Day 1
Flight from London Gatwick. Arrival in Havana. Airport pick up.

Day 2
10:00 AM Colonial tour in the 4 squares of World Heritage Site, the city of San Cristobal de la Habana with a professional guide in the language chosen. Listen to the history of the foundation of San Cristobal de la Habana, monuments, legends, get the fantastic atmosphere of the Cuban music, the cobbled stone streets, eclectic style houses and all different and fascinating architecture
12:30 PM Lunch in the Cafe taberna restaurant or Cafe Benny Moré. Founded in the 1770 with the influence of the French who running away from the revolution in the Island of Haiti introduce their coffee plantations in Cuba and their influence in the Cuban culture.
3:00 PM Introduction to Salsa lesson.
8:00 PM Noche Cubana. A welcome party with a musical band, the host Dulce Maria will make you feel like your own home with her charismatic personality and you will enjoy the unique and original environment of the Cathedral square view.

Day 3
10:00 PM City Tour. After seeing Old Havana you should not miss the rest of the city of Havana, 19th century central Havana with faded buildings like they are out of a fantastic movie, Vedado with the combination of beautiful houses and the tall buildings, shopping centres and famous hotels like the former Hilton, once part of the Mob in Cuba, personalities like Meyer Lansky and Frank Sinatra have to do with this. Other places of interests and highlights of Havana: Miramar a terrain only developed by the aristocracy, the Revolution square, and full of legends and monuments the cemetery Cristobal Colon.
3:00 PM salsa lesson in the colonial hotel Valencia, influenced by the Moorish culture.
7:30 PM Dinner in a family restaurant or Paladar to enjoy the home cooking in a garden of the house.
9:00 PM Gun shot ceremony. At 9:00 sharp a canon is shot in a ceremony that goes way back when the Spanish would do the same to announce the closing of the bay of Havana using a chain made of wood trunks and bronze rings to avoid the entrance of ships, and also the closing of the gates of the walled city.

Day 4
10:00 AM salsa lesson
2:00 PM A visit to the Cigar Factory, a unique opportunity to see the whole process for the Cigar manufacture, the best cigar in the world. Learn the whole process for the rolling of the different brands. Cohiba, Montecristo, Punch, ...
Free night to visit the exotic night clubs full with the Cuban rhythms, Makumba, Casa de la musica, ...

Day 5
10:00 AM salsa lesson
Free afternoon to explore the city on your own and mingle with the Cuban people who will attract your attention as well as the incredible living old car museum. To see congregation of old cars go to the front of the Capitolio.
Dinner we suggest in the Aljibe restaurant, specialized in typical Cuban chicken and black beans.
Free night to go to a salsa club. We recommend Casa de la Musica, Makumba.

Day 6
10:00 AM Salsa lesson
Free day to go to the beach or explore the city and mingle with the Cuban people.

Day 7 Afrocuban Culture
10:00 AM Conference on origin of the afrocuban music
12:30 PM Lunch + afrocuban show
3:00 PM Visit to interesting museum of the Orishas of the Afrocuban religion.
8:00 PM DINNER + Musical show a drink included.

Day 8
10:00 AM salsa lesson
9:30 PM Live show: Cabaret Parisien in the Hotel Nacional. Exotic dancers, singers and musicians in incredible costumes representing the different origins of Cuban music and culture; Spanish, afrocuban, ...

Day 9
10:00 AM salsa lesson. A last lesson where a competition will be held to show the skills learned.
9:30 PM Farewell Party with Dulce Maria. We say goodbye with music, salsa and perhaps a little bit of the Cuban rum.

Day 10, 11, 12,13 & 14
Four and half days in Cuba to do your own thing. For example visit cities of Viñales, Cienfuegos, Trinidad, Varadero beach, ...

Day 14
7.00 PM Transfer to Havana airport
22.25 Flight back to UK