We traveled to Cuba in March for 3 weeks and had an amazing time. The trip was arranged by Nikki who did a brilliant job for us. We saw everything that we wanted to and had some fabulous experiences.... See more
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What is happening with this company? Have spoken with three staff members who on each occasion has assured me that someone would phone me back. No one phoned. Have also written two e mails with no re... See more
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My sister and I were in Cuba from 14-23 November 2023 for our first trip. We stayed in Habana and Trinidad. Both stays were wonderfully organised and our tours were arranged by Captivating Cuba reps,... See more
If you need help organising a trip to Cuba, you can’t do better than Captivating Cuba. Their service was first class in every way as was their expertise. Helped us put together the perfect bespoke tri... See more
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About Captivating Cuba
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Captivating Cuba is a totally independent and fully ATOL bonded boutique specialist tour operator, with more than 25 years’ experience providing high-quality tailormade travel to Cuba and beyond.
Our friendly, experienced and approachable travel designers are passionate about providing authentic journeys throughout Cuba packed with personality, and we really do care that your holiday with us is special.
We have all been to Cuba, experienced our recommendations, and travelled around, and are here to make sure that your journey through the island is meticulously planned and skillfully delivered. Our team have tons of think-outside-the-box creative ideas to make every holiday completely individual, plus we really listen to our customers and focus on the little details that are important to you.
We are experienced and large enough to have our own Havana office and staff throughout Cuba, but we are small enough to know our customers and travel agents individually by name and spend time on each booking fine tuning the details and adding our special touches. We are very lucky to receive our business mainly through word-of-mouth recommendations and repeat business from the fantastic independent travel agents who work with us.
Aside from knowing Cuba inside-out, our travel designers have also travelled extensively around nearby Caribbean islands, Central America, the USA and further afield allowing us to combine your Cuba holiday with another destination if you so wish.



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Bessemer Drive, SG1 2DX, Stevenage, United Kingdom
- 01438 419 111
- enquiries@captivatingcuba.com
- captivatingcuba.com
The company were great
The company were great - very efficient and extremely friendly, and it was good value for money.
Captivating Cuba was amazing in organising our wedding
Captivating Cuba was amazing in organising our wedding on Cayo Cayo Jutías! They were very professional, flexible and took care of us every step of the way. Thank you for making the dream of the most romantic wedding come true.
Knowledgeable staff
Knowledgeable staff, helpful suggestions.
Made contact and called back when they said they would
Absolutely first class service
Absolutely first class service, would definitely use again and recommend. Very efficient, prompt responses to my many questions, everything was perfect.
Amazing Honeymoon
From day 1 we had excellent service. Helped find our ideal hotels and excursions for our honeymoon. Would highly recommend them to anyone.
The team in the UK where excellent and all the reps over in Cuba went above and beyond to ensure our stay was great.
Thank you to you all for making our honeymoon magical. X
Andrew & Amy
Fabulous service
Fabulous service. I made an enquiry which was dealt with by Jo. She was very knowledgeable and helpful giving me prices for various options. Once we had decided on our itinerary I made the final choices and Nikki confirmed the bookings. I would highly recommend CaptivatingCuba to anyone planning a trip to Cuba.
Wedding and Honeymoon
We had the amazing holiday, wedding and honeymoon in one.
Thanks to Captivating Cuba for making our trip to Cuba a special memorable experience.
Nikki at the London office was great, she put together a package, took care of all our wedding arrangements, private transfers, flights and chosen the hotels for us, our family and friends. They have a great team to take care of you, the Reps we got to meet in Cuba: Maria, Adrian and Helen including the drivers were all very helpful. Special mention to Agustin who was not only our Interpreter during our wedding ceremony, but a fantastic tour guide on our trip to Trinidad. Everybody had a great time so thank you!
Excellent and efficient service
Had a lovely time in cuba thank you…
Had a lovely time in cuba thank you captivating cuba.
This is the second trip we have taken…
This is the second trip we have taken with Captivating Cuba, the last was 12 years ago and again the service and attention to detail was excellent.
Nikki who booked everything for us in the UK was so attentive to our needs and was always available to email or phone. She also arranged additional luggage to enable us to take gifts and medical supplies to a local church in Havana.
Adrian the rep in Havana gave us very helpful advice in getting around. He was available every day we were there. He offered excursions and experiences but was not pushy at all and was extremely knowledgeable.
Maria, our rep in Varadero was just perfect, arranged the tickets for our Catamaran trip for our wedding anniversary and even surprised us with flowers and fizz upon our return.
All in all I can not fault the service we have received from Captivating Cuba and would recommend them to anyone planning a trip to this fabulous country.
Provided excellent service.
Organised a holiday for us which went without a hitch from start to finish. Excellent itinerary. Great local guides and would thoroughly recommend.
Good quality holiday - but impersonal booking staff in UK office
On the whole a good holiday. All the arrangements went smoothly and the quality of the accommodation met our expectations. However whilst Captivating Cuba were reasonably efficient, one did not feel at all as if one was a valued client. Having run my own travel company (tour operation) for 30 years I know how important this aspect is. Captivating Cuba's personal contact/liaison was clearly kept down to the minimum and responses were slow. I wouldn't rush to recommend them although in the end the arrangements were satisfactory. The best aspect of the holiday were all the fantastic local guides, especially Augustin in Havana - really exceptional.

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We had an excellent experience with…
We had an excellent experience with Captivating Cuba. We were fortunate in that our small group essential tour was a group of 2! we had a driver and tour guide to ourselves. The driver was so polite and friendly -insisting on opening doors for us -always prompt and courteous. He didn't speak much English but this was never a problem. Our tour guide was excellent - his English was perfect and he talked about his life in Cuba and answered all of our questions.
We loved staying in the Casas - they were well equipped and very comfortable - it gave us a true feel of living in Cuba.
In Havana on our last night we were taken to 5 Sentidos - absolutely the best food we ate in Cuba.
All went smoothly no problems and they…
All went smoothly no problems and they went above and beyond providing an excellent service
Great Company.
Very knowledgeable and listen to what we want to tailor the holiday to our needs. Extremely quick at responding to emails
Excellent service both before and…
Excellent service both before and during. We had a problem or two which were dealt with by team in Cuba. But for your information one problem was the Havana by night tour which was in fact a walking tour and we did not know this at time of booking. The team in Cuba were very good and after a mix up which meant we missed meal offered us dinner in Trinidad - not sure if uk knows it’s a walking tour so best advise people in future. The hotel room in Trinidad must ha e been worse room in totes, room 218 faces shaft with air condition pipes so very noisy again worth bearing in mind and not putting your clients there. But staff excellent, helpful and great knowledge. Recommending you endlessly 😃
Just back from Cuba had a wonderful…
Just back from Cuba had a wonderful time
CaptivatingCuba were great
All the staff in Cuba were really helpful giving us great advice on where to go changing money etc everything ran smoothly with all our pick ups on time.
Carlos in Trinidad even rang our driver so he could speak to us before we left to wish us a safe journey and if there was anything else he could help with
I was surprised by one of the guides with a birthday present from CaptivatingCuba as it was my birthday whilst in Cuba this was really thoughtful
All the accommodation recommended by the girls in the uk was wonderful and the sightseeing transfers were a great idea as we were able to see lots more of Cuba with lunches in local places
Our overall experience was fantastic and I would recommend this company if anyone is going to visit Cuba the uk staff and Cuba staff were all first class
Fantastic company
Fantastic company! From the initial planning and deciding on an itinerary to support in-country, Captivating Cuba have been great. The information we received before we went was detailed and accurate, the excursions were great and Adrian in Havana’s restaurant suggestions were all excellent. We had an amazing time and highly recommend Captivating Cuba to anyone planning a trip to Cuba, thank you!
The arrangements made by Captivating…
The arrangements made by Captivating Cuba were good, eg smooth transfers, helpful agents in each of the three centres we visited, good tours with knowledgeable guides on the whole. The Casas we stayed in were of mixed quality_ Madero in Havana was lovely, Jorge and Ana Luisa in Vinales was highly acceptable. Unfortunately Buri y Nesti in Trinidad was not a sufficient standard. The owners were very friendly but spoke only Spanish - not great for a 'hotel.' The room left a lot to be desired: there were plenty of cupboards but most were locked and un-useable, the door to the bathroom had no handle so we had to wedge it shut, the bathroom appeared modern but of the two basins only one had enough water pressure to be useable. The bed was placed to make it very awkward to switch the bedside lights on and off. The food was plentiful but lacked finesse and was quite greasy. Overall, an interesting country but beware of the tipping requests especially in Havana, the waiter, the loo attendant and the band whenever you eat out! Not my most wow holiday but Captivating Cuba did well for us.

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Captivating Cuba 3week tour
Captivating Cuba Taylor made our 3week trip.
Casa stays.
Dream charter yacht for 7 nights.fihing and snorkelling.Exploring islands.Open bar worth doing.
Cuba essential tour 7 nights,brilliant tour guide,and driver, very worth doing.
6 nights exploring Havana.
3 nights relaxing in a beach hotel before flying back home.
Private transfers for moving from one place to another was always on time ,with no hassle.
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