Havana is Amazing My husband and I have traveled the world for many years, but we never ventured to Cuba in spite it being so near. Cultural Island made obtaining the visa easy and designed an itinerary that highlighted the many cultural and historical offerings of the country. We loved the people, the music, the art and learning Cuba’s history. It’s truly a different world and Havana is beautiful, safe and clean. Most of all, we loved our guide Irma. Her knowledge and warmth and her joy in sharing Cuba was exceptional. My only reason for not rating 5 stars is there were glitches in where we stayed, but admittedly we have high expectations. I think all Americans should visit Cuba!

Outstabdin Cuban Music Tour We are very satisfied with the excellent organization and the outstanding program. Laura was so kind and always available to help us. She was incredible! She was attentive to all our needs, patient, helpful, and very efficient. The concerts were incredible, and we really enjoyed all of them. We knew excellent players, Pacheco first of all, but also Aldo Lopez-Gavilon, Yasek Manzano, William Roblejo, Roy Lopez-Nussa, and all the young students at the Music schools. Thank you, Teresa and Blue Note, for organizing such a tour!

Touring with Cultural Island Travel is a MUST if you want fun, information and great food. We are generally not tour group people. In order to go to Cuba, we chose this company in 2017. We had such an amazing time with their personalized services and their enthusiastic informed leaders that we decided to employ them again to see Mexico City. Irma and Ivette are inspirational tour leaders and lovely people. They hired local people on the ground who were even more expert on the ancient civilizations, religions, art and cultural history of each community. We saw the pyramids (Mayan Temples,) Frieda Kahlo's home, magical towns, and floated in the only remaining canals at Xochimilco. Our lunches and dinners were exquisitely satisfying to our four foodie participants. One of our guests is blind and deaf and our hosts made sure she had a spectacular visit. Though the trip is pre-planned, any need or desire that came up was fulfilled by our hosts. If you have ever dreamed of going to Cuba or Mexico, you will be more than satisfied if you choose Cultural Island Travel. P.S. Mexico is safe, clean and fun!

What a wonderful idea to come to Cuba… What a wonderful idea to come to Cuba for the jazz festival. But the best part was choosing Cultural Island Travel. Every person I came in contact with (Teresa before the trip) to Ivette our guide throughout the trip was intelligent, knowledgeable about the history of Cuba but created the fabulous itinerary. The Accommodations were lovely , excellent restaurants, transport was always available. Plus we were extremely lucky to have a great group of travelers. Of course the music was extraordinary. But I would like to say that my memories of Cuba will be about Ivette our guide. She is very caring, wanting us to have the best experience possible. We were very lucky to have her. I am planning another trip with Cultural Island and will hopefully get her as my guide again.

Cuba Is Beyond Expectations Our trip to Cuba was beyond expectations due to the excellent planning by our guide, Laura, and the hidden beauty of the island. Our bond was instant! From the time she greeted us at the airport, until I cried when we departed, she was amazing! There is something special about the way the trip was planned to accommodate our pace and allowed us to have the most fabulous experience, leaving us wanting to come back. Laura's knowledge is extensive, and she is open to all types of questions and requests. We toured many of Havana's sites in style with our wonderful driver, Willy! From the Grand theater to the fabulous dinners, we had great guides and good food. Our two nights in Trinidad really gave us another perspective of the island and its beauty. I have a lot more travel in me and Cuba is on my list of places that are worthy of a second visit. If only to see Laura again:::::)