Cuba Architecture Tours & Travel

Cuba Architecture Tours, Authentic Cuba Travel®'s Keystone

Authentic Architecture Cuba Travel for Architects, Urban Planners, Landscape Designers, Architecture Professors, Faculty and Students; and all those interested in Cuba’s Architecture and Historical Preservation from USA, Canada and around the world.

Cuban architecture is a unique combination of colonial and modern structures giving the island a very distinct architectural landscape, while differences in pre and post-Revolution architecture provide valuable insight into the changes that the island has undergone over time. If you are looking for more than the chance to walk around and catch a glimpse of some of Cuba’s most famous structures, architecture tours to Cuba from Authentic Cuba Travel® are certainly the right choice.

Our Cuba architecture tours are highly regarded in the Cuba travel industry. We take great pride in meticulously crafting these fully escorted tours to Cuba with valuable insights from Cuba's top architecture conservation institutions, organizations, and experts. With guidance from well-regarded Cuban architects like Miguel Coyula, Mario Coyula, Maria Elena Martin, Victor Marin, Iran Millan, and others, you will have an extraordinary opportunity to fully immerse yourself in Cuba's rich architectural heritage. This means that we can take you beyond looking at Cuba’s unique architecture and can tell you the stories and histories behind it. Our Cuba architecture tours will take you up close and personal into some of Cuba’s most interesting and historic cities, while providing you a look into Cuba's architectural history in a way that few others could.

Discover UNESCO World Heritage sites that showcase some of the best-preserved Spanish colonial architecture cores in America. Accompanied by renowned Cuban architects and knowledgeable guides, you will explore historical gems such as Old Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Camaguey, Cienfuegos, Bayamo, and Trinidad. Throughout your tour of Cuba's architecture sites, we arrange exclusive visits to prominent Cuban centers for architectural conservation, architectural rehabilitation and heritage conservation. This includes The City Historian Offices in Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Trinidad, and Cienfuegos; The Group for Comprehensive Development of Havana City; and The Faculty of Architecture at the University of Havana (ISPJAE), among others.

Prepare to marvel at the iconic architectural wonders that define Cuba's landscape. From the National Art Schools to the Capitol Building, America Building, Bacardi Building, Centro Asturiano, Centro Gallegos and many more incredible structures await your admiration. Embark on an unforgettable journey through Cuban architecture where expertise meets a genuine passion for preservation. If you have always longed to study and explore Cuban architecture outside of the internet and classroom textbooks, let our Cuba travel experts help you get a front row seat to the best that Cuba has to offer!



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Festival Tours

We make sure that those attending international events such as the Havana Jazz Festival, Book Fair, Art Biennial or the Ballet Festival get the most out of their Cuba travel experience.

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Educational Tours

Business Tours, Healthcare Tours, Photography Tours, Architecture & Arts Tours and more. We have the largest variety of Cuba educational tours to choose from.

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Nature Tours

Authentic Cuba Travel® gives you access to the most pristine natural sites of Cuba, from UNESCO Biosphere Reserves to National Parks, our ecological tours are an odyssey into this tropical paradise.

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Study Tours

Educational experiences that make possible for educators to incorporate Cuba travel into their lesson plans while allowing students to experience the best cultural and natural Cuban sites.

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Cultural Tours

Photography Tours, Art Tours, Dance Tours, Performing Arts Tours, Ballet Tours and more. Discover the unique Cuban cultural heritage, a set of traditions & memories much alive & thriving.

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Architecture Tours

Authentic Cuba Travel® is a sound foundation upon which you can build your knowledge on Cuba's architecture, historic preservation & urban planning. Explore Cuba’s architectural heritage.

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Jewish Tours

As you explore historical colonial cities, you visit the most important Jewish congregations and learn firsthand about the Jewish heritage in the Caribbean country.



Cuba's Architecture Overview

Throughout Cuba, you can find some of the most well preserved and biggest cores of Spanish colonial architecture in The Americas. This is one of the many reasons that Cuba architecture tours are one of the most frequent types of specialized tourism to Cuba. Authentic Cuba Travel® gives visitors the chance to travel to those important historical sites whether they are found close to urban cities or in remote picturesque towns, and to hear from Cuban architects and locals, the authentic Cuba history behind them.

During the period spanning from 1512 to 1519, Cuban governor Don Diego Velazquez founded the island’s first seven settlements: Santiago de Cuba, Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion de Baracoa, San Cristóbal de La Habana, San Juan de los Remedios, San Salvador de Bayamo, Sancti Spiritus, Santisima Trinidad, and Santa Maria del Puerto del Principe, now known as Camaguey. Today, much of these settlements remains intact and holds its original charm and antiquity, which can be explore on Cuban architecture tours from Authentic Cuba Travel®.

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Expert’s Corner

Expert’s Corner

Hello! I’m Bernt Dietmar. Over 20 years ago, I visited Cuba as part of a delegation of American scientists interested in exploring opportunities for research and business collaboration. I was surprised by Cuba’s high academic standards, and the methods used in the educational system. We founded Authentic Cuba Travel® to show that Cuba is more than another Caribbean tourism destination and promote the understanding in between Cuba and North America. I kindly invite you to join us. We'll explore UNESCO World Heritage Sites, exchange with Cubans, partake in local food dishes, music, rum, and much more!

Cuban Festivals

Every year Cuba’s International Festivals brought travellers to Cuba from all over the world. Every year Authentic Cuba Travel® makes sure that those attending international events such as the Havana Jazz Festival, the Havana Book Fair, the Havana Film Festival, the Havana Art Biennial, the Fire Festival, the Havana Ballet Festival or the Habano Cigar Festival get the most out of their Cuba travel experience and get to know the authentic Cuba.

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Authentic Cuba Travel® operates courses, programs and exchanges sponsored by Cuba’s top educational schools and organizations such as the University of Havana, Cuba's National Ballet School, Cuba's Sports Ministry, San Alejandro’s Arts School, Insituto Cubano de La Musica, Conjunto Folklórico Nacional de Cuba. Request custom-made no-obligation Cuba Study Tours® for your students and check all the resources we put at your service. Do not wait any longer. Now is the time to start planning the next Cuba tour for your students.

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Cuba Themed Tours

If you’ve got an idea of which style of trip will suit you best, take a look at our different trip themes below, as there’s something to suit everyone. Not only are there themed tours to fit any budget and interest, each Authentic Cuba Travel® experience immerses you in the authentic Cuba so hard to explore while just staying in full packed beach resorts.

Festival Tours

Our festival tours give travelers VIP access to all venues and happenings of Cuba’s famous international events such as the Havana Jazz Festival, Book Fair, Ballet Festival and others.

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Study Tours

Through peer to peer interaction, our Cuba Study Tours® transcend ordinary tourism by immersing American students in the local culture, history, politics, music and contemporary arts.

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Cultural Tours

Cuba Pathfinder® is your gateway to discover the unique Cuban cultural heritage, a set of traditions & memories not showcased in museums but much alive & thriving.

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Architecture Tours

An architectural passage through Cuba’s best preserved colonial cities and unique architectural heritage, our architecture tours visit all UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Cuba.

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Photography Tours

Capturing stirring pictures of authentic Cuban destinations it is not the only mission of our photography tours. Capture the essence of the Cuban culture and the kindness of its people.

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Educational Tours

Our educational tours represents a great opportunity for K-12 teachers, university & college professors to explore Cuba’s education system while exploring colonial cities, towns and villages.

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Nature Tours

An odyssey into Cuba's tropical paradise, our nature & bird watching tours gain access to the most pristine natural sites, from UNESCO Biosphere Reserves to National Parks.

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Jewish Tours

A journey into the Jewish history in Cuba, our tours will strengthen the ties between Cuban Jewish communities and North American Jews. All while visiting 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites!

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Sports Tours

What sets our sports tours apart are the private exchanges with players, coaches & staff as well as sports journalists & personalities. Then you have best seats at the games!

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Authentic Cuba Travel® offers travelers a $100 referral discount per person in all our Cuba tours to make it more affordable for friends and families travelling together.

Couples traveling together automatically get a $200 discount ($100 per person).

You will also receive a $100 discount per each person that joins you on the trip. Invite 1 friend to join you and pay $100 less. Invite 2 friends and pay $200 less. Invite 3, and pay $300 less, and so on.

The people that travel with you will be grateful as they will also get an additional $100 per person discount.

For example, if you invite 8 people to join in, you will receive an $800 discount. Your friends also receive a $100 discount per person, for a total group discount of $1,600.

If you happen to recruit 2 more travelers, for a total of 10 people besides you, you will receive a complimentary ground package! Yes, if you are able to recruit 10 travelers, you will pay nothing, cero, nada for your ground package!