CubaPLUS Magazine

Havanatur S.A. is group of tour operators and travel agencies with offices in more than 12 countries around the world. It has two offices in Canada – which is the country that sends the most visitors to Cuba: Hola Sun Holidays Ltd, based in Toronto, Ontario and Caribe Sol located in Montreal, Quebec. Since our foundation, Hola Sun and Caribe Sol’s main strategy has been to promote Cuba as a place of endless exploration offering all the key elements travellers are looking for: vibrant culture, in-depth history, breathtaking landscape, stunning beaches, colonial architecture and most of all, its charming people! It is also an incredibly safe destination, accessible and very affordable for Canadian tourists.

Hola Sun Holidays Ltd has a 26 year presence in the market; it was the first agency that Havanatur opened in Canada. Hola Sun aims its tour products mainly at travel agencies in the province of Ontario, but it also offers its services across Canada. Meanwhile, Caribe Sol, with 24 years in the market, caters its products to the francophone market in the province of Quebec. Throughout the years both agencies have been very well positioned in the Canadian market and we enjoy prestige in the retail network as we have partnered with more than 1600 travel agencies nationwide. Our main strengths lie in being recognized as the Cuba specialist and offering our customers a wide selection of travel products and services across Cuba. Hola Sun and Caribe Sol’s approach has been to continue to expand sales outside of the Toronto and Montreal areas.

Each year Hola Sun Holidays and Caribe Sol continue to enrich our collection of diverse products and services, offering more destinations and hotels with year round service than any other Canadian tour operator. Hola Sun and Caribe Sol offer vacation packages with year round services to nine destinations: Cayo Coco / Cayo Guillermo, Holguín, Cienfuegos / Trinidad, Santiago de Cuba, Camagüey / Santa Lucía, Havana, Varadero, Cayo Santa María and Cayo Largo.

When clients book a Caribe Sol or Hola Sun Holidays package, they automatically receive a local excursion to select destinations at no extra charge! These include a free beach party at Playa Flamingo in Cayo Coco, a free Rancho King excursion in Camagüey, a free Taino Village Sunset excursion in Holguín, a free Matanzas y sus Cuevas Excursión in Varadero, a free Tropicana show in Havana and a free nautical or Baconao excursion in Santiago de Cuba. It is our way of saying thank you to our guests in destination.

Beyond the beaches, Hola Sun and Caribe Sol offers you the opportunity to discover Cuba in multiple ways. Clients can enjoy a Sun City combo in the areas of Havana Varadero or Santiago de Cuba. Spend three nights in a historic city and the remaining time relaxing on a beach. This package includes airfare, transfers, accommodation and select meals. We also offer you the choice to take a cruise around the island, rent a car or choose one of our escorted bus tours.

We offer the Color Café Tour (escorted bus tour): fourteen nights of exploration and delight with a mix of beach, culture, adventure and nature traversing the areas of Havana, Viñales, Trinidad, Topes de Collantes and Cayo Santa María. Highlights include waterfalls, a eucalyptus forest, a visit to a coffee plantation and the mountains of Escambray. For 2018, as part of the celebrations for Caribe Sol’s 25th anniversary and Hola Sun Holidays’ 27th anniversary, we have added new exclusive products that are focused on the eastern side of the island. These include Santiago de Cuba, Baracoa and also Pinares de Mayari in Holguín province. The new products are designed to explore historic cities and their particular culture as well as the region’s exotic landscapes, giving visitors the chance to interact with unique ecosystems in these regions.

We have also added some new products to our line up such as golf, fishing and scuba diving packages. Practice your swing in Varadero, cast your line in Cayo Coco or explore Cuba’s underwater world in Santa Lucía or Holguín.

Hola Sun Holidays and Caribe Sol offer flights aboard Cubana Airlines, Cuba’s national airline that transporting clients to the island in total comfort.

With so many reasons to choose Hola Sun Holidays and Caribe Sol, let the Cuba specialists be your guide to Cuba.