Villa Clara tours and excursions Excursion to the Northern keys of Villa Clara Round trip on air conditioned­bus, this is one of the most visited places in our province. It goes through Remedios, the oldest town in VC, and through a 48 km causeway in the sea. You will enjoy the crystal clear water of the beaches of the northern keys, perfect scenery for the observation of local flora and fauna, as well as seascapes. Baths at Villa Las Brujas beach. Lunch with a liquid included at Farallon restaurant in Las Brujas, where you will enjoy both Cuban and international exquisities Cuban with delicious cocktails to go with them. Price Public: Adults: $ 40.00 CUC Per PAX Kids 0 to 2: free, accompanied by adults. Children 3 a 16 años: 30.00 CUC. Min: 6 PAX Frequency: Daily. Schedules: Departure 8.30 am, Return: 4.30 pm Villa las Brujas dayuse This is one of the most visited places in our province. You will enjoy the crystal clear water of the beaches of the Northern Keys, perfect scenery for the observation of local flora and fauna, as well as seascapes. Baths at Villa Las Brujas beach. Lunch with a liquid included at Farallon restaurant in Las Brujas, where you will enjoy both, Cuban and international exquisities with delicious cocktails Price Public: Adults: $ 20 CUC per PAX, use only 16 CUC on the menu. 0 a 16: 10 CUC per pax use only 8 CUC NATURE Pure Coffee Visit to a coffee crop farm and to a coffee processing plant. Tour to Jibacoa community with specialized guide .Nautical ride Jibacoa­Rio Negro, Hanabanilla, lunch. Air­conditioned bus transportation. Price Public: $49.00 Forest Adventure in Guanayara. ­Mountain truck path, natural trekking with specialized guide and two liquids included. Rest by river and bath in ponds. Price Public: Adults: 65.00 CUC. Por PAX. Children 3 to 12 years: 49.00 CUC. Minimum using collective transport: 7 PAX Frequency: Thursdays. Schedules: Departure: 7.30 AM, Return: 5.30 PM Trip to El Nicho through Hanabanilla Lake. An unforgettable ecoadventure that lets you know Cuban flora and fauna and people from the Escambray Mountains, an opportunity to be on the only lake amid the mountains in Cuba. It includes: ­Specialized guide. ­Nautical ride from Hanabanilla Hotel to El Nicho path. ­Mountain truck transportation. ­El Nicho ecologic path. ­Creole lunch in Rio Negro. MIN ­ MAX: 4 – 20 pax Duration: 6 horas Price Public: $46.00 Jeep Safari The driver should have a license. Visit to a cock fight site, where you will see a show of this tradition without physical damages to the animals. Visit to Los Alamos farm with activities such as cow milking, birds feeding and horse riding. Lunch with roast pork, natural trekking and bath in a river. Price Public: Adults: $70.00 Smaller: $53.00 Minimum: 10 pax Schedules: Departure 8:30 am , Return: 18:00 Frequency: Fridays. COMBINED A Journey to the past Enjoy the reality of a past and present time in a sugar cane agro­industrial enterprise in the country. Visit to agro­industrial plant Marcelo Salado.Visit to the museum of the sugar cane to enjoy a tasteful cocktail with coconut water and rum. Visit to the steam locomotive repairing workshop. Travel in a steam locomotive from the 19 th century up to Curujey farm, where you will taste a Cuban lunch including a liquid. Round trip on air­conditioned bus. Price Public: Adults: 31.00 CUC. Por PAX. Children 3 to 14 years of age: 24.00 CUC. Minimum using collective transport: 9 PAX Frequency: Sundays. Schedules: Departure: 10.00 AM, Return: 4.00 PM : 5.00 PM Visit to El Nicho. Through the Escambray Mountains, 30 kms from Topes de Collantes hill and only 2 kms from Hanabanilla dam you can find El Nicho, a water fall of great beauty, which offers direct contact with nature. Visit a rural hospital .Enjoy taking a bath in the crystal clear water of the cascade; you can also visit the Calvo cave. Round trip on air­conditioned bus. Lunch included on the spot. Price Public: Adultos: 47.00 CUC. Por PAX. Children 3 to 14 years: 36.00 CUC. Minimum using collective transport: 4 PAX Frequency: Daily Schedules: Departure: 8.00 AM, Return: 5.00 PM De Regreso: 5.00 PM Visit to a Dolphin show. 17 kms from Cienfuegos city we can find a place to enjoy a great Dolphin show, surrounded by crystal clear waters, mangrove trees and caleta grapes. There are 3 mammals in the aquarium. Its didactic demonstrations, games and interactive swimming are an unforgettable experience. Air conditioned transportation. Price Public: Adults: 52.00 CUC. Por PAX. Children 3 to 14 years: 40.00 CUC. Minimum using collective transport 3 PAX Frequency: Daily Schedules: Departure: 8.00 AM, Return: 5.00 PM Sea Fishing with Tackles. Las Brujas key is connected to Caibarien municipality in Villa Clara province by a road on the sea (causeway).Visitors have 4 modern boats with 40 hp outboard engines at their disposition, each of them with a specialized fishing guide. In this area you can fish: Sábalo, Sierra (King Mackerel), Pinytada (cero Mackerel), Dorado (Dolphin Fish), Pargo (Mutton Snapper), Cubera (Cubera Snapper), Jiguagua (Jack creballe), Gallego (Horse eye Jack), Cibí (Bar Jack), Coronado (Greater amberjack), Grouppers, Barracudas, Albacora, Tiburones, Cojinúa (Blue Runner), Róbalo (Snook I Price Public: 170.00 CUC. Por PAX. Minimum for Boat: 1 PAX Maximum for Boat: 2 PAX Frequency: Daily, according season . Schedules: As requested. Sport Hunting. There are 65 hunting areas in the province, 54 of them are in land and 11 aquatic, this gives us the opportunity to offer, not only a great variety of species (rock dove, whitewinged dove, quails, ducks, woodcocks, etc), but also the places to carry out the activity. Price Public: In land: 100.00 CUC. For session for PAX. Acuatic: 150.00 CUC. For session for PAX. Minimum: 4 PAX Maximum: 8 PAX Frequency: Daily. Schedules: As requested. minutos Visit to the museum of sugar agro­industrial enterprise . Content: Visit to different areas of the museum of sugar, agro­industrial enterprise, museum of rum and museum of the steam. Description: Welcome cocktail with a sweet sugar cane juice and a promotional video about the sugar cane industry. The outing includes visits to different areas of the museum that deal with emergence, growth and evolution of the Cuban sugar agro­industrial enterprise. It’s possible to get familar with the different ways of obtaining sugar since ancient times up to the present. You can also visit the area where rums and alcohol are obtained from the fermented molasses of sugar cane. You will also enjoy the areas devoted to the appearance of the railroads and steam machines in the island, and see the workshops where these old machines are repaired. All along the trip you can take pictures, videos and have specialized guide service Price Public: Adults: $3.00 for pax. Smaller: (50 discount %): $1.50 for pax) Duration of the trip: 40 minutes Visit to the museum of sugar agro­industrial enterprise with locomotive ride. Content: Visit to different areas of the museum of sugar, agro­industrial enterprise, museum of rum and museum of the steam and a steam locomotive ride from the railroad yard of the museum to the Remedios railroad station Description: Welcome cocktail with a sweet sugar cane juice and a promotional video about the sugar cane industry. The outing includes visits to different areas of the museum that deal with emergence, growth and evolution of the Cuban sugar agro­industrial enterprise. It’s possible to get familar with the different ways of obtaining sugar since ancient times up to present. You can also visit the area where rums and alcohol are obtained from the fermented molasses of sugar cane. You will also enjoy the areas devoted to the appearance of the railroads and steam machines in the country, and see the workshops where these old machines are repaired. Enjoy the opportunity to take a ride on one of our legendary steam locomotives from the railroad yard of the museum to the Remedios railroad station. All along the trip you can take pictures, videos and have specialized guide service I Price Public: Adults: $9.00 CUC per pax. Smaller: (50 discount%): $4.50 for pax) Duration: 1 hora. Minimum of Pax: 10 pax City Tour Santa Clara. Description: An unforgetable visit that starts at Plaza del Carmen, place where the mass for the founding of the city took place.Tour around the Historical Center, walk through Leoncio Vidal Park with visit to the Decorative Arts Museum and to the Armoured Train Monument, the place where one of the most important actions led by Ernesto Che Guevara took place .Visit to Ernesto Che Guevara sculptural compound and museum.Round trip on air­conditioned bus. Prices: Adults: 10.00 CUC. Por PAX. Children 3 to 14 years old inclusive: 8.00 CUC. Minimum using colective transportation: 3 PAX Frequency: Mondays and Saturdays. Schedule: Departure time 9.00 AM, Return: 12.00 M 00 PM a 3.00 PM Visit to a Cigar Factory. Visit to LB9 cigar factory in Santa Clara.This visit is very attractive, and the factory is located at the historical center of the city. Visitors can watch the manufacture and production of different cigar trademarks. Price: 4.00 CUC. Per PAX. Mínimum: Without Minimum. Frequency: Monday to Saturday (Working) Schedules: Departure time 9.00 AM a 11.00 AM y de 1.00 PM a 3.00 PM Good Morning Santa Clara. Visit to Marta Abreu Central University of Villa Clara, where the first headquarters of Che were established prior to the battle of Santa Clara, and the place where the attack to the city was planned. Tour around the building which is now the headquarters of the Provincial Communist Party. Time to take pictures of the statue called “The children’s Che”. Visit to the armoured train monument. Visit to El Carmen square, founding place of the town (July 15 th 1689), to El Vaquerito monument and tour around the downtown area. Visit to Ernesto Che Guevara sculptural compound. Lunch in” La Granjita Hotel restaurant” or” La Concha restaurant”. Price per pax: $26.00 CUC Duration: 5 hours Appointment with History. A legend and two cities with a lot of history to tell.It will be a privilege to know how some famous demons got to Remedios and motivated the foundation of Santa Clara and how, after that, in Santa Clara, in an action led by Che ,a military armoured train was derailed, this action facilitated the triumph of the Cuban Revolution.Tour around the city of Santa Clara, with visit to El Carmen park, where, under its tamarinds, the city of Santa Clara was founded, there is also a visit to Ernesto Che Guevara Sculptural Compound and to the Armoured Train Monument.Visit to the Tabaco, Ron and Café (Tobacco, Rum and Coffee) house.The trip continues then to the city of Remedios.Visit to Parroquial Mayor church and to the museum of Parrandas (revels). Lunch in the restaurant of the Mascotte hotel.Visit to Alejandro Garcia Caturla museum of music.Time for shopping and taking pictures in the Main Square.Round trip on air­conditioned bus. Price Public: Adults: $37.00 CUC. Por PAX. Children 3 a 14 years: 28.00 CUC Frequency: Daily. Schedule: Departure: 8.30 AM , Return: 4: 30 PM CITIES City tour Cienfuegos. Visit to the city, architectonic marvel of the south coast of Cuba, unique in style and founded by French settlers in 1819.Visit to Tomas Terry Theater, tour along the Prado, the Cathedral and Jose Marti Park, Mankind’s Cultural Heritage, and Seafront. Tour along Boulevard and free time for shopping. Lunch with a liquid included in Palacio de Valle Round trip on air­conditioned bus Price Public: Adults: $37.00 CUC. Per PAX. Children of 0 at 2: free. Children of 3 to 14 years: 28.00 CUC. Minimum using collective transport: 3 PAX Frequency: Daily Schedule: Departure time 8.30 AM, Return: 5.00 PM City tour Remedios. Visit the 8th Village founded by the Spaniards, in 1515.There is a preserved Historical Center declared National Monument.Churches to visit, Nuestra Senora del Buen Viaje (the good trip Notre Dame) and San bautista.The Cafeteria The Louvre, where you can taste the cocktail Ponche de la Parroquia (the Parish Ponch), the museum of music Alejandro Garcia Caturla, museum of history and of Parrandas (revels). It is the only one in the country devoted to saveguard the memories of this authentic revels celebrated since the 19 th century. Lunch at Mascotte Hotel located in the historical center of the city. Round trip on air­conditioned bus. Price Public: Adults: $31.00 CUC. Per PAX. Children 3 a 14 years: 22.00 CUC. Minimum using colective transportation: 3 PAX Frequency: Daily Schedule: Departure: 8.30 AM, Return: 5.00 PM Santa Clara – Remedios. Steam Train Ride, City tour Remedios, Visit to a cigar factory, to Ernesto Che Guevara Sculptural compound and to the Armoured train Monument. City tour Santa Clara and lunch. Price Public: Adults: $70.00CUC Children: $53.00CUC Minimum: 10 pax Schedule: Departure Time: 8:00 am., Return: 18.30 PM. Trinidad Colonial Description: Round trip on air­conditioned bus through Topes de Collantes .Visit to the historical center of the city, Cultural Heritage of Mankind, then to the Main Square, to former Count Brunet’s House, turned into the Romantic Museum today, next to the market and then to La Canchanchara bar, bearing that name after the home­made drink elaborated with rum, honey and lemon juice. Lunch in a Palmares’ restaurant. Price Public: Adults: $47.00 CUC. Por PAX. . Children: 3 a 14 years: 36.00 CUC. Minimum using colective transportation: 3 PAX Frequency: Daily. Schedule: Departure: 8.30 AM, Return: 5:30 PM SPECIALS Sugar Island. Cuba is the sugar island; we invite you to have a sweet journey through time in order to discover the secrets of making sugar. The sugar mill museum “Marcelo Salado” is located 50 minutes from S.C and 52 kms from the northern keys. Explanation about the beginnings, growth and evolution of the Cuban sugar industry, as well as the appearance of the railroad in Cuba and of steam machines. It also includes ­Ride on tourist steam train. ­Specialized guide. ­Visit to sugar mill museum. ­Visit to the steam locomotive repairing workshop. ­Visit to the rustic farm “La Cabaña”, with the opportunity of feeding pen animals, ride on oxen­ drawn cart, obtaining sugar cane juice and and a demonstration of climbing up royal palm trees and cutting off its fruits ­Coconut water. ­Typical Cuban lunch in “La Cabaña”. ­Visit to Remedios town. Duration: 6 hours Price per pax: $23.00 CUC Learning how to dance. You can learn basic steps of our national dance “Danzon”, as well as the Son, the Cha­Cha and the Mambo, among other Cuban rhythms; you can also dance in pairs and in groups. It includes: ­Brief explanation about the appearance of the selected rhythm and basic steps. ­Basic steps demonstration and learning with experienced dancer, in pairs and in groups. ­At the end, a group of dancers will perform a choreography of the requested rhythm .Price: 8.00cuc Minimum: 10 pax Duration: 1 hour Day and Hour: Ace requestd Lugar: House of Culture. Appointment with Pearl of the south (Cienfuegos) Description Visit to the city, architectonic marvel of the south coast of Cuba, unique in the country, founded by French settlers in 1819.Visit to Tomas Terry Theater, tour along the Prado, the Cathedral and Jose Marti Park, Mankind’s Cultural Heritage. Tour along the Boulevard and free time for shopping. Lunch with a liquid included in club ciudad .Trip to Rancho Luna beach and time for bathing. Round trip on air­conditioned bus. Prices: Adults: 44.00 CUC. Per PAX. Children: 3 to 14 years old inclusive: 34.00 CUC. Minimum: 4 PAX Frequency: Daily Schedule: Departure time: 9.00 AM, Return: 5.00 PM. Listings thanks to Simon & Adalys,from Hostal Simon in Santa Clara