Day 1:
8:30pm-Leave Cancun on Mexicana
10:45pm-Arrive HAVANA, transfer to Hotel Presidente
Day 2:
9:30am-Orientation Meeting, meet with Program Coordinator, Discuss itinerary, Q&A 10:15am-Guided visit of the Scale Model of Havana and City Tour 2:30pm-Meeting with the Cuban Institute for Friendship with the Peoples 5:00pm-Meeting with Cuban Health Professionals. 8:00pm-Welcome Dinner at El Aljibe restaurant.
Day 3:
9:30am-Meeting with Health Ministry: Overview of trends and challenges of Health Care in Cuba
11:00am-Visit Polyclinic using alternative and traditional methods
2:30pm-National Sex Institute CENSEX, "Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Gender and Sexual Orientation"
5:00pm-Casa de Africa
Day 4:
8:00am-Leave for Matanzas
10:30am-Visit Natural Medicine Clinic
2:30pm-Visit Nurses School
Check in at Hotel on VARADERO BEACH
Day 5:
9:00am-Family doctor's office, polyclinic
11:00am-Visit Provincial Hospital, visit home for pregnant mothers
9:00pm-Visit with local neighborhood organization, CDR, Committee for the Defense of the Revolution
Day 6:
2:00pm-Visit Tarara medical facility for victims of Chernobyl nuclear accident
Check-in Hotel Presidente
Evening: Optional cultural activities
Day 7:
10:00am-Visit Green Pharmacy
11:00am-Museum of the Revolution
2:00pm-Community Development Project related to Health (vegetable preservation project)
5:00pm-Meeting with Cuban health practitioners
Evening: Optional cultural activities
Day 8:
Day-long excursion to Las Terrazas Experimental Mountain Community
Day 9:
9:00am-Visit to Regla Mental Health Clinic
7:00pm-Re-entry Meeting
8:00pm-Farewell Dinner
Day 10:
4:30am-Leave hotel for airport
7:45am-Departure for Cancun on Mexicana
8:00am-Arrive Cancun
This is a tentative itinerary based on previous programs and schedules. Global Exchange and Reality Tours are not responsible for any changes that occur to the itinerary.
