Cuba Photography Tour: Havana, Viñales & Trinidad

Arrival

Reception at the airport with your guide

Transfer from Havana Airport (José Martí) to Havana’s Old Town

A 30-minute drive from José Martí airport into the heart of Havana Vieja, with the city's first impressions - classic cars, colonial facades and sea light - passing by the window.

Hotel Check-In

Tour Orientation

First relax photo walk to get acquainted with the city

Your first relaxed photo walk to get acquainted with the city: gentle street photography, tips on approaching Cubans for portraits, and the Malecón boardwalk as the evening light arrives.

Dinner

Breakfast

Stroll and street and portrait photography in Havana Vieja

A slow stroll through Habana Vieja, passing the cathedral square, Plaza Vieja and Calle Obispo - time to meet Cubans and make the first portraits of the trip.

Boxing training

Privilege to document a boxing training, national sport in Cuba

Lunch in a typical Cuban Restaurant

Discover of the iconic sites and squares

The iconic squares and landmarks of old Havana - Plaza Vieja, Calle Obispo and the cathedral - photographed in the everyday rhythm of the city.

Golden and Blue Hour shot in Havana

Golden and blue hour photography around the Capitol and Central Park, when the last sun and the first night lights meet over Havana.

Dinner

Breakfast

Morning walk in Paseo Del Prado

A quiet Sunday-morning walk along the Prado, with two models adding a human scale to your photographs while the city slowly wakes.

Photography Session in Barrio Chino

A photography session through the Chinese quarter, the colourful gateway to the lively streets of Havana Centro.

Havana Centro for a street photo session

Street photography in the lively heart of Havana Centro, where the human warmth of Cubans becomes the real subject of the frame.

Capitolio Area

The Capitolio and its grand surroundings - golden light, classic cars and the constant movement of central Havana.

Free Time

Riding in an American car & discovery of the surroundings of Havana

A ride through Havana in a classic American car, past the Plaza de la Revolución, the Malecón and the Christ of Havana, with a stop at Callejón de Hamel to meet the roots of the rumba.

Blue hour in Central Park

Blue hour in Central Park: tripod down, night lights up, and the city settling into its evening rhythm.

Dinner

Breakfast

Hotel Check Out

Scenic Ride to Viñales

A morning drive from Havana into the Viñales valley, leaving the city behind for tobacco fields and the first limestone mogotes of the countryside.

Lunch in a typical Cuban Restaurant

Hotel Check-In

Free Time

Vinales Discovery Tour

A discovery tour of the Viñales valley - the Indian Cave, the prehistoric mural and the giant mogotes that make this landscape so iconic.

Sunset from Hotel Jasmin

Sunset from the finest viewpoint in Viñales, watching the light move across the valley and its limestone hills.

Dinner

Breakfast

Sunrise from a nice viewpoint

At first light, photograph the mogotes of Viñales as the sun rises over the valley and the tobacco fields begin their day.

Hike in Viñales’s tobacco field and visit of a farm

A morning walk through the tobacco fields and a visit to a little-frequented farm - environmental portraits among the plants that made Cuba's cigars famous.

Horse Carriage Ride in Viñales Valley

An optional ride through the third valley of Viñales - a slower, closer look at the mogotes and the fields between them.

Sunset from Hotel Jasmin

Sunset from the finest viewpoint in Viñales, watching the light move across the valley and its limestone hills.

Dinner

Breakfast

Hotel Check Out

Scenic Ride to Trinidad

A long road day from the tobacco valley to colonial Trinidad, crossing the island with a lunch stop on the way.

Lunch on the road

Stop Over in Cienfuegos

A short stop in Cienfuegos to stretch the legs along its elegant boulevard and main square, with time for a few photographs of this French-flavoured port.

Hotel Check-In

first walk in Trinidad to discover the city

A first discovery walk through Trinidad's cobblestone streets, past colonial houses, classic cars and horse-drawn carriages.

Golden and blue hour photos in Trinidad

Golden and blue hour photographs in Trinidad, when its pastel facades catch the last warm light of the day.

Dinner

Morning walk before breakfast to see the city waking up

A morning walk before breakfast to watch Trinidad wake up - life scenes, colonial architecture and soft early light.

Breakfast

Visit of the palaces of Trinidad

A visit to the museums and palaces with the most beautiful views over Trinidad, for architectural details and city panoramas.

Street Photography and impromptu portraits

Street photography and impromptu portraits through Trinidad's streets - a relaxed session with the people who give the city its timeless feel.

Lunch in a typical Cuban Restaurant

Free Time

Valle de los Ingenieros and Manaca Iznaga (Self Guided)

A self-guided afternoon in the Valley of the Sugar Mills and at the Manaca Iznaga tower, with panoramic views across the valley.

Back in the center for more street photography with impromptu models

Back in the centre of Trinidad as the light softens, for more street photography with impromptu models.

Golden & Blue Hour shots

Golden and blue hour shots around Trinidad's plazas, closing the day with long shadows and rising night lights.

Dinner

Breakfast

Journey to El Cubano

A short transfer from Trinidad to Parque El Cubano, at the foot of the Sierra del Escambray.

Parque El Cubano Hike + Tocororo+ Javira Waterfall. Possibility to swim (Self Guided)

A 3.6 km hike along the 'Huellas de la Historia' trail to the Javira waterfall - long exposures, a swim, and the Cuban trogon showing its national colours along the way.

Scenic Ride to Trinidad

The return transfer from the national park to Trinidad after a morning of forest light and waterfalls.

Lunch in a typical Cuban Restaurant

Free Time

Free Solo Street Photography in Trinidad

Free time for solo street photography in Trinidad - follow your own eye through its timeless streets.

Photoshoot with a Horse Carriage

A golden-hour photo session with a horse-drawn carriage, creating one-of-a-kind portraits in Trinidad's colonial setting.

Shooting from a High Vantage point of the city

A session from one of Trinidad's panoramic viewpoints for sweeping views over the rooftops and the valley beyond.

Street photos with impromptu models until sunset and blue hour

Street photos with impromptu models as the day fades - from golden hour into blue hour, tripods ready for the last light.

Dinner

Breakfast

Hotel Check Out

Journey to Havana Centro

A long road day from Trinidad back to Havana, with a lunch stop on the way and the Cuban countryside rolling past the window.

Lunch on the road

Hotel Check-In

Last walk in Havana Centro & Malecon

A last walk through Havana Centro and along the Malecón - free time for solo street photography or one more quiet look at the city.

Cocktail on a Rooftop with one of the best view of the city

Dinner

Breakfast

Leisurely Morning

Farewell Havana Ride

The final transfer from Havana's old town to José Martí airport, ending the journey with one last look at the city.

End of the Adventure