grand havana tours 2024

                               Grand Havana Cuba Tour Itinerary 2024

              Includes Photo Walks Program & Ballet Dancer Events, led by Yvonne Butler

All Cuba Photos above, ©Yvonne J Butler, All Rights Reserved

Join Yvonne Butler, an award-winning photographer and tour leader for  a few decades and a Cuba tour leader since 2015, on these wonderfully rich and exciting tours.  The summaries below  are just the tip of the iceberg of what you will discover, experience, eat, drink, enjoy, and remember about your time in Cuba. When you see references in the program summary to walks, think about having a chance to move about with Yvonne and our local Cuba guide to places Yvonne has discovered and uncovered in her many times there, particularly locations and activities where you will have a chance to pull out your mobile phone (or camera). 

** All Cuba tours, we will ride in style with driver in Vintage Cars to our tour activities AND sessions with Ballet and Other Dancers in EVERY tour!! **

Tour Leader: Yvonne Butler, Photographer/Artist & Travel Professional

Tour Type: This is a People-to-People cultural tour of Cuba, strictly conducted under the regulations of the US government. This tour is covered under one of the twelve (12) permitted Cuba travel categories authorized by a general OFAC license the travel agency holds, in this case the People-to-People category. 

Major Tour Features: 

• All Cuba tours, we will ride in style with driver in Vintage Cars to our tour activities AND our program includes sessions with Ballet and Other Dancers in EVERY tour!!i
• Our accommodations are best casa particulares. Get to know the beautiful people of Cuba, up close and personally. You will talk about your home stays and drives in the vintage cars forever. 
• While these are not photo tours per se, you will have the availability of Yvonne's photo guidance and mentorship. You will see how Yvonne identifies photo opportunities and times to capture memories you might miss without her keen eye.  

April 17-24, 2024, 8 days/7 nites: Santiago de Cuba-Holguín-Gibara. Just amazing! 

<<GREAT TOUR FOR 2ND/3RD TIMERS TO CUBA!!  REGISTER NOW!!>>

Meet our group at Miami International Airport where we will assemble and fly* to Santiago de Cuba with your leader, Yvonne Butler. Bring your mobile phone camera, binoculars, camera gear and whatever floats your boat to explore with Yvonne all of the great pleasures of this area of Southeast Cuba.

LAND PACKAGE ONLY* (Once you register we will advise you on recommended flights you can book, and pay for or use miles, etc.) Ask us for Land Package Pricing!

Group Size: Min 10, Typical 12-15 max

May 8-14, 2024, 7 days/6 nights: Camagüey, Trinidad, Santa Clara - Best of the best! 

<<ANOTHER GREAT TOUR FOR 2ND/3RD TIMERS TO CUBA!! REGISTER NOW!>>

Meet our group at Miami International where we will assemble and fly* to Santa Clara, Cuba with your leader, Yvonne Butler. Bring your mobile phone camera, binoculars, camera gear and whatever floats your boat to explore with Yvonne all of the great pleasures of this area of Southeast Cuba.

LAND PACKAGE ONLY* (Once you register we will advise you on recommended flights you can book, and pay for or use miles, etc.) Ask us for Land Package Pricing!

Group Size: Min 10, Typical 12-15 max

June 5-9, 2024, 5 days/4 nights: Havana-Viñales - Vintage Cars, Culture, Photo Walks, Music, Dance, City and Rural - More surprises in store!

Meet our group at Tampa International Airport where we will assemble and fly* to Havana, Cuba with your leader, Yvonne Butler. Bring your mobile phone camera, binoculars, camera gear and whatever floats your boat to explore with Yvonne all of the great pleasures of western Cuba.

In Havana and surrounding areas, walk the long, beautiful avenue, the Prado. Stroll along the Malecón and even go back at night for a much different experience! Yvonne will provide tips and pointers on your photo-taking. Stay at wonderful casa particulates and meet the people in their homes and daily lives.  Eat at great local paladars (small, family-owned restaurants.) Try a mojito or authentic cigar. Gosh, if you can take your eyes off of the vintage cars for a minute, you will be so surprised at all of the other sights around you, in living, brilliant colors. Havana is Eye Candy, for sure!! 

In Viñales, you will find the amazing countryside that is punctuated by the presence of mottoes (karst) mountain ranges, tobacco farms, and unique glimpses of rural life in Cuba. 

Stop talking about “going to Cuba someday” and join us. Surely, you will return again and again.

LAND PACKAGE ONLY* (Once you register we will advise you on recommended flights you can book, and pay for or use miles, etc.) Ask us for Land Package Pricing!

Group Size: Min 10, Typical 12-15 max

REGISTER AND SEND DOCUMENTS & PAYMENTS NOW. RESERVATIONS FOR CUBA ARE MADE AT LEAST 30 days, but preferably at least 90 DAYS IN ADVANCE.

All passengers must have a minimum of six months validity on their valid US passports at the time of entry, as well as at least two blank pages for entry/exit stamps. 

Generally, US credit cards and debit cards do not work in Cuba. You should bring US dollars or Euros to Cuba and exchange them for Cuban Pesos at authorized banks, hotels. 

Guests: Adults only, 21+ years of age.

Registration and Payment: All registrations and payments are due immediately to hold a space.

Flight: We do not book your flights from/to home for US pre-travel meetup at the Departure Airport, or to/from Cuba. You must travel with the group, unless arriving from outside the US.