Havana Cannon Shot
Havana Cannon Shot
Havana
La Habana is an interesting and charming city with many places to be discovered.
Description
At 9 O’clock pm part of the old Havana is shaken by the sound of cannon fired from the fortress of San Carlos de la Cabaña. The ceremony is carried on by a squad of soldiers dressed in red and yellow-gold of the Spanish colonial army. They march towards the cannon, load it with gunpowder and light that the fuse. This beautiful and historical ceremony takes place everyday now in front of lots of tourists. However, it was an actual military procedure to announce the opening and closing of the wall gates.
Program
- Pick up at your accommodation or hotel in Varadero.
- Inclusion of tour guide.
- En route stop over at Bacunayagua´s bridge look out point.
- Walking and site-seeing tour of Old Havana including Cathedral Square,
Armas Square, Old Square and San Francisco de Asís Square. - Lunch(prices vary depending on people’s choice)
- Sight-seeing tour of Modern Havana including Revolution Square, the famous
¨Malecón¨ seawall promenade, Cristóbal Colón Necropolis. - Leisure time at the National Capitol building.
- Dinner(places and prices depend on people’s choice)
- Visit the fortress to enjoy “ El Cañonazo de las nueves”
(the nine o’clock cannon shot) ceremony - Drive back to Varadero.
How can you find us?
CubanStyleTour
Is a tourism company based in Varadero that mainly develops personalized trips, and excursions to Havana, as well as to other places of historical-cultural importance of Cuba, whose main objective is to show people around the world our beautiful country, where you have the opportunity to know Cuba as a Cuban, which is the best way to explore and enjoy.We hope you have a wonderful and fun experience! Thank You Very Much