Cuba at a Crossroads: The Kitchen Journey (10-day program)
The proposed Kitchen trip is a people-to-people exchange where participants would be able to experience Cuba through the eyes of five families as they embark in the experience of cooking traditional Cuban recipes. As trip participants would learn to cook a typical Cuban dish, they would engage in meaningful interaction with these families and also learn about the intricacies of Cuban culture, a family’s daily life, their hardships, challenges, struggles, and dreams.
Price: $2,800.00 per person (10-day program)
Single Room Supplement: $500.00 (10-day program)
Minimum number of participants in program: 2
Maximum number of participants in program: 8
Program dates: Program commences every Friday (through May 2018)
Accommodations: Havana Minimal Apartments
Inclusions:
Required Travel Documentation: Cuban Visa, OFAC Affidavit, Approval of Travel Letter
Accommodations
Activities: guest speakers, visits, entrance fees
- Meet & Greet at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport [HAV]
- Welcome Cocktails at the Gardens of Hotel Nacional
- Art and Music at Fabrica de Arte
- Walking Tour of Old Havana
- Curated Art Tour
- Havana’s Santa Maria Beach Experience
- Walking Tour of Old Havana
- 5 kitchen experiences (cooking workshops)
- Visit Museum of the Revolution, followed by discussion on Cuban history
- Visit Fusterlandia and Kcho Community Project
- Visit Alamar’s Farming Garden
- Visit Museum of Fine Arts, followed by discussion on Cuban Art
- Afro-Cuban Journey Experience
- Guayabita del Pinar Factory
- Cigar Factory
- Tobacco Farm
- Los Jazmines Lookout
- Mural of Prehistory
- Cueva del Indio
- Horseback riding in Vinales
Meals: daily breakfast at accommodations
Welcome and farewell dinners and 3 lunches at boutique restaurants, and 5 lunches as cooking workshops
Transportation: private transportation in air-conditioned transports – transports will depend on the size of the group
Personalized assistance throughout program: AC Journeys Study Leader, AC Journeys Cuba Representative, and Cuban guide.
Exclusions
Airfare
Cost of luggage fees on any air carrier
Mandatory Medical Emergency and Health Care Insurance
Meals not included or listed
Gratuities
Personal Expenses
Forms of Payment:
Check – made out to AC Journeys and sent to:
AC Journeys
1988 NE 178th Street, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
Wire Transfer – add $50 to your balance per wire transfer.
Credit Card – add 4.5% credit card fee to your balance.
Payment Schedule
First Installment: At time of enrollment — 25% of Total Amount
Second Installment: 90 days prior to departure — 50% of Total Amount
Third Installment: 60 days prior to departure — 25% of Total. At this time, participants requesting to be in a single room will also pay the corresponding single room supplement.
Enrollment and Cancellation Policy
* Anyone enrolling after any of the above-mentioned dates will be depositing the total amount needed in deposit for that particular date. For example, if a person enrolls 90 days or less prior to departure, that participant will pay 75% of the price at the time of enrollment.
** The minimum number of participants is required for the trip to happen at the above-listed price. If the minimum number of travelers is not reached 60 days prior to departure, the program price might be reassessed.
*** Cancellations 90 days prior to departure will receive 100% reimbursement of any paid amount. Cancellations 60 days prior to departure will receive 50% reimbursement of any paid amount. Cancellations 45 days prior to departure will receive 25% reimbursement of any paid amount. Cancellations 30 days or less prior to departure will receive no reimbursement. AC Journeys strongly recommends the purchase of cancellation insurance. AC Journeys can be of assistance with the purchase of cancellation insurance through Travelex Insurance Services.
**** If AC Journeys needs to cancel the program for reasons unrelated to an individual participant’s personal reasons, registered participants will be fully reimbursed.