Post Congress Trip
Price: 1880 CAD (~ 1490 USD)
The fee includes: accommodation, transportation on microbus with driver, full-time English speaking tour-guide and specialized naturalist guides, all meals (breakfast, lunch & dinner), and tickets for all the excursions and for the cultural centers.
April 6th
LAS TERRAZAS - VIÑALES VALLEY National Park
Travel from Havana to Las Terrazas (estimated time 2 hours)
Lunch at La Moka in Las Terrazas (Biosphere Reserve Sierra del Rosario)
Visit to Orquidiario de Soroa Botanic Garden
Travel from Las Terrazas to Viñales Valley (estimated time 2 hours)
Sightseeing and Dinner (at the restaurant Finca Ecológica Paraíso) in Viñales Valley
Overnight at the hotel Los Jasmínez.
April 7th
Ciénaga de Zapata (Zapata Swamp)
Trip from Viñales to Ciénaga de Zapata National Park (estimated time 4 hours)
Lunch on the road or Box-Lunch
Visit to La Salina de la Ciénaga and take a tour of some of the historical and natural sites that can be found in the Biosphere Reserve.
Overnight and dinner at Hotel Playa Girón
April 8th
CIENFUEGOS - TRINIDAD
Travel from Zapata Swamp to Cienfuegos city (estimated time 2 hours)
Sightseeing around Cienfuegos
Lunch at the Club Cienfuegos restaurant
Travel from Cienfuegos to Trinidad (estimated time 2 hours)
Sightseeing around Trinidad
Dinner at Esquerra restaurant
Overnight in Hotel Ancón
April 9th
TOPES DE COLLANTES Natural Protected Landscape
Travel from Trinidad to Topes de Collantes (estimated time 40 min)
Safari to Codina Park
Overnight & dinner Hotel Los Helechos de Topes de Collantes
April 10th
TRADITIONS´ DAY
Trip to Havana (estimated time 3 hours)
Lunch on the road
Visit to the artisan fair at Almacenes San José (Souvenir shopping)
Dinner at ´La Barca´ restaurant
Overnight at Hotel H10 Panorama
Price: 1880 CAD (~ 1490 USD)
The fee includes: accommodation, transportation on microbus with driver, full-time English speaking tour-guide and specialized naturalist guides, all meals (breakfast, lunch & dinner), and tickets for all the excursions and for the cultural centers.
Cancellation policy
We will not cancel the post-congress trip due to low enrollment. However, some activities and services may be adjusted to be more consistent with the smaller group size. Should any of our service providers withdraw their services, we will do everything we can to find an equally good provider, but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. We reserve the right to cancel or alter activities within the post-congress trip itinerary with little or no notice as a result of factors out of our control (e.g., inclement weather leading to safety concerns).
Cancellations must be received in writing via email to botanicalbridges@planta.ngo within two months of the purchase. A processing fee of 60 CAD will be charged for cancellations.
Refund requests received after two months of the purchase will be processed at a processing fee of 120 CAD.
A refund request cannot be accepted after March 25, 2017.
No refunds will be issued for no-shows.