One of the best ways to truly experience the lush vegetation and mountainous terrain of Western Cuba.
For the experienced cyclist !

Day 1

Depart Toronto for Havana.  You will be met on arrival and transferred to your hotel.  Check in.  Dinner at hotel.  Evening at leisure. 

Day 2

Breakfast.  This morning your cycling starts with a city sightseeing tour of Colonial Havana declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.  Stop at the Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro.  Continue on to the seaside village of Cojimar 15 km .  Lunch at La Terraza de Cojimar        Restaurant, one of Ernest Hemmingway’s favorites four decades ago.  Return to Havana and your hotel.  Balance of the afternoon at leisure.  Dinner.  Evening at leisure.  Havana - pick

Day 3

Breakfast.  This morning depart by bicycle for Soroa 75km (mainly flat land) in Pinar del Rio.  Check in at your hotel.  Lunch at El Salto Restaurant.  

This afternoon take some time to explore the area and visit the country’s largest collection of orchids including over 600 autochthonous and foreign species at the Orchid Garden.  Enjoy the view from the Castillo de las Nubes look-out point and then take a swim at the pool.  Dinner.  Evening at leisure.

Day 4

Breakfast.  (Choice of two) 

          1.  ( For Experienced Cyclists ) Depart from the hotel heading through a 40km mountainous stretch to the village of Niceto Perez.  Stop at various natural look out points along the way.  Packed lunch.  Continue by transportation to Vinales Valley.  Check in at hotel.  Welcome cocktail.  Dinner.  Evening at leisure.

                2.  ( For Moderately Experienced Cyclists ) Depart hotel by transportation to La Guira National Park.  Start your bicycle tour of 50km from the La Guira cabins to the Valle de Vinales National Natural Monument.  Stop for a packed lunch on the way.  This is a countryside ride offering spectacular views of the Cuban landscape.   Check in at hotel.  Dinner.  Evening at leisure.

Day 5

Breakfast.  This morning you will be bicycling through the entire valley – passing through the Village of Vinales and following the road that skirts the Sierra del Infierno until you reach the Village de Pons 32 km .  Continue on by flat dirt road 9km to the Sierra del Pan de Azucar area. 

Take time for a dip in the river and lunch on site.  Return to the hotel by transportation.  Balance of afternoon at leisure or take an optional program to visit the Gran Caverna de Santo Tomas ( approx 30 minutes ).  Dinner.  Evening at leisure. 

Day 6

Breakfast.  Today’s cycling heads towards Palma Rubia pier, located on the North Coastof the Pinar del Rio Province 53 km .  Board a boat for Cayo Levisa, a tropical Virgin island where you can spend time enjoying the beautiful white sandy beach or snorkeling at the coral reef. Seafood lunch.  Return to the hotel.  Dinner.  Evening at leisure.

Day 7

Breakfast.  Start your day by cycling to the city of Pinar del Rio ( descending - 27 km ).  (You may ride with transportation if desired)  Continue by transportation to Havana.  Lunch at La Giraldilla Restaurant.  Check in at Hotel.  In the afternoon enjoy bicycling on the Malecon de La Habana and Third Avenue, Miramar (along the seaway and residential where the embassy’s and consulates are located) – leisurely pace. Return to the hotel.  Dinner and farewell party at the hotel’s discotheque (free entry and welcome cocktail).

Day 8

Breakfast.  Transfer directly to Jose Marti International Airport for return to Toronto.

The above tour includes:
Airfare - Toronto/Havana/Toronto
7 Nights Accommodation - at selected Horizontes Hotels***
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Daily
Transfers - Airport/Hotel/Airport
Transportation on tour
Experienced cycling guide on tour
Driver/Guide Escorted
Canadian Departure Taxes
Cuban Tourist Card
Not Included:
Cuban Departure Tax - Paid locally $20.00 U.S.
Personal Incidentals and Tipping

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