Itinerary
Sample Itinerary *
| Date | Activities | Hotel, Location, Meals |
| Day 1 | Meet in Miami International Airport. Fly to Cienfuegos. Cruise of Cienfuegos Bay. Upon arrival at Hotel Jagua, your bags will already be in your room. Meet local artists, welcome dinner, private concert in Cienfuegos Yacht Club by Orquesta de Cámara Concierto Sur and Cantores de Cienfuegos. | Hotel Jagua, Cienfuegos. Welcome Dinner included. |
| Day 2 | Cuban Popular Music and Dance workshop presented by Professor Giraldo Pérez and Los Naranjos. Lunch with Concierto Sur members, visit Graphic Society of Cienfuegos, meet local artists and visit their studios. Special performance by Buena Vista Social Club with legendary Omara Portuondo followed by private Meet the Artists reception. | Hotel Jagua, Cienfuegos. Breakfast and lunch included. Dinner on your own. |
| Day 3 | Visit Benny Moré School of the Arts, meet the students, attend special performance. Depart for Havana. Walking tour of old Havana, the core of the original Spanish colonial city. Arrive at Meliã Cohiba hotel (bags will be in your room). Welcome dinner and private concert by guitarist Renecito Avich. | Hotel Jagua, Cienfuegos. Breakfast and welcome dinner included. Lunch on your own. |
| Day 4 | Tour of modern Havana and cemetery with a respected architect or urban planner. Attend rehearsal of Nacional Ballet de Cuba. Visit Fortaleza de la Cabaña and attend the Cañonazo ceremony (cannon-firing ceremony). | Hotel Meliã Cohiba, Havana. Breakfast and lunch included. Dinner on your own. |
| Day 5 | Visit Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA); Visit artists’ studios. Attend a performance of Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba. | Hotel Meliã Cohiba, Havana. Breakfast and lunch included. Dinner on your own. |
| Day 6 | Meet with University of Havana Professor (and former European Union Ambassdor) Carlos Alzugaray, a world-renowned lecturer and an expert in US studies, for a talk about US/Cuba relations. Visit artists’ studios. Attend performance of Ballet Nacional de Cuba. | Hotel Meliã Cohiba, Havana. Breakfast and lunch included. Dinner on your own. |
| Day 7 | Morning off (optional attend Church). Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional concert (optional). Private jam session with Aldo López Gavilán, Harold López-Nussa and much more. | Hotel Melia Cohiba, Havana. Breakfast and lunch included. Dinner on your own. |
| Day 8 | Private concert by Camerata Romeu. Post-concert talkback with orchestra members. Visit day care center run by The Sisters of the Love of God, visit with 4-year-old class, learn about the 3 day care centers the sisters run for single mothers. Private Concert by Ernan López-Nussa Trio. | Hotel Meliã Cohiba, Havana. Breakfast and farewell dinner included.Lunch on your own. |
| Day 9 | Transfer to Havana airport for flights home via Miami. | Hotel Meliã Cohiba, Havana. Breakfast included. |
*Important Note on the Itinerary
This is a sample to give you an idea of the types of activities, the performers you will be meeting and hearing, and the schedule for the trip. Itinerary is subject to change.