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You will receive the full meeting point details and a map after you finalize your booking, in a confirmation email.

Do I have to book my Free Tour?

Yes, it's necessary to book your Free Tour in order to receive the full meeting point details via email on time. This helps ensure an enjoyable experience and good coordination between guides and tour guests. Booking is free, quick, and easy!

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Can I make a booking for a larger group?

Maybe! In order to keep the group sizes manageable, each guide sets their own limit of guests per booking and departure. Choose the Free Tour you want to book, select the number of people in your group, and see if there are any departures available that suit your needs.

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Essential Free Tour Havana | Strawberry Tours

Name: Essential Free Tour Havana
Start: 2025-07-18 10:30:00
End: 2026-01-01 10:30:00
Location: Havana
Rating: 4.99

Essential Free Tour Havana

Join the best free tour for a fun trip back in time to the best of colonial architecture.
Talk to a local about daily life in Cuba, and get an authentic point of view about the country.
Find the heart of Cuban music at the mythic bar Bodeguita del Medio.

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4.99

21/06/25

Gabriel was an excellent guide. Really well informed and tremendously interesting. Looking forward to my next tour with him (the revolution tour) this afternoon.

Pamela, United Kingdom

18/06/25

Sasha, United Kingdom

15/06/25

We had an incredible experience on the Essential Tour in Havana with Strawberry Tours! Our guide, Shelman, was absolutely amazing; friendly, engaging, and incredibly knowledgeable. He brought the city’s vibrant history to life with fascinating stories and insights, and his passion for Havana was truly infectious. Exploring the colorful streets, colonial architecture, and cultural landmarks with Shelman made the tour not only informative but also so much fun. He was happy to answer all our questions, give great local tips, and even recommend hidden gems we wouldn't have discovered on our own. The pace was relaxed, the we were the only ones in the group, and everything felt well-organized and welcoming. Highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Havana. It’s the perfect introduction to the city, and if you’re lucky enough to get Shelman as your guide, you're in for a real treat!

Neeraj, Canada

Havana is the vibrant capital of an absolutely unique country in the world. Due to the trappings of international politics, this spectacular Caribbean city has become a capital unlike any other, with distinctive culture, sounds and flavors. Given the limitations that foreigners face in the country, joining an Essential Free Tour of Havana is a must-have experience. You will have the opportunity to chat directly with a local guide and get an authentic point of view on what daily life is like for Havanans. As you walk with a small group of international travelers, you'll also hear the complex history of Cuba before and after the Revolution. And, all this, while you see the emblematic places of the city.

Throughout your Free Essential Tour of Havana, you will stroll through the most picturesque streets of colorful Old Havana with your local guide. This spectacular area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a reflection of the city's multicultural character. These centuries-old streets are lined with many houses, palaces, churches and mansions of Spanish, French, American and British colonial style. Here it is even possible to find remains of the fortified walls that protected the city for two centuries. Today, this exciting area is the tourist heart of the city, so there are plenty of hotels, bookstores, museums, galleries and, of course, restaurants for all palates. The Cathedral of Havana, with its impressive white facade, will be one of the jewels of the tour.

Talking with your guide, you will learn about the foundation of the city by the Spanish Crown, how it was almost destroyed by French pirates, the boom of sugar and tobacco trade during the 19th century, the process of independence, how the USA controlled the island, the drastic changes after the Revolution, and much more. Walking through the Old Town Square and other great landmarks of Havana, you will understand how the multicultural legacy that forged the city is still alive in its music, cuisine, art and literature. Along the tour, your guide will answer any questions about Cuban music, as well as explain why La Bodeguita del Medio became such a mythical venue. Book your tour today and secure your place!