We used cubaguider and Yuri was our tour guide. He took yo all the local sites. He explained he location in detail. He know his history and dates. The French and Spanish era on the island ...
Nice port. We took a carriage ride from the pier to the Casa de Los Leones, former seat of the Governor of the city, and near the center of town. Some very nice colonial architecture to see here. My wife had her hair done in a local salon on Calle San Fernando - a genuine Cuban experience well worth the $12 CUCs. ...
vefore we went to Cienfuegos, we stopped in Casilda which is a very smal port near the city of Trinandad. Cienfuegos was very nice. We went on a walking tour of the City, saw the old theater, had lunch at a Paladar (privetly owned home with a "restaurant"}and learned the history of the City, I believe that Jose Marte was from there. Before we stopped in Cienfuegos we spent the previous night in ...
The botanical tour had a great guide. The former Harvard forest area was great, with an enormous variety of plants. We saw a lot of rural Cuba from the bus. Horse carts, bus-trucks, mopeds, revolutionary art, government housing, etc.
The cultural tour had a fine choir singing Cuban music. The singers and musicians were very proud of their craft. The guide seemed to be new, and was not the ...
We booked a private guide that drove us to Trinidad for a tour and then back and took us on a tour of Cienfuegos. It was extremely interesting but don't expect to see beautiful buildings and nice roads. The whole place is dilapidated and run down with about 40 years of neglect. The people however were friendly and very happy to talk to you. They have undergone such a dreadful life limiting time ...