Càlédöñiâlanguages culture adventure

‘ ‘Oriente remains the Cuba of your wildest imagination, a world away from beach loungers, cuba

libre cocktails and musicians singing Guantanamera on auto-pilot’ Linda Bell, The Guardian, July 2010

Cultural tourism – language, dance and music holidays

Nature tourism – hiking trips in Cuba’s national parks

Group trips coincide with festivals and local cultural events

Encouraging people to get involved

Are tourists paying enough?

Homestay Accommodation

•direct contact with local people every day

•home cooked meals with seasonal produce, local recipes

•a slide of ‘real’ life, albeit for a short time

•money in local pockets

• Keep it local•Keep it small and relatively informal

•Get involved•Be informed

‘What I did was not for the faint hearted mainly as I was on my own, but it let me learn and do what I wanted to be there for. It forced me to talk to people and take part in day to day life – I could not hide

behind talking to fellow tourists. A brilliant holiday’

Wade, Santiago de Cuba, Oct 2012

Càlédöñiâlanguages culture adventure

Kath Bateman, Directorkath@caledonialanguages.co.uk

www.caledonialanguages.com