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

My family travels extensively but rarely on any sort of "prefab tour." We always just do our own thing and design our own itinerary so I was a bit hesitant to book a package tour for our first trip to Cuba as we thought it might be too constrained, inflexible, and perhaps, a bit canned. Boy were we wrong! We decided to go to Cuba for a mass birthday celebration and I just wandered around the internet looking for something appealing as I was convinced that we needed professional assistance for this particular trip. I called several services but felt discouraged because it seemed like everybody was selling a static, pre-configured product. Then I ran into CIT. What a refreshing breath of air from the onset! Kristen, Donna and the gang were completely personal and designed the tour around our interests and varying schedules. The itinerary was incredible and all of our guides, incomparable (especially Ari, our main guy!). All of their materials, advice and tips were so helpful and we all felt like we packed in a month's worth of inspirational experiences into a mere 7 day trip. All six of us HIGHLY recommend CIT for anyone thinking of traveling to Cuba. All of us thought this would be our first and last trip to Cuba...but because of our incredible experience, we'll probably go again...and make sure CIT is a part of it!

We just returned from a great trip to Cuba with CIT. The guide (Fernando) was informative and spoke English well . The drivers were all great and we felt safe. The Grand Packard hotel was truly a 21 century hotel, quite luxurious and comfortable. The tours were all interesting and a pleasure. The restaurants we went to were all great. This was an excellent trip and we highly recommend it.

Our family of 17 spent an amazing four days in Havana. The staff at ICT (Krista & Donna) thoroughly handled every detail in preparation for our trip. Our guides Patricia and Irma were wonderful in taking care of us. They absolutely made what my oldest son described as an “epic” experience for us. They are both so impressive in every way. They are organized, intelligent, knowledgeable, personable and caring.We simply fell in love with them and we fell in love with Cuba. On the third day of our time in Havana, my youngest granddaughter (age 7) asked why they were not coming “home” with us. I cannot overstate how their professionalism contributed to this “once-in-a-lifetime” trip for all of us. I am happy to offer my highest recommendation for the ICT team for their overall effort in making this time so special for us.

We booked a 1-week tour focusing on the Music and Art of Cuba (Havana and Trinidad) in early January 2019. Prior to our departure Cultural Island Travel (CIT) demonstrated excellent organization. Kristen, one of the travel experts, was especially responsive to our many questions, had great follow up, and offered excellent suggestions for paladars (restaurants) and night life. We were delighted that despite our booking a “group tour” they did not cancel because we were the only two travelers. Our guide, Ebony was truly outstanding. She was very attentive, always on time, paced the itinerary well, was fluent in Spanish and English, made us feel comfortable and welcome, and had a wealth of knowledge about the country. We had a memorable, stimulating, fun, and effortless vacation mainly because of Ebony’s relaxed manner and expertise about Cuba. We were also very impressed with the specialty guides who offered insights into the Cuban history, culture, and art. Our driver was also courteous, pleasant, and responsible. We loved the people, culture, architecture, food, and music that Cuba has to offer. As part of the itinerary CIT arranged private concerts and meetings with many musicians, singers, and dancers, all of whom were welcoming and extremely talented. We only wish that we might have had more opportunities to meet visual artists. We would definitely book with CIT in the future and have already referred them to our friends and family.

Our family with two teens traveled to Cuba with CIT. The experience was superb from start to finish. They worked with us to customize the itinerary based on our interests and preferences. We learned about the architecture, arts and economy. Most important, my kids learned about the history of Cuba and gained a first hand perspective of the island and its rich culture. The accommodations were comfortable and restaurant selections delicious. Our guide was the BEST!! She made our entire trip fun!

A huge thank you to Kristen Jelley, Donna Abuan, Laura Gonzalez, and the team at Cultural Island Travel, for planning and executing our amazing Cuba adventure. We are still on a Cuba high, three weeks later! As special heartfelt thank you to our wonderful guide and new friend, Fernando Ramos Cuesta, and our driver Paul, who spent three days with us in Havana and Cienfuegos. We had difficult logistics to deal with, but you all pulled it off seamlessly. I still can't believe that we made it to Finca Vigia, Hemingway's home, with time to spare; a dream come true. I have to admit that I cried when we had to say good-bye to Fernando in Cienfuegos. We also enjoyed our visit to Santiago and our guide, Rogelio, though our time together was too brief. Cuba is such a beautiful country, and it's people so warm and welcoming; can't wait to return! As a further testimonial, we are already planning our next visit in February, with Cultural Island Travel, of course! Thank you again! Karan and Bob Sarasota, FL

It is a truly surprising destination, Cuba is. We have never imagined in our entire lives, to have set foot in this unique, and irresistible country. It was quite an amazing experience to visit Havana, Cuba in such a short time, 3 nights and 4 days at that. However, we consider it as one of the best and memorable travels we have ever had so far. We had the best time ever. We would have to say it was a vacation of a lifetime! Booking: Kristen Jelley was the Cuba Travel Expert at Cultural Islands Travel who helped us booked our tour. We contacted her nine days prior to our desired date of travel. She was very patient and accommodating. She made sure that we are happy with all the travel arrangements, we had her changed our hotel and dinner reservations at the last minute. She worked hard so that we receive all the documents necessary for our travel before our departure. I have never dealt with a travel advisor as energetic and efficient as Kristen. We are very grateful of all the things she did for us in planning our perfect Cuba getaway. For us she is the Super Cuba Travel Expert! Tours: The tour certainly gave us a glimpse of the history of Cuba, its rich culture which is diverse. We saw different and interesting things worth seeing, the architecture is impressive, not to mention the colorful buildings that lined up busy streets, and seeing those classic vintage cars are a sight to behold! And riding on them is not to be missed! It gives you a feeling of nostalgia, as if you’re going back in time. We also had private performances to experience their music and a private salsa dance lesson. In all cases, the food was very good and tasty! Well prepared and healthy. It far exceeded our expectations. The whole experience came out very smoothly and we had so much fun. There was a good amount of activity and have enough time on our own. It was definitely a worthy adventure to have explored Havana via Cultural Islands Travel as our travel agency. Guides: For the most part, we were awed at how Ebony made us feel we belong as if we’ve known each other for long. She clearly exhibits willingness to help us enjoy our time which we did. She’s a very nice young lady, with great personality, a wealth of knowledge and went way beyond all expectations to show us everything she possibly could. She was fun to be with, very engaging and extremely accommodating. She was even our photographer and never complained, she was not strict as to the time and had never shown impatience. She was truly focused on the customer ensuring we were satisfied. She assisted us willingly to our comfort. The guide's itinerary as suggested by the company owner of Cultural Islands Travel were very informative and friendly. We would certainly use and highly recommend Cultural Islands Travel and Ebony as travel specialist, again. Overall, we had an excellent experience and would highly recommend Cultural Islands Travel. We really enjoyed our time with her. Thank you very much for everything! David and Leilani

Teresa, The girls and I had an amazing trip. From the start you and your team didn’t miss one detail... You were patient and informative. You answered calls and emails instantly providing us with the answers and comfort we needed for this trip. You went above and beyond for us. 5+ star treatment. That treatment continued from the moment we arrived at the airport in Cuba. Laura was absolute PERFECTION. We were a high maintenance group (lol) and she accommodated us every step of the way… not only was she very informative, patient, punctual and sweet; her knowledge and openness about the culture in the country was unmatched and exceeded all of our expectations. We had the best time. We cannot wait to go back. I would recommend cultural island travel to everyone and anyone who ever has any thoughts to traveling to Cuba. I am hoping to see your company expand its tours to Europe.