Welcome to Cuba Beyond the Beaches

Experience the Cuba you have always wanted to see !

Tell us about your dream vacation!

Tailor made tours are for everyone!

Your safety is our primary concern!

Customized Tours for all of Cuba


We have been taking people on voyages of discovery around Cuba since 1998. Some clients have planned their visit for years, some just couldn’t resist the opportunity to have expert guides all to themselves.

This is the answer to your Dream Vacation. We help you design your journey in Cuba. We handle all the logistics – transportation, your stays in private homes or hotels, most of your meals (we know where the good food is) and your day by day adventures.

Destination Cuba

Destination Cuba


Select from our many established tours, or tell us what you would really like to see and do. Passionate about farming, or gardening, history, or architecture, we have specialists and local people to answer your questions, tell you their stories, invite you into their homes, gardens, farms, galleries, and workshops.

We are expert researchers and investigative tourists. We leave no garden gate unopened and few stones unturned. What we have in common with our visitors is a passion for learning and understanding.

Looking for the Real Cuba Beyond the Beaches? You’ve come to the right place!

Experience a fascinating country.
Come celebrate 500+ years of history.

Tailor-made Holidays

We build affordable and fascinating tours just for you, your family and friends. Follow your passions to an authentic and meaningful Cuban experience.

Family Holidays

Whether your children are just exploring the world, or nearly ready to set off on their own, our tours include lots of great adventures, learning, and family time.

Culture & Heritage Tours

History, art, architecture, and much, much  more. Take a deep dive into Cuba’s rich culture and heritage. Mix and match with our Eco-tours, Active Tours for an exciting holiday

Active Holidays

These special holidays take you to some of Cuba’s most beautiful natural areas that few vacationers get to experience in an intimate way.

Eco-Tours

Explore a magical land of exotic flora and fauna. These day by day tours are available all year round and in many parts of Cuba. Mix and match with our history and cultural tours, or with our Family and Active Holidays.

Specialty Tours

Visitors from around the world love our popular week long garden, birding, and forest tours. Here’s your chance to experience Cuba in a new way! Join us for a week of Colonial and Republic Architecture, Agriculture and Farms, Women and Revolution (new for 2022), or have us make a tour just for your interests.

Gardens

Available year round across Cuba to individuals, families, small groups, and gardening clubs. Our garden guides are internationally recognized Cuban experts whose lifework has been their gardens.

Birding

Birding in Eastern Cuba is led by one of Cuba’s outstanding ornithologists. She is currently one of Cuba’s representatives on the 4 country migratory bird protection projects.

Forests

This tour takes you from the misty heights of an old volcano, to a tropical rain forest, a scrubland of hardy pines, and one of the most unique environments for any plants – the heavy metal serpentine forests.

Architecture

Led by experienced architects these tours bring you to the fascinating history of Cuba told in stone.

Women and Revolution

From the very early days women were deeply involved in the Cuban struggle for change. Follow the stories of two of these women and their friends.

Classic Tours

Much more than sightseeing, these week long explorations of Cuba begin with pre-tour chats to bring context to the daily tours. Our tour leaders are passionate about Cuba. Go off the beaten path and behind the scenes to learn the history behind the history.

Classes & Workshops

Leave your library behind. Immerse yourself in Cuban culture with mind expanding experiential classes and Workshops.

Events

Plan your trip around the many festivals and carnivals. Bring your dancing shoes (or learn to dance). Enjoy the excitements and fun.

Tours by Location

So now you have found some excellent flights! But what are you going to do? Start planning your adventure by checking out the exciting tours in that area.

Stay with Us

Stay with us in Santiago de Cuba. Our Hostal Atardecer is a neo-colonial home in the heart of the city with 2 modern guest rooms, a wonderful view of the port and mountains. We are near everything.