The Hemingway Experience celebrates Key West’s most infamous author, Ernest “Papa” Hemingway, with a historical walking adventure retracing his steps on a "Bucket List" tour of Old Town. Our 4-hour guided experience stops at (6) locations, helping tell Hemingway’s story in Key West & Cuba. Each ticket includes guided entrance into his famed Key West home. Then eat, drink, and explore the island on foot through “Papa’s eyes”, feasting on Cuban cuisine (& 3 boozy beverages) while your knowledgeable local guide impresses with interesting stories & amazing fun facts. The adventure takes you behind the scenes of a 3rd generation family run cigar rolling factory, and into the newly remodeled Social Club at Hemingway Rum Co. for his favorite drink made with his family company’s premium rum. Then finish with a slice of our famous key lime pie! After the tour, you’ll receive a collection of exclusive recipes, recommendations on restaurants, attractions, entertainment, and cultural offerings.
In demand: 12 of the next 29 departures are already sold out.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 7.
Enjoy a guided tour through Ernest Hemingway's home where he wrote literary works such as "For Whom the Bell Tolls," wander the lush gardens, pet his six-toed cats, and see the writers desk where it all happened.
Enjoy a full cuban meal of roast pork, rice, beans, and plantains accompanied by a glass of homemade sangria.
Stop into the iconic and nearly 100-year-old hotel in the heart of Key West - this culinary experience celebrates local flavor with a twist. Sip on Mojitos and savor local shrimp cocktails in a Havana inspired modern restaurant. There might even be a surprise visit from the Chef!
Meet the close cuban family of this 3rd generation owned and operated Cigar Factory. Learn how they moved their business and rebuilt their lives in Key West. See the cigar rolling process in person, peek your head into their humidor and leave with a surprise.
Pop into the original and the new Sloppy Joe's to see where Hemingway rubbed shoulders with his local "mob" at their favorite watering hole, now turned into a MUST SEE for every Key West visitor.
No Key West Food Tour would be complete without a slice of the pie that put us on the map!
Finish the tour inside the Hemingway Rum Co's newest renovation, The Social Club, for his signature drink that he fell in love with during his many stints in Cuba taking back to introduce stateside. Become familiar with the drink and space over a distillery guide's entertaining presentation.
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
The Hemingway Experience in Key West lasts about 4 hours. The itinerary has 7 stops.
Prices start at $189 per person for this Key West experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs every day, starting at 10:00 AM.
It can: 12 of the next 29 departures are already sold out, so booking ahead is a good idea.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is Please meet your guide in front of museum entrance. *Do not go to the ticket booth* Your tickets are only valid with the tour guide. Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN, EN.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 12 participants.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Wheelchair accessible
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
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Excellent tour! History, fun facts, cultural influences. Great food and beverages. Jo was an excellent tour guide - enthusiastic and knowledgeable of Key West, Hemingway, local lore and just a fun guide. Highly recommend this tour.
AmyJo was an amazing guide. Fun and extremely knowledgeable. The tour was packed with information and delicious food and drinks, all at a very leisurely pace.
We thoroughly enjoyed our tour with Janice. She was a wealth of information a d we learned so much about local food, history & culture. I was apprehensive to book such a long tour (4 hrs) but the variety of places we visited for food, drink & cultural experiences were fantastic. We highly recommend this tour! Arrive hungry!!!
The experience was well planned and informative. The food was extremely good especially loved the sliders at Mangoes and the mojito at La Concha’s Tropicado Bar. An enjoyable experience from beginning to end.
This tour was so much fun! Our tour guide was so knowledgeable and such a fun person! I can’t remember her name, but she had a blond ponytail (Sorry). It was small group of 7 which made it more personal. (One of our group was going to be a guide for this same tour and was just doing a “ride along”). She also was delightful! The Hemingway house was amazing as were the 60+cats! Our food and drinks were excellent and all of our stops were great. 4 hours and worth the price! Highly recommend!
What a great tour. Our guide Shayla was a wealth of information, not just regarding Hemingway, but Key West as well. I am shocked at the value received for this tour. Plenty of great food, drinks, and valuable information. My advice is to start with an empty stomach because it won't stay that way for long.
Such a fun and informative tour! Our guide Sharon was friendly, knowledgeable, and willing to answer any question we had! Delicious eats along the way included the tastiest sliders (a Hemingway recipe) and shrimp tacos accompanied by fantastic and refreshing cocktails. Highly recommend the tour for anyone looking for a great blend of history and delicious food and drinks! The key lime pie on the tour was my husbands favorite yet - and we have tried several! Most of all we were sincerely grateful for Shayla and the kind office staff who helped accommodate us as our first flight was canceled to Key West and we had to make last minute changes. Can’t say enough about this group! I recommend all of their tours!
Joe was our tour guide and she was great! Super nice, very knowledgeable on Hemingway and she had a fun day planned for us! If I had any complaints it would be that it just seemed to be a bit too long. There was a lot to do in 4 hours and it flowed well, however we wished it was more like 3 than 4 hours. We got a free freshly rolled cigar which was cool, even though we don’t smoke them. And we had literally the BEST Key Lime pie I have ever had, and I’m not usually a fan. I highly recommend this tour as a part of your Key West experience!
This is a very interesting and fun tour. We learned a lot, had some really good food, and some good drinks.
This was a great experience. Very informational. The food was great. The guy was exceptional and we had a good time. We think of Jo as a new friend and a valued guide. The fee was very reasonable for all the information, drinks, experiences, and food.
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