General Information and Program Details
- Duration: 4 hrs approximately
- Departure time: 09.30 hrs
- Tour guide: Yes
- Children are allowed: No
- Languages spoken: Spanish and French
You must carry a personal identification document or a photocopy of your passport.
This tour operates with a minimum of 2 passengers. Holiplus will reconfirm you 48 hours before the departure of your tour. If the supplier decides to cancel, due to force majeure or bad weather conditions, Holiplus will offer you an alternative excursion or will reimburse, in full, the cost of your excursion.
Level of complexity: Medium.
Duration: minimum 4 hours - maximum 4 1/2 hours
Your reservation will always be a CONFIRMED RESERVATION, you will only have to get to one of the two nearest departure points (Calle Obrapía No. 360 bajos e/Habana y Compostela, Habana Vieja or Calle Montero Sánchez No. 34 e/ 21 y 23, Vedado) on the day of your excursion, at the exact time to start the bike ride with the number of people you declare in the VOUCHER of the RESERVATION option. You do not need to make additional confirmations to your reservation because we will always wait for you on time.
We recommend starting the tour at nine in the morning (09:00 hrs) but you can decide the time of departure of your tour, we will adjust to your plans at any time of the day. The maximum recommended cycling time is 4 hours. Recommended minimum time is 2 hours.
Working hours and holidays: Our provider runs the tours from Monday to Sunday at the hours of 9:00am (morning) and 2:30pm (afternoon), only not for the beach tour which is only run in the morning. We work in a personalized way so with previous request we can make adjustments for earlier departures. No tours on December 24th and 31st.
We are legal workers, with us you have guarantees that you will not find if you make excursions with people who act outside the law.
Once the reservation is made you will receive at your email address the voucher with the information you have chosen. If you can print out the voucher you can present it to your tour guide.
With us you can book for any time of the year, either in the high season of tourism or in the time of less tourists in Cuba.
You can decide the time of the excursion, even if you have booked for a certain time and you will have the possibility to ride your bike for less or more time than agreed. We do not recommend to take the tour for less than three hours.
Our service is collective, it is a guide service for a group of clients.
Maximum group capacity: The capacity to run tours is up to 30 clients in unison, larger groups we recommend sectioning them off.
Our bikes are in excellent technical condition.
Cancellation policy:
If the service is cancelled up to 72 hours before the excursion departure time, a penalty of 0% of the excursion price will be applied.
- If the service is cancelled between 72 and 24 hours before the excursion departure time, a penalty of 30% of the excursion rate will be applied.
- If the service is cancelled between 24 and 12 hours before the excursion departure time, a penalty of 50% of the excursion rate will be applied.
- If the service is cancelled between 12 hours and up to the time of the excursion, and in case of no-show, 100% of the price of the excursion will be deducted.
Note: no administrative costs or credit card fees can be refunded in case of cancellation.
Force majeure: There may be causes that cause the cancellation of the tour not desired by the Holiplus provider. We consider that these may be: adverse weather conditions such as heavy rains or declaration of hurricanes, partial or total closure of the circulation of cycles through the city declared by the traffic police or similar. In such cases, the tour can be rescheduled or cancelled without any payment from the client.
“FLAVORS OF THE ISLAND: AGRO-GASTRONOMIC ROUTE” Cycling tour
Starting point:
- Obrapía Street No. 360 bajo e / Habana y Compostela, Old Havana.
- Montero Sanchez Street No. 34 e / 21 and 23, Vedado.
Difficulty degree: Basic, the pedaling is done at a light pace, through terrains with only 10% of elevations. For this level, no great physical or technical requirement is required, so all interested parties can participate.
Distance to cover by bike: 15 kms approximately.
Municipalities to visit: Plaza de la Revolución, Havana Center and Old Havana.
Duration approximate of the tour(total): 4 hours approximately.
Minimum of passengers for the tour: 2 pax.
The price includes
- Bicycles of your choice and to your size,
- Helmets, Padlocks,
- Water bottle of 500 ml per pax, or water to fill your personal reusable bottle,
- Accompaniment with a guide specialized in cyclotourism, in the following languages: Spanish, English, French, German and Dutch, at your choice (recommended to book in advance to ensure availability).
- Lunch at Hecho en Casa gourmet-delicatesen restaurant.
- Private Cuban cooking class experience at Hecho en Casa gourmet-delicatesen restaurant.
- Technical assistance on the road for all groups. A mechanic will be assigned to every 5 clients who will accompany them all the way with the guide.
- Any other service specified in the tours of this catalog as Included.
Important: Our provider does not guarantee medical insurance or other types of insurance against damage to customers in any of its routes. This must be contracted by the clients before their arrival to the country by the agency that travels or acquire it in any of the ports and airports of access. By accepting the reservation contract, the customer accepts full knowledge of the use of the medium.
Supplement: Lunch at Jíbaro/ Factoría Diseño restaurant: 14 USD x pax or Healthy light lunch at Cafeteria Creperie Oasis Nelva: 10 USD x pax.
Home Service:
Our provider guarantees, if you have the information of the gender of the PAXs and at least approximately the physical measurements of them, transfer the bikes to the residences. For this, we have established a price supplement for municipalities, such as:
- Old Havana and Vedado: 2.00 USD / PAX
- Centro Habana and Nuevo Vedado: 3.00 USD / PAX
- Playa (up to 84th Street) and Cerro: 4.00 USD / PAX
- Other areas and municipalities: 6 USD - 10 USD / PAX (according to distance in kms).
An additional professional photography service is offered for clients at an extra charge (not included in the program): A professional photographer will accompany clients throughout the tour and deliver 25 edited photos within 15 days via WeTransfer. - From 1 to 2 Pax: 25 USD x group - From 3 to 4 Pax: 30 USD x group - From 5 to 7 Pax: 35 USD x group - From 8 to 10 Pax: 40 USD x group - More than 10 Pax: 45 USD x group
TIPS: • Recommended: light clothing, sunglasses, water and light meals with sweet and protein, hats or caps, tennis or sandals, other protective layers for seasons rain, solar protection and photographic camera. • For the tour we recommend a water bottle.
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