Graduating from the high cuisine school of Cuba Sergio Perez, he worked for 5 years at the elegant La Guarida before becoming the head chef at La Fontana. He is thrilled to share his Cuban cooking expertise with private cooking classes for Access Culinary Trips guests!

Cuba guide Azaris is part of our wonderful support team working on the ground with Access Culinary Trips guests. Azaris graduated from Havana University with a degree in English Language arts and has worked both as an English teacher in Cuba and a guide, for several years.

Previously a physics teacher, he shifted his focus in 2001 to become a private guide and has never looked back. He speaks Spanish and English and is a treasure trove of information on all things Cuba. He is also a warm, generous, and witty human being which makes him a perfect guide for our tours!

Fernando is leading an organic farming revolution in Cuba. Seeing a need for fresh ingredients to inspire the stagnant culinary history of Cuban cuisine, Fernando is looking beyond rice, beans and plantains, to the vast world of agricultural opportunity around him, and Cuba’s year round growing conditions. He is a wonderful part of our Access Culinary Trips team.

Roly is a retired bartender from none other than the famous El Floridita Bar in Havana. Your Cuban cocktail needs will be joyfully met by this delightful man as mixes and stirs his way into your heart.