A deposit of $600 per person is required for the Cuba journey. Payment may be made by check or credit card. Please return this reservation form and deposit along with a copy of your passport page to:

INTERNATIONAL EXPEDITIONSOne Environs Park • Helena, Alabama 35080

DEPARTURE DATE: February 2, 2017

Please guarantee spaces for the Cuba journey.

Double Occupancy: $5,398 Single Occupancy: $6,249

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10-DAY EXPEDITION H FEBRUARY 2-11, 2017

10-DAY EXPEDITION H FEBRUARY 2-11, 2017

CUBA

CUBAEXPERIENCE A COUNTRY ON THE BRINK

OF HISTORIC TRANSFORMATION.CUBA EXPEDITION HIGHLIGHTS

Interact with Cuban people, learning about each other as we dance, play music & stop by a community project.

Meet Cuba’s new entrepreneurs at a family-run paladar restaurant, café & organic farm.

Enjoy nature walks in Topes de Collantes National Park & Zapata Wetlands with local naturalists.

Dance to the famed sounds of the Buena Vista Social Club.

CUBAA NOTE ABOUT ACCOMMODATIONS IN CUBA

International Expeditions has carefully sought out accommodations that provide the best service and location available; however, Cuban hotels outside of Havana may not reflect the same standards and amenities as found on other IE journeys. Whether it comes to changes in your accommodations or our daily schedule, travel to Cuba requires flexibility and a sense of adventure.• International Expeditions’ Expedition

Leader to accompany the group throughout the program.

• Professional local bilingual guide• Transfers in Cuba• All meals as stated in the itinerary• Hotel in Miami prior to charter flight• All accommodations in Cuba

• Bottled water on transfers & excursions• A beer or soda with all included

group meals• Tips to day guides, porters & to

waiters for included meals• Buena Vista Social Club performance• Cuban mandated medical insurance• Visa fee & departure taxes included

in charter rate

WHAT’S INCLUDED

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE: Charter air from Miami; Passports, bar tab and other personal items; Gratuities to the Expedition Leader(s), Cuban guide, Cuban driver & cleaning staff in hotels.

RATES AND FARES: All rates and fares are accurate and available at the time of publication. Faculty participation is based on a minimum of 14 Flying Longhorns for the expedition.

FINAL PAYMENT: Final payment is due at 90 days prior to departure.

CANCELLATION: All cancellations must be made in writing and are effective upon receipt in our office. Cancellations made from time of booking up to 90 days prior to departure will be refunded all monies less an administrative charge of $300 per person. Cancellations made from 89-0 days prior to departure will be charged a full cancellation fee of 100% of the trip price.

INSURANCE: Travel protection information will be sent upon receipt of your reservations form and deposit.

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EXPERIENCE A COUNTRY ON THE BRINK OF HISTORIC TRANSFORMATION

For a country that has influenced American culture in such a profound way, it is ironic that so few Americans alive today have visited Cuba. Yet, Cuba stakes its place in our consciousness like nowhere else. With a huge cast of characters, a peculiar national pride, natural beauty and a wealth of talent in music and art, Cuba calls to us and the allure is undeniable.

Drawing on years of research and expertise in Cuba, International Expeditions has created a compelling small-group program designed to allow you an insider’s view of this once-forbidden country.

Villa Soroa

DEAR TEXAS EX:

Brush aside the Cuba that you “know” from history books and current events, and there is an unfiltered view of this vibrant island found only through the eyes of its people. While traversing the countryside and sipping coffee in small cafés, guests on this extraordinary adventure encounter working-class locals eager to share and ensure lives and opinions are transformed. Through meaningful daily interactions, you learn from Cubans as they learn about our lives. Our journey offers free-ranging discussions and local interactions touching on all aspects of Cuban life and culture, so that you return home with a genuine understanding of this fascinating destination.

Join fellow Texas Exes as we venture out of bustling Havana for a rare glimpse at Cuba’s lush countryside. Against a backdrop of dramatic limestone mogotes, tobacco-dotted valleys and wetlands that hug an historic coast, you join local naturalists and birding enthusiasts to seek out endemic wildlife. Along the way, we connect to the warm, generous people who inhabit Cuba’s fertile valleys.

As you explore this enigmatic island with the Flying Longhorns, you will be immersed in the daily lives of Cuban people including musicians, artists and families while discovering Cuba’s top three natural history locales. We hope you will join us.

Sincerely,

Leslie Cedar, BS ’89 MBA ’98 Executive Director

Day 4 TOPES DE COLLANTES / TRINIDAD Enjoy a morning in the mountains at Topes de Collantes National Park in the Sierra de Escambria Mountains. Learn from guides Luis or Janet about efforts to protect the region and the history of coffee production. Watch for Cuban tody and Cuban trogon, the national bird of Cuba. Visit a modern art museum. (B,L,D)

Day 5 ZAPATA PENINSULA / BAY OF PIGS The Zapata Wetlands, an UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, encompasses a national park protecting Cuba’s most important wetland.Join a local farmer to search for the bee hummingbird. Discuss the importance of the wetlands with a local environmentalist. Overnight at Hotel Playa Larga or similar. (B,L,D)

Days 6 & 7 SOROA & VIÑALES At the Korimakao Project, meet some of Cuba’s finest musicians and artists. En route to the Viñales Valley, pay homage to Ernest Hemingway by discussing his work with Cuban Hemingway specialists at his former home, Finca Vigia. Meet families working the land while visiting an organic farm and a local tobacco farmer. One day, lunch is in a privately owned paladar, where we learn about the challenges and opportunities facing Cuba’s new entrepreneurs. Spend two nights at Villa Soroa or similar. (B,L,D Daily)

Day 8 SOROA & VIÑALES / HAVANA Survey an orchid garden with staff from the University of Pinar del Rio. Meet local naturalists, business owners and farmers in the “green” community of Las Terrazas. Stop at Café de Maria for a cup of locally grown coffee and chat with the family who runs the business. Continue to Havana, and spend two nights at the Parque Central or similar. (B,L,D)

Day 9 HAVANA Tour Old Havana, seeing classic cars and fading Spanish colonial architecture. Stroll through the atmospheric plazas, calling on artists in their studios, chatting with the musicians lining the squares and even stopping at Hotel Ambos Mundos, Hemingway’s Havana base while writing For Whom the Bell Tolls. Stop at Arte Corte, a social project like no other. Arte Corte began training locals to become hairdressers and barbers, but transformed into a community regeneration program, supporting a senior home and children’s park. Interact with the locals as we explore an art market. Cap off our time in Havana with an excursion to hear the famed Buena Vista Social Club. (B,L,D)

Day 10 HAVANA / MIAMI Transfer to the airport for our charter flight to Miami. (B)

DAILY ITINERARY

Day 1 MIAMI Fly to Miami for a welcome briefing and reception before overnighting at the Cambria Suites Miami Airport.

Day 2 CIENFUEGOS, SANTA CLARA OR CAMAGUEY / SANCTI SPIRITUS Board our charter f light. Depending on your departure day, you fly to Cienfuegos, Santa Clara or Camaguey. Enjoy a performance by the Cienfuegos Choir, or head to the Camaguey Ballet Company, meeting the dancers and talking to them about new productions. Overnight at Hotel La Union or similar. (D)

Day 3 TRINIDAD See the ruined hulls of sugar estates in the Valle De Los Ingenios, an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Chat with villagers in Manaca Iznaga. Experience Trinidad like a local, visiting with shop owners and sampling local fare. Visit a music club to mingle with the locals. At Casa Santander, learn about traditional pottery techniques. The studio has been run by the same family for decades, and the Santanders share their family history while you take a turn at the wheel. Spend two nights at Hotel Los Helechos or similar. (B,L,D)

SANTA CLARA

Gulf of Mexico

Caribbean Sea

Miami

Havana

JOURNEY BY LAND

LAS TERRAZASSOROA

VIÑALES

HAVANA

Zapata Wetlands

Bay of Pigs

For more information contact International Expeditions:

Sherry Boyd(800) 633-4734 ext 27122 sherry.boyd@ietravel.com

— or —Whitney Holderfield

(800) 633-4734 ext. 27169 whitney.holderfield@ietravel.com

PRICE PER PERSON

Double Occupancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,398Single Occupancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,248

Charter Air, Visa & Departure Tax . . . . $750Charter airfare is subject to change and must be purchased through IE.

February 2-11, 2017

10-DAY CUBA EXPEDITION

Stroll the cobblestone streets of Trinidad

Cuban trogonHavana

Cuba’s famed mojito

Meet dancers and other artists

Meet a local farmer

CIENFUEGOSPLAYA LARGA

TRINIDAD

SANCTI SPIRITUSTopes de Collantes