Highlights:
- Savor authentic Cuban food such as empanadas, croquetas, and pastries
- See how Cuban coffee is prepared, from roasting to tasting
- Watch the art of hand-rolling tobacco leaves to create the finest cigars
- Explore the 5 main blocks of Calle Ocho – the heart of Little Havana
- Learn about Little Havana's culture, music, and history from your local guide
Explore the 5 main blocks of Miami's Little Havana and learn about the culture and history of this unique neighborhood with a local guide. Enjoy tastings from the best family-owned establishments on Calle Ocho, serving traditional Cuban food and coffee.
Meet your local bilingual guide at a traditional Cuban coffee house where the coffee is roasted in-house, and where you can taste this unique beverage for yourself.
On the tour, you will:
- taste a variety of Cuban foods such as empanadas, croquetas, guava pastries, and other delicacies
- meet local musicians and enjoy traditional Cuban music
- watch the ancient art of cigar rolling
- visit cultural and historic sites along the way.
Visit Domino Park, the cultural epicenter of Little Havana. See the iconic Cuban Jazz bar that Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday frequented. Learn about the historic Tower Theatre and the Cubaocho Museum and Performing Arts Center. Walk the Calle Ocho Walk of Fame honoring famous Cubans like Celia Cruz and Gloria Estefan.
Cuban history is ever present in this neighborhood with the eternal flame and memorials for those who fought for Cuban Independence in the Cuban Memorial Boulevard Park, and the Bay of Pigs Monument which honors those who fell in that battle.
