Cuba

Quotes from our tours:


November 2007

"Marvellous. A richly satisfying blend setting fair trade in the social, political and historical context of Cuba"

"I had a wonderful time and am sad to return. Cuba was an exciting and colourful country and the UK seems a little drab now"

"I was very impressed with the resourcefulness, commitment and skill of the farmers. Sustainable and organic farming has been forced on them to some extent because of the lack of other materials but they have made a virtue out of a necessity. The education and health service places we visited were also interesting and impressive"

"Confirmed my admiration for the Cuban people and their commitment to their political and economic system, despite US opposition"

"Trinidad was lovely and it was fun to have the Easter celebrations; Havana's bars and cafes because of the life and music; ditto the local bar in Vinales that we 'adopted' - El Patio I think it was called - where we got to try out our salsa steps with some of the locals"

"I suspect we will all have this as one of our favourites. We had a day with the Passion Juice producers who were warm and welcoming and later a lunch with farmers, which was an amazing lunch.We were bowled over by their hospitality"


November 2006

“I felt the itinerary packed an amazing variety of places, people, scenery, happenings and yet managed to keep a Cuban ‘laid back’ feel! No pressure or hassle”

“Jesus was outstanding. Practical arrangements were efficient and unobtrusive and he was sensitive to individuals”

”Jesus was always willing to share his fund of information but thoughtful and though-provoking, with a lovely sense of fun, a light touch in managing us and willingness to go the second mile”

“We got to know Cuba warts and all. It was a good all-round trip with agricultural activities balancing the tourist ones with some spare time so that we could get up to mischief in our own way”

“Jesus is enthusiastic, informative, entertaining and eager to answer questions and to respond to requests”