Thursday – Havana

Arrival in Havana (today’s program dependent on arrival time)

Lunch

Visit the Patronado, Beth Shalom Synagogue. Meet with Adela Dworin, Vice President of Casa de la  Comunidad Hebrea de Cuba and learn about the history of Judaism in Cuba.

Dinner at a Paladar Ateliere

Overnight: Melia Cohiba

Friday ‐ Havana

Visit a Cigar factory, Cuba is the birthplace of premium cigars. Touring a Cuban cigar factory is a journey back in time.

Private guided tour of Museum of Fine Arts

Lunch

Tour of the Rum Museum

Additional programming to be added depending on timing

6:00PM Optiona Kabbalat Shabbat at the Patronato-Beth Shalom Synagogue founded in 1959.

Shabbat Dinner at Hotel 

Overnight:  Melia Cohiba

Saturday – Havana

After breakfast, you will have the option of participating in Shabbat Morning Services at The Patronato

Lunch

Free day Spend Shabbat afternoon exploring the city, interact with residents to learn about their lives or relax at the around the hotel’s beautiful pool

Free evening, dinner on your own (the guide will help you in arranging reservations in restaurants)

Optional Tropicana show (Optional cost about $115 per person).

Overnight:  Melia Cohiba

Sunday – Havana

Guided walk through historical ‘La Habana Vieja,’ founded in the 16th century, nowadays an incredible open air museum of architecture, art and culture. Stroll along the narrow colonial streets while vintage automobiles pass by.
Sightseeing in modern day Havana, covering all important landmarks.

Lunch

Afternoon Tour Museum of the Revolution

Time for a drink in style in the iconic ‘Nacional de Cuba’ hotel, where you may sip a cocktail in the palm filled gardens where presidents, movie stars and celebrities have gathered since the 1930s.

Visit the craft market at the port

Dinner

Overnight:  Melia Cohiba

Monday February 6 – Havana – Miami (B, L, D)

After Breakfast visit the Jewish Cemetery.

Visit to Finca Vigia where Hemingway wrote ‘The Old Man and the Sea’, among others. The interior has remained intact, as if Ernest just left the house for a break in between writing. Learn about the restoration project taking place.

Lunch

2:30 Visit the Sephardic Synagogue. Meet with the President of the Sephardic Hebrew Center Dr. Mayra Levi.

We will walk through the Holocaust exhibit that is housed in the synagogue

Visit studio of José Rodríguez Fuster, a Cuban naïve artist specializing in ceramics, painting, drawing, engraving and more.

Overnight: Melia Cohiba

Tuesday February 7 Transfer to Airport for flight home

Order of itinerary may be rearranged according to availability