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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.

I had the most amazing experience in Cuba thanks to the kindness and help of Teresa with organizing our trip. She made it so simple and I didn’t have to worry about any details. Once arriving in Cuba, Laura met us at the airport. She was with us the whole way and gave us a once in a lifetime experience that i don’t think we could have had with anyone else. I 100% recommend this company and especially Teresa and Laura!!

From the beginning of our trip to the end, Cultural Island Travel, Teresa and Laura, took exceptional care of us! The details were precisely explained and planned prior to our departure making all paperwork easy to prepare and the tour itself once we were greeted by our educated tour guide Laura, was so interesting and diverse yet flexible enough to accommodate any changes we may have wanted to make! I cannot say enough about this agency as it was one of the most memorable, educational and fun trips I have ever experienced. I thank Teresa and Laura for their guidance, patience and kindness! Obviously I would highly recommend Cultural Island Travel!

We went to Cuba for 5 days and Culture Island Travel arranged almost everything for us. They were professional, there when they were supposed to be and the guides were fantastic! They recommended great places to eat and to go at night. They tailored our experience to suit our needs and wants. They were also flexible when we decided to alter the plans a bit. I felt very comfortable with them and would highly recommend them to anyone I know, and in fact already have!

In Jan 2018 we enjoyed a 10-day tour to Cuba with Cultural Island Travel. They did a fantastic job! We requested a customized tour with a group of only five people and stayed in Havana with a couple day trips outside. Our guide (Ebony) was exceptional and so were the others who supported her. We stayed at a private home (apartment) which the tour company found for us. The restaurants they took us to were all excellent and we also visited many interesting concerts, museums, historical and other sites. I highly recommend this tour company.

Recently returned from the Havana Jazz Festival Tour with Cultural Island Travel and our group enjoyed it very much. The musical offerings were varied and of very high quality. Truly a wonderful week of jazz! We were very well taken care of by our excellent guide Santiago Flores who was with us for the entire five days and was very well informed about all the cultural and historical stops on our tour. He was always extremely courteous and professional and attentive to our needs. I think we were fortunate to have him as our guide.. The driver Eduardo was also excellent. He was always punctual and drove us to near and far destinations safely, ensuring our smooth entry and exit to all events. Cuba is a wonderful country that has suffered image issues due to ignorance and politics. It is indeed safe and clean and the people could not be nicer. We stayed at the Parque Central in central Havana, and it is a world class hotel with nice rooms and live Latin music playing continuously from morning to midnight in their very charming lobby sitting area. Would recommend Cultural Island --and Santiago Flores- to anyone wanting a Cuba travel experience. We will return for sure.