If Cuba has ever been on your ‘bucket List’, then now is the time to fulfill your personal desire to experience something that most people can only learn about and look at pictures in the National Geographic Magazine. If you’re subscribed, that is.
Sunrise in Havana
Join me and Nick DePasquale in Cuba next year for a fabulous cultural and educational experience. We are returning to Viñales and Havana in February, and for a different trip Santiago/Baracoa in January – two very different parts of the island not only in landscape but also in history and culture.
National Ballet of Cuba
I just returned from my seventh trip to Cuba. Kip Brundage, no longer with the Santa Fe Workshops, has left to work on his own leads a much smaller intimate groups of seven, making it more enjoyable and a lot less taxing. It’s just the perfect number and this year the group was great.
Dawn patrol in Havana
It is legal and safe to travel to Cuba. A very small group of 7 travelers with local guides, photography instructors, and a private driver will spend about 10 days together visiting locations and meeting people. You do not need to be a photographer to enjoy this trip. In fact, about 50% of the participants take pictures with their smartphone cameras. We will guide you every step of the way from when you register to when you return back to the US.
Small village near Havana
With Sandor who I would call an historian, along with Kip who has been doing these trips for many, many years, the trip takes on a multi-dimensional atmosphere that includes all aspects of the history and culture of the Cuban people.
Kip’s first-class daily schedule both in Viñales and Havana is filled with the sights and sounds of a magical country. It’s why I’m going back for the eighth time.
Dawn patrol in Havana
BTW, the Cuban people love Americans in every respect, and are even happy to welcome you into their homes. If you ever had Cuba on your bucket list, now’s the time to ‘just do it’!!
BTW, my favorite part of the trip is what’s called the “Dawn Patrol”. People that are interested in seeing an entirely different part of Cuban life go out each morning well before the sun comes up, and before the Blue Hour as well. People are up getting ready for the day which lends itself to some amazing photo opportunities. 
