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Live a Literary Adventure: Cuba with Valerie Hemingway and Lydia Bell

By Johnny Considine | 9th June 20269th June 2026 by Johnny Considine

Let Cuba-specialised travel journalist Lydia Bell guide you in the footsteps of literary hero Ernest Hemingway, who made this island his home and playground. Along the way you’ll enjoy the best destinations, culture and food this intriguing island has to offer. In Havana, Cuba’s jewelled capital, Valerie Hemingway, Hemingway’s personal assistant and daughter-in-law, will accompany you to Finca Vigia, where she lived with the Hemingways during the last months of Ernest’s life. She will then travel…

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New accommodation in our luxury boutique hotel dossier.

By Johnny Considine | 4th June 20264th June 2026 by Johnny Considine

by Johnny Considine, CEO of Cuba Private Travel Havana Luxury Style This 97-year-old mansion, located in the heritage neighborhood of Santo Suárez, makes part of the recently-added list of luxury boutique hotels we are proud to work with. Fully restored to its original splendor this mansion is a perfect fit for those looking to visit the city keeping its distance from the loud and crowded streets of Old Havana. Havana Luxury Style is one of the few properties…

Classic Car Experiences in Cuba

By Johnny Considine | 28th May 202628th May 2026 by Johnny Considine

There are few places in the world where classic cars remain part of everyday life quite like Cuba. Vintage Chevrolets, Buicks, Cadillacs, Pontiacs, and Fords from the 1940s and 1950s still cruise through the streets, preserved not only as symbols of nostalgia, but as living pieces of Cuban culture and identity. For many travelers, the first sight of these colorful automobiles instantly feels emotional, like stepping into a film scene frozen in time. At Cuba…

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Cuba Is Still Open: What Travelers Can Do in Havana Right Now

By Johnny Considine | 13th May 202613th May 2026 by Johnny Considine

Cuba travel is still possible with the right local planning. Discover private restaurants, music venues, classic cars, boxing lessons, cultural tours, and legal U.S. travel guidance. Cuba Travel is still posible, but it is not a destination for gueesswork Cuba is still open to travelers. Restaurants are welcoming guests, music venues are programming live performances, boutique accommodations are receiving visitors, classic cars are still moving through Havana, and private guides, artists, chefs, drivers, musicians, boxers,…

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From Broadway to Havana: Experience the Real Buena Vista Social Club

By Johnny Considine | 16th April 202616th April 2026 by Johnny Considine

If you have been captivated by the extraordinary Buena Vista Social Club show on Broadway, now drawing crowds in New York, why not take the experience one step further and come to Havana itself? The Diva of Buena Vista Social Club, Omara Portuondo At Cuba Private Travel, we can curate the perfect Buena Vista Social Club weekend in Havana, designed for travelers who want to go beyond the stage and connect with the music at…