One of our favorite places to visit is the Habana Compas Dance owned and directed by Eduardo Cordova. Centerline Adventures is working to create a program with Eduardo in Cuba for US kids who are autistic. He has worked with local kids for years with great success using percussion as a way of communication and we will be sharing that info in the US in 2025. Today we will enjoy watching and participating with his dance troupe to the music of the heart!

From here we will visit the studio of Elsa Perez, who has been a Member of Honor and Senior Yoga Teacher of the International Yoga Federation since 2004. Here we will enjoy a meditation session provided by Elsa accompanied by Johnna Smith. We will enjoy a lunch,  some rum and Prosecco and maybe experience Elsa’s beautiful talents on her Grand Piano in the studio!  Tonight we will have a Pizza Party at Espacios where we will be entertained by our favorite group, Big Bros, who play all of our favorite American Classic Rock songs from Led Zeppelin to Journey and all points in between! There's something very intriquing about listening to American music from a great Cuban band!

This morning, we will head out early to catch the sunrise on the rooftop of the historic Hotel Nacional! This hotel was the place to be before 1960 and still has it's beauty to share. Enjoy mimosas as we say good morning to the day! If you wonder where the locals get their produce and other food products, today we will visit Finca Vista Hermosa where they grow produce, raise livestock and make their own cheeses! We will enjoy a lunch made with all the products from their farm! Horseback riding is available for those who want to venture into the fields! Back at the Villa, take this time to walk around the neighborhood or walk the Malecon close to the Villa. The Malecon stretches 5 miles so it’s a great place to run or walk or just sit on the seawall and listen to the crashing of the waves! Since rooftops are the best for viewing the city, dinner will be 8 floors above Old Havana overlooking the Malecon in one direction and the Capitol Building in the other in a place called Bestview…because it is!  We will enjoy a wonderful meal prepared by the chefs of PlanH and learn how to Salsa under the stars!

Tobacco has always been the most popular and sought-after product in Cuba. Today we will visit Hirochi Robaina, owner of the family-owned tobacco farm who will showcase their product and explain the process of building a super quality cigar. After a yoga session led by Johnna in the tobacco fields, we will enjoy an authentic Cuban lunch with Hirochi and drink rum and smoke cigars with him around his table where his “grandfather’ sits all day! After resting at Villa Vedado upon our return, we will enjoy dinner at La Guarida in Central Havana. The food here is superb and the environment is very exciting with a great bar just up the stairs from the terrace where we will dine.  After dinner we will venture over to the very popular Art Factory. La Fábrica de Arte Cubano is an art gallery and club in Havana, Cuba. The Fábrica's gallery and stage were established inside of a former cooking oil factory and has since gained notoriety as one of Havana's premier nightclubs and art galas.

Our last stop will be to visit our BFF, Vivian Melendez, who is highly regarded around the world for her knowledge of cigars. She will show us how to choose, cut, light, and smoke a cigar while paired with Cuban coffee or rum. She also has beautiful items you may want to take back to the US for friends and family! She has a great logo that you will appreciate once you see her!! While there we will play a vigorous game of Dominos with Vivian who has yet to be beaten! Live music will entertain us and send us on our way to the States! As we say adios to Havana and Bienvenidos to Charlotte, we greatly appreciate you joining us on our adventure to one of our favorite places - Cuba! We hope you’ll feel “Havana in My Heart” for years to come!