DISCOVERThe True Spirit of CubaWITH THE VIEQUES CONSERVATION

AND HISTORICAL TRUSTFebruary 21–28, 2015

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COME TO CUBA WITH

Vieques Conservation and Historical TrustThe Vieques Conservation and Historical Trust (VCHT) is committed to supporting the people, the archaeology and the physical environment of Vieques, Puerto Rico with activities that honor its history, culture, and ecology.

The islands of Puerto Rico and Cuba have a great deal in common. As near-neighbors in the Greater Antilles island chain,both share Spanish origins, and both islands have played keyroles in the history of the Americas.

Mark Martin, VCHT'S Director of Community Relations, will be accompanying our group to Cuba. We’ll see how our neighborspreserve their cultural heritage through ecotourism, historicpreservation, and their many UNESCO World Heritage sites. Join us for this exciting opportunity to learn about Cuba through its history, natural beauty, and culture.

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InsightCuba is the proven leader in legal people-to-people travel.InsightCuba specializes in this once-in-a-lifetime destination forAmericans. It’s the only destination they offer, and the only thingthey do. Simply said, they do Cuba better than anyone else.

InsightCuba has in-country experience that’s unmatched in the industry. As pioneers in people-to-people travel to Cuba,they’ve successfully brought more than 10,000 Americans to thisfascinating island country—making them the largest and mosthighly esteemed organization specializing in people-to-peopletravel to Cuba.

The exceptional travel experience they provide is built on morethan a decade of detailed research, comprehensive knowledgeof Cuba, and long-established relationships there. InsightCubahas explored Cuba extensively. Their connections and friend-ships in the country allow them to create unforgettable travel experiences and lifelong memories for each guest.

DISCOVER CUBA

With the Experts

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C U B A I S A C O U N T R Y T H A T C A N ’ T B E E A S I L Y D E F I N E D. Just when you think you have the raw energy and hustle of Havana figured out, the country’s softer side—rustling tobacco fields, mountain vistas, and farmstended by ox-driven plows—beckons to be explored.

Experience both worlds with our eight-day Vieques Conservation and HistoricalTrust Tour through authentic connections with local residents. First, your Cubanguide will help you explore city life in the capital of Havana before voyaging afieldto the western province of Pinar del Río, known for its quiet, red-earth pasturesand breathtaking national park, Viñales. While these two destinations hit yoursenses in wildly different ways, the warmth and spirit of their people is steadfast.Lifelong residents reveal the real Cuba to you in ways never before possible.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTSVisit Las Terrazas, a small community and nature preserve

Meet the director and area musicians from a local theater group

Meet students at a culinary school as they prepare a fresh meal for you

Step onto a tobacco field and visit a hand-rolled tobacco factory

See Viñales Valley known as Cuba’s Yosemite

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8 DAYS 7 NIGHTS

FEBRUARY 21–28, 2015

HAVANAPINAR DEL RÍOLAS TERRAZASVIÑALES VALLEY

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SAMPLE ITINERARY*

DAY 1 HAVANA After clearing immigration and customs at José MartíInternational Airport, you’ll visit famed artist Jose Fuster. Enjoy an intimate chat about community project “Fusterlandia.”Your Cuban host and insightCuba tour leader will accompanyyou to your hotel in the heart of the capital. Check in to yourhotel and get acquainted with your Cuban guide and insightCubatour leader. Later, celebrate your arrival with a welcome dinnerin Havana. Meals | Lunch,* Dinner (*for early arrivals)

DAY 2 HAVANAAfter breakfast at the hotel, visit a women’s organization that preserves traditional sewing techniques through continuedyouth-education initiatives. Explore self-sustaining urban agriculture at Vivero Organopónico farm. After lunch on the farm,join the artists at a community project where old facades arenow colorful murals, dump yards are public parks, and rubbishhas been recycled into an Arc de Triomphe! Later, meet English-speaking students from the University of Havana to discuss thedaily lives of Cubans and the opportunities available to graduates(insightCuba exclusive). Enjoy dinner at a paladar of your choice.Meals | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 3 HAVANAAfter breakfast, enjoy a walking tour of “Old Havana” beforemeeting with students and professors from an architecturalrestoration school. Enjoy lunch at Palacio de la Artesanía, followedby an exclusive rum-and-cigar tasting. You’ll also visit a staple of most Cuban neighborhoods: a casa de la cultura, where community members participate in all kinds of artistic activities.Meet students and teachers at Casa del Niño y la Niña, an after-school program for at-risk youth. Dinner is in Havana at a carefully selected paladar.Meals | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 4 HAVANA After breakfast, engage in a thought-provoking discussion with a local expert about social issues in modern Cuba. Explore the colors and aromas of a local farmer’s market and discuss the

Cuban rationing system. Participate in a cooking lesson at a top culinary institute. Enjoy lunch alongside the chefs. Later,meet with the children, administrators and staff of a local orphanage to learn how Cuba attends to the medical, social andpsychological needs of children waiting for placement. Enjoy dinner at a paladar of your choice.Meals | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 5 HAVANA PINAR DEL RÍOAfter breakfast you’ll set out for the western province of Pinar del Río, known for red-earth pastures and the remarkable formations of the Viñales Valley. En route, visit a community hub for residents of the Puerta del Golpe neighborhood. Afterchecking in to your hotel in Pinar del Río, you’ll tour a horse-breeding center, then dine in Pinar del Río.Meals | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 6 PINAR DEL RÍO VINALES VALLEYAfter breakfast, head to Puerta Esperanza to meet with the directors and children of a community project that aims to revitalize artistic and literary traditions. Enjoy lunch amid the dramatic limestone karsts known as mogotes. Next, make yourway to Viñales, where you’ll stop at a local pharmacy and a moneda nacional for a look at Cuba’s dual-currency system.Enjoy coffee with farmers from a local organic garden overlooking the red-earth pastures and mountain vistas of theViñales Valley. Afterwards, get your hands dirty, starting with anexchange with local residents and tobacco farmers. Learn aboutthe crop’s history, cultivation, and current role in Cuba’s economy. Dinner is at El Mesón paladarMeals | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 7 PINAR DEL RÍO LAS TERRAZAS HAVANAAfter breakfast and check-out, visit the studio of a renownedartist and Pinar del Río native. Before returning to Havana, meetresidents and leaders from Las Terrazas, a small sustainablemountain community and nature reserve in Sierra del Rosario. Enjoy an authentic lunch at Las Terrazas. Check in to your hotelin Havana, and depart for a farewell dinner in the capital.Meals | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 8 HAVANA MIAMI ¡Adios Cuba! After breakfast, bid farewell to Cuba as you board your flight home.Meals | Breakfast

* We will make every effort to operate all programs as disclosed in this agreement. However, circumstances beyond our control may arise which would require an adjustment tothe program. We will do everything possible to avoid such changes, but must reserve the right to make such modifications. Normal cancellation penalties still apply to a programthat has been changed.

**Each guest will be provided a list of insightCuba staff’s favorite paladars, restaurants, and night spots, to explore at your leisure. These meals are not included in the tour fee.

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TOUR INCLUDES:Superior accommodations at the Meliá Cohiba while in Havana

Standard accommodations in Pinar del Río

Flight package including: • Round-trip air from Miami to Havana • Priority check-in at Miami International Airport • Cuban visa • Baggage fee for first checked bag

Expert local Cuban guide and insightCuba tour leader insightCuba exclusive guided programming, including: • Unique handpicked people-to-people activities • Insider access to Cuba’s famous places, and those rarely seen • Private visits and lectures with Cuba’s renowned experts All meals while in Cuba Small group size of 24 or less U.S. Department of the Treasury license and insightCubaletter of authorization All entrance fees to scheduled activities and events All in-country ground transportation and airport transfers Gratuities for luggage handling, restaurant service, and programmed activities throughout tour* Fresh bottled water while touring Travel health insurance, emergency medical evacuation, and trip cancellation coverage (up to $1,000 included) insightCuba travel guidebook 24-Hour emergency customer-service hotline Not included: Cuban airport departure tax ($25 CUC), baggage fees for additionalchecked bag, and domestic flight to Miami.

*Customary end-of-tour gratuities for the Cuban guide, driver, and tour leader areleft to the guest’s discretion and should be based on the guest’s satisfaction withthe level of service received.

THE VIEQUES CONSERVATION AND HISTORICAL TRUST

Incredible Value

CONTACT INSIGHTCUBA FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO BOOK YOUR TRIP

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February 21-28, 2015THE VCHT TOUR$6,190

Per person double-occupancy. For single-occupancy, add $500.

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Accolades in the Press

ABOUT FLIGHTS TO CUBAInsightCuba books your international flights to Cuba from Miami using a licensedcharter company authorized to provide U.S. citizens with legal flights direct toCuba. This is why you won’t find these flights available online or through acommercial U.S. airline.

All guests are responsible for domestic airfare to Miami International Airport, andwe usually recommend that our guests arrive in Miami the night before, as manydepartures and check-in times are early in the morning. The flight from Miami toHavana takes approximately 45 minutes.

ACCOMMODATIONSSince 2000, insightCuba has carefully sought out accommodations that are centrally located and provide the best rooms and service available. In Havana,we'll be staying at the Melia Cohiba. In the provinces, hotel selections arelimited and are more representative of the region.

While the hotels we’ve selected are safe, clean, and often charming, hotel standards in Cuba differ from those elsewhere around the world. So it’s importantto keep in mind that traveling there isn’t about your hotel stay; it’s about theunforgettable experiences you will discover.

ALSO SEEN INInsightCuba has received high praisefrom over 150 news outlets including:

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Flights & Accommodations

“For half a century, the vast majority of Americans have been barred from travelingto Cuba ... With insightCuba, visitors interact with ordinary Cubans and get a tasteof the forbidden fruit.”– shasta darlington, cnn, august 11, 2011

Within minutes of our arrival in the living-room-turned-museum, we’re comrades inarms — picking up the finer points of swing, boogieing to vinyl recordings of SonnyRollins and Dizzy Gillespie, and discovering the true meaning of people to people.”– laura bly, usa today, june 22, 2012

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