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A fantastic glimpse of Cuba with an excellent mix of sightseeing, music, free-time to further explore, and fun activities.
A major highlight was exploring the streets and alleyways of Trinidad and enjoying the music and dancing at one of our cocktail stops. I also loved the tour of Havana in the open-topped old American cars. Quite exhilarating.
She was fantastic. Excellent knowledge, friendly and helpful personality and a great sense of humour.
Do it soon.
The title of this trip is exactly what it suggests. It offers a real taste of Cuba and the itinerary, although packed, is perfect. Not rushing from place to place and plenty of free time to explore by yourself.
The walking trip around both Trinidad and Havana was excellent and well guided.
Raysalis was absolutely brilliant. She had a lovely disposition, was very knowledgeable about the island and its history. She also went out of her way to make sure everyone was happy and any issues were resolved quickly (i.e. one lady had a problem with her camera and she helped sort it out). Her English was fantastic and she was very clear about the plan for each day ensuring that the whole group knew what was going on and that everyone's timekeeping was as good as possible.
There is a lot of construction going in Havana at the moment (i.e. the Capitoli building currently has scaffolding on it), but don't let it put you off, it's amazing to see the development and changes happening. The food is bland but very good - just don't expect anything spicy! Snacks are hard to come by, so take chocolate / crisps / sweets if you can't survive without them. There are various towers to climb in Trinidad, Cienfuegos and Havana - climb them all, the views are worth it!
After seeing so many great reviews for this trip I decided to book it to travel over Christmas 2016. Basically it is a view of Cuba from a coach! Long, drives – quick stops 2-3 times during the day for a 45mins-1hr max – really no time to appreciate anywhere are you are always on the go! A few pointless places where we stopped were also thrown in. Accomodation was average – first night hotel was below poor quality however the homestays (all be them basic) were clean and adequate, and the families could not do enough to please you. Food is basic – you get the same breakfast, lunch and dinner choices daily. In summary Cuba the island is green and lush with white sandy beaches, fab old cars everywhere and Havana is a great city to mooch around, top that up with the friendly welcoming people then its a great place to visit, however this weeks tour really packs too much in – but saying that I certainly could not do the two week tour either as I am sure it will be much of the same just over a longer time period!
Seeing the che guevara museum - an amazing and moving story of his life.
Jorge was a friendly leader with good local knowledge however we never had enough time in any area/town to really apprecitate what he was telling us. Ray was a great driver coping well with the long 7-9 hours driving he was doing on most days.
Do visit Cuba as its a good place to see, however take toilet roll with you where ever you go, take snacks as there is very little in the way of chocolate, crisps, sweets etc, if you wanted take spices or sauces to pep-up your food, definately book an add-on beach hotel via Exodus at the end of the tour so you can chillout for a few days at the end as you will be exhausted from not doing much! Oh and buy Rum out there as it is really cheap.
A good week. Being on a tour sliced through the hassle of organisation and was a great queuebuster when visiting museums and events. Great variety of things to see and do in a very colourful varied interesting country
Salsa dancing
Excellent . Good English , knowledgeable and keen to give us a good experience
Extend the trip preferably at the end for a few days either in Havana or to go to the beach
superb tour with what must be the best ‘guide’ we have ever had Rayselis, her knowledge, sense of commitment and humour made the tour more wonderful than it was.
the whole trip was made up of wonderful moments - not possible to single out just one.
as mentioned above Rayselis was a 'complete gem'
Internet very poor - just be prepared if you think you will need it!
An apt name for the trip, it gave a taster of several parts of Cuba
Seeing/experiencing Havana. The dinner at the organic farm in Vinales. Watching the locals salsa dance at a bar in Vinales Walking around Trinidad The included dinner at Trinidad Santa Clara (for the history) and Sancti Spiritus (for a less touristy feel to the place)
Lazaro was knowledgeable and answered all questions honestly
Bring a book/mp3 player as some of the journeys are long. The sooner you adapt to 'Cuban Time' the easier it is. Whilst some of the food is a bit bland there are there are some really good meals to be had too
Not a holiday, more of an education, as expected. Cuba is gradually coming out of sanctions but the scars are still everywhere. The country is not ready for the growing number of western tourists starting to come.
Departures at Havana international airport, when the luggage handlers couldn't keep up, the toilets ran out of water, the air con stopped, the 'cafe' had no food and the Exchange desk ran out of stirling, I realised just how much we take for granted in the west.
Our guide was excellent, especially as there were 20 (!) in our group. She coped with problems such as casas that were not as described - some had shared bathrooms, poor plumbing etc. She was happy to change the itinerary when the group didn't want another cigar factory or wanted longer at one stop than planned. She helped some of us to find an ATM and a 1-hour internet card although we had to wait for her help as there were so many of us.
Arrival at your first hotel/casa will be 4hrs+ after landing due to slooow baggage reclaim and queues for currency. Take 2 rolls of toilet paper, plenty of snack bars, an umbrella or large hat, anti-histamines and paracetemol. Brace yourself for lack of internet! The shops are often almost empty but you can usually find bottled water - check the seal. Cafe/hotel food is very simple and plain but nourishing
We would like to thank Jaqueline for her feedback, although we regret that the number of clients in her group exceeded the usual group size. Instances of this nature are rare, however we would like to explain that towards the end of 2015 Exodus changed computer reservation systems and during the changeover process, all our bookings were migrated from our old reservations system to the new system. For the most part this has been a smooth process, but on this occasion bookings were taken in the cross over period before all the clients who had been booked on our previous system had been migrated across; as a result our new system did not show that the trip had reached full capacity so the group size was slightly larger than usual, for which we would like to apologise. We would like to confirm that this only impacted a handful of departures and we do hope that despite the group size Jaqueline enjoyed the trip overall.
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This holiday included a variety of activities and locations which gave a flavour of the country. Given the pressure on the island as tourist numbers increase, without the accompanying infrastructure, the accommodation was better than I had anticipated. The range of trips was good with potential to choose other options. Plenty of advice was given regarding the best places to eat and visit in free time.
The view across Havana from the Ambos Mundos hotel roof-top terrace.
Excellent. She was able to fill in all the background information required with plenty of local knowledge and a sense of humour.
Be prepared to be flexible if accommodation changes.
Very enjoyable holiday. I loved all the history of Cuba and understanding current affairs.
Visiting Havana and seeing the Spanish influence in day to day life and all the beautiful buildings.
Excellent knowledge of Cuba. One small point that could be improved: The group did not introduce themselves at the start of the tour. I felt slightly embarrassed when asking others their names a few days into the tour. Also I had know idea where they were from.
Just to be aware the Casas can be basic.
This tour, A Taste of Cuba, did what it said on the tin. It provided an introduction to the country, mainly the western part and La Havana.
Trinidad - despite its touristy nature it was a charming small town. I had a superb massage there so this is probably my personal highlight!
Lazaro was an outstanding group leader. His command of English was incredible as he had never visited the UK or the US - just read a lot he said. He was informative and always willing to answer questions. He was always approachable. Above all he was keen to let the group know about his country, its history, culture and people.
The trip was a bit breathless - there was not a lot of free time except in Trinidad and Havana. Some people had extra time at either the start or the end - I wish I had done this. Cuba was more expensive than I had imagined, certainly for food but less so for drinks and trinkets. Be prepared for long lines to change money especially at the airport; the ATM in Havana did work though.