Cuba Tour Revolution Route V2

ADVANTAGEOUS ACTIVITY PACKAGE 255 EUR instead of 240 EUR

• Vinales & Pinar del Rio (130 EUR)

• Unique Havana with Classic Cars (125 EUR)

SAMPLE (etc.) HOTELS

VARADERO

5* Selectum Family Resort etc.

(All inclusive accommodation)

TRINIDAD

5* Melia Trinidad Hotel etc

(Half-board accommodation)

HAVANA

5* Grand Aston Habana etc

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT

This trip is organized with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people. If sufficient participation is not achieved, the final cancellation notification date is 20 days before the tour start date. The tour canceled due to insufficient participation will be notified to you through your agency.

VISA

Ordinary Passport  - Visa required                         

Green Passport - No visa required

Service Passport - No visa required 

You must have a passport valid for 6 months from the end date of travel and not older than 10 years.

HEALTH

There is no vaccination requirement for entry into Cuba. We do not expect to encounter any health-threatening issues with meals taken at good local restaurants and hotels in the region. However, when you are not with the group, we recommend being careful about food and drink, definitely consuming only bottled water, avoiding ice, milk and dairy products, eating meat and fish products that you are sure are well cooked, and for fruit, eating fruits with peel that can be removed, such as bananas and pineapples.

FLIGHT DURATIONS

Istanbul  - Havana  12 h 35 min

Havana - Istanbul  16 h

The Havana – Istanbul flight will have a stop in Caracas. The waiting time in Caracas is 1 hour 35 minutes, and you will not get off the plane.

OPTIONAL TOURS & ACTIVITIES

Optional tours and activities are organized by the local agency we work with, with a minimum participation requirement of 20 people, and participation is not mandatory. If the required number is not reached, the trips cannot be operated, or optional tour/activity prices, content, and the vehicle to be used may vary depending on the number of participants. In addition, the days and times of optional tours/activities may be changed by the guide according to the opening/closing status of museums, archaeological sites or venues at the destinations and weather conditions.

ACCOMMODATION

During fairs, congresses, concerts, events, sports tournaments, etc., hotels may be used at distances greater than the stated km. 

Triple rooms may be provided depending on hotel availability, and the bed offered to the 3rd person in such rooms may be smaller than standard beds. Triple rooms consist of 1 large bed and 1 extra bed. Since extra beds are fold-away or coach beds, participants declare that they accept the possible cramped conditions in the room and the bed type for reservations of a 3rd person and/or child. 

Child discounts are valid for only one (1) child staying with 2 adults and matching the age group specified in the pricing section. 

Breakfasts included in the tour program and taken at the hotel are served according to the breakfast culture of the country, and generally with a limited menu called continental breakfast, consisting of butter, jam, bread, tea or coffee, and may be served in a separate hall allocated to the group for groups.

CURRENCY

The Cuban currency is the Cuban Peso (CUC).  It is useful to have Euro (EUR) and US Dollar (USD) with you.

TIME ZONE

There is a -7 hour difference between Cuba and Turkey.  When it is 12:00 in Turkey, it is 05:00 in Cuba.

CLOTHING AND REQUIRED ITEMS

We recommend that you bring easy-to-wear-and-remove t-shirts, short- and long-sleeved shirts, cotton trousers, shorts, comfortable walking shoes, a light jacket and a light sweater for the evenings.  In addition, you may bring a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, earplugs for possible noise, a camera, a video camera, and their chargers and spare memory cards. In the winter period, we recommend clothes that allow you to move comfortably and keep you warm.

FOOD CULTURE

Chicken, seafood and black beans are quite common in Cuba. Local spices are used in meals, but throughout the tour you will feel that the meals we receive suit your palate.

SHOPPING

You can buy cigars from Cuba. Apart from that, there are no shopping items other than souvenirs. HOW MANY CIGARS CAN I BRING FROM CUBA? Two boxes of cigars can be brought from Cuba without an invoice. Quantities above this are confiscated at customs. With an invoice, you can buy cigars worth up to 2,000 Euros.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Having a valid passport and/or having obtained a visa (for destinations/passports requiring a visa) does not mean that you will be allowed to enter the country. The passport police have the authority to refuse you entry into the country. The agency is not responsible for this situation; responsibility belongs to the passenger.  

The agency is an intermediary institution between the airline and the passenger and is subject to the Hague Protocol dated 28.09.1955. There may be a risk of delay on scheduled and special flights, or times may change before the current trip and flight. The agency is obliged to notify these changes as soon as possible. Our passengers have purchased the tour knowing and accepting that flight details may change. Children aged 0-2 do not pay airport tax and airport service fees. 

The panoramic city tours included in the tour package are tours organized for the general introduction of the cities and lasting a maximum of 2-3 hours, conducted panoramically from inside the vehicle with guide narration, without museum or archaeological site entrance fees. The agency is not responsible if the panoramic tours, including other tours specified in the program, cannot be carried out on the day and time of the tour due to roads closed by local authorities, places that are not allowed to be visited or entered, or closed roads due to any event, as well as when the tour becomes impossible due to weather conditions. Some tours may be carried out by public transport or on foot, where possible, at closed roads or points where vehicle entry is not permitted.