Upcoming trip: Cuba Pride, May 2019!

Coming up this May, visit Cuba for the annual Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia! That’s the Cuban equivalent of a Pride celebration, complete with a march/conga, gala, and more.

The trip runs from May 4th to the 13th. (If you want to come for a shorter trip, join us for just the Havana leg, May 8 to 13!) A $1,000 deposit secures your spot. To reserve your spot, send us a message. We’ll follow up with you to answer any questions and discuss payment options.

Complete details and the itinerary are below.

To be clear: This trip is open to everyone, ages 18 and up! You don’t have to be LGBT.

Trip highlights:

Join Havana’s Pride celebration – including the annual conga and festival, the gala, and other activities TBA
Take part in discussions with Cuban activists and academics on key aspects of the island’s evolving society, like the current fight over marriage equality and turning schools into safe spaces
Enjoy private performances and other cultural activities focused on Cuban art, music, and dance
Visit CENESEX, the National Center for Sexual Education, Cuba’s leading voice for LGBT rights and inclusion
Visit the LGBT beach Mi Cayito with some of the activists who fought to make it theirs/ours
Pilgrimages to sites featured in Strawberry and Chocolate, the Oscar-nominated film about gay identity in Cuba
Optional evening outings to queer spaces
All obligatory stops in Havana, such as Old Havana with all its crazy contrasts; Revolution Square; the malecón (wall along the sea); and so on

Eryc helps a CENESEX staff member mount a banner for the Pride march/conga — During a visit to CENESEX, we helped mount a banner for Havana’s 2015 Pride march. The theme that year was “I’m in… for workplaces free of homophobia and transphobia.” On the banner you can see what’s clearly the most queer-positive workplace ever, a factory spewing rainbow pollution from the smokestacks.

Pricing:

Our pricing includes lodging, ground transportation, activities, almost all food, and almost all tipping. For more details, see the Itinerary and “Terms and Conditions” linked below.

$3100 double occupancy, $3600 single occupancy
Short trip, Havana only, 5 nights: $2100 double occupancy, $2400 single occupancy
4 travelers minimum, 9 maximum

Legalese and disclaimers:

This is a People-to-People educational exchange program. Program participants are authorized to travel to Cuba under a general license under Section 515.565(b) of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, traveling under the auspices of Detours With Matt.

If you’re interested, here’s our take on the November 2017 changes to the Cuba travel regulations.