Viva Cuba for solo travellers

After taking Saga’s included UK door-to-door travel service to the airport, fly to Havana. Stay three nights at the locally rated 5-star Melia Habana Hotel. D

Contrast old and new Havana on an included tour and enjoy a Cuban cocktail lesson, and dinner at a local restaurant tonight. Optional evening excursion to the Tropicana Nightclub. B, L, D

Explore Havana independently or perhaps join a full-day optional excursion to Viñales Valley. B, L, D

Today you depart Havana for Cayo Santa María, stopping en route for a tour of Santa Clara, capital of Villa Clara province. Founded in 1689 with the main square and church at its centre, it is home to good examples of colonial architecture including the Teatro de la Caridad, a Cuban National Monument. In 1958, Santa Clara was the site of the last battle in the Cuban Revolution, when Che Guevara stopped a train carrying weapons and reinforcements to attack the revolutionaries. Since 1997 Che Guevara’s body has lain in a mausoleum in Santa Clara, which you'll see on this sightseeing tour. After an included lunch in Santa Clara, you'll continue to Cayo Santa María, a beautiful key or ‘cayo’, with a long sandy beach, on Cuba’s northern coast.

You'll spend the next two nights here on an all-inclusive basis at the locally rated 5-star Melia Cayo Santa Maria. Situated 10 metres from a white sandy beach the hotel has a choice of restaurants, a bar, pool, bar, beach bar and a snack bar. There are two swimming pools, a fitness centre and spa (charges apply). Each of the 360 air-conditioned rooms has a television, safe, minibar and hairdryer. B, L, D

At leisure. Perhaps explore Cayo Santa Maria or relax on one of its beautiful beaches. B, L, D

An included tour visits Trinidad and the famous La Canchanchara Bar. Stay overnight at the locally rated 2-star Villa Rancho Hatuey. B, L, D

Included city tours of Sancti Spiritus and Camaguey. Stay overnight at the locally rated 2-star+ Hotel Colon. B, L, D

Included tour of Bayamo. Stay three nights at the locally rated 5-star Melia Santiago de Cuba Hotel. B, L, D

Included sightseeing tour and lunch at a local restaurant. B, L, D

You can spend today at leisure, taking advantage of the hotel facilities or exploring independently. B, D

Travel to Guardalavaca pausing en route for lunch. Stay three nights at the locally rated 4-star Sol Rio Luna y Mares. B, L, D

The next two days are free for you to relax on the beach or to enjoy the leisure facilities at your hotel. B, L, D

Spend the day at leisure or perhaps join an optional excursion to swim with dolphins. Enjoy a farewell dinner. B, L, D  

Travel back to Havana and stay overnight at the locally rated 5-star Melia Habana Hotel. B, L, D

An optional excursion traces Ernest Hemingway’s life in Cuba. Travel to the airport for your overnight flight back to the UK. B, L

Arrive in the morning for your included UK door-to-door travel service home.