Experience and photograph Cuba end to end with National Geographic author / photographer and Cuba expert Christopher P. Baker plus just two other people
One of the world’s leading authorities on Cuban travel and culture
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AUTHOR/PHOTOGRAPHER
Cuba Classics: A Celebration of Vintage American Automobiles
Eyewitness Travel Guide Cuba
Mi Moto Fidel: Motorcycling Through Castro’s Cuba
Moon Cuba & Moon Havana
National Geographic Traveler Cuba
Top 10 Cuba
CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION ON CHRISTOPHER —
The Trump administration’s ban on all U.S. airline service to ANY destination in Cuba except Havana (effective January 2020) will NOT affect this trip. We will fly to Santiago de Cuba on Canada’s AirTransat (or alternative) one-way, returning to Miami from Havana one-way
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Join Christopher and experience Cuba a lo cubano (like a local)… visit fascinating off-the-beaten-track places and meet memorable Cubans (from renowned artists to humble yet proud farmers)… learn to photograph Cuba like a pro… and provide much-needed support to the Cuban people as we stay in private B&Bs, dine at paladares (private restaurants), and contribute to community projects, schools, and individuals in need.
No-one can show you Cuba like Chris! And no-one can offer the same insight into its vastly complex and spellbinding history, politics, and culture. Plus, you get to photograph Cuba through the eyes of a National Geographic photographer as Chris tutors you on the art of seeing, composition, and use of light.
Your reward? A vastly enriching cultural experience as we drive the island end-to-end in a spacious Mercedes E200, with stops at Cuba’s most enchanting colonial cities and fascinating historic, natural and cultural sites to photograph and meet Chris’ vast Rolodex of endearing acquaintances.
14-days / 13 nights
MAY 18-31, 2020 (TENTATIVE)
$4,495 per person
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
Accommodation in private B&Bs
Breakfast daily
Select dinners
Entrance fees to museums, etc.
Tropicana cabaret nightclub
Most tips
Travel in luxury Mercedes E200
Photo instruction and expertise of Christopher P. Baker
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED?
Charter flight Canada to Santiago de Cuba one-way
Airfare Havana to Miami
Cuban tourist visa
Lunches and most dinners
Items of a personal nature
LIMITED TO 3 PEOPLE ONLY!
REQUEST RESERVATION TO: cpbaker @ earthlink.net
$500 deposit required
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DAY 1
Fly Miami to Santiago de Cuba (Casa Miriam)
DAY 2
Santiago de Cuba (Casa Miriam)
DAY 3
Santiago de Cuba / Guantánamo / Baracoa (Villa Paraíso)
DAY 4
Baracoa / Birán / Holguín (Villa Liba & Hospedaje La Palma)
DAY 5
Holguín / Las Tunas / Camagüey (Hostal El Paso)
DAY 6
Camagüey / Minas / Remedios (Hostal La Estancia)
DAY 7
Remedios / Santa Clara / Trinidad (Casa Colonial Muñoz)
DAY 8
Trinidad (Casa Colonial Muñoz)
DAY 9
Trinidad / Cienfuegos (Hostal Bahía)
DAY 10
Cienfuegos / Bay of Pigs / Las Terrazas & Soroa (Casa Los Sauces & Casa Estudio de Arte)
DAY 11
Finca El Pinar Robaina / Viñales (Hostal La Auténtico)
DAY 12
Viñales / Havana (Hostal La Posada de Chacón)
DAY 13
Havana including Tropicana cabaret (Hostal La Posada de Chacón)
DAY 14
End trip
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“Chris, what can I say, the trip was spectacular. We all thoroughly enjoyed your company.”
MICHAEL SMERCONISH, CNN TV anchor (private “people-to-people” exchange trip, August 2016)
“Just wanted to say a final huge thank you for leading us on such an amazing week of travel. I’m not hyperbolizing when I say that it was one of the most fulfilling experiences in recent memory and there’s no question it had everything to do with your guidance.”
JASON WIRE (private “people-to-people exchange”, August 2016)
“We recently returned from Cuba and the most incredible trip of our lives. Words could never express what our time there meant to all of us… most notably, the wonderful experiences we had with the people we met along the way. I am so thankful to you… We had the exact experience we were looking for.”
KATHY PARSONS (private “people-to-people” exchange trip, October 2016)
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Christopher’s friend Julio Muñoz, Trinidad, Cuba ; copyright Christopher P. Baker
Woman with puppies near Manicaragua, Villa Clara, Cuba ; copyright Christopher P. Baker
Santería performance, Havana, Cuba; copyright Christopher P. Baker
Quinceañera and classic Chevrolet, Trinidad, Cuba; copyright Christopher P. Baker
Ration store outside Cienfuegos, Cuba; copyright Christopher P. Baker
El Yunque, Baracoa, Cuba; copyright Christopher P. Baker
Old man, Trinidad, Cuba; copyright Christopher P. Baker
Cañonazo ceremony, Santiago de Cuba; copyright Christopher P. Baker
Chrevolet Bel-Air at sunset, Cienfuegos, Cuba; copyright Christopher P. Baker
