11. DISCOVERIES IN VELASCO & GIBARA From your resort on the Playa Esmeralda coast, head over to the village of Velasco for a People-to-People exchange at Casa de la Cultura de Velasco (Centro Cultural Félix Varona Sicilia). This modern community center is named for the Velasco native who raised funds and materials for its construction, even collecting money in the streets with signs saying, “You Donate a Brick.” New York City-born Cuban-American architect Walter Betancourt Fernández designed the brick-and-terra cotta structure drawing upon such sources as pre-Columbian civilizations, the English theater, and local traditions. Built between 1964 and 1991, this gem of contemporary Cuban architecture is considered one of the most beautiful buildings of Cuba’s Revolutionary period. Travel to coastal Gibara, founded nearly two centuries ago; according to legend, Christopher Columbus called the area “the most beautiful land that human eyes saw.” Following lunch at a local paladar with a look at its organic herb garden, visit Gibara’s Natural History Museum to interact with museum staff and local children participating in museum programs. Return to your hotel and bid Cuba a fond adiós at a farewell reception and dinner tonight. Meals BLD


12. RETURN TO MIAMI


Spend your last morning in Cuba engaging in some final People-to-People activities in Holguín, then have lunch at your hotel before traveling to the airport this afternoon. Return to Miami via an evening charter flight, and arrive for an overnight stay at the Hyatt Regency Coral Gables. Meals BLD


13. JOURNEY HOME Tauck’s 13-day People-to-People educational exchange trip ends at Miami International Airport. Fly home anytime. Please allow two hours for flight check-in. Meals B


Ride by bici-taxi through the winding streets and lanes of Camagüey


13 DAYS FROM $7,990* PLUS AIRFARE (12 Breakfasts, 11 Lunches & 12 Dinners) Caption


BEGINS MIAMI Sep 18 Oct 16, 30 Nov 13 Dec 11, 18, 25


Go to tauck.com for up-to-the-minute space availability; additional departure dates may become available as these sell out.


PRICE PER PERSON September Double $7990


October – December 17 Double $8290


December 18 – 31 Double $8590


Single $8984 Single $9293 Single $9589


Triple $7798 Triple $8117 Triple $8414


*Airfare to and from Miami is additional; round-trip charter air from Miami to Havana and from Holguín to Miami is included.


Please ask at time of booking about additional hotel nights at the Hyatt Regency Coral Gables and about our comprehensive Guest Protection Product.


FINE HOTELS / GREAT LOCATIONS Night 1,12 Night 2-4 Night 5,6 Night 7-9 Night 10,11


IBEROSTAR ENSENACHOS HOTEL SANTA MARÍA PARADISUS RÍO DE ORO


RESORT & SPA


Enjoy a People-to-People exchange at the eclectic Casa de la Cultura de Velasco, a gem of modern Cuban architecture in the little village of Velasco


Call your travel agent or Tauck at 877-519-1035


Note: Due to the nature of People-to-People travel in Cuba, itinerary is subject to change; order and individual components of itinerary may change depending on day of the week, but a full People-to-People itinerary will be preserved.


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HYATT REGENCY CORAL GABLES Coral Gables, FL MELIÁ HABANA


Havana


Cayo Ensenachos Camagüey


Playa Esmeralda


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