Custom Made Journeys to Cuba and Puerto Rico

We will customize all travel arrangements for groups of friends, colleagues or family. Selecting from a wide variety of themes and guided by our experts we will create a personalized itinerary for the Journey.
 

The Journey will include a free Inclusions Package for the group coordinator or a fundraising component for not-for-profit organizations.
 

Our mission began in 2000 and  continues to this very moment. With over 22 years of travel design experiences in Cuba and Puerto Rico, we know we can create a perfect Journey for you.
 

We will be happy to meet with you and exchange ideas to create a customized. Based on the focus theme of the program decided by the group, and the selection of travel dates, we will present a travel itinerary to include day and evening activities. These activities will be scheduled for mornings (9-12 AM), afternoons (1:30-3 PM) and evenings (7-12 PM).  

Some areas of interest in Cuba and Puerto Rico you can consider are: 

1. Visual Arts 
2. Dance 
3. History, Architecture and Restoration
4. Gardening and Organic Agriculture
5. The Arts in Cuban or Puerto Rican Cultures (architecture, visual, dance)
6. African Heritage in Cuba
    

Decide the focus of your itinerary and follow it at your own pace. Our customized Journeys are for those who prefer to go their way. Just give us your dates and we will take care of the rest.   

We will first listen to your wants and needs to create a vision for your Journey. We will then get into the logistics, options and costs with a holistic approach that includes your vision with safe and fun activities in the context of US Treasury Department regulations for journeys to Cuba. Our mission will be for you to learn about Cuba and PPuerto Rico.

For journeys to Cuba a full day itinerary is required with specific encounters with the Cuban people. The group will travel with one of our Journey Leaders. The Leader will lead day activities and manage the logistics for accommodations, ground transportation, meals and attendance to planned venues while in Cuba.

The Inclusions Package will depend on day and night activities and venues selected by participants through a planning process to decide program focus and interests. It will include an itinerary based on group interests, Travel and Flights Guides, ground transportation and accommodations options, a Meals Plan, an experienced bilingual Journey Leader traveling with the group and Certification of License to Travel to Cuba.

1. Customized itinerary based on group interests
2. Fundraising income for the organization or free package for group coordinator
3. All in-Cuba ground transportation in AC passenger vans
4. Airport transfers if group members are together 
5. Panoramic tour of Havana
6. Hotel or B&B accommodations
7. Daily breakfast 
8. Optional meals plan for lunches and dinners
9. Admission fess to all day venues 
10. Private lectures by Cuban experts in area of interest
11. Optional evening venues to experience, contemporary and classic Cuban dance and music
12. Experienced professional bilingual Program Leaders traveling with the group
13. License to travel to Cuba
14. Cuban health insurance and emergency medical evacuation
15. Gratuities for museum docents, drivers, servers in included meals and B&B staff
16. Cuba Travel Guide with tips for a safe and fun trip
17. Air Package Guide with instructions to buy airplane tickets and Cuban visa
18. Emailed Info Bites with information before the trip to learn about sites to be visited 
19. Face-to-face and/or online orientation meeting before the trip

1. Round trip airfare to destination airport. Tickets will be acquired after registration  and initial deposit by all group members.  Air tickets will be individually booked  using miles or a credit card; health insurance while in Cuba is included in the airfare. Participants will buy air tickets in flights specified by CubArtEdu if traveling together to Cuba.
2. $85 Cuban tourist visa (no visa required to Puerto Rico). Delegates will be able to buy the Cuban at the check-in counter at the airport on the day of departure
3. Airfare for connecting flight to - from departure city, if necessary 
4. Hotel accommodations (the night before departure) transfers to and from hotel or B&B if traveling on your own. 
5. Some lunches and dinners, depending on Meal Plan selected
6. Trip interruption and cancellation insurance (recommended)
7. Tips for meals servers not included in the itinerary

Registration and Payments Timetable

3 months before departure or earlier Registration and 50% Deposit Payment 

45 days before departure Final 50% Payment

Payment Options

Bank Checks Only

Cancellations And Refunds

Programs are subject to the following cancellation charges:

· 50% refund - If notice is received after registration and 45 days before departure 

· No refund - If notice is received 45 to 0 days before departure

1. All cancellations must be submitted in writing and dated to Marcos Carvajal Art Galleries.

2. If Marcos Arte-CubArtEdu decides to cancel a program due to insufficient number of participants, all funds received will be refunded. 

3. If the entire program is cancelled by Marcos Arte - CubArtEdu for any reason, participants shall have no claim other than for a full refund. 

4. Refunds for airline tickets are based on individual airline policies. 

5. Cuban tourist visa costs are non-refundable.