Experience the Flavors of Cuba!
Led by Chef Douglas Rodriguez
Unique & Exclusive Culinary Experience in 2017 conceived, designed and led by Chef Douglas Rodriguez
Dec 8 - 15, 2017 HAVANA SPICE & THE VENICE OF CUBA - Save the date!
Price: $4695 per person double occupancy
Single supplement: $995
Air not included - competitive pricing and new commercial airline schedules will allow us to get the best rates possible.
Havana is a city so beautiful and so mysterious that she leaves one speechless in her warm and sensual embrace. By far, the most cosmopolitan of all Cuban cities, Havana has a booming culinary scene. Experience the new and exciting flavors of Havana with Chef Douglas Rodriguez and journey to the port city of Matanzas, the Venice of Cuba, for a unique and unprecedented culinary experience in one of Cuba's most historic and mysterious cities.
Let us show you Cuba first!
Please contact us for more information.
Email us at: customerservice@cubatoursandtravel.com
What’s included:
Cuban Visa
Meet & Greet and Orientation Meeting upon arrival
Accommodations at 5 Star Hotels
All meals as listed in itinerary, including coffee breaks in the conferences and classes (all breakfasts).
Luxury, air-conditioned ground transportation
Admission to all activities, events and museums as listed in itinerary
Cuba-based bilingual, professional guide
Tour management in Cuba
Health insurance for emergency coverage
24 hour assistance
Compliance with US Treasury Department
What’s not included:
Airfare to/from Miami.
Meals other that listed on itinerary or describe as on your own.
Gratuities for guide, driver, hotel and restaurant staff
Individualized hotel expenses (mini bar, room services, laundry fees, etc.).
Anything not listed in "what's included"
Chef Douglas Rodriguez & Alma de Cuba Restaurant
As you may know, I’m a son of Cuban Immigrants, my first visit to Cuba was 2013 I was invited to cook at an Art Festival Biennial. Ten American chefs where paired with Cuban chefs to prepare a dinner, I sincerely can say that this trip changed me. The chefs in Cuba have none of the tools that a chef like us take for granted, limited food resources, limited equipment, no internet access and may other challenges that a Cuban chef can experience on a day to day basis, yet this chef all have a great outlook, I call them true Iron Chefs.
After returning home from this trip I wanted to find a way to help my fellow Cuban chefs and began to organize culinary trips to Cuba. I have been back 13 times since my first trip, meeting culinary Players in Cuba and finally found a way to help my fellow Cuban chefs get some exposures. I have created a culinary exchange event, where we can cook together with a Cuban chefs.
All of this has been possible with the help of my partners Restaurant Alma de Cuba in Philadelphia and SRO (Starr Restaurant Group) Alma de Cuba Restaurant. SRO thank you for helping me spread the word and bring people to Cuba.
Chef Douglas Rodriguez Media Kit
http://chefdouglasrodriguez.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Chef-Douglas-Rodriguez-Media-Kit.pdf
Travel and Leisure December 8, 2016
http://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/group-travel/travel-tour-operators
PRweb Article October 13, 2016
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2016/09/prweb13671645.htm
Miami Herald Article October 7, 2016
http://www.miamiherald.com/living/food-drink/article106786232.html
Wine Spectator September 2016
Miami Herald Article July 2016
http://chefdouglasrodriguez.com/hes-bringing-fine-dining-to-cuba-without-apologies/
The Inquirer Daily News June 29, 2016
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/the-insider/Douglas-Rodriguez-on-15-years-at-Alma-de-Cuba.html
The Wall Street Journal Feb 2, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-one-tweet-might-change-cuban-cuisine-1454426895
Miami New Times May 6, 2015
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/restaurants/douglas-rodriguez-closing-de-rodriguez-7595418
New York Times March 6, 2015
http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/06/a-chefs-tour-of-cuba/?_r=0
Fodor’s Travel December 9, 2015
Food GPS June 11, 2012
Cuba Tours and Travel
Cuba Tours and Travel has over fifteen years of experience offering expert-driven cultural travel to Cuba. Our management and program-design team, working together with a team of superb Cuban travel associates in both Havana and Miami, are uniquely suited to offer you the finest in-depth travel program to the island. We are licensed by the US and Cuba and are fully insured. Most importantly, we have an abiding love for Cuban art and culture and have strong connections to the cultural institutions on the island.
Cuba Tours and Travel is a full-service agency licensed by the U.S. Government
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