"ALEJANDRO DE HUMBOLDT NATIONAL PARK" Tour
"ALEJANDRO DE HUMBOLDT NATIONAL PARK" Tour
Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, a World Heritage Site, is a protected area in Cuba, located in the provinces of Holguin and Guantanamo. It has an area of 79,680 hectares and is one of the most important sites for the conservation of endemic flora in the entire western hemisphere.
Values:
The territory has exceptional examples of the development of karst forms and systems ("pseudokarst") on non-carbonate lithologies; one of the best and most complete examples of the insular tropical rainforests of the Neotropics is evident. There are important populations (sometimes unique) of threatened species of flora and fauna, and three of the smallest vertebrate species in the world live here. The Park concentrates 2% of the species of flora on earth. It has a flora of 905 endemics, almost 30% of those reported for Cuba. Of this total, 343 are exclusive to the region. This territory has the greatest vegetal diversity of the Cuban Archipelago and the Insular Caribbean.
Program:
- Departure from our office to the Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, a protected area with the greatest biodiversity in Cuba and the Insular Caribbean, declared a World Heritage Site.
- Entrance to the park and visit to the Balcony of Iberia trail (7 km) where a specialized guide will help you get in touch with a virgin nature.
- Visit to a waterfall and swimming in its crystalline waters.
- On the way back, visit to the Maguana beach with its coral reef barrier, which has the most beautiful white sands in the area.
- Return to the hotels.
- Recommended: light clothing, swimwear, sunglasses, water, hats or caps, hard tennis or hiking boots and sandals to cross the river, other protective layers for seasons rain, solar protection and photographic camera.
More Information
- 9 hrs aprox
- 08.00 hrs
- Tour guide included
- Family friendly
- Offered inSpanish, English, and French
Options and Availability
Collective tour
Tour in collective Jeep 4 x 4 with specialized guide service in several languages. The best price.Policies and Conditions
- Minimum pax for the tour: 5 Pax.
- This tour operates without a minimum of passengers. Holiplus will reconfirm 48 hours before the departure of your tour. If the provider decides to cancel, for reasons of force majeure or adverse weather conditions, Holiplus will offer an alternative tour or fully refund cost of your trip.
- The collected may be delayed up to 15 minutes depending on the number of hotels and punctuality of customers. Customer should be informed on sales desk to avoid disagreements.
- Level of complexity: Medium-High.
- The Jeep must be shared with other tourist (4 pax / jeep).
General conditions:
- Children from 0 to 2 years old are free on conventional tours.
- Children from 3 to 12 years old have a 50% discount on the tours, in correspondence with the price for the range of clients. Children do not have a minimum age for excursions.
- Children up to 18 years of age do not have access to cabaret and disco nightclubs.
- Departure time for tours is 9.00 am for those tours that are not required.
Cancellation and no show policy:
- Cancellations must be made before 48 hrs prior to the enjoyment of the tour and 100% of the value of the tour will be refunded.
- Cancellations between 48 hrs and 12.00 hrs prior to the enjoyment of the tour will be penalized with 50% of the value of the tour.
- If the client does not show up at the departure time of the tour (no show), 100% of the value of the tour will be deducted.
- The cancellation of the service due to force majeure does not entail a penalty and the client will be refunded 100% of the amount paid.
