Jeep Safari “CARIBBEAN DAY” (CIENAGA DE ZAPATA, A BIOSPHERE RESERVE)

• Duration: 10 hrs
• Departure time: 07.30 hrs
• Tour guide: Yes
• Children are allowed: Yes
• Languages spoken: Spanish, English, French and Italian

Jeep Safari “Caribbean Day” Tour

Description

The Zapata Swamp is one of the most unique sites in Cuba, where several types of swamp ecosystems, moderately or little modified by man's action, are grouped together. It is distinguished by swampy soils and a diversity of endemic species of flora and fauna. There is the largest crocodile farm in the Americas and the most extensive corridor of migratory birds in the Caribbean.

Because of the diversity and fragility of ecosystems, UNESCO declared this place a Biosphere Reserve in 2000. It was also granted the title of Ramsar site in 2001, becoming the first wetland in Cuba to be internationally recognized. On April 12, 2001, the Zapata Swamp was declared a World Heritage Site. It is a natural paradise for lovers of ecological tourism.

Program

• Pick up from hotels in jeep or specialized car.
• Exclusive possibility of having during the trip of driving and accompaniment of a specialized guide who will encourage and explain the beauty of the environment and will allow you to know and enjoy the wonderful of our Cuban flora and fauna that you will appreciate in the trajectory.
• Visit to the Guamá tourist park, located in the Zapata Swamp, with an area of 10,499 square kilometers and located in the southern part of the province of Matanzas.
• Visit to the largest crocodile farm in Cuba, a place that houses more than 10,000 specimens.
• Tour by boat through the Treasure Lagoon, a beautiful natural lake of 9 kilometers, 2 kilometers in area and 4 meters deep until reaching the Taino Village, founded in 1962 on one of the artificial islands in the Treasure Lagoon, in homage to that aboriginal people.
• Visit the fish cave, an impressive small cenote of 72 meters deep, where a great variety of colorful tropical fish and corals can be seen.
• Enjoy snorkeling in Caleta Buena, and enjoy a delicious Creole lunch at the restaurant of the same name.
• Return to the client's place of lodging.

TIPS: • Recommended: light clothing, swimsuit, sunglasses, hats or caps, tennis, sandals or comfortable shoes and photographic camera. • For the tour we recommend a water bottle.