Cuba Up Close: Join us in February! 'Cuba Natural 'details below.
Podcast interview on Global Development Primer with Professor Scarpaci
Small group travel: Just you and 9 others.
Cuba Natural
Overview: Havana, Soroa Gardens, Viñales, Bay of Pigs and Zapata Swamp Eco Reserves, Matanzas, & Ha
Cuba Natural
Feb. 11 - 21, 2024
10 days, 11 nights
$5,200
This all-inclusive trip includes domestic travel to Miami and then on to Havana. Price includes all meals, lodging in private homes (+ $400 for 1x-room) ground transportation in 12-pass. A/C Mercedes Benz van, visas, guides, museum entrance fees, horseback riding, museum docent, birdwatching, lectures by Cuban scholars, and more! Dr. Scarpaci will be with you every step of the way.
Travel Responsibly
This cultural and educational tour, in compliance with the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, examines the forces in the past century that have shaped the island in the new millennium. These forces include, in no particular order, 20th-century monocultural dependence, the Cold War, gangsterism and organized crime, the socialist revolution, Afro-Cuban culture, and a cultural mélange that shows influences of Spain, Miami, and Africa; in what anthropologist Fernando Ortiz called the "Cuban stew."
You will be in good hands with Emeritus Professor Joe Scarpaci on this, his 94th trip to Cuba since 1990. His published research includes urban affairs and planning in Latin America, historic preservation, entrepreneurship and marketing, and cultural geography.
This small group travel allows you to see the island intimately and up-close, and both iconic and out-of-the-way crooks and crannies. Dr. Scarpaci is your host, guide, translator, confidant, and friend through the cities of Havana, Matanzas, Varadero, Girón (Bay of Pigs), Cienfuegos, and Trinidad.
Small is Beautiful
Leave the big-name travel companies and the loud buses and scripted tour guides behind. Check out past travelers' impressions guest reviews. Our trip 1) supports the private sector in Cuba, 2) people-to-people engagement and 3) humanitarian endeavors through our support of the Havana Cathedral pre-school project and efforts spearheaded by Fundación Amistad of New York City. You must bring donations for these pre-schoolers (e.g., children's vitamins, art supplies, lightweight foods such as Raman noodles, Tuna fish in pouches, etc.).
A $500 deposit holds your support. LImited to 10 travelers only.
FAQs
Q: Where do we meet?
A: Either in Roanoke or in Miami. We all fly down together. No exceptions.
Q: Will I be breaking the law?
A: No. We qualify for three of the 13 legal categories for travel to Cuba.
Q: What are the passport and visa requirements?
A: Visas are purchased in MIami at the ticket counter. Your cost is $100j. Health care is included in the ticket price. Make sure your passport is not expiring within 6 months (May 1, 2024).