Cuba: Development & Active Lifestyles
Experienced trail runner Peter Haney, in conjunction with Global Exchange Reality Tours, invites you to join him for an educational and cultural exchange to Cuba. This unique delegation will be comprised of other active adults looking for a special way to learn about Cuba first-hand while also having daily options for exploring the beautiful geography of the island by biking and trail running.
Peter has twice collaborated with Global Exchange on two other educational athletic-focused delegations to Cuba.You can also read an excellent article by Robert McAndrews, who co-organized with Peter the tour in 2002.
This twelve day delegation, the third created and facilitated by Peter, promises an itinerary rich in lectures and discussions with a diverse pool of Cuban nationals, and site visits to important sustainable and community development projects. You will experience the flavor of Cuba from many different perspectives and have an opportunity to visit parts of Cuba rarely seen by outsiders, especially as you enjoy optional moderate bike riding through parts of Cuba and morning trail running in several foothill areas in Cuban mountains as we travel from Havana through to Holguin, on the eastern end of the Island. Trail runs and bike rides will be tailored to the individual and group needs and interests, as transport for the group the whole time is provided by air conditioned motor coach. We will thus accommodate people at all levels of fitness and capabilities.
This is your opportunity to visit Cuba legally at a grassroots level before tourism becomes more and more open for the US market and areas of Cuba flooded with more visitors. This trip is possible because of the deep relationships that Global Exchange has cultivated in its 22 years organizing educational and cultural immersion Reality Tours to Cuba. Global Exchange is a licensed Travel Service Provider and only sends individuals to Cuba legally.
Our Cuban guides are experience, bilingual leaders who are committed to optimizing our daily exposure to the Cuban people and their culture. Participants do not need to speak Spanish.
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- Three star hotel accommodations, 2 meals daily, translation, transportation, and program fees for all activities on the itinerary, admissions to museums and site visits, bike rentals, translator and tour guide, and preparatory reading materials
- Also includes Cuban visa and compulsory Cuban Health Insurance
- Price is based on double room accommodations; add $300 for single room
- Does NOT include airfare to/from Cancun, extra $450, beverages, gratuities, travel insurance, personal expenditures, etc
To register, please send in your application form and a deposit of $500. Payments by Mastercard, Visa and Discover are welcome. Deposits for Cuba delegations are non-refundable unless the trip is canceled by Global Exchange as explained below.
Please note: We must meet a minimum number of trip participants on every trip, so please register early!
To ensure that all participants can plan accordingly, the minimum number of participants must be reached within 30 days before departure, or the trip will be canceled. Registered participants can choose to receive a full refund or transfer to a future group. Once a trip is confirmed (reaches the minimum # of participants) registrations may be accepted up to 1 week before departure.
This trip will be as diverse as possible in terms of race, age and life experiences. In some cases, a limited number of partial scholarships are available for low-income applicants.
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