The Hemingway Experience in Key West

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What You’ll Experience
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Duration
4 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 7 guests
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Language
English
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Journey back to Hemingway's era in Key West on a captivating 4-hour trek. Savor food, drink, and history, visiting iconic sites with an expert guide. Includes Hemingway's home entry.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

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.

What You Get

Ticketed entry into Hemingway's Home and Museum
Alcoholic beverages
Sip homemade sangria, rum punch and "Papa" Hemingway's signature cocktail-the Papa Doble (3 Cocktails Total)
Lunch
Savor a hearty lunch of cuban and local seafood flavors
Gratuities
Private transportation

Good To Know

  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

1

The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum

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.
50 minutesAdmission Ticket Included
2

Kaya Island Eats

Enjoy a full cuban meal of roast pork, rice, beans, and plantains accompanied by a glass of homemade sangria.
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
3

First Flight Island Restaurant & Brewery

Stop into the original home of Pan Am World Airways, the provider of the US' first international flight, transformed into an island paradise to savor a local fish taco and rum punch.
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
4

Rodriguez Cigar Factory

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.
20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Sloppy Joe's Bar (Pass By)

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.
5

Key West Key Lime Pie Co.

No Key West Food Tour would be complete without a slice of the pie that put us on the map!
20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
6

Hemingway Rum -Papa's Pilar Distillery

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.
30 minutesAdmission Ticket Included

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

The Hemingway Home and Museum, Whitehead Street, Monroe County Florida, United States, US, 33040

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Please meet your guide in front of museum entrance.
End Point

Hemingway Distillery, Simonton Street, Monroe County Florida, United States, US, 33040

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The tour ends inside the Hemingway Rum Company's Social Club.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Great tour! Enjoyed info and great food!!! Guide Corley was so fun! Ate delicious food. Learned about cigar making too!!
May 06, 2025
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Learned a lot and enjoyed all of the experience! Great key lime pie too! Tour guides very informative about everything. Hemingway house tour was very interesting!

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Must do while in Key West!
May 05, 2025
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Fantastic tour! Excellent guide! Education in cruise. Does catering on the side. Very knowledgeable in all food & drinks to enjoy while visiting. Hemingway’s House Cuban roasted pork (mojo marina...read more

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Excellent Guides, fun experience
March 27, 2025
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If you can get either Shayla Pattin or Cordy, or both, as guides you will have a terrific time. The Hemingway Mansion is a must for all fans of Hemingway, the rum distillery is very interesting and...read more

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Rose was a great guide!
February 13, 2025
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This trip was great! Rose, our guide, was excellent. The information he had was great and his stops for food were amazing.

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A special way to experience, Key West… From the taste of Hemingway as well as the Tours Owner and local experiences
January 02, 2025
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I brought a small leadership business group to Key West for a retreat, and this was definitely a highlight of the experience! The CEO of the company had a very keen interest in cultural experiences...read more

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