Jeep Safari “BACONAO PARK BIOSPHERE RESERVE”

Jeep Safari “BACONAO PARK BIOSPHERE RESERVE”

We offer a diverse selection for panoramic tours of the most significant sites in Cuban history, culture and contemporary life. So this is a treat for those seeking some vacation adventures on their Cuba holiday tour.

One of the first Protected Areas created in Cuba, the Baconao Biosphere Reserve and National Park is located approximately 20 kilometers from the city of Santiago de Cuba, in the eastern region of Cuba, in the eastern part of the provinces of Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo, facing the Caribbean Sea. It was declared a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1987 for it's great international recognition, as well as for promoting and showing a balanced relationship between humanity and the environment. The Baconao Biosphere Reserve covers an area of 84,985 ha with a 7,380 ha strip of sea. The name Baconao comes from a local legend of an indigenous boy who lived in southern Cuba during the Pre-Columbian period. The legend is based on a magic tree called Bacona, which taught the Indian boy to play music using the shells of the lagoon.

Baconao National Park and Biosphere Reserve is home to 1800 species of plants of great botanical, medicinal, food, industrial and religious interest, as well as 939 species of insects, birds, reptiles, arachnids and some mammals.

Among the main attractions of Baconao National Park are: La Gran Piedra, the Valley of Prehistory, La Granjita Siboney, the National Museum of Ground Transportation, the Aquarium and Baconao Lagoon among others.

An exceptional jeep ride through the Baconao Park, declared World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, will make you to discover the rural traditions of the Eastern zone. Includes the Baconao Aquarium, where the visitors are able to observe the species in their own habitat through a tunnel 30 meters under the sea, and enjoy a beautiful show of dolphins and sea lions. In the park you can stroll in boats by the Baconao lagoon and finally visit the Prehistoric Valley, which has more than 200 large sculptures representing dinosaurs, mammoths and other species that inhabited the earth millions of years ago.

Itinerary:

• Pick up by Jeep at the hotels according to the established schedule and departure to the nature areas of Santiago de Cuba,
• Panoramic drive along the Baconao road.
• Panoramic tour through the Prehistoric Valley.
• Arrival at the Baconao Aquarium, enjoy the facility to contemplate the rich variety of fish and marine mammals.
• Enjoy the dolphin show. Departure from the Aquarium to the Baconao Lagoon.
• Taste a Creole lunch with a liquid included.
• Departure to the Artistic Community to enjoy contemporary Cuban art,
• Return by jeep to the hotels.

Note: Time to swim with dolphins at the Aquarium optional