$3985/double occupancy per person land package. Air from LAX to Cuba ($897 at current pricing, not secured until deposit is made); please call for air quotes if you are not originating from LAX – a Miami departure is also available ($349 at current pricing, not secured until deposit is made). Deposits are $500; all payments are due 60 days before travel

Religious membership license per person – $250 processing & paperwork fee, due upon application.

Pilgrimage includes complete land package as indicated in the itinerary; based on a minimum of 10 persons. Prices quoted are for credit card or cash. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover, as well as personal checks.

Cost is based on double occupancy; single room supplement is $995 per person for the land package.

Departure taxes, security and fuel surcharges are subject to changes without notice, since we receive none ourselves.

PRICE INCLUDES

Hotel Accommodation- room accommodations are provided at the hotels indicated, or comparable.  Accommodations are per person, based on two persons sharing a twin-bedded room or king bed with private bath.

Transfers and Transport – by motorcoach, as specified in itinerary; all admissions and entrance fees to places visited as per the itinerary.

Roommates/Single Supplements – Single rooms are available upon payment of a single room supplement of $995 per person.  Spirit Quest will provide roommates wherever possible, upon request.  If no roommate is available when trip closes, guest will be required to pay a single supplement, so guests are strongly encouraged to sign up with their own roommates.

Taxes – all local taxes are included in the cost of the trip, except airport taxes

Cuban Visa

English-speaking guide

Air-conditioned Coach

Round-trip airport transfers

All transportation to and from Trinidad

Accommodations:

Hotel Parque Central STANDARD ROOMS

Hotel Iberostar   STANDARD ROOMS

Hotel Saratoga  JUNIOR SUITE

Meals:

Breakfast daily
Almuerzo en Restaurante El Patio                      LUNCH
Almuerzo en Café del Oriente Restaurante       LUNCH
Almuerzo en Restaurante Don Antonio             LUNCH
Almuerzo en Restaurante Hotel Hanabanilla   LUNCH
Cena de despedida  en Club Habana                  DINNER

Spiritual and Religious Features:

Christian Church Service
Santeria Service
Jewish Cemetery
Visit to Church La Merced
Cathedral Havana visit
Trinidad Cathedral visit
Healing Sanctuary of Tope de Collantes

Cultural Activities:

Driving tour of Havana
Walking tour of Havana
Morro Castle visit and ceremony
Walking tour of Trinidad
Club Havana – Buena Vista Social Club concert

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:

Documentation costs, including Religious membership license per person – $250 processing & paperwork fee
Gratuities for porterage, guides and drivers — plan on a recommended $20/day total for gratuities.
Travel or other insurance
Excess baggage charges
Beverages not on the menu of table d’hôte meals
Optional activities specified herein or not specifically included in the itinerary
Laundry
Any other item of a personal nature not specifically mentioned herein.

CANCELLATION

DEPOSIT IS NON-REFUNDABLE IN THE CASE OF CANCELLATION, EXCEPT AS NOTED. GUESTS CANCELING PRIOR TO 60 DAYS OF THEIR TRAVEL RECEIVE A FULL REFUND LESS AN ADMINISTRATIVE CHARGE OF $300; WITHIN 60 DAYS OF TRAVEL RECEIVE NO REFUND – WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ALL TRAVELERS TO BUY TRIP INSURANCE IN CASE OF CANCELLATION.

TRAVEL DOCUMENTS

All travelers need a passport valid for at least six months after the date of entering the country.  (Your passport can expire no sooner than October 16, 2013). Holders of American Passports are required to obtain visas and licenses to visit Cuba. These will be obtained through our Cuban partners, and cannot be granted through any other method.  You will become a religious affiliate of Outreach Aid to Cuba to qualify to travel.  Religious membership license is per person, and requires a $250 processing & paperwork fee.  You will fill out an application, and once processed,
receive a certificate and a letter of authorization that you have become a member of the Support Council of Outreach Aid to Cuba.

BAGGAGE

Each passenger is allowed one piece of checked baggage plus one carry-on from LAX to Cuba, with a maximum weight of 44 lbs, but you may have to pay for domestic baggage, per new airline rules. A purse OR laptop computer are exceptions to the weight limit, but a standard carry-on is included in the total weight. Please check with your airline for specifics on the size and weight of your allowed baggage.

AGREEMENT

Spirit Quest Tours has made arrangements for the services described on this site, in conjunction with Descanso Travel and Outreach Aid to Cuba.  Hotels, airlines, and other suppliers providing  services are independent contractors and are not the agents, employees or servants of, or joint venturers with Spirit Quest Tours.  All certificates and other travel documents for  services issued by us or our booking agent, are subject to the terms and conditions specified by the supplier and the laws of the countries is which the services are supplied.

By agreeing to utilize the services of Spirit Quest Tours, the participant agrees that neither Spirit Quest Tours or its affiliates nor its or their employees or agents, shall be liable for any delay, inconvenience, loss of employment, upset, disappointment, distress or frustration, whether physical or mental, resulting from the act or omission of  Spirit Quest Tours or its affiliates, or its or their employees or agents, or shall be liable for any damage, loss, claim, cost or expense arising out  of personal injury, accident, or death, loss, damage or delay of baggage or other property, resulting from:

1. the act or omission on the part of any person from Spirit Quest Tours or its employees, or other person associated with Spirit Quest Tours;

2. acts of God, sickness, theft, labor disputes, mechanical break-down, government actions, weather, or any cause beyond Spirit Quest Tours’ direct control.

No person, other than a representative of Spirit Quest Tours, authorized by a document in writing, may vary, add or waive any term or condition in this brochure, including any term or condition set forth in the preceding provisions.

Written notice of any claim against Spirit Quest Tours must be received no later than fourteen (14) days after the date that services were provided to a participant.

Although every effort will be made to deliver the trip exactly as in the itinerary, all terms and conditions, including fares, schedules, locations and rates are subject to change without notice. Quality and class will remain the same.