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Cuba: Havana, Matanzas and Cienfuegos + 2 more

A road trip through Havana, Matanzas and Cienfuegos + 2 more, 5 stops in Cuba.

Havana, Cuba's capital and largest city, stands as a living archive of Caribbean history. Matanzas is a port city in northwestern Cuba and the capital of Matanzas Province. Cienfuegos is a Cuban city with a UNESCO-listed historic centre, recognised for its architectural and urban character. Santa Clara is a city of quarter of a million people in Villa Clara Province, central Cuba.

Why it works

Rather than one city, this threads Havana, Matanzas and Cienfuegos and more into a single trip, so you see more of Cuba in one go. Spend longest wherever suits you.

The route

1HavanaDrive2MatanzasDrive3CienfuegosDrive4Santa ClaraDrive5Sancti Spíritus
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Your itinerary

  1. 1Havana1–2 nights
  2. 🚗 Drive Havana → Matanzas
    2Matanzas1–2 nights
  3. 🚗 Drive Matanzas → Cienfuegos
    3Cienfuegos1–2 nights
  4. 🚗 Drive Cienfuegos → Santa Clara
    4Santa Clara1–2 nights
  5. 🚗 Drive Santa Clara → Sancti Spíritus
    5Sancti Spíritus1–2 nights

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