Central Mexico and Unforgettable Cuba
Central Mexico and Unforgettable Cuba
20 Days Starting in Mexico City, Mexico and ending in Havana, Cuba
Visiting: Mexico City, Morelia, Guadalajara, Guanajuato, Dolores Hidalgo, Teotihuacan, Havana, Cienfuegos, Trinidad, Camagüey, Santiago De Cuba, Guardalavaca, Cayo Coco
Tour operator:
Tour code:
29498
Guide Type:
Fully Guided
Group size:
36 - 72
Age range:
3-85
Tour operated in:
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Tour Overview
Embark on an unforgettable journey through Central Mexico and Cuba, exploring vibrant cities, rich history, and stunning landscapes. Begin in Mexico City with a sightseeing tour of iconic sites like the Zócalo and Chapultepec Park, and enjoy a traditional dinner with mariachi music. Discover the colonial charm of Morelia and Patzcuaro, and visit the Mundo Cuervo distillery in Tequila. In Cuba, stroll through the colorful streets of Havana, visit the crocodile farm in Guama, and relax on the pristine beaches of Ancon. Experience the cultural richness of Santiago de Cuba and the historical significance of Santa Clara. This tour offers a perfect blend of cultural exploration, scenic beauty, and leisure, with comfortable accommodations and diverse transportation, including coach travel, a historic train ride, and boat trips.
Highlights
Itinerary
Day 1 : Mexico City
Location: Mexico City
Accommodation Name: hotel
Welcome to Mexico. Transfer to hotel and free time. Our guide will contact you late in the afternoon.
Day 2 : Mexico City
Location: Mexico City
Accommodation Name: hotel
Meals Included: Dinner
Today we have a fantastic day acquaint ourselves with Mexico. We include a sightseeing tour of the city. We will visit the Plaza of Three Cultures, and the historic centre in which the Zócalo (main square) and its Metropolitan Cathedral stand out, the main Aztec temple, Chapultepec Park, the “Paseo de la Reforma” Avenue and the other main avenues of this impressive city. At the end of the visit we travel to the BASILICA OF GUADALUPE, the most visited Catholic temple in the Americas where the Virgin of Guadalupe is found. There we will be able to explore the old basilica dating back to the 18th Century and also the modern temple. In the afternoon we travel to the neighbourhood of XOCHIMILCO, a wonderful place with its canals and semi-floating gardens. Here we include a ride in a “trajinera”, one of the boats festooned with flowers. In the evening we include a transfer to the Plaza de GARIBALDI, with its many bars, restaurants and bars where tacos and tequila are served and the Mariachis sing. Dinner is included in a traditional restaurant.
Day 3 : Mexico City, Morelia, Patzcuaro
Location: Morelia
Accommodation Name: hotel
We leave México DF, and amidst green countryside we enter the state of Michoacán. We travel to MORELIA, the splendid Michoacán capital whose center, with its magnificent cathedral, was declared UNESCO World Heritage. Time for lunch and a stroll in the center. After this, we see PATZCUARO, a pretty colonial village with its outstanding Basilica of Our Lady of Health and the house of the eleven courtyards which today is a craft center. Night in this “magical village”.
Day 4 : Patzcuaro, Tzintzuntzan, Chapala, Tlaquepaque, Guadalajara
Location: Guadalajara
Accommodation Name: hotel
We set out for the state of Jalisco. We stop in TZINTZUNTZAN to know this town next to Lake Patzcuaro, which was the most important city of the Purepecha empire. We will visit the Franciscan Convent of Santa Ana, with its olive trees almost five hundred years old. In front of it are the Yácatas, ancient Purepecha Pyramids. We´ll see Lake Chapala, the largest natural lake in Mexico, surrounded by mountains. CHAPALA, time for a stroll and lunch in this small touristic city by the lake. We stop in the TLAQUEPAQUE district with its picturesque streets full of shops and craftsmen. Arrival in GUADALAJARA, capital of Jalisco and birthplace of Mariachi and Tequila.
Day 5 : Guadalajara
Location: Guadalajara
Accommodation Name: hotel
In the morning we include a visit to Guadalajara, the modern metropolis with its colonial historic center, its cathedral, its market, its Tapatía square. We will enter the Cabañas Hospice, declared Unesco World Heritage. After the visit, we will go on to the next town of TEQUILA, we include entrance to the MUNDO CUERVO distillery and will see how this famous Mexican drink is made (entrance and tasting included). After this, time for a stroll and lunch in the picturesque town of Tequila. After lunch, we return to Guadalajara.
Day 6 : Guadalajara, Guanajuato
Location: Guanajuato
Accommodation Name: hotel
We travel to the state of GUANAJUATO. Arrival at midday. In the afternoon we include a city tour of this very beautiful university city declared World Heritage, its steep slopes, its narrow streets, its churches, and we also include a cable car ride to admire the view from “el Pípila”.
Day 7 : Guanajuato, Dolores Hidalgo, San Miguel De Allende, Queretaro
Location: Dolores Hidalgo
Accommodation Name: hotel
Amidst the mountains, we will travel to DOLORES HIDALGO, the city that is the cradle of Mexican independence. Afterwards we head to SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, a beautiful city with vice regal architecture and cobbled streets declared World Heritage. Time for a stroll. In the afternoon, we visit the ATOTONILCO Sanctuary, known as the “Century of God and the Patria”, World Heritage site (sometimes it will not be possible to visit inside due to the retreats that take place there). We then go to QUERETARO, with its very beautiful colonial center, its main square, its busy restaurants and pedestrian streets.
Day 8 : Queretaro, Teotihuacan, Mexico City
Location: Teotihuacan
Accommodation Name: hotel
We travel to TEOTIHUACAN, in Náhuatl “the place where men become gods”, one of the most impressive cities in the ancient world. Here we admire the pyramids of the sun and the moon, entrance and tour. Continuation to MEXICO CITY, arrival at lunchtime.
Day 9 : Mexico City, Havana
Location: Havana
Accommodation Name: hotel
After breakfast a transfer takes you to the airport to take your flight to La Havana. Upon arrival, we shall be waiting for you to transfer you to your hotel. To welcome you at the end of the afternoon we will include a trip in an old classic car to the fortress of San Carlos passing the ‘Malecón’ and we will attend the cannon shooting ceremony (admission included). Return to the hotel (by coach or vehicles) and accommodation.
Day 10 : Havana
Location: Havana
Accommodation Name: hotel
This morning we include a visit of about 4 hours; we will include a stroll through Colonial Havana; declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a panoramic tour of Revolution Square and the University. We will include a boat trip across the bay in the little boat to Regla where we will see the church of the Virgin of Regla, a place of great devotion where there is a strong syncretism between the Catholic religion and the Afro-Cuban. Will you buy flowers and have a daughter of Ochun read your hand? After this, at lunchtime, we will take you to the area of the ‘Callejón del Chorro’, an area with multiple “paladares” (private restaurants) where you can have lunch. Afternoon free.
Day 11 : Havana, Guamá, Caleta Buena, Giron, Cienfuegos
Location: Cienfuegos
Accommodation Name: hotel
Meals Included: Lunch, Dinner
We will leave Havana for the south of the island, where we can enjoy its beautiful tropical landscapes. Arrival in GUAMA, and a visit to the crocodile farm, including a boat trip to admire this area declared a national park. In the village of Taina we will see a little more about the population that existed before the arrival of the Europeans. We continue along the Caribbean coastal road. Have your swimsuit to hand! We will have time in CALETA BUENA, where we will include lunch, and you can swim, see its cenotes or snorkel! After that in GIRON, we will visit the Girón Beach Museum which tells us about the Bay of Pigs invasion and the revolution. Continuation to CIENFUEGOS, “the pearl of the south”, a very nice colonial city, where we will walk through its French neoclassical colonial streets. Dinner included and accommodation.
Day 12 : Cienfuegos, Trinidad
Location: Trinidad
Accommodation Name: resort hotel
Meals Included: Lunch, Dinner
A little under a hundred kilometers take us to TRINIDAD, arrival and visit to Cuba’s most beautiful and best-preserved colonial city, a true “open-air museum”, declared a world heritage site. After the visit we will see the “Temple of Santería Yemayá”, dedicated to the orisha (God) of the Sea, with its offerings of fruit, water and stones; a santero will tell us about this religion and its beliefs. After the visit and lunch included, we will stay at our resort hotel at Ancon beach. You will have the afternoon free to enjoy the Caribbean Sea on this magnificent beach, or, if you prefer, to stroll at leisure in Trinidad. At night we provide a transfer to the cathedral to enjoy the “place of music” and its little restaurants with Cuban music. Dinner included.
Day 13 : Trinidad, Guachinango, Camaguey
Location: Camagüey
Accommodation Name: hotel
Meals Included: Lunch
Our day is full of beautiful landscapes and unforgettable experiences. By coach we travel to MANACA IZNAGA, at the center of the sugar zone that brought Trinidad prosperity; here we will remember the story of the slaves next to the ancient 44-metre tower that was used to watch over them. We will then take a historic train with its old wooden carriages that slowly runs through the hacienda. The train stops at FENOTA, a sugar mill today a museum, and goes on to GUACHINANGO, in this beautiful area of hills we will have time to relax over lunch (included). In the afternoon, by coach, we will continue to SANCTI SPIRITUS, a charming little colonial town little visited by tourism, where we will have time for a walk and a coffee. Continuation through the center of the island towards CAMAGÜEY-Arrival in the country’s third city, considered the city of art and with a lot of atmosphere at night.-
Day 14 : Camaguey, Guáimaro, Bayamo, Santiago De Cuba
Location: Santiago De Cuba
Accommodation Name: hotel
Meals Included: Lunch
Morning visit to the city’s great historical center with its many theatres, squares, alleys and churches. We will include a visit to the Camaguey Ballet Center, where they will tell us about the origin of the company, and we will watch dancers, teachers and choreographers rehearsing and assembling their works. Lunch included. We continue on our route, with a brief stop in GUÁIMARO where the first Cuban constitution which was approved, and the slaves’ emancipation was demanded. BAYAMO, a picturesque small colonial town; here we will stroll and see the schoolchildren practicing at the chess academy. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, arrival at the end of the afternoon. In the evening we will go to CASA DE LA TROVA, a meeting place for Cuban music lovers, with its live performances.
Day 15 : Santiago De Cuba
Location: Santiago De Cuba
Accommodation Name: hotel
Meals Included: Lunch
We include a tour of SANTIAGO, Cuba’s second city and one of contrasts, capital of the ‘son’ and the revolution. Around 20 km from the city, in the mountains, we will go to the Basilica of our Lady of Charity of Copper, where we will be surprised at the veneration for the virgin patron of Cuba. After that we will go to the Santa Ifigenia cemetery, where Fidel Castro and José Martí are buried. We will see the Ron Bacardí factory and go to the CASTILLO DEL MORRO, an impregnable citadel on a promontory declared a world heritage site, which houses an interesting museum on Piracy. Lunch included. Free time in the afternoon.
Day 16 : Santiago De Cuba, Banes, Guardalavaca
Location: Guardalavaca
Accommodation Name: resort
Meals Included: Lunch, Dinner
Among beautiful landscapes of tropical hills, we travel to the north coast. A walk through the quiet center of HOLGUIN before continuing to GUARDALAVACA, where we see the Museo Chorro de Maita archaeological park that protects the remains of a village and an Indian cemetery with the remains of 62 human skeletons, and Taina Village, which reproduces scenes of how the Indigenous peoples. We see the magnificent surroundings of BARIAY BAY. Lunch included. Afternoon free at the resort by the beautiful Guardalavaca beaches. Dinner included in the hotel.
Day 17 : Guardalavaca, Holguín, Cayo Coco
Location: Cayo Coco
Accommodation Name: hotel
Meals Included: Lunch, Dinner
We travel to the west of the island. Stop at PUERTO PADRE, a small town stopped in time, which was once the largest sugar port on the planet. Lunch included on route. In LAGUNA DE LA REDONDA, we will include a beautiful one-hour boat ride between the mangroves, foliage-covered tributaries and small inland lakes. After that, spectacular landscapes on the road that crosses the sea towards CAYO COCO. Arrival mid-afternoon, dinner included.
Day 18 : Cayo Coco, Remedios
Location: Cayo Coco
Accommodation Name: hotel
Meals Included: Lunch, Dinner
Free morning to enjoy the beach. After lunch (included) we will leave for YAGUAJAY, where the Camilo Cienfuegos museum-cemetery is located. Night in REMEDIOS, one of the most beautiful colonial towns in Cuba. Dinner included.
Day 19 : Remedios, Sugarcane Mill, Santa Clara, Havana
Location: Havana
Accommodation Name: hotel
Meals Included: Lunch
On the outskirts of Remedios, we see the old Marcelo Salado sugar mill, a former sugar mill closed after the fall of the USSR, and today a museum that shows us what traditional sugar production was like. We include a 20-minute ride on an old train with a steam engine. After that we travel to SANTA CLARA, where we see the Constantino Pérez cigar factory (Montecristo and Partagas cigars). After lunch (included) we visit the Che Guevara Mausoleum Museum. Return to Havana. Arrival at about 19:00.
Day 20 : Havana
Location: Havana
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast. End of our services. Transfer from the hotel to the airport not included.
What's Included
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Sightseeing Tour in Mexico City
A sightseeing tour of Mexico City including visits to the Plaza of Three Cultures, the historic center, the Zócalo, the Metropolitan Cathedral, Chapultepec Park, and the Basilica of Guadalupe.
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Trajinera Ride in Xochimilco
A ride in a 'trajinera' boat in the neighborhood of Xochimilco.
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City Tour of Morelia
A city tour of Morelia, including a visit to its magnificent cathedral.
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Visit to Patzcuaro
A visit to Patzcuaro, including the Basilica of Our Lady of Health and the house of the eleven courtyards.
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Visit to Tzintzuntzan
A visit to Tzintzuntzan, including the Franciscan Convent of Santa Ana and the Yácatas pyramids.
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Visit to Chapala
A visit to Chapala, including time for a stroll and lunch.
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Visit to Tlaquepaque
A visit to the Tlaquepaque district with its picturesque streets full of shops and craftsmen.
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City Tour of Guadalajara
A city tour of Guadalajara, including visits to its colonial historic center, cathedral, market, and Tapatía square.
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Visit to Mundo Cuervo Distillery
Entrance to the Mundo Cuervo distillery in Tequila, including a tour and tasting.
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City Tour of Guanajuato
A city tour of Guanajuato, including a cable car ride to 'el Pípila'.
What's Not Included
Transfer from Hotel to Airport in HavanaTransfer from the hotel to the airport in Havana is not included.
Mode of Transport
Transportation includes coach travel between cities, a historic train ride, and a boat trip, ensuring a diverse and scenic travel experience.
Accommodation
Accommodation includes stays in various hotels across Mexico and Cuba, offering comfort and convenience throughout the journey.
Check out our Q&As
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What type of transportation is used during the tour?
The tour includes coach travel between cities, a historic train ride, and a boat trip, providing a diverse and scenic travel experience.
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What kind of accommodation can I expect on this tour?
Accommodation includes stays in various hotels across Mexico and Cuba, offering comfort and convenience throughout the journey.
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Is there a visit to a tequila distillery included in the tour?
Yes, the tour includes a visit to the Mundo Cuervo distillery in Tequila, where you can learn about the production process and enjoy a tasting.
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Will there be opportunities to experience local music during the tour?
Yes, the tour includes a visit to Casa de la Trova in Santiago De Cuba, where you can enjoy live Cuban music performances.
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Are meals included during the tour?
Yes, several meals are included throughout the tour, such as dinner in a traditional restaurant in Mexico City and lunch at Caleta Buena.
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Is there a visit to any UNESCO World Heritage sites on this tour?
Yes, the tour includes visits to several UNESCO World Heritage sites, such as Morelia's historic center and Colonial Havana.
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Will there be any opportunities for swimming or snorkeling during the tour?
Yes, there is time allocated for swimming and snorkeling at Caleta Buena, where you can enjoy the cenotes and the Caribbean Sea.
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