“Ride to Las Terrazas in Old Fashion American Classic Cars” Tour

• Duration: 12 hrs approximately
• Departure time: 08.00 hrs
• Tour guide: Yes
• Children are allowed: Yes
• Languages spoken: Spanish and English

“Ride to Las Terrazas in Old Fashion American Classic Cars” Tour

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

Las Terrazas, is located 2.4 miles north of Km. 51 of the National Highway, just 45 minutes west of Havana.

This was one of the first coffee settlements in the country in the 19th century. The history of coffee cultivation is one of the main attractions for customers at the Buenavista restaurant, built on the ruins of the coffee farm of the same name, founded by the French.

This place aims to integrate tourism with the community, an example of this is the "Fonda de las Mercedes", which facilitates the interaction of visitors with a local family and the rescue of traditional Cuban culinary culture.

To make this visit unforgettable, we propose to tour the extraordinary beauty of Las Terrazas, and its magical places in our authentic American cars from the 50's, original, classic and convertible vehicles in perfect condition; which will undoubtedly make you travel through time.

The departures for this tour only take place from Havana.

Main places to enjoy in the tour in the Community Las Terrazas:

• Information Center Rancho Curujey, brief explanation of the project.
• Hacienda Buenavista, 19th century coffee plantation and its ruins.
• Tour of the Las Terrazas Community, contact with the inhabitants in the Callejón de la Moka and workshops of local artists.
• Optional Canopy Adventure. A walk down 800 meters where you can appreciate magnificent views of the landscape. -San Juan River, one of the biggest tourist attraction of this place, optional possibility of making a boat trip in this place.
• Time at your disposal to enjoy a horseback ride where you can go into an outstanding natural place of great beauty and variety, which takes the visitor to places where nature has survived unchanged for centuries.
• Optional lunch in a local restaurant (not included in the price). Price approximately 10.00 cuc per person.

Customers paying the entrance fees, will be able to enjoy the main tourist attractions of the city.

Services included in the excursion:

• Local guide (Spanish, English).
• Pick up at the hotel or rental house and departure to Las Terrazas in American Classic Cars.
• Panoramic tour of the route to Las Terrazas in classic cars and transfers to and from the hotel.
• Tour of the Las Terrazas community, which includes the Rancho Curujey Information Center, Hacienda Buenavista, Hotel Moka and Los Baños del Río San Juan, among others.
• Time available for an optional lunch in one of the restaurants in the natural park (not included in the price);
• Free time to visit other sites of interest in the community.
• Return to the hotel or rental house.

Services not included in the excursion:

Entrance fees to museums, places of interest and tourist attractions, restaurants (meals), bars (drinks) and tips, among others, are not included in the price of the excursion and require an extra charge at the discretion of the clients.

We use these cars:

• This experience will be done in a classic hard top car, model: Chevrolet Deluxe 1950 (4 door sedan) / Plymouth Deluxe 1955 (4 door sedan) / Fort Victoria 1955 (4 door sedan) / Oldsmobile Model 88 1954 (4 door sedan) or similar (Classic), with air conditioning and professional driver and guide in English and Spanish language (optional).

Distance traveled by car in the tour (round trip): 154 kms approximately.

Approximate duration of the tour by car (round trip): 2.15 hours approximately.

Time of end of the excursion and beginning of the return trip to Havana: 17.00 hrs.

Maximum pax for the excursion: 4 Pax in classic American car (with driver-guide service) or 8 Pax in microbus (with driver-guide service)

Pick up point: Lodging place (rental house or hotel).

Extra price for lunch or dinner: + 10.00 USD per pax

Important note: The clients, once the excursion itinerary is finished, can be transferred directly to Viñales, for an extra charge of 55.00 USD per car (not per passenger).

TIPS: • We recommend: light clothing, sunglasses, sunscreen, hat and camera.