Cultural Island Travel - Travel To Cuba LegallyReviews of culturalislandtravel.com

Words cannot truly express how much we enjoyed our recent adventure in Cuba with Cuba Island Travel. The local guides were guides are friendly and knowledgable and our itinerary gave us amply opportunity to explore, learn, and enjoy the culture of the island. Our accommodations were first rate and all of our hosted meals and events were completely enjoyable. I encourage everyone to visit Cuba with this group so that they can fall in love with the people and the island. We will be back!

Excellent tour of Havana by highly knowledgeable guides. Blue Note curated wonderful jazz shows featuring host and artist Jorge Pacheco. Marvelous accommodations at Las Animas Y Virtudes boutique hotel. Tour guide Deriel was amazing and much loved by our group.

I just returned from Blue Note Travel to Havana, Cuba, organized by Cultural Island Travel and was very impressed with everything! First, the staff is amazing, really caring and on top of every detail. I had several flight cancellations due to weather conditions, and they kept in constant contact with me and had a car waiting for me upon my eventual arrival in Cuba. They run a very professional tour, top accommodations, the finest restaurants in Havana, comfortable transportation to all events, and a transfer back to the airport. We were treated like VIP's everywhere we went and the Cuban people could not be nicer. Pacheco is an outstanding musician and his private concerts were musical experiences that I will never forget, nor the trips to the music schools where young students performed for us. I would not hesitate to join another tour and am considering the upcoming Sicily tour. Book now!!!!

Cultural Island Travel was amazing. Every detail was covered. The team in place working very hard to insure the safety and quality of the tour. They worked really well as a team and took care of the program and any special requests. The activities were thoughtful and meaningful. I would highly recommend them.

We just returned last night from an amazing 11 days in Cuba , guided by the incredible Irma! I couldn’t imagine a more thorough , thoughtful , positive, and knowledgeable guide! Our group was just nine people and a perfect size with their excellent driver, a very nice mini bus, and the requisite vintage cars. The balance of activity and downtime with a super variety of activities and cultural exposure was perfect. Teresa, who did the planning prior was incredible with detail and was patient answering our multiple questions and concerns. The art, culture , and music tour was way beyond expectations. All of the venues were hyper local and the restaurants were exquisite. Our hotels were also top notch. All of the music and dance was world class ! Of course , there is serious hardship there now, but we felt good contributing to them with our donations and participation. I highly recommend CIT for this and surely any others that they so thoughtfully curate!

I am not a fan of group travel because most people seem like zombies. This was definitely an exception! I went to Cuba with Blue Note Jazz and was extremely impressed with not only the itinerary, but how well organized everything was. When I mentioned I had a mobility issue, they got me a walker so I could participate in the walking tour of Old Havana. No begging required, they just did it! The jazz festival schedule was not available prior to departure, but we not only went to the jazz festival every night but they added many events that we weren't even expecting. Ivette, Dana, William (taxi) and bus driver were all exceptional. I am super impressed with their knowledge and warmth in sharing their personal experiences as well as the history. They were always on time and if an event ran long, they were in touch with me to let me know when they would arrive. I honestly can't give high enough praise! Even before the trip began, Teresa from Blue Note always responded quickly.

The trip to Cuba was all I expected and so much more. From the time we arrived in Havana until our departure we were well taken care of. Our guide Irma was spectacular she got us to excellent jazz shows and great restaurants

Irma Gonzalez customized an incredible experience to Michoacan and Mexico City for our very small group. She ensured we enjoyed sights, festivities, history and real craftspeople while touring Morelia, 4 Magic Towns and Mexico City. We cooked a traditional lunch with a certified, awarded cook, visit a Catrinas workshop, enjoyed Santa Claus village, joined a citywide Three Kings (Epiphany) festival in Morelia, trailed/hiked to a church partially buried in lava and visited an Orchidarium. Our dates were during tge Epiphany period and everywhere we went there were Christmas decorations and celebrations, which gave an even mire special flavor to our tour. The best experience was a visit to Monarch Butterflies Santuary up the Michoacan mountains. This can only be described as truly magical, a dream to treasure for life. Irma curated the nice hotels and restaurants we used on the trip, very special mention to Mansion Iturbe. She is a true professional that loves her work and is fast to pivot as needed. Our local guides were knowledgeable and personable. Kudos to our trusty driver Alejandra and tour assistant Amado.