“HAVANA, AFROCUBAN ROOTS + BEYOND ROOTS” Cycling tour
“HAVANA, AFROCUBAN ROOTS + BEYOND ROOTS” Cycling tour
Description:
ENJOY THE ISLAND ON TWO WHEELS!!
We have designed original routes to discover the most cultural and social attractions of the Cuban capital. Discover in a few hours Cuban customs, the picturesque contrast of the architecture of its neighborhoods, as well as on the outskirts of our beautiful beaches on the north coast of Havana, always pedaling at your own pace and taking pictures of your trip.
For lovers of Afro-Cuban culture, we offer an unusual route to the famous Villa Guanabacoa, the beautiful one with its guano walls, this was a popular quote in the territory where the first market of slaves brought from Africa was settled in colonial times. His descendants have maintained the marked customs of their ancestors and today Guanabacoa is the Havanan town most famous for the practices of the different Afro-Cuban religions throughout the capital. To take this trip is to learn about the slave route and how today we defend its history, musical, religious and gastronomic traditions.
Starting point:
- Obrapía Street No. 360 bajo e / Habana y Compostela, Old Havana.
- Montero Sanchez Street No. 34 e / 21 and 23, Vedado.
Places of interest:
- Bay of Havana, the route begins with this small crossing of fewer than 10 minutes on a ferry that will share with some two dozen Cubans who travel constantly to the neighborhoods located on the other side of the bay.
- Regla town is an increasingly overseas town frequented by tourists, for its strong Afro-Cuban culture that is breathed upon arriving at its pier, by the influx of practitioners who meet there every day in the proximities of the famous Church of the Virgin of Regla.
- Visit to the Liceo Artístico Literario, since the beginning of the 20th century a famous music academy that has managed to radiate its musical talent to Cuba and the rest of the world.
- Visit to the Beyond Roots Community Project.
- Visit to La Cotorra Water Spring.
Difficulty degree: Low or Basic, the pedaling is done at a light pace, through terrains with only 10% of elevations. For this level, it is not necessary a great physical or technical condition, so all interested can participate.
Distance to cover by bike: 15 km approximately.
Municipalities to visit: Habana Vieja, Regla and Guanabacoa.
Approximate duration tour(total): 2 hours.
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).
- Passage in the Lanchita de Regla to cross the bay of Havana.
- Local guide specialized in Afro-Cuban culture.
- Afro-Cuban religious experience with Beyond Roots.
- Natural fruit juice.
- Traditional Cuban cocktail with sugar cane brandy.
- Musical performance
- Souvenir
- Lunch in a local space with traditional homemade Cuban food.
- 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.
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
- 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 a photographic camera.
- For the tour, we recommend carrying a water bottle.
More Information
- 4 hrs approximately
- 09.30 hrs
- Tour guide included
- Family friendly
- Offered inSpanish, English, French, and German
Options and Availability
Collective tour
Collective tour on bicycle with specialized guide service in several languages and the services described in the program. The best price.Private tour (1 - 4 Pax)
Private tour (1 - 4 Pax) on bicycle with specialized guide service in several languages and the services described in the program. The best price.Policies and Conditions
- 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 3 hours - maximum 3 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.