Our Skyros-in-Cuba holiday includes 10 nights accommodation at the famous 5-star Habana Libre hotel in Havana. There are two in-depth courses available in March and November. Choose from either Salsa partnered with local Cuban dance partners, or Writing with author Helena Drysdale in March or Romesh Gunesekera in November, as well as early morning yoga and talks on Cuban History & Culture. The holiday includes sumptuous breakfast buffets, two evening meals and a half day city tour.
Please find below a list of our current Cuba holidays. You will see the session dates, price and a list of courses available. Select the course title and facilitator's name for more information.
Havana is the perfect place to learn Cuba's national dance - Salsa. Our authentic Cuban style Salsa classes are facilitated by a top dance teacher and each participant has a local Cuban dance partner to mentor each person's progress and ensure a high quality learning experience. The classes are suitable for beginners and more advanced dancers alike.
Cuban History & Culture Sun 14 - Wed 24 Mar 2010 CS1
Gain a unique insider's view of Cuban history and culture with a half day city tour and daily talks or visits to historical sites and other places of interest.
Havana is the perfect place to learn Cuba's national dance - Salsa. Our authentic Cuban style Salsa classes are facilitated by a top dance teacher and each participant has a local Cuban dance partner to mentor each person's progress and ensure a high quality learning experience. The classes are suitable for beginners and more advanced dancers alike.
Cuban History & Culture Sun 14 - Wed 24 Nov 2010 CS2
Gain a unique insider's view of Cuban history and culture with a half day city tour and daily talks or visits to historical sites and other places of interest.
This is a workshop to help you find out what you need to write fiction and will involve practical exercises, discussion and critical reading. Ideal for new, aspiring and experienced (but unpublished) writers, who want to know the essential elements of good fiction and do lots of enjoyable writing in a location that has inspired some of the most famous modern writers in the world.
Join us and discover the pleasures of writing fiction.
Romesh Gunesekera is an internationally acclaimed writer who's first Novel, Reef, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and his second one, Sandglass, was awarded the BBC Asia award. His most recent novel The Match was described by the Spectator as 'effortlessly accomplished', and the Irish Times as a book that 'shows why fiction is written - and read'.
Cuban History & Culture Sun 14 - Wed 24 Nov 2010 CW2
Gain a unique insider's view of Cuban history and culture with a half day city tour and daily talks or visits to historical sites and other places of interest.