"La Serafina Trail tour", Las Terrazas

• Duration: 3 hrs
• Departure time: 09.30 hrs
• Tour guide: Yes
• Children are allowed: Yes
• Languages spoken: Spanish and English

"La Serafina Trail tour", Las Terrazas

Description

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 with crystal clear water, fresh breezes and birds singing, a rural environment that invites you to enjoy nature tourism. How can you visit and be part of this environment? Well, we have designed a series of routes along various trails located in Las Terrazas that will allow you to enter this fascinating natural environment.

La Serafina Trail:

Take this 6.4 kilometer route through evergreen forests and enjoy the extensive vegetation, flora and fauna of the place. We will go up to an excellent viewpoint from where you will be able to observe the Las Terrazas Community, we will continue our journey until we reach the ruins of the Santa Serafina coffee plantation, where you will be able to learn about the presence of French settlers in the Sierra del Rosario. Finally, we descend through the valley of the San Juan River to Rancho Curujey.

Area Values

The La Serafina Trail is located in the Sierra del Rosario, this place has a variety of geological formations, vegetation and a wide diversity of natural, historical and cultural resources.

The reserve presents a high variety of ecosystems and habitats, which condition its flora and fauna. The diversity of plant formations and the floral richness of the territory, favors the abundance and variety of fauna: birds with 117 species from 30 families of these 12 endemic, reptiles with 33 species and 81.8 endemism, 16 species of amphibians with 81.7 endemism.

The flora has a total of 889 plant organisms, grouped in 608 upper plants and 281 lower plants with 11 endemism, although there are areas that reach up to 34. There is an endemic and monotypic genus of pine trees: Phyllomelia (Rubiacea), only documented worldwide for Cajálbana and Sierra del Rosario.

Itinerary

• Reception and welcome cocktail.
• Walk on trails on the western slope of the San Juan River Valley.
• During the journey you will be able to appreciate the exuberant vegetation and the flora and fauna of the town.
• Visit to the ruins of the Santa Serafina coffee plantation on the banks of the San Juan River.
• Picnic lunch depending on the modality chosen.

Departures

This tour starts at Hotel Moka located in Las terraces, but it can be done from other destinations: - Pinar del Río - Caius Levis - Viñales - Soroa - Hotels in Havana - Hotels in Varadero

Details of the excursion

• Difficulty Level: Medium
• The tour is always accompanied by a local guide.
• Amount of Pax: Minimum 2 Pax
• Duration: 3 hrs
• Distance to be covered: 6.4 km

Variants

You will be able to select the different variants:

• Collective or Private Tour
• Tour with or without Picnic (1 Ham and/or Cheese Sandwich, 1 National Production Drinks, 1 Water and 1 Jam).
• Tour with departure from several destinations and several types of transport depending on the number of pax.

TIPS: - Recommend: Light clothing, sunglasses, hats or caps, tennis, sandals or comfortable shoes, water bottle, sunscreen, insect repellent and camera.