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DIAMOND DAYS

Play Ball!!!  Join us for this unique opportunity transform pastime to passion as you partake in some of the best baseball on the planet.  Your team will have an opportunity to play tournament level games with and against Cuban youth teams in the area, as well as attend games and meet players from the highly regarded Cuban leagues.  Games will be played on regulation sized fields with full officiating crews under the standard rules for the age group of your team.

Baseball, or pelota, is as fundamental to Cuba as its famed rum and cigars and equally as prestigious.  Cuba features prominently on the world stage having excelled in international competitions such as the Olympic Games, World Baseball Classic, Pan American Games and the IBAF World Cup.  Introduced by students and American sailors in the mid 19th century, the sport has become a form of religion here, with fans flocking to see their local teams compete in the Cuban National Series and the Super Series (an all star league of sorts, with its own season).  

 

Morning Arrival:

Upon arrival at Jose Marti International Airport, your private guide will meet you for a trouble-free beginning to your island adventure.

First off, we’ll take a bus tour of the local area, starting with the famous Plaza de la Revolución, a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site.  Here you will learn about the historical significance of this square as a key political stage not only for Cuban leaders such as Fidel Castro, but foreign dignitaries as well, such as Pope John Paul II and Pope Francis.  Other stops include the iconic Malecon sea wall, the US Embassy and several Cuban neighborhoods to give you an overview of the area.

A delicious authentic Cuban welcome dinner awaits you at Chateau Blanc upon your return.  Evening is open, but we recommend an early night for players in preparation for the next three days of baseball.  Come join us at POSH for snacks, drinks and live music. 

Included in your itinerary:

  • transfer from airport
  • transportation
  • entrance fees
  • lunch and dinner at Chateau Blanc

Afternoon Arrival:

  • Plaza de la Revolución
  • Check in
  • Welcome Dinner only (no lunch)

Following a continental breakfast at Chateau Blanc, teams will head out to the ball fields for batting and fielding practice and some pitching, hitting, and catchers clinics with local Cuban coaches, many of whom played in the Cuban leagues.

Following practice, we’ll return to Chateau Blanc to freshen up for a walking tour of Old Havana, shopping at the Almacenes de San Jose (Art and Craft Market) and a visit to the fortress San Carlos de le Cabaña, also known as el Canoñazo, to watch the nightly firing of the cannon, whose loud bursts can be heard throughout the city for miles.  This ceremony signals the traditional closing of the gates to the city.  

Included in your itinerary:

  • continental breakfast 
  • transportation
  • lunch
  • dinner
  • Canoñazo

After an early breakfast at Chateau Blanc, we’ll return to the baseball fields for our first two games.  Game one will be against the Cuban youth team and game two will be a mixed team game between Cuban and American players.

Following the ball games, we’ll host a joint lunch with the Cuban team and have an opportunity to connect some of the local big league players. 

After lunch we’ll return to Chateau Blanc where you’ll have a chance to wind down and relax before dinner, or take in some local sites, such as the famous Partagás Cigar factory or the Havana Club Rum Museum.

Dinner will be held at Chateau Blanc, followed by transportation to the famous Estadio Latinoamericano to take in a Cuban league baseball game (teams are TBD).  

Included in your itinerary:

  • continental breakfast 
  • transportation
  • lunch
  • dinner
  • entry fees to game

After breakfast at Chateau Blanc, we’ll head back for our last two games.  Again, we’ll play one versus the Cuban youth team and then mix up the teams to allow for players from each country to play with one another.

Following baseball, we’ll spend the afternoon at the Havana Beach Club, where the kids and coaches can take in some sun and swim and wind down after a couple of days of hard play.  

We’ll return back to Chateau Blanc for dinner with Cuban players and presentation of awards and certificates.  Following dinner, we’ll wrap up the evening with another ball game at Estadio Latinoamericano.

Included in your itinerary:

  • continental breakfast 
  • transportation
  • entry fees to Havana Beach Club
  • entry fees to ballgame
  • lunch
  • dinner

Enjoy one final breakfast at Chateau Blanc before taking your private transfer to José Martí International Airport for your return home.  We invite you to return and join us again soon.