Authentic Cuba Travel® has announced the Jewish Heritage Cuba Tour, an eight-day educational journey from December 26, 2025, to January 2, 2026, that offers American travelers a unique opportunity to explore Cuba's cultural heritage with special focus on Jewish communities. The tour provides legal travel under U.S. regulations through General Licenses for Support for the Cuban People or Religious Activities, ensuring compliance with OFAC guidelines while fostering meaningful cultural exchanges.
Participants will visit UNESCO World Heritage Sites including Old Havana, Trinidad, and Cienfuegos, experiencing Cuba's colonial architecture and blend of African and Spanish influences. The tour specifically explores Jewish heritage through visits to synagogues and community centers such as Centro Sefardita and Synagoga Beth Shalom in Havana, as well as smaller Jewish communities in Santa Clara, Cienfuegos, and Santiago de Cuba. These communities trace their roots to Jewish immigrants who settled in Cuba following the Spanish-American War and during U.S. immigration restrictions in the 1920s.
The $2,899 tour includes luxury accommodations at the 5-Star Grand Muthu Habana in Havana and Villas Cienfuegos Affiliated by Meliá, with 13 meals and guided cultural experiences. Travelers will engage with Cuba's artistic community through private studio visits at locations like 331 Art Space and Taller SantaCana, while also following Ernest Hemingway's footsteps at Cojimar fishing village and Finca La Vigia. The itinerary emphasizes support for Cuban civil society and private entrepreneurial activity through interactions with local communities and privately-owned businesses.
This tour represents significant cultural diplomacy opportunities as it facilitates direct engagement between American travelers and Cuban citizens while highlighting the resilience of Jewish communities that have maintained their traditions despite political isolation. The program demonstrates how cultural tourism can serve as a bridge between nations while providing economic support to local communities through legal travel frameworks established by U.S. regulations.
