HOPKINS HIGH SCHOOL PARENT TOUR TO CUBA
March 21 - 26, 2025
Join the Hopkins High School Music Program on an unparalleled musical voyage to Havana for a cultural exchange that promises to ignite our passions and broaden our horizons. In this city, where music is the lifeblood, watch your kids engage directly with a local high school's musicians, diving into a world where every note tells a story.
Expect a crescendo of educational encounters with Cuba's finest. This experience offers us a multi-sensory immersion of performances, local cuisine, history, recreation, and shared musical experience with the students that invite us to listen, learn, and connect.
Havana Program Details
The cost of this tour is based on group size. The following are per person prices according to the final number of travelers.
15-19 Travelers
Double occupancy: $3,050 (per person)
Single occupancy: $3,575
20-24 Travelers
Double occupancy: $2,950
Single occupancy: $3,475
25-29 Travelers
Double occupancy: $2,850
Single occupancy: $3,375
30+ Travelers
Double occupancy: $2,750
Single occupancy: $3,275
PAYMENT SCHEDULE: Non-refundable deposits (except for tour cancellation) of $750 are due to Project Por Amor upon signing up to secure a space. A full payment of the final balance will be based on group size and is due by December 21, 2024.
This tour is exclusively for the parents of the Hopkins High School music group only. Spots will be given on a first-come-first-serve basis. Registration closes on December 15.
NOTE: Airfare is not included. Staff at Project Por Amor will offer guidance on making your own flight arrangements.
Please see our Terms & Conditions for more details.
Program Price Includes:
Cuban Cultural Visa and U.S. licensing paperwork for Support for the Cuban People
Flight purchasing guidance, information on preparing for Cuba, and pre-trip orientation on Zoom
Airport assistance in Havana
Travel & itinerary app with updated trip information, guides, maps, and communications
Accommodations for five nights at the Hotel Grand Astón (with students)
Attend concerts of student exchange program of Hopkins High School with Havana music high school Escuela Internacional de Arte or Conservatorio Amadeo Roldán
Daily deluxe breakfast buffet, four lunches, and three dinners at select paladares (Havana’s best private restaurants)
Two Cuban beverages at every meal (mojitos, beer, Cuba libres, fresh juice, etc.)
Walking tours of Old Havana neighborhoods and Viñales Valley
Six live performances with students of La Guarida Sessions rooftop jazz concert, Afro-Cuban electronic fusion ensemble, Septeto Nacional ensemble, La Camerata Romeu, Mi Compañia modern dance company, and concert (TBD) in Havana
Recreational activities including day excursion to Viñales valley, horseback riding, tobacco farm visit, classic convertible sunset car ride, and San Jose Craft Market
Cocktails and private tour of NY Times featured house of Pamela Ruiz and artist Damien Aquiles and entrance to the Fábrica de Arte Cubano (Cuban Art Factory)
Luxury coach bus providing transportation to airport and all program events
The student portion of the tour is led by Hopkins High School teachers Nora Tycast, Alison Swiggum, Melissa Hanson, and principal Crystal Ballard
24-hour program management by expert Project Por Amor staff Sage Lewis and Nadine Erickson along with full-time professional bilingual Cuban tour guides
3% credit card transaction fee
(Note: Please understand that this program is still in development with our Cuban exchange partners and is subject to changes as we continue to plan the events together.)
Program price does NOT include:
Airfare
One lunch and two dinners on your own
Third-party trip interruption insurance
All other items not listed in ‘PROGRAM PRICE INCLUDES’
Legal Travel to Cuba
Our itinerary is designed to fully adhere to the US Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) §515.574 General License for Support for the Cuban People category of legal travel to Cuba. Each traveler will engage in a full-time schedule of activities that result in meaningful interaction with individuals and professionals in Cuba, enhance contact with the Cuban people, and support civil society in Cuba. Eating at privately owned Cuban restaurants (paladares), staying in privately owned hotels, shopping at stores run by self-employed Cubans (cuentapropistas), and professional exchanges with the Cuban people are an important part of this program.
A trip of lifetime.
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"Our experience in Cuba met and exceeded expectations. If we’d visited Cuba on our own we wouldn’t have had the opportunities and adventures afforded us. Every day was packed with fascinating education, beautiful music, connection with the people, architecture and art, and so much good healthy food!"
Melinda Soules
Lewis & Clark College Tour -
"Five star all the way. Superb planning, timing and interests. Great leaders, lectures, sights, food, hotels experiences and transportation. Cannot imagine a better introduction and understanding of Cuba than we were able to attain from this travel opportunity. The other travelers in the program were an integral part of making the tour such a memorable experience. Thank you!"
Loren Rice
Lewis & Clark College Tour -
"This trip to Cuba was honestly the best travel experience I've ever had. The itinerary was thoughtfully planned, the activities were all amazing, and the leaders were beyond expectations. I can't recommend this tour enough. It was a great honor to participate in this once in a lifetime adventure. Thank you Sage, Freddie, and Ginger!!"
Kathleen Elliot
Oberlin College Tour