"El Taburete Trail tour", Las Terrazas

• Duration: 5 hrs
• Departure time: 09.30 hrs
• Tour guide: Yes
• Children are allowed: Yes
• Languages spoken: Spanish and English

"El Taburete 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 paths located in Las Terrazas that will allow you to enter this fascinating natural environment.

Sendero El Taburete:

Take this 6 kilometer route enjoying a wide range of vegetation, flora and fauna of the place. To do so, you will ascend to the top of La Loma del Taburete, from where you will be amazed by the beauty of the panorama of the southern coast and the valleys where Las Terrazas Community is located. You will also see the monument dedicated to Che Guevara that will be placed at the top of El Taburete. On the way back, we will pass by the natural pools in the San Juan River where you can cool down from the heat and rest from your walk. At the end we will arrive at the Curujey Ranch.

Area Values

The **Sendero El Taburete ** 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.
• Ascent to the hill of El Taburete at 452 m above sea level.
• Enjoy the San Juan River Baths.
• Picnic lunch depending on the modality chosen.
• Transfer from San Juan parking lot to Rancho Curujey.

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: 6.0 km approximately

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.