“A DAY IN VIÑALES” Tour

“A DAY IN VIÑALES” Tour

The Viñales Valley is located in the province of Pinar del Río, the most western area of Cuba, in the Sierra de los Órganos, exactly in the mountainous group of the Guaniguanico Mountain Range. This valley and a large part of the surrounding mountain range was approved in 1999 as a National Park and, in December of the same year, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, in the category of Cultural Landscape. It also has the status of National Monument, which it received on March 27, 1979.

The Viñales Valley is one of the best known and most attractive areas in Cuba. It presents an exceptional scenario, which, among others, is characterized by the fusion of its spectacular natural beauty, environmental conservation, the harmonious action of man in the cultivation of small fruits, fodder and essentially the cultivation of tobacco, whose traditional methods of cultivation and production, achieve universal recognition of the cigar as one of the best quality in the world.

Itinerary

• Pick-up at your hotel and departure to Pinar del Río.
• Walk through the Viñales Valley, declared a UNESCO Protected Cultural Landscape and a National Natural Monument.
• Tour of one of the area's tobacco plantations (during growing season).
• Visit to the Mirador de Los Jazmines, a spot offering a beautiful overview of the Viñales Valley;
• Visit to the Cueva del Indio (Indian Cave) with a boat ride on the river that runs through it;
• Lunch at a local restaurant;
• Visit to the Prehistoric Mural, which depicts the evolution of life in the Sierra de los Órganos, from the mollusk to the first indigenous inhabitants of the area;
• Return to the hotel.

Departure days of the excursion: Daily.