A Cuban art and tradition
Are you a cigar smoker, a sommelier, a bartender, or simply someone interested in
increasing your cultural heritage as far as the most famous Cigar in the world is concerned?
We offer you a first-class experience of the Cuban cigar industry, from planting, harvesting
and rolling cigars, to tasting and pairing them with Cuban distillates.
Itinerary
• Arrival at the Airport of Havana “José Martí”. Meet the Guide. Transfer to the Private Houses.
• Check in Private Houses
• City Tour in Old Havana including the main squares: Plaza de la Catedral, Plaza de Armas, Plaza de San Francisco de Asis, and Plaza Vieja.
- Visit to the Escorial Café; meeting with its Director while enjoying a tasty Cuban coffee.
- Visit to the Hostal del Habano Conde de Villanueva, where you can smoke and buy the most famous Cuban cigars.
• Lunch at “Al Carbón” private paladar.
• Visit to the Tobacco Museum. You will be received by its Director, and some other workers.
• Return to Private Houses.
• Dinner at a private paladar where you will enjoy a cigar and rum pairing.
• Return to Private Houses.
ACCOMMODATION: Casa Particular in Havana
GRADE: Comfortable
MEALS INCLUDED: Lunch and Dinner
• Breakfast in the Casa Particular.
• Departure to the municipality San Juan y Martinez, in the western most province of Cuba, Pinar del Río. Stop at Las Barrigonas Parador, located at Km 120 of the highway from Havana to Pinar del Río.
• Visit to the farm Quemado del Rubi in the town of San Juan y Martínez (Vuelta Abajo), the land of the best tobacco plantations in the world. Its owner, Hector Luis Prieto, is the World´s Youngest Habanos Man.
- Tour of the farm, where you will appreciate the process from the tobacco plantation, to the harvesting, drying, stringing, and twisting of the leaves. You can enjoy horse rides and Cuban cigars.
• Lunch at “Quemado del Rubí” farm with Dr. Eumelio Espino.
• Visit to the Cigar Factory or Vega in San Juan y Martinez
• Departure to Viñales Valley.
• Visit to the Mirador de Los Jazmines
• Check in at the casa particular
• Dinner at the Restaurant “Don Tomás”
• Back to the casa particular
ACCOMMODATION: Casa Particular in Viñales
GRADE: Comfortable
MEALS INCLUDED: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Breakfast in the Casa Particular.
• Departure to Havana. Check in Private Houses.
• Visit to the Cigar Factory (Partagás / H. Upmann / Romeo and Juliet) where you will participate in a class taught by a roller, so you will have the chance to roll your own cigar.
• Lunch at private paladar "El Divino" with Dr. Luis Sorina Gonzales, Specialist in sensory evaluation and marriage.
• Visit to the House of the Habano Partagas.
• Visit to the store La Triada, located at Morro- Cabaña complex. Meeting with José Castelar (Cueto) Guiness Record of the longest Tobacco in the world.
• Return to the houses to get ready for the night.
• Dinner at “La Divina Pastora” Restaurant, with a great view of Havana bay. The restaurant is located in the Morro – Cabaña complex.
• Farewell night at the Casa de la Música.
ACCOMMODATION: Casa Particular in Havana
GRADE: Comfortable
MEALS INCLUDED: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
• Breakfast in the Casa Particular.
• Visit to Casa del Habano, located in 5th Avenue and 16 St, Miramar. Meeting with Carlos Robaina, son of Alejandro Robaina.
• Visit the VIP lounge and enjoy the photos of the artist Miguel Puldon.
• Meeting with especialist Leticia Caridad Cabrera, employee of the Tobacco Shop of El Aljibe Restaurant.
• Transfer to José Martí International Airport. Go back home!
MEALS INCLUDED: Breakfast