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“Tradition and Nature” Tour

Departure from Viñales, Pinar del Río, Cuba
“Tradition and Nature” Tour - “Tradition and Nature” Tour
from $22.00

General Information and Program Details

  • Duration: 4 hrs
  • Departure time: 08.00 hrs - 14.00 hrs (Winter Cuban Time) / 08.00 hrs - 15.00 hrs (Summer Cuban Time)
  • Tour guide: Yes
  • Children are allowed: Yes
  • Languages spoken: Spanish, English and French

“Tradition and Nature” Tour

Description:

Excursion designed for ecotourism lovers.

Program

  • Departure by car or taxi from Viñales to Sitio del Infierno: distance 8 kms.

  • We start the walk until we get into the mountain. During the journey you will be able to observe the different crops of the area: yucca, malanga, tomato, pepper, coffee, banana, as well as the young pigs of the mountain; in the mountain you will be able to appreciate the beauty of the flora and fauna endemic of the place.

  • We will visit the aquatic people (people who believe in the use of water to cure their illnesses) with a protagonist taking a short break in this small paradise.

  • We continue through small paths on rocks until the Hoyo de los Negros where you will be able to observe the endemic vegetation of the place among them: cactus, philodendrons, jagüeyes and bromeliads.

  • We continue by car or taxi until we reach a tobacco plantation, in this place we will visit the crops, the tobacco dryer and the house, we will drink a creole coffee and we will observe the making of an authentic tobacco, that we will be able to share with the producer.

The price includes:

  • Specialized guide
  • Coffee and tobacco tasting.

Distance to walk: 9kms.

Approximate duration of the excursion (total): 4 hours

Degree of difficulty: Medium (II).

Option: At the end of the tour, you can have lunch at the agro-ecological farm, a unique place for its beauty and quality of traditional food, where all the fruits, tubers and vegetables are grown naturally. Price of lunch: 10 CUC per person.

Very important notes

  • This excursion is not made in the rainy season as it is quite difficult and somewhat dangerous.

  • If the client chooses the excursion without transport included, he will have to pay an extra supplement of local transport to be able to access the sites to be visited which are distant from each other. From 1 to 3 pax: 10.00 cuc (per car), from 4 to 6 pax: 20.00 cuc (per car), from 7 to 9 pax: 30.00 cuc (per car).

TIPS: • Recommended: light clothing, sunglasses, water and light meals with sweet and protein, hats or caps, hard tennis or hiking boots or sandals to cross, other protective layers for seasons rain, solar protection and photographic camera.

BOOK “TRADITION AND NATURE” TOUR

  • Private tour (without transportation)
    Private tour (without transportation) with Multilingual Specialized Guide + the entrance to every place + coffee and cigar tasting. The best price.
    1 Adult
    (Daily departures)
    $22.00 - $22.00
    Discounts applied: