Forthcoming tours include:
Cycle Cuba Challenge
22 April – 4 May 2009
£199 registration fee plus £2150 sponsorship
Cycle Cuba Challenge will be supporting Music Fund For Cuba and raising funds for vital
educational materials to be delivered direct to a school for visually impaired children in
Havana by our revolutionary cyclistas. Cycle to the salsa beat along an exhilarating
350-kilometre coast-to-coast cycle tour from Sancti Spíritus to Remedios. The route passes
through dramatic scenery and along quiet rural roads, including a day’s hike deep in the
Escambray mountains, with the opportunity to experience diverse Cuban culture and
landscapes. To celebrate a fantastic achievement, the Challenge group has received a special
invitation to join over 1 million Cubans at the May Day Rally in Plaza de la Revolución.
“Cycle round Cuba and raise money for Cuban schoolchildren? What a revolutionary idea!” says
Jeremy Corbyn, Labour MP and previous Cycle Cuba Fundraiser. Break the Blockade with the
CSC Cycle Cuba Challenge during the 50th anniversary year of the Cuban Revolution. Full tour details.
Young Trade Unionists’ 50th Anniversary Brigade
25 April - 08 May 2009
From £975
Following success in 2008 CSC is pleased to offer another chance for young trade unionists
to experience May Day in Cuba with trade unionists from around the world. The 15 day tour is
a unique opportunity to see the real Cuba, meet with sister unions in Cuba, and to provide
meaningful solidarity to the Cuban people. The visit includes a special invitation to
participate in Havana’s spectacular May Day Rally in Plaza de la Revolución. A key aim is to
strengthen links with sister trade unions and the CTC (Federation of Cuban Trade Unions) and
participate in a series of related professional visits to workplaces, institutions and
neighbourhoods.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or would
like to register your interest.
May Day Study Tour
29 April - 7 May 2009
From £999
Visit Cuban trade union organizations, with associated professional visits to workplaces,
schools and local health care centres. This thought provoking itinerary includes a special
invitation to attend the May Day Rally in Plaza de la Revolución, with over 1 million
Cubans, during this special day in the Cuban political calendar. A unique study tour - not
to be missed. Full tour details.
Health Study Tour
13 - 21 May 2009
From £1,065
***CANCELLED***
Bob Oram, CSC ViceChair and specialist in Cuba’s health services, will be leading CSC’s 2009
Health Study Tour following an extremely successful 2007 tour. This tour will focus on
Cuba’s excellent health care provision at local and national level in rural and urban
environments. As well as visits to hospitals and local health care centres, where you can
witness first hand the preventative and health promotion work of Cuba’s policlinics, there
will also be opportunities to examine third age care, maternity care and the highly
acclaimed Operation Miracle programme.
CSC Solidarity Brigade
Summer: 05 - 20 July 2009
Winter dates and prices to be confirmed
Join up to 30 Brigadistas for a once-in-a-lifetime experience working, learning and
socialising alongside Cubans and
Europeans. Brigades include light agricultural and construction voluntary work as well as a
full programme of excursions, cultural visits and educational visits
to hospitals, schools, political and community projects. Plus rest and relaxation in
Cuba’s beautiful landscapes. Full tour details.
Revolution Route Study Tour
15 - 30 November 2009
From £1,350
Led by Father Geoff Bottoms, CSC Executive member with a wide knowledge of Cuban politics,
culture and Society. This tour will embark on an exciting new itinerary in Cuba’s eastern
provinces, the Cradle of the Revolution, including Santiago de Cuba, Sierra Maestra,
Guantánamo and Baracoa. This is a wonderful opportunity to share experiences with the Cuban
people in their neighbourhoods, workplaces, schools and local health care centres with
plenty of time to relax and enjoy vibrant Cuban culture close up and stunning scenery.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or would
like to register your interest.
Environmental Study Tour
19 November - 03 December 2009 From £1,350
Our fascinating Environmental Study Tour will run in association with the Cuban Organic
Support Group in another exciting encounter with the Cuban environment. Exploring Cuba’s
developing green issues with a full ecological agenda including hiking in the Escambray
mountains, a food conservation project, an organic allotment, an environmental research
station in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and visits to Latin America’s third largest
underground cave network. The tour will be a three-centre based programme, including
Havana, Trinidad and the Viñales Valley.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or would
like to register your interest.
We very much hope that you will choose to join us on one of our unique tours to Cuba in the
near future.