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

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.

Had a wonderful time in Cuba. CIT put together a comprehensive, interesting, informative and fun package for the 4 of us. We had a beautiful 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom suite with a terrace and ocean view at our b&b. It was perfect. Our tour guides Mario & Fernando were great. They were well informed, caring, accommodating and friendly. I plan on recommending CIT to friend's. Thanks for everything.

We have traveled all over the world for the past 45 years, and have not used a tour company for 99% of it. Cuba is one of the places where I would recommend it. I compared notes with others after our return, and found that our experience was so much richer because of Cultural Island Travel. I must mention, in particular, that we ate really well, usually in restaurants recommended by our guide. The six of us were our own tour group, so our activities were entirely customized. I really don't have adequate words to praise our guide Irma! She accommodated our every request and went out of her way to make our trip special. All of our specialized guides (architectural guide in Trinidad, museum guide in Havana, etc) were excellent as well. In addition, a family illness forced one of our group to stay home, but her son was able to take her place only because Teresa managed to get all the paperwork done at the last minute. Cuba itself is one of the most fascinating places we have been, unlike anywhere else in its unique culture. We were struck by the friendliness and honesty of everyone we met. We walked back to our apartment lodgings every night after dinner and never felt unsafe. No one ever tried to take advantage of us as tourists -- in fact, the fare for a taxi ride home one night was exactly the amount we had been told was fair. Quite a contrast to Bangkok or Delhi, or even Rome! And the art, music, dance! It's everywhere and just wonderful! We hope to visit Cuba again and see more of the island. We will certainly use CIT to plan our trip and request Irma as our guide.

It was already over 2 years ago when my wife began thinking about visiting Cuba. She had just begun taking and interest in photography and that’s where the idea came from after looking at the brochures with photos of the colorful buildings and old cars. I wasn’t as excited about the trip as my wife was but I decided to go regardless. She first looked into various travel companies but Cultural Island Travel was the only company that could, or was willing to organize a trip around our work schedule. Cultural Island Travel helped us with everything and pointed us in the right direction. We finally arrived in Cuba where we met our guide Irma and the driver Roberto. She had previously sent us a photo of herself so we would know who to look for among hundreds of people at the Terminal. Meeting Irma was more like being reunited with an old friend rather than meeting someone new. Roberto, our driver for the first few days, was actually a lawyer. The next few days were simply amazing! Every day was a new adventure. Besides visiting the museums, galleries, home of Ernest Hemmingway, Trinidad, tobacco farm we also had plenty of time to explore Havana on our own. The food was top notch and delicious! The music and dancing were so motivating, wishing we could dance like that too. Everyone was so nice and so helpful, everywhere we went and that was something we missed when we got home. Leaving Cuba after a week was like saying goodbye to an old friend. And, to our guide Irma from Cultural Island Travel…we still miss you!