Tour "500 years of hope"
General Information
- Category: Half day tours
- Modality: Landing tours
- Duration: 3 hrs
- Departure time: 09.00 hrs
- Tour guide: Yes
- Children are allowed: Yes
- Languages spoken: Spanish, English and French
Program Details
Tour "500 years of hope"
Cuba is a mosaic of religious expressions, it is mostly a Catholic country with a strong influence of African beliefs, but other religious expressions are also present, all this is due to the processes of transculturation and religious syncretism, know through this tour the Cuban popular religiosity of the hand of our specialists, we propose an approach to discover its historical conditioning, its architectural legacy and the coexistence of religious elements of strong popular roots, among which still prevail daily practices. Visit religious institutions, and exchange with authorities, leaders and believers of the different religions present in the country.
The tour includes
- Transfers in air-conditioned buses.
- Visit to the City's founding site.
- Visit to the House of Arabs and the Prayer Room for Muslims.
- Visit to Africa House.
- Visit to the Greek Orthodox Church
- Visit to the Convent of the Brigidine Sisters
- Visit to the Catholic Church of the Virgen de la Merced.
- Visit to the Russian Orthodox Church
- Visit to the Sanctuary of the Virgen de Regla.
- Visit to the Jewish Community Board of Trustees.
- Visit to the Colon Necropolis.
- Visit to the Alley of Hamel.
- Lunch at La Carriola restaurant. Tasting of cuisine inspired by Afro-Cuban customs and specialized incursion in rites and legends of the religion of African origin.
- Assistance and specialized guide service
TIPS: - Recommended: Light clothing, sunglasses, hats or caps, tennis shoes, sandals or comfortable shoes, sunscreen, water bottle and camera.
- Pick-ups may be delayed by a few minutes depending on the number of hotels and the punctuality of the customers.
- This tour operates with a minimum of passengers. It must be reconfirmed 48 hours before the departure of your tour. If the supplier decides to cancel because the minimum number of passengers required is not reached, the agency will offer you an alternative tour or a full refund of the tour price.
Cancellation policy - Cancellations made 48 hours before the tour departure time, a penalty of 50% of the tour fee will be applied. - In case of no-show, 100% of the tour price will be discounted.