Miami to Havana: The Faces of Cuba

For me, the canvas is an abstract interpretation of a wall. It's a piece of art with its own history, one that alludes to the passage of time and the theater of life. -Jose Parla

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HIGHLIGHTS + HIDDEN GEMS OF MIAMI TO HAVANA: THE FACES OF CUBA

This 8-day trip offers immersion into the dynamic art scenes of both Miami and Havana, Cuba. Begin in Miami for three nights at the Betsy Hotel, a boutique and historic art deco hotel on Miami Beach. Highlights include a walking tour of Little Havana, private tours of the Perez Art Museum and of the Museum of Contemporary Art, and a visit to the famed Wynwood Walls. In Havana, the Biennial Art Festival will be in full swing, with innovative art showcased everywhere in the city. We’ll visit well-known and emerging artists in their studios, explore secret pop-up galleries, spend a day in the fishing village of Cojimar seeing Hemingway’s former house and much more.

 
 

A VISUAL OVERVIEW

Your Journey Map

Miami to Havana: The Faces of Cuba

Miami. Havana. Miramar. Cojimar.

Miami to Havana: The Faces of Cuba

 TRIP INCLUDES:

Accommodations

  • 3 nights in 4*boutique accommodations in Miami per the itinerary

  • 4 nights in 5*boutique accommodations in Havana per the itinerary

Transportation

  • Pick up from Miami airport on arrival day

  • Transfer to Havana airport on departure day

  • Airfare from Miami-Havana-Miami (economy class)

  • Private ground transportation between each destination

Activities

  • Entrance fees & excursions per the itinerary

  • Exclusive private experiences/touring per the highlighted itinerary

Meals

  • 7 daily full breakfasts

  • 6 lunches + 4 dinners

  • Welcome and Farewell Dinners (beer or wine included)

Additional

  • Cuban Visa fees + Cuban departure taxes

  • Bottled water in the transportation vehicles

  • Local private driver and guides throughout the program

  • All gratuities to local guides, drivers, and staff

  • Worldwide Willett professional travel advisor assisting you from booking to departure

  • Adherence to our Covid-19 Safety and Risk Framework

  • Small group experience, maximum 15 people

TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDE:

  • Domestic Airfare (USA domestic city-Miami-USA domestic city)

  • Passport fees

  • Excess baggage fees

  • COVID-19 vaccination fees

  • Required Travel Insurance

  • Alcohol, unless specified

  • Additional meals, activities, and excursions not listed

  • Laundry, telephone calls, and other items of a personal nature

A DAILY OVERVIEW

 

Your Itinerary

**Meals provided are indicated as Breakfast (B), Lunch (L) and Dinner (D)

DAY 1: ARRIVAL TO MIAMI

A historic boutique 4* hotel in Miami

  • Upon arrival, transfer to your charming and idyllic boutique hotel on Miami Beach. After check-in, gather on the rooftop for a cocktail. Enjoy dinner independently with an evening for leisure.

  • Meals: Cocktail Reception

DAY 2: MIAMI

A historic boutique 4* hotel in Miami

  • Today, begin with a private tour of the Perez Art Museum. Enjoy lunch at Verde Restaurant with views of Biscayne Bay. Following, take a private walking tour of Little Havana as you meander through the neighborhood to focus on Cuban art. Upon return to the hotel, enjoy an exclusive private behind-the-scenes tour of the hotel's extensive modern art collection paired with a conversation with a local historian of Cuba of the Miami-perspective on the US-Cuba relations past and present.

  • Meals: B, L

DAY 3: MIAMI

A historic boutique 4* hotel in Miami

  • This morning, visit the art district of Wynwood for a private walking tour of the famed Wynwood Walls street murals. Lunch at a locally-esteemed restaurant promises a unique culinary experience. The afternoon is devoted to the Museum of Contemporary Art. Return this afternoon to the hotel for a late afternoon of leisure prior to a special dinner prepared for you alongside the north Miami Beach.

  • Meals: B, L, D

DAY 4: MIAMI + HAVANA

A boutique 5*hotel in Havana

  • Following breakfast, depart for your morning flight to Havana. Upon arrival, your Cuban English-speaking guide will lead you in a cultural orientation to the city. You'll visit the Revolution Plaza, take a private walking tour of Old Havana and enjoy lunch at a local Paladar. Prior to your check in at your boutique hotel, visit one of the Biennial's secret pop-up galleries, installed in Old Havana. This evening, walk to an esteemed Paladar and enjoy a group Welcome to Cuba Dinner. An optional addition upon request: Enjoy drinks and a show at the Buena Vista Social Club.

  • Meals: B, L, D

DAY 5: HAVANA

A boutique 5*hotel in Havana

  • Our morning will be devoted to fine art museums in Old Havana and features privately guided tours of the Museo de Bellas Artes, concentrating on the Cuban fine arts collection, and the Centro de Arte Contemporaneo Wilfredo Lam, housed in the 18th-century Casa de los Condes de Penalver. In addition, we'll visit a curated section of galleries in Old Havana. Savor your lunch at a local gem. Continue this afternoon with a visit to an artist studio, an artisan market, and the famed Muraleando neighborhood to see Cuban street art. Enjoy your evening at leisure. An optional addition upon request: Evening at renowned jazz club, La Zorra y El Cuervo Night Club.

  • Meals: B, L

DAY 6: HAVANA + MIRAMAR

A boutique 5*hotel in Havana

  • Today, drive to the Miramar neighborhood for sweeping views of Havana and continue exploring the Cultural Corridor of Linea Street with an exclusive visit to the Institute of Superior Arts, the national art school for Cuba's young artists. Lunch at a distinguished Paladar, which overlooks the river in Miramar, and includes access to an artist home and studio. In the afternoon, visit the Pabello Cuba, the site where Cuban artists create installations in response to Cuban architecture, as well as Behind the Wall, a one kilometer corridor populated with artists and galleries. This evening, dine at an esteemed Paladar in Miramar.

  • Meals: B, L, D

DAY 7: HAVANA + COJIMAR

A boutique 5*hotel in Havana

  • Cojimar, the fishing village setting of Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, is the destination today. Begin with a visit to the Raul Corrales Gallery--displaying photographs documenting the Cuban revolution. Savor your lunch at a local Paladar in the neighborhood. In the afternoon, explore El Taller Chullima, an exhibition curated by Wilfredo Prieto--merging various mediums, including cuisine. En route back to the hotel, visit the private home and workshop of two artist brothers. Enjoy dinner at Havana's famous Paladar La Guarida.

  • Meals: B, L, D

DAY 8: DEPART HAVANA + MIAMI

  • Following breakfast, transfer to the Havana airport for your international flight back to Miami. Upon arrival connect to your domestic flight back to your home.

  • Meals: B

Pricing is dependent on total of party and season traveling.

Please contact your Worldwide Willett advisor for customized pricing with your preferred dates.

 A PRICING OVERVIEW

Your Trip Price

*On group trips, you’ll be paired with a roommate of your same gender unless you request your own room.

Your journey starts and concludes in Miami, Florida.

Your Miami to Havana: The Faces of Cuba quotation has been prepared for 8 days & 7 nights.

 

Pricing is dependent on total of party and season traveling.

Option to add your own private room for an additional cost.

Please contact your Worldwide Willett advisor for customized pricing with your preferred dates.

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Passport

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