A wonderful experience had by all A wonderful experience. The trip was run as well as one could hope given the circumstances beyond the control of Cross Cultural. And when challenges arose, both our Cuban guide and out American guide did everything possible to smooth out the bumps. the experience was further heightened by the 12 members of the group as we all had an attitude of positively spinning each hurdle. Wonderful time!!

We went to Cuba in 2016 and enjoyed the… We went to Cuba in 2016 and enjoyed the trip and the venue. The group gathered was the most congenial. Most of the fellow travelers rarely joined any controlled travel arrangement and were independent minded, but we all enjoyed the new friends. With the opening of Cuba, this was the only way to enter Cuba. With the new Federal laws, there will be limits as to where one can stay and if there will be any travel allowed. But the CCJ tour was well worth the experience.

A cherished visit to Cuba with CCJ We enjoyed a superb visit to Havana & surrounding areas with CCJ in August 2017. It was truly a memorable journey. We had a top-notch guide (Cal Salermo) who taught us so much about the history & culture of the island. The Cuban people are very friendly and welcoming, and we felt 100% safe at all times.

Horrible, unprofessional, bedbugs - do not consider this company! My experience was a disaster, as was that of our entire group. I cannot express strongly enough how horrible this tour company is. Our guide/owner was reliving meeting his wife and romance on our time without considering that it might not be why we went to Cuba. I was put in horrid accommodations and was infested with bedbugs - my face swelled beyond belief from bites early in the trip and I had a difficult time ridding these bugs from my life. Later I learned that two women from the group got a refund. I had decided to move on and try to forget the whole fiasco. But now I receive a request from Cultural crossroads for my review, so that spurred my memory of the most unforgettable and horrific trip I have ever been on - and I paid a substantial sum for this torture. Leif/owner was my guide and can verify that what I share is factual. I feel a small compensation for what I went through would be a refund check for the full amount of my trip from Cross Cultural Journeys.

Just What We Wanted and More We contacted Cilla at Cross Cultural Journeys just a couple of weeks before we had an opening in our schedule and could do this top bucket list trip to Cuba. Within a few days she had put together the outline of a wonderful journey and, within a week, we were set. Our two weeks in Cuba, beginning in the East (Santiago/Baracoa) and ending with a week based in Havana, was full of delightful experiences and much to digest in our areas of expertise and interest: music, culture, people to visit and speak with. Our guide Jesus Noguera, with us for the whole journey (except during planned alone time), was the best and we look forward to seeing him again.