deposit of $ is due by 30 March 2018 to confirm space. A 2nd payment of $ due on or before the 30 April 2018 NOTE: The price quote is based on a minimum group size of 30 persons and will change if the group is smaller. Price is also subject to change based on any increases/ decreases from our travel partners or changes to government fees or surcharges. CANCELLATION PENALTIES & REFUNDS: A Cancellation penalty of $ per person applies after the initial deposit is received. Additional penalties will apply for cancellations made after the 30 December Refunds are based on any retrievable amounts from our suppliers at the time of cancellation. Note: All cancellation requests should be in writing. A 3rd payment of $ due on or before the 31 May 2018 A 4th payment of $ due on or before the 29 June 2018 A 5th payment of $ due on or before the 31 July 2018 A 6th payment of $ due on or before the 31 August 2018 A 7th payment of $ due on or before the 28 September 2018 A 8th payment of $ due on or before the 31 October 2018 A 9th payment of $ due on or before the 29 November 2018 A 10th payment of $ due on or before the 28 December 2018 A 11th payment of $ due on or before the 31 January 2019 A 12th payment of $ due on or before the 28 February 2019 A 13th payment of $ due on or before the 29 March 2019 The Final payment on the balance due must be settled on or before 30 April 2019.

6 PACKAGE INCLUDES: Roundtrip air travel & taxes on Copa Airlines to Havana via Panama Transfers throughout 10-Nights hotel accommodation, with 7 in Cuba and 3 nights in Panama as follows:- 4 Nights in Havana 2 Nights in Cayo Coco near Baraqua 1 Night in Trinidad, Cuba 3 Nights in Panama at Country Inn Suites Roundtrip airport/hotel transfers in Panama 2 Days Shopping transfers in Panama Meals: Breakfast Daily in Cuba 2 Breakfasts in Panama 3 Lunches in Cuba Dinner at hotels in Cuba Tours:- Havana City Tour West Indian Village at Baragua Parisien Cabaret Show Vinales Full day excursion Craft Market Shopping Che Guevara Memorial Museum in Santa Clara Services of a Travel House tour escort with a minimum group of 30 persons. Passport & Visa: Passport must not expire prior to December 2019, and has blank visa pages for entry and exit stamps. Barbadians do not require a visa for Cuba. For British, American and other countries, a Tourist Card/Visa is required. Please contact: The Cuban Embassy 13 Edghill Heights St. Thomas, Barbados Tel: Open: Mon - Fri: 9am - 1pm Insurance: Travel Protection/Cancellation Insurance is recommended and can be purchased through The Travel House. BOOKING INSTRUCTIONS FOR EACH PERSON: Please complete a registration form with all your passport and personal details, including dietary needs and bring in with your 1st deposit to The Travel House, on or before 30 March Contact: June Clarke The Travel House Tel: (246) (246) Cell Fax: (246) Sky Mall, Haggatt Hall, St. Michael june@travelhouse-bgi.com Website: WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU ON THIS TOUR! Prepared by The Travel House Tour & Cruise Department