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Havana World Music Festival VIP Trip Posted in January 26, 2018

Havana World Music Festival Havana VIP

Private VIP Trip to Havana World Music Festival

Three nights of live music and 3 days of art and culture with Havana VIP.

Thursday March 22 – Sunday March 25, 2018

Only $2965.00 per person (double occupancy).

This special private trip package includes VIP access to the exclusive pre-party on Thursday night. VIP area access for the 5th Havana World Music Festival on Friday and Saturday nights, and VIP invitation to the planned after-party Saturday night. Your days will be filled with Havana VIP’s fun immersive experiences including our Walking Tour of Old Havana, our Fortresses Ché and Hemingway Tour, and the Havana Artists Studio Tour where you’ll meet Havana’s top contemporary artists in the studios with a curator from ARTempoCuba.

About the Havana World Music Festival

The Havana World Music Festival is sometimes called the “Coachella of Cuba”. Over just five years it has grown into the premier live music festival in Cuba and gained an international reputation for good music and good times.  Check-out this short video (2 mins) of Havana World Music Festival 2017 to get the vibe:

Here’s the Havana World Music Festival 2018 line-up confirmed so far:

Orishas confirmed for the Havana World Music Festival

If you like Camila Cabello’s hit “Havana” you’ll love Sony Music Latin artists Orishas. Orishas came on the scene around 2000 and ever since then have been defining the Cuban Hip Hop sound filled with latin and afro beats.

Gato Prieto confirmed for the Havana World Music Festival

Experience the Pan-Afro-Future Hip Hop duo Gato Prieto.  Mixing EDM and rocking ́Favela Funk“ from Rio, “Township Grooves” from South Africa and a “Hybrid Tech” named Kuduro from Angola Gato Prieto demands to be seen and heard.

Interactivo Confirmed for Havana World Music Festival

Interactivo is sometimes called Havana’s house band.  For years they’ve been holding pop-up jam parties around Havana featuring a who’s who of today’s best Cuban session musicians and performers.  Sometimes they’re jazzy, sometimes it’s salsa, sometimes they’re rockers, Interactivo are always fun and boisterous and no two performances are the same.

Marinah confirmed for Havana World Music Festival

Spanish performer Marinah has created her own Afro-Cuban Flamenco fusion. She’s created her own sound that calls AfroLailo including flamenco guitar, rumba, latin jazz, and Caribbean influences.

The Havana World Music Festival is adding more acts to the line-up everyday.  Don’t miss this chance to experience this unique artistic and cultural happening in Havana:

Havana VIP’s Havana World Music Festival Trip Package:

Thursday March 22 – Sunday March 25, 2018

Only $2965.00 per person (double occupancy).

This Private Trip Itinerary includes:

Cuban Visas

USA OFAC License Compliance Paperwork (for U.S. Persons)

VIP (Diplomatic style) Arrival Service upon arrival in Havana. Met by airport VIP service personnel at plane, escorted through passport control, wait in VIP lounge while any checked baggage is recovered.

Airport Pick-up / Drop-off in Havana

3 nights lodging in Havana B&B 4-5-star level

Daily breakfast for 2 persons

Air-conditioned Car & Driver for three 9-hour days in greater Havana

English-speaking certified and licensed guide for 2 full days in Havana. He is your guide, concierge, and advisor.

VIP access to both nights of the Havana World Music Festival in Havana’s Parque Metropolitano Almendares, plus VIP access to the Thursday night pre-party and the planned after-party.

VIP Entry to Fabrica de Arte Cubano, Havana’s hottest nightspot.

Recommendations and/or Reservations for lunches and dinners and daily suggestions for Nightlife.

And all local Arts and Culture programming shown below:

Havana: Nights of March 22-24

Wear comfortable shoes and plenty of sun protection for this moderately paced 2-3 hour walk over approximately 1.5 mile of cobblestone streets and plazas. The tour is in the pedestrian-only “Historic Center” of Old Havana.  We add a discrete professional photographer who will capture beautiful candid photos to preserve your memories. You’ll have ample opportunities for rest and refreshment.

This tour takes you out of Havana proper to visit the historic El Moro and La Cabaña fortresses overlooking Havana Bay, a collection of Cold War-era Soviet missiles and weaponry, the house of Ché Guevara, the waterfront at Cojímar (famous from Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and The Sea), and Hemingway’s Ranch.

This thrilling day of fine art begins with a private guided tour of the Cuban collection of the National Museum of Fine Arts led by your personal curator from ARTempoCuba producers of the book Cutting Edge Art in Havana.  After lunch at of Havana’s best new privately owned and operated restaurants (self-paid by client), you’ll spend the afternoon tours 2-3 artists’ studios and galleries.  Includes a free copy of Cutting Edge Art in Havana from Amazon.

Tour of Museum of Rum Havana Club

Tour of Cigar Factory

Souvenir Shopping at Almacénes de San José

This Itinerary does NOT Include:

R/T air as shown above (client to purchase)

Airport taxes & fees, required Cuba traveler health insurance (included in air ticket)

TBD costs for additional programming.

Ground Transportation other than specified above.

Meals other than breakfasts

Optional Tips & Gratuities for porters, drivers and/or guides.

 

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