Arrival
at José Martí International
Airport, Havana. Transfer to Panamericano Resort. Check-in. Dinner. Evening
free.
Day
2:
Breakfast.
Bicycle tour of the historic city center
Cultural Heritage Site. Visit to the Castillo
de los Tres Reyes del Morro. Continuation
to the seaside village of Cojímar
(15 km). Lunch at La Terraza de Cojímar
restaurant , one of Ernest Hemmingway's
favourites some four decades ago. Return
to the hotel. Rest of the afternoon free.
Dinner. Evening free.
Day
3:
Breakfast.
Departure by bicycle to Soroa, located in
Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve, some
75 km over flat land. Check-in at Hotel
& Villas Soroa. Lunch at
El Salto restaurant. Afternoon visit to
the nation's largest collection of orchids,
containing over 700 autochthonous and foreign
species and to the Castillo de las Nubes
look-out point. Enjoying the swimming pool
and other recreational activities. Dinner.
Evening free.
Day
4:
Breakfast.
Choice between two alternative bicycle tours:
First (for experienced cyclists):derparture
from the hotel. Mountainous stretch of 40
km to the village og Niceto Pérez.
Stops at different natural look-out points.
Packed lunch. Continuation by coach to Viñales
Valley. Check-in and welcoming drink at
Hotel La Ermita. Dinner. Evening
free.
Second (for moderately experienced cyclists):
Departure by coach to La Guira National
Park. Bicycle tour of 50 km from the La
Guira cabins to the Valley of Viñales
Cultural Heritage Landscape. Packed lunch
on the way. During the trip we will have
beautiful views of this typical western
Cuban landscape. Check-in at Hotel La Ermita. Dinner. Evening free.
Day
5:
Breakfast.
Bicycle tour through the entire valley,
passing through the village of Viñales
and following the road that skirts the Sierra
del Infierno until the village of Pons (32
km). Another 9 km over flat dirt road to
the Sierra del Pan de Azúcar area.
Dip in the river. Lunch on site. Return
to the hotel by coach. Optional afternoon
visit to the Gran Caverna de Santo Tomás
(approx. 30minutes). Dinner. Evening free.
Day
6:
Breakfast.
Departure by bicycle to the Palma Rubia
pier, situated in the north coast of the
Pinar del Río province(53 km). Boat
trip to Cayo Levisa, a small tropical island
of pristine nature. Free time to enjoy the
beach and to do some snorkeling at the coral
reef. Seafood lunch. Return to the hotel.
Dinner. Evening free.
Day
7:
Breakfast.
A 27 km descent by bicycle or by coach to
the city of Pinar del Río. Transfer
to Havana City. Lunch at "El Toro".
Check-in at Hotel St. John's
or Vedado. Afternoon bicycle tour on the
Malecón de La Habana and Third Avenue,
Miramar. Return to the hotel. Dinner. Farewell
party at the hotel's discotheque. Free entry
and welcome cocktail.
Day
8:
Breakfast.
Transfer to Havana airport and return to
country of origin.
NOTES
· Hotels within this program unless otherwise stated in the program: Havana City: Vedado, Saint Jonh's Viñales: La Ermita, Los Jazmines o Rancho San Vicente Trinidad: Las Cuevas o Costa Sur Santiago de Cuba: San Juan o Las Américas Varadero: Herradura o Mar del Sur
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