"One Day in Viñales" Bike Tour

• Duration: 8 hrs
• Departure time: 10.00 hrs (Show up 15 min before)
• Tour guide: Yes
• Children are allowed: Yes
• Languages spoken: Spanish, English and German
• Location: Central Park of Viñales

"One Day in Viñales" Bike Tour

Description

Viñales Valley is the ideal place to contemplate and admire the beauty of the Cuban landscape. It is located in a small rural town in the province of Pinar del Río, and it stands out for having the best tobacco plantations in the world and the largest cave system in Cuba.

Our proposal is that you make this trip with almost no traffic, surrounded by the mogotes and beautiful tobacco plantations.

Details of the route

• Departure from the meeting point.
• Tour with our e-bikes through the colorful Viñales Valley, declared by UNESCO in 1999, World Heritage Site, in the category of Cultural Landscape.
• During the tour we will be able to appreciate the daily life of the Cubans who live there, their habits and customs.
• Visit to a tobacco farm, in this place we will receive a detailed explanation and a first hand demonstration of the process of cultivation of tobacco.
• Lunch in the area, the exact place where we will have lunch will always depend on our speed, the condition of the participants and the usable roads, but all the restaurants have an excellent quality and we will receive a warm welcome.
• Visit to the Cave of Jose Miguel, where formerly escaped slaves tried to find a home and where today, on weekends, the Cave becomes a nightclub for the enjoyment of locals and visitors.
• We continue the tour to the Prehistoric Mural, one of the largest open-air frescoes on the planet, 120 meters high and 160 meters wide. This mural shows the evolution of life in a natural sense in Cuba. It is located on a vertical wall painted on the mogote. The mural represents the biological past of the region, considered one of the oldest lands in the Caribbean. Along with the human figures, which evoke the natives of this area of the archipelago.
• Time for a cocktail while we exchange the impressions of the day.
• After touring the mogotes and appreciating the beauties of the valley we returned to Havana.

Tour includes

• Guide (English, German or Spanish - other languages on request)
• E-bike
• Padlock and Helmet
• 1 bottle of water (500 ml).
• Lunch with 2 drinks included.
• Entrance to the museum of prehistory, tobacco farm and cave of Jose Miguel.
• Technical assistance throughout the tour as well as trained personnel to attend to any eventuality that occurs during the course.

Sites of Interest

Viñales Village, Viñales Valley, Prehistoric Mural, Jose Miguel Cave, Mogotes, Tobacco Farm, etc.

If you wish we can arrange accommodation in Viñales the night before the tour starts (extra charge)

• Accommodation in double room (includes breakfast): 40 USD/Pax
• Accommodation in single room (includes breakfast): 60 USD/Pax

Degree of difficulty: Easy to Medium

Group size: from 1 to 10 pax.

Planned meeting point: Parque Central Viñales (Another meeting point can be organized for private groups).

Important Notes:

• You should arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before the tour starts.
• At the meeting point, we will give a brief introduction to the electric bicycles, the settings of the clients' bicycles at each individual height and some general information about the roads and traffic regulations in Cuba.
• All participants must travel with their own personal insurance.
• The program is subject to change. Visits to museums depend on opening hours. Modifications/changes possible, depending on the opening hours of the museums.
• The guest should have a good experience in urban cycling. There are no bicycle lanes in Cuba.
• Guests should be able to ride a bicycle comfortably up to 20 kilometers.
• There is no minimum age for children, only a minimum height of 1.40 m
• For the bikers of the future we have trailer seats/trolleys. Maximum weight: 25 kg. The number of seats/trolleys is limited and will always be "on request".
• Sex of the person: female/male (including information, if any, about any special characteristics regarding the person's height, weight, or any disabilities).

TIPS: - It is recommended to wear light clothing, sneakers, closed shoes or tennis shoes, comfortable and appropriate for walking outdoors, sun protection, sunglasses, insect repellent. Rain can be expected at any time.