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Welcome to the Cuba Travel Shop |
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EXPLORE, EXPERIENCE AND ENJOY THE REAL CUBA!
Cuba Travel Shop, as part of Cuba Solidarity Campaign, offers a diverse programme of Study Tours and Fundraising Events in Cuba. Each tour is designed to look at different aspects of Cuba today; away from the usual tourist routes and allowing participants to gain a unique insight into present day Cuban society with time to relax and enjoy beautiful Cuban landscapes and vibrant Cuban culture close up. Our tours provide an exciting opportunity to meet the Cuban people in their neighbourhoods, workplaces, schools, hospitals and many other interesting locations and institutions.
We also run a series of bespoke study tours for Schools, Colleges and Trade Unions and would be delighted to offer proposals and itineraries on request.
Cuba Solidarity Campaign has been successfully organising tours and events in Cuba since 1998. All our study tours are ATOL protected (ATOL 4636) in association with Havanatour UK.
Forthcoming tours include:
Cycle Cuba Challenge
23 April – 3 May 2008
£199 registration fee plus £1950 sponsorship
Sponsored bike ride to send vital musical equipment to Cuban schoolchildren at National Music schools and performing artists throughout the island. Supporting the Music Fund For Cuba, a registered charity first established in memory of Kirsty MacColl in 2001. Exhilarating 310km ride to the salsa beat from Sancti Spiritus to Remedios. Unique invitation to attend May Day Rally addressed by Fidel Castro in Plaza de la Revolución. Full tour details.
Young Persons’ International May Day Brigade 2008
23 April - 08 May 2008
£900
The Cuba Solidarity Campaign is running it’s first Cuban tour aimed at young trade unionists. The Young Persons’ International May Day Brigade is a 15-day tour which will provide delegates with a unique opportunity to see the real revolutionary Cuba, away from the usual tourist trail, experience Cuba’s rich and diverse cultural heritage, and to provide meaningful solidarity and support to the Cuban people.The tour will include a special invitation to attend Cuba’s May Day Rally in Plaza de la Revolución, Havana, and the chance to meet with activists from across the globe at a series of international events.Participants will contribute to the agricultural and productive development of the country through voluntary work sessions, in places such as orange groves or arable farmland. The whole stay comprises 15 days and 14 nights, 11 of which will be spent in the “Julio Antonio Mella” International Camp, which is located in Caimito Municipality, 30 miles from Havana. The rest of the trip will be spent in Varadero, Matanzas Province.
May Day Study Tour
26 April - 03 May 2008
From £799
Bespoke study tour with associated professional visits to Cuban Trade Union organisations, related workplace visits in Havana and the provicional capital of Pinar del Río and a Committee for the Defence of the Revolution neighbourhood meeting. Unique invitation to attend May Day Rally addressed by Fidel Castro in Plaza de la Revolución. Over 1 million Cubans will take part in this special day in the Cuban political calendar. Full tour details.
Work for the Revolution: be part of a unique Solidarity Work Brigade.
05-26 July 2008, Winter 2008-09
From £875
Join up to 30 Brigadistas for a once-in-a-lifetime experience working alongside Cuban and European volunteers in light agricultural and construction work. Full programme of visits to hospitals, schools and political and cultural institutions. Plus rest and relaxation in Cuba’s beautiful landscapes. Full tour details.
Health Study Tour
08-15 November 2008
From £955
Bob Oram, CSC Executive member and specialist in Cuba's health services, will be leading CSC's new Health Study Tour. This tour will focus on Cuba's excellent health care provision at local and national levels in rural and urban environments. As well as visits to hospitals and local health care centres, where you can witness first hand the preventive and health promotion work of Cuba's policlinics, there will also be opportunities to examine third age care, maternity care and the highly acclaimed Operation Miracle programme. Full tour details.
Revolution Route Study Tour
15-29 November 2008
From £1199
Led by Father Geoff Bottoms, CSC Executive member with a wide knowledge of Cuban politics, culture and Society. This is a wonderful opportunity to share experiences with the Cuban people in their neighbourhoods, workplaces, schools and local health care centres with plenty of time to relax and enjoy vibrant Cuban culture close up and stunning scenery. Full tour details.
Co-operative & Community Development Study Tour
15 – 22 November 2008
£975
A unique opportunity to gain first hand experience of community development issues in Cuba. Visits will include housing and community projects, health and educational services and rural co-operative farm and redevelopment programmes. Full tour details.
Environmental Study Tour
22 November - 06 December 2008
From £1350
Our fascinating Environmental Sttudy Tour will be run in association with the Cuban Organic Support Group in another exciting encounter with the Cuban environment. Exploring Cuba's developing green issues with a full ecological agenda including hiking in the Sierra de los Organos, a food conversation project, an organic allotment, an environmental research station in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and visits to Latin America's third largest underground cave network. The tour will be a three centre based programme, including Havana, Trinidad and the Vinales Valley. Full tour details.
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution - Special Commemorative Study Tour
27 December - 10 January 2009
CSC is delighted to announce this special commemorative study tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. Highlights will include invitations to all official celebrations, conferences events. This is a one-off, must do study tour open to all CSC members. Watch this space for further details and a confirmed itinerary and price.
We very much hope that you will choose to join us on one of our unique tours to Cuba in the near future. |
