This 7 days cycling tour is for holidaymakers who would like to actively explore eastern Cuba. You would use our trekking bicycles for the daily 20 to 55 kilometer journeys through this pristine area. Our support bus will transport your luggage, and you can hop on whenever you wish.
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Price is based only with the cycling program excluding the international flight to Cuba.
This 7 days cycling tour is for holidaymakers who want to actively explore the East of Cuba. You will use our trekking (mountain) bicycles for the daily 20 to 70 kilometer journeys through these landscapes. Our support bus with your luggage will be available so you can hop on whenever you wish.
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From
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Nights
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Price
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Single Supp.
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19/05/2013
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21/05/2013
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6
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£ 679
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60
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30/06/2013
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01/07/2013
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6
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£ 679
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60
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21/07/2013
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23/07/2013
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6
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£ 629
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60
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18/08/2013
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20/08/2013
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6
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£ 629
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60
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01/09/2013
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03/09/2013
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6
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£ 679
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60
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15/09/2013
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17/09/2013
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6
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£ 679
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60
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13/10/2013
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15/10/2013
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6
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£ 679
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60
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27/10/2013
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30/10/2013
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6
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£ 679
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60
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Price Includes
- Bayamo: Royalton hotel - 1 night in HB board basis
- Santiago de Cuba: Villa Gaviota or Versalles hotel - 2 nights in BB board basis
- Baracoa: Porto Santo hotel - 3 nights in BB board basis
- 5 lunches, including some as picnics
- bicycle hire
- Qualified English-speaking tour guide
- All described transfers in the air-conditioned minibus
- Bicycle transport
- Luggage transport
- Private transfer on arrival in Havana day-8
Price Excludes
- Return International Flight (London - Havana - London)
- Visa or tourist card
- Tips, personal expense; extra meals and drinks in the hotel restaurants
- Biking Helmets
- Biking gloves
- Anything not explicitly mentioned above is not included in the price.
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Note:
All hotels are sold ON REQUEST which means that once you pay to us, we will request its confirmation. We are constantly revising the availability of Cuba hotels by loading stop sales reports whenever we receive them from hotels in Cuba but unfortunately this information is not 100% accurate. If the hotel(s) requested are fully booked, we will do our upmost best to find suitable alternative accommodation of equivalent standard and/or location. As per Booking Conditions, if we cannot provide the initially agreed accommodation, on top of offering you alternative accommodation, we will offer 100% your money back unless agreed otherwise in writing.
Day-by-Day Program:
Day 1: Holguin - Bayamo
You will arrive at Holguín airport. Your tour guide will be waiting for you and will go with you to Bayamo. After a short tour of the city center you will have a delicious welcome meal in the restaurant "La Bodega". You will stay overnight and have dinner at the Hotel Royalton.
Day 2: Bayamo ‐ El Cobre - Santiago de Cuba
After breakfast we will set off in the direction of Santiago de Cuba. Our first bike ride is 25 kilometers long and takes us to El Cobre. The pilgrimage church Caridad del Cobre was built at the beginning of the 17th Century for the Holy Virgin, who was the patron saint of the slaves working in the mines. Once in Santiago de Cuba, go on a tour of this city where Cuba's passion and African heritage are most evident. The program includes a visit to the museum of the 26th July. The rest of the afternoon can be used as you wish. Accommodation at Hotel Villa Gaviota or Versalles.
(Breakfast and lunch / picnic)
Day 3: Santiago de Cuba - Playa Verraco - Santiago de Cuba
Your day will start with an approximately 35 kilometer long bike ride to the beach of Berraco, which invites you to linger. After enjoying the beach for a while the bus will take you back to Santiago, where you will have the rest of the day to do as you please. Accommodtion at Hotel Villa Gaviota or Versalles.
(Breakfast and lunch / picnic)
Day 4: Santiago de Cuba - Baracoa
Today you will cycle further towards the east. To begin with you'll go with the bus for a few kilometers before cycling along the picturesque coast (approximately 40 kilometers). After a break and a bus transfer through the mountains you'll resume cycling for a further 30 kilometers to Baracoa. Accommodation at Hotel Porto Santo.
(Breakfast and lunch / picnic)
Day 5: Baracoa - Playa Maguana - Baracoa
After breakfast you can enjoy a bike ride to Playa Maguana (approximately 35 km). After a swim you will be transferred to Baracoa, where you can visit the town center. Accommodation at Hotel Porto Santo.
(Breakfast and lunch / picnic)
Day 6: Baracoa - Boca de Yumuri - Baracoa
Today's somewhat hilly bike ride takes you through unique flora and fauna to Boca de Yumuri, a river estuary. After refreshing yourself in the water you will be transferred to Baracoa. Accommodation at Hotel Porto Santo.
(Breakfast and lunch / picnic)
Day 7: Baracoa - Guardalavaca
Today marks the end of your cycling tour. The bus will take you to your hotel in Guardalavaca.