Habana Vieja House
Hotel
Day 1
Cuba: Havana to Trinidad - 7 Days (Habana Vieja, Vinales, Cienfuegos, Topes de Collantes & Playa Ancon)
Seven days in casas particulares, not hotels. Seven days in vetted casas particulares with a private vehicle between cities and local guides in Havana and Vinales.
Pumice & Pine
Runs this trip
Walking / cultural tour
Seven days in casas particulares, not hotels
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers
Top Highlights
Plaza ViejaCuba runs on cash, foreign cards mostly do not work, and internet is bought by the hour on a card. Plaza de la CatedralThe cars are 1950s American bodies on Soviet and Korean engines, kept running for seventy years by machinists who make the parts. Vinales valleyThe mogotes are limestone towers left when the caves between them collapsed, and the valley floor between them grows most of Cuba's…
Itinerary
Cuba runs on cash, foreign cards mostly do not work, and internet is bought by the hour on a card. The briefing on day one is genuinely necessary.
Havana, Habana ViejaHow the day runs
- 1 hrsTransfer to a casa particular in the old town
- MealsDinner
- AccommodationHabana Vieja House
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
- Casa particular night
- Cash and connectivity briefing
LANDMARKS Plaza Vieja Malecon Capitolio Start point Havana, Jose Marti International Airport (HAV), Havana 00:00 - 23:59The cars are 1950s American bodies on Soviet and Korean engines, kept running for seventy years by machinists who make the parts.
Habana Vieja, HavanaHow the day runs
- 9:00 AM — the four colonial squares with a local guide
- 2 hrs4:00 PM — a 1950s convertible along the Malecon to Vedado
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationHavana Inn
Included Activities
- Guided old-town walk
- Classic car tour
- Casa particular night
LANDMARKS Plaza de la Catedral Plaza de Armas Malecon Revolution Square The mogotes are limestone towers left when the caves between them collapsed, and the valley floor between them grows most of Cuba's wrapper leaf.
Havana, VinalesHow the day runs
- 3 hrs8:00 AM — west into Pinar del Rio
- 3 hrs1:30 PM — the valley on horseback, past the tobacco farms
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationVinales Retreat
Included Activities
- Horse ride with a local farmer
- Tobacco farm visit
- Casa particular night at Vinales
LANDMARKS Vinales valley Mogotes Tobacco drying houses Cueva del Indio Cienfuegos was founded by French settlers in 1819 and looks nothing like the rest of Cuba.
Vinales, Cienfuegos, TrinidadHow the day runs
- 5 hrs7:00 AM — back past Havana and east
- 2 hrs2:30 PM — on to Trinidad
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationTrinidad Courtyard
Included Activities
- Transport
- Casa particular night in Trinidad
LANDMARKS Cienfuegos Parque Jose Marti Trinidad Plaza Mayor Trinidad got rich on sugar and slavery in the nineteenth century and then stopped entirely, which is why the cobbles and the houses are still there.
Trinidad, Topes de Collantes, Playa AnconHow the day runs
- 1 hrs8:00 AM — up into the Escambray
- 4 hrs9:30 AM — the walk to the Salto del Caburni
- MealsBreakfast, Dinner
- AccommodationTrinidad Courtyard
Included Activities
- Park entry and guided walk
- Casa particular night
Optional Activities
- Playa Ancon in the afternoon, twenty minutes from town
LANDMARKS Topes de Collantes Salto del Caburni Plaza Mayor Playa Ancon Sunday afternoon rumba at Callejon de Hamel is free, crowded and entirely local.
Trinidad, HavanaHow the day runs
- 5 hrs9:00 AM — back to the capital
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationHavana Inn
Included Activities
- Transport
- Casa particular night
Optional Activities
- Rumba at Callejon de Hamel on a Sunday afternoon
LANDMARKS Havana Callejon de Hamel Leave three hours at Jose Marti — the departure process is slow and there is no way around it.
HavanaHow the day runs
- 1 hrsAirport transfer
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationNot included — onward travel
Included Activities
- Airport drop
- Day 1Airport transfer
- Day 1Casa particular night
- Day 1Cash and connectivity briefing
- Day 2Guided old-town walk
- Day 2Classic car tour
- Day 3Horse ride with a local farmer
- Day 3Tobacco farm visit
- Day 3Casa particular night at Vinales
- Day 4Transport
- Day 4Casa particular night in Trinidad
- Day 5Park entry and guided walk
- Day 5Playa Ancon in the afternoon, twenty minutes from townCosts extra
- Day 6Rumba at Callejon de Hamel on a Sunday afternoonCosts extra
- Day 7Airport drop
- Day 1 · 1 nightHabana Vieja House
- Day 2 · 1 nightHavana Inn
- Day 3 · 1 nightVinales Retreat
- Day 4 · 2 nightsTrinidad Courtyard
- Day 6 · 1 nightHavana Inn
- Day 1Havana to Habana ViejaTransfer to a casa particular in the old town
- Day 2Havana to Havana4:00 PM — a 1950s convertible along the Malecon to Vedado
- Day 3Havana to Vinales8:00 AM — west into Pinar del Rio
- Day 4Vinales to Cienfuegos7:00 AM — back past Havana and east
- Day 4Cienfuegos to Trinidad2:30 PM — on to Trinidad
- Day 5Trinidad to Topes de Collantes8:00 AM — up into the Escambray
- Day 6Trinidad to Havana9:00 AM — back to the capital
- Day 7Havana to HavanaAirport transfer
Where you'll stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Havana Inn
Hotel
Days 2, 6
Vinales Retreat
Hotel
Day 3
Trinidad Courtyard
Hotel
Days 4, 5
What you'll eat
6 breakfasts and 3 dinners across 7 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 7.
- DinnerServed on days 1, 3, 5
- BreakfastServed on days 2–7
9 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
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Customer reviews
Overall rating
4.4/5
Based on 8 reviews
Review summary
Food4.0/5
Guide4.5/5
Itinerary4.6/5
Transport4.1/5
Accommodation4.0/5
Tour operator4.5/5
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Vikram Bose – Ahmedabad2025-10-21 · Verified booking
Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing.
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Marc Dubois – Amsterdam2025-10-21 · Verified booking
Hotels were a step below what I expected for the price. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing.
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Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.
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Farah Qureshi – Kochi2025-10-21 · Verified booking
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. Recommended.
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Ananya Gupta – Mumbai2025-10-21 · Verified booking
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones. Recommended.
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Sameer Khan – Bengaluru2025-09-19 · Verified booking
Well paced over 7 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Accommodation was a notch better than the price suggested. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones. No hesitation recommending them.
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Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.
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Divya Reddy – Nagpur2025-09-19 · Verified booking
Havana to Trinidad done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Would send friends their way.
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Meera Iyer – Hyderabad2025-09-19 · Verified booking
Havana to Trinidad done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Rooms were comfortable and the locations meant we could walk most evenings. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones.
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Arjun Pillai – Nagpur2025-09-19 · Verified booking
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. Good value for what's included.
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