8 Day Itinerary

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mike4travel
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While my wife and I would like to do 4 days in Havana and 2 in Trinidad and time in Vinales over 8 days, it appears to be too much in too short of a time. With that in mind we are thinking the following:

Arrive in Havana Airport and spending 5 days in Havana
2 days in Trinidad stopping in Cienfuegos along the way for a few hours
leaving from Santa Clara on the 8th day while stopping there for a few hours prior to going to the airport.

How is it for an itinerary? Is adding a 9th day make doing Havana, Trinidad and Vinales a lot less hectic doing 4 days in Havana?

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YanquiBoy
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The extra day definitely helps and is needed.I would switch around 2 days in Cienfuegos and I day in Trnidad

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What #1 said

Why smoke good cigars when there are great cigars.
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CubanWaters
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Flying into Havana and out of Santa Cllara definitely helps you time-wise. Unless you think that you will never ever be back to Cuba, then why not save Vinales til next time? More time to divvy up between, Havana, Cienfuegos, Trinidad and Santa Clara. Spending only 24 hours or less in any of the places that you have already mentioned, could be considered a crime.


"They trailed in with tumbleweed following them, as if tumbleweed was their pet."
-KR
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bobmichaels
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............ Spending only 24 hours or less in any of the places that you have already mentioned, could be considered a crime.

I am a firm believer that if you cannot spend at least 2 days and nights in any place, skip it and tack the time on to some other stop. Cuba is a place you want to experience, not visually see. The most common mistake new visitors make is trying to quickly rush to too many places. That results in getting very little of what Cuba really has to offer in any of the places.

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greslogo
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I agree... Cuba is not Spain, for example.

Cuba does not have any real monumental sites. It's really getting into the vibe of each town/city.

I've spent years in Cuba as have a few other posters here. Cuba is the barrio, with rare exception.

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smilecu
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I agree, "the most common mistake first timers make is trying to rush to too many places". The second most common mistake is going to tourist traps places like Trinidad and Varadero. Sure it is fun to rub elbows with tourists who speak your language and avoid Spanish wherever you can. The problem is not mixing with the Cubans is a travesty. They are wonderful people who have been forced to live under the jackboot of socialism by the self appointed rulers of the planet in Wash. DC.

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greslogo
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At the same time, if you don't know your way around, you will, probably, be fleeced. Nothing serious. A complicated topic.

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CubanWaters
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I have long since gotten any thrill minglin' with the average Cuban. The husslers, hangers-on and fleecers are a dime a dozen there. Not that I get any thrills from hangin' around tourists either. Cuba has great landscapes, arts, history, nature and architecture. That is what more interests me. The odd animal I like to socialize with depending on it's demeanor.


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johnabbotsford
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I have long since gotten any thrill minglin' with the average Cuban

Same same.

The shortest flight takes half a day door to door
Cuban resorts are God's Waiting Rooms
Any trip of less than a month is not worth getting out of bed for
Anybody relying on a single source of funds whilst travelling is an idiot
*Millions of Americans have visited Cuba already, but everyone arriving this week is under the illusion that he or she is the first one to discover Cuba and the last one to see it before it is no longer an independent country*
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