Book BIKE TOUR LAS TERRAZAS COMMUNITY. Departure from Havana, Cuba.

The community of Las Terrazas is located in the Sierra del Rosario, province of Artemisa, declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1985. When you arrive you are surrounded by evergreen forests, rivers and waterfalls of crystalline waters, fresh breezes and singing birds, a rural environment that invites you to enjoy nature tourism.

Places of Interest

Las Terrazas, Orquideario de Soroa, Baños de San Juan, Artemisa, Castillo de las Nubes, Cascada de Arco Iris, central mountain road, countless species of plants and animals, etc.

Category : Active tours
Languages: Spanish, English and German

Collective Roundtrip

SERVICES INCLUDED

Prices include for all customers

Guide (English, German or Spanish - other languages on request)
5 nights bed and breakfast in a double or single room (hotel accommodation on request)
4 days of electric bicycle including battery
Padlock and Helmet
8 bottles of water (500 ml)
4 lunches (including 2 soft drinks in each)
3 dinner (including 2 drinks/soda)
Entrance/visit to Las Terrazas
Transportation of luggage from city to city
Technical assistance: The circuit will have technical assistance during the whole tour as well as trained personnel to attend to any eventuality that may occur during the course.

SERVICES NOT INCLUDED

International flights.
Entry card (visa).
Additional drinks and meals.
Tips.
Optional excursions.
Medical and travel insurance. According to the Cuban legislation, the passenger must arrive to the country with his travel insurance.
Transfers to the airport (can be booked with us)
Services not mentioned in the description.

IMPORTANT NOTES

Discover eco-friendly Cuba in a different way: with an impressive bicycle. Your guide will take you through the regions of Cuba. No doubt this trip will add excitement and enthusiasm to your adventure vacation in Cuba.

Overview of your trip

Difficulty level: Medium to Hard
Maximum. 15 pax. . (If you are travelling in a group of more than 4 people, you can ask our agency for an independent quote).
4 daily excursions of approx. 8 hours
The bikes are always in perfect technical condition.
The organization that accompanies the trip will be available for any information.
All participants must travel with their own personal insurance.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The net prices of the packages are expressed in USD per pax.
It is not allowed to transport people who are not part of the group on the bikes or on the accompanying buses.
Our prices do NOT include supplements for special Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve dinners. Reservations that include any of the above dates are subject to hotel availability until confirmation from the supplier.
For private tours during the week, preliminary meeting, departure and return times can be arranged in advance. For an additional fee we can arrange for you to be picked up from your hotel or home and taken to the meeting point.
Program subject to availability. Museums and restaurants (according to the program) may be modified, depending on opening and closing times and availability.

MANDATORY INFORMATION:

Sex: female / male (including information, if any, about any special characteristics regarding the person's height, weight or any disability)
Children: There is no minimum age, only a minimum "height" of 1.40 m and a maximum body weight of 25 kg.
Trailers / child seats: For the youngest children we have trailer / car type seats on request.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Recommended clothing and accessories: Closed shoes or tennis shoes, comfortable and suitable for walking outdoors, sunglasses, sunscreen, depending on the time of day, swimming suit and towel. We recommend the use of light but strong clothing. They should have a raincoat for any eventuality. Repellent. There may be some mosquitoes in the places we will visit.
We may need a small backpack outside for personal belongings.
In Cuba we have a very extended medical assistance, with clinics in the most remote areas of the country. However, if you suffer from a chronic disease or allergy, etc., it will not be useless to bring your personal first aid kit or medicines, especially when you are far from the big cities.

CANCELLATION POLICY

From reservation to 90 days before arrival: 60 USD p.p. maximum. 300 USD/ booking
90 - 60 days before the start of the tour: 20%*.
59 - 30 days before the start of the tour: 40%*.
29 - 15 days before the start of the tour: 50%*.
14 - 07 days before the beginning of the tour: 75%*.
06 - 01 days before the beginning of the tour: 90%*.
No show and cancellation 24 hours before: 100%*.
min. 60 USD p.p.

day 1 HAVANA.

Destinations to visit: Havana

Transports used: Without transportation

Preparation and indications for the beginning of the tour, one day before we start our trip

Accommodation in a cozy private house which has always been previously checked.
Pick up at 8:00 am and presentation of the tour guide, this will be recognizable by the logo "Cubyke" that is present on your bike, shirt or cap.
Brief introduction about the correct use of the bikes and their individual adjustment, according to your own physical characteristics.
Explanation about the state of the streets and information about the functioning of the Cuban road traffic.

Important

During the whole tour you will have 5 nights in at least 4 different accommodations, so we ask you to bring adequate luggage. We will take care of transporting your luggage, so please pack only what is necessary for your daily trips as these cannot be taken on the e-bikes.

day 2 HAVANA - LAS TERRAZAS

Destinations to visit: Las Terrazas, Artemisa

Transports used: Electric bicycle (e-bike)

Las Terrazas

Departure from La Habana towards Las Terrazas Tourist Complex, a rural experience of sustainable development located within the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve, belonging to the Municipality of Artemisa.
We will travel along the entire northern coast of Artemisa.
In transit we will pass through the airport of Baracoa, Mariel town, with its special development zone, where we will see from afar the largest container port in the Caribbean.
Lunch time. As a precaution, during this time, we will recharge our batteries, because the energy consumption can be quite high, however we always have spare batteries available.
After lunch we will continue to Cabañas and from there, on rural roads we will continue to San Juan, until we reach Las Terrazas. The route becomes more demanding and always mountainous.
It is estimated that we will arrive to our lodging in the afternoon-night, located in the middle of a natural park, surrounded by rivers, waterfalls, lakes, small mountains and a fascinating flora and fauna.
Dinner and free time for your enjoyment.
We will show you how to load your e-bike, so you can have it ready for the next day.

day 3 LAS TERRAZAS - SOROA - LAS TERRAZAS

Destinations to visit: Soroa, Artemisa

Transports used: Electric bicycle (e-bike)

Soroa - Las Terrazas

Departure to Soroa at 9:00 am. Natural place of great beauty and variety, considered a Biosphere Reserve in the west of Cuba. Visitors from all over the world come to this wonderful place to admire and enjoy the beautiful work that nature created in this abrupt place, surrounded by mountains and rivers.
We will cross the natural park of Las Terrazas and travel at a certain altitude, perhaps even having to push our bikes a little, despite the electric impulse they have.
We will spend the whole day in the oldest biosphere reserve in Cuba. See beautiful views in these places. There are 70 different species of birds in the park, more than 850 species of plants and 11% of the plants and 50% of the animals are found only in this region.
If you wish you can enjoy the Canopy, where thousands of people from Cuba and the world have seen from the heights, the landscape of the community Las Terrazas.
Visit a small, but very old, coffee plantation, which is located in the region.
Back to the lodging place
Dinner and free time for your enjoyment.

day 4 LAS TERRAZAS - ARTEMISA

Destinations to visit: Artemisa

Transports used: Electric bicycle (e-bike)

Artemisa

Departure at 09:00 am to Artemisa, capital of the municipality of the same name.
We will ride through remote places and apparently forgotten villages, but full of friendly and hospitable people. We will ride through places that are hardly mentioned in any travel guide, because they are practically not visited by the classic tourist, but that have a very particular charm.
We will pass through the villages of Cayajabos, Cuatro Caminos, La Granada, until we finally arrive in Artemisa.
Accommodation in the city.

day 5 ARTEMISA - HAVANA

Destinations to visit: Havana

Transports used: Electric bicycle (e-bike)

Return to Havana

We will travel inland to Havana.
We will visit places like Las Cañas, Los Naranjos Sur, Rancho Grande, Cayo La Rosa, Ben Tre Community and Lazo de la Vega.
During the journey we will see forgotten sugar mills, symbols of a time when the sugar industry was the most important line of the Cuban economy.
We will taste typical Cuban food that some people sell us on the road, for this you need to have National Currency.
We follow the road until we reach the city limits in direction to our last lodging in the capital.
Until here our adventure, if the group wishes it can be additionally organized (not included in the price of the tour) a dinner to exchange opinions and experiences during our tours.
If you wish, we can arrange an optional transport to take you to the international airport or we can also organize an individual transport to your next lodging place (price not included).
If you wish you can see other excursions and make another exciting tour with us.
We will gladly help you in any way possible, as long as it is in our hands.