2019 through June 21, 2020 terms and conditions

Cuba Explorer is licensed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) under section 31 CFR §515.572(a)(1) to send Americans to Cuba legally.

Payments are processed by Zunzun Education Services, our parent company.

Tour deposit After you register for a tour and pay a deposit, you have a 48-hour grace period to cancel your tour registration. If you cancel within 48-hours, your deposit will be returned. After 48 hours, your deposit becomes non-refundable but is good for life. It is fully redeemable for future travel or transferable to a friend

Final payment is due 30 days before departure.

Notice of cancellation must be received by email.

Cancellation 30 days before travel Your lifetime deposit is credited towards future travel, and other payments received from you will be returned.

Cancellation 29 to 15 days before departure Lifetime deposit plus half of the payments received are credited to future travel. Balance of payments is non-refundable (lost).

Cancellation 14 days before departure Loss of all payments, except lifetime deposit.

Refunds and credits are not extended to participants who arrive late for a tour or depart early, or who miss air flights or don’t show up for the tour.

Shared rooms and cancellation If you cancel your tour and were sharing a room with another tour participant, the cost of a single room supplement will be deducted from your refund, if any, or your deposit.

Trump protection policy If the Trump administration prohibits Americans from visiting Cuba legally for punitive political or economic reasons, we will refund all monies received from you.

Travel insurance covers most things that can go wrong before or during your trip. Don’t let illness, injury, or work issues result in financial loss. We strongly encourage you to purchase insurance to protect your travel investment.

Tours will be canceled if natural disasters, global economic instability, USA military, economic, or political aggression against a destination country, pandemics, or acts of God prevent travel. These types of awful events are known as “force majeure.” Money you’ve paid to us for services are credited-in-full for future travel. We cannot refund air tickets. These sad examples are refundable when you purchase travel “cancelation for any reason” coverage.

From time to time we reduce tour prices in an attempt to rescue prepaid rooms and services. If a tour price is decreased, a traveler who paid a higher price will not be reimbursed the difference.

Cuba has particular features, which may not appeal to you, including weather, food, water, local customs, and an aging infrastructure. Island living standards, conditions, services, and accommodations are much lower than the United States. We cannot be held liable for these differences.

Our services comprise ground transportation and accommodation, breakfasts, and lunches and dinners as detailed in your program, activity fees, airport pick-up and return (transfers), a licensed bilingual guide and translator, and licensed car or bus chauffeur. Specific inclusions and exclusions in the itinerary you purchase govern. We reserve the right to replace itinerary activities and substitute accommodations mentioned in your itinerary with similar activities and accommodations as things often change in Cuba.

Tour participants must obey the laws of Cuba. Failure to do so relieves us of all obligations to the traveler. Travelers denied entry into Cuba can hold no claim against us. Services will be denied to a participant whose conduct and behavior, before or during travel, impedes the safe, enjoyable course of a tour.

We are happy to discuss any concerns you may have about our terms and conditions. Click here to contact us.