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Wild Geese Rugby Tour to Cuba

Havana, Buena Vista Social Club, Havana's Cigar Factory & Fusterlandia

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Package includes

  • Round-trip airfare from Miami including fuel surcharges & taxes via charter airline
  • Two Rugby matches with local Cuban teams & socialize with Cuban rugby players
  • U.S. Treasury Department general license/Travel Affidavit and letter of authorization
  • Cuba Entrance Visa
  • All land transportation, transfers & porterage in Cuba
  • 1st night Crowne Plaza Miami Airport Hotel with Pre-tour introductory briefing
  • 4 nights first class hotel accommodation in Cuba – Habana Libre
  • Meals: breakfast daily (excluding Miami), 2 lunches and 1 dinner
  • Comprehensive educational exchange program, including entrance fees
  • Friendly Planet escort (Shelly Malur)
  • Professional, English-speaking local guide, who will facilitate the educational exchanges with Cubans
  • Health insurance in Cuba (mandatory)
  • Cuban Departure Tax

Optional add-ons

  • Show at the Tropicana

Why you'll love it

Walking tour of Havana, Jazz show at the Buena Vista Social Club, tour of Havana's Cigar Factory, visit Fusterlandia, lunch in a paladar and two rugby matches.

Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Miami

1 night Crowne Plaza Miami Airport.

  • Arrive in Miami
  • Attend an introductory briefing at your hotel at 7:30 p.m.

Full Day Itinerary: Your unforgettable journey to Cuba begins today as you arrive in Miami, Florida. If you are arriving at Miami International Airport, complimentary hotel shuttle service to the Crowne Plaza is available every 20 minutes from any 2nd level departure terminal, simply hail the driver as they pass. This evening at 7:30pm, participate in an introductory briefing to get acquainted with your fellow travelers and review your documents and program itinerary. You will be informed of the departure time of the group shuttle leaving the hotel tomorrow morning.

Day 2: Miami/Havana

4 nights Habana Libre.

  • Arrive Havana
  • Walking tour of Old Havana
  • Jazz at the Buena Vista Social Club

Plaza de la Catedral, Havana Vieja Photo by KrasivajaFull Day Itinerary: Arrive in Havana.

Enjoy a walking tour of Old Havana (UNESCO World Heritage Site) with your guide through the vibrant cobblestone streets as you immerse yourself in the colors of Cuba which surround you. After the walk, enjoy a cigar and rum “marriage.” En route to the hotel, enjoy a panoramic tour of the more modern areas of the city through the Miramar & Vedado neighborhoods.

Check in at hotel. Free time this evening. Dinner on your own.

After dinner, join your fellow travelers for an evening of Jazz at the Buena Vista Social Club.

Day 3: Havana/Rugby Game

Breakfast & lunch.

  • Rugby Game
  • Evening free at leisure

Full Day Itinerary: Breakfast at hotel.

Mid-morning: First Rugby Game followed by lunch with Team Cuba at a Brew Pub (included).

Your evening will be free at your leisure.

Dinner will be under your own arrangements.

Day 4: Havana

Breakfast & lunch.

  • VIP tour of Havana’s Cigar Factory
  • Visit to Fusterlandia

Full Day Itinerary: Breakfast at hotel.

Man rolling cigarsVIP private tour of one of Havana’s most famous cigar factories – learn the art and science of what makes a Cuban cigar best in the world. Visit the Plaza de la Revolucion and the Memorial de Jose Marti. Lunch at a local paladar.

After lunch, visit other parts of the city and "Fusterlandia," the home and surrounding neighborhood of "The Picasso of the Caribbean," Jose Fuster. Starting with a small wooden home as his canvas, Mr. Fuster has turned his dream into reality and transformed not just his own home but the entire neighborhood into a unique and colorful artistic landscape. Using the money he makes from selling his artwork, Jose adorns the community with sculptures and mosaics galore.

The group will have the opportunity to meet and discuss US/Cuban relations with a Professor from the University of Havana.

Dinner under your own arrangements this evening.

Optional Excursion: Show at the Tropicana (purchased locally)

Day 5: Havana

Breakfast & dinner.

  • Morning free at leisure
  • Second Rugby Match
  • Dinner with a local Cuban Team

El MorroFull Day Itinerary: Breakfast at hotel. Morning free at your leisure.

Lunch under your own arrangement.

This afternoon you will have your second Rugby match.

Dinner and drinks this evening will be with a local Cuban team.

Day 6: Depart Havana/Arrive U.S.

Breakfast.

  • Transfer to the airport and board your charter flight back to Miami

Full Day Itinerary: Breakfast at your hotel. Today, transfer to the Havana airport for your return flight to the U.S.

Trip Details

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