JEEP SAFARI CUBA, TRAVELING THE CENTER Group Tour

overview

CANIMAR RIVER, An adventure through embankments and roads, crossing rivers, palm groves, valleys in the province of Matanzas.
A Jeep tour through the CIÉNAGA DE ZAPATA where you can see the way of life of its inhabitants, its history, flora and fauna.
CALETA BUENA perfect to enjoy a swim in its natural pools of warm waters of the Caribbean Sea.
Founded by French settlers in the year 1819, CIENFUEGOS, known as "La Perla del Sur", declared World Heritage by UNESCO.
Nestled in the mountains of Escambray, EL NICHO NATURAL PARK, an ideal site for eco-tourism.
Located 800 meters above sea level, TOPES DE COLLANTES, a natural paradise, ideal for lovers of adventure.
Full emotions within the intricate Sierra del Escambray, the GUANAYARA NATURAL PARK, an adventure within the "Guanayara" river.
TRINIDAD, the museum city of the Caribbean Sea, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and one of the first 7 towns founded in Cuba.
ALTURAS DE BANAO NATURAL PARK, one of the best preserved natural areas of Cuba.
Colonial city and national monument, SANCTI SPÍRITUS, history and traditions in every corner.
YAGUAJAY, the living history of Commander Camilo Cienfuegos.
On the north coast of the island, the CAGUANES NATIONAL PARK, with its impressive system of caves and different aboriginal pictographs very well preserved.
San Juan de los REMEDIOS, an old colonial city of Cuba.
Known as the city of El Guerrillero Ernesto Che Guevara, SANTA CLARA, full of history and culture.

HIGHLIGHTS

Departure from VARADERO
Self-Drive tour
Adventure & nature tour
Offered in Spanish, English, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, and Russian
5 Stars Rating

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included

Guaranteed departure on fixed dates and required minimun of 2 passengers.
Assistance in airports and tourist destinations that are visited by program.
7-nights accommodation according to the program description. (7 nights with bed and breakfast and dinner).
Guide service throughout the tour.
All described transfers in air conditioned bus.
Visits indicated in the program.

not included

International flights.
Entry card (visa) (25.00 EUR).
Additional drinks and meals.
Extra expenses in hotels, such as phone calls, laundry, tips, minibars in hotels of Havana, etc.
Gratuities or tips.
Optional excursions.
Travel insurance.
Transfer IN / OUT.
Any other service not specified in the program.

notes

Day of departure of the tour: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
We recommend light footwear and garments, long-sleeve shirts and long trousers, hat, skin cream and insect repellent, appropriate bathing suit to swim in rivers and beaches.
Strongly recommended to travel insured according to kind of activities associated to selected program.
Small backpack to carry personal belongings useful during walking tours and visits.
No matter in fact Cuban Public Health System is very competent and accesible at any destination is strongly recommended to carry personal personal drugs for diagnosed chronical diseases and alergies.
We always recommend drinking mineral water bottled and sealed during your stay in the country.
The pick-ups in the hotels of Havana may have some delay (10 - 15 minutes) with respect to the indicated hours.
Exits on dates other than those scheduled require a minimum of 6 passengers and are guaranteed in the language selected by the client.
The order of execution of the program may vary due to operational needs, without affecting the integrity of the program.
If there is an exceptional need for diversion or relocation of the clients of a hotel in the program, other hotels of the same or higher category will be procured.
Additional supplements for the tour: - Exclusive Jeep (1 pax): 275.00 USD / pax. - Client as additional driver in the Jeep: 33.00 USD / driver. - National professional driver driving the customers jeep: 337.00 USD / driver.
For customers who buy this tour to visit the Mausoleum of Che Guevara in the City of Santa Clara, they must leave to Varadero hotels any day of the week except Monday.
Customers who run this program will always have a Tourist Guide throughout the tour and speak one or two of the following languages: English, German, Dutch, Czech, French, Italian, Russian, Portuguese and Spanish.
The Jeep can not be used for night outings, or activities outside of the program.
Jeeps Suzuki Jimmy with hard top, air conditioning and mechanical transmission are used.
The fuel necessary to satisfactorily complete the entire route program is included.
For the characteristics of the type of jeep and the program to be executed, where the luggage must be transported in the jeep, the optimum number of people per jeep is 2 adults, at the customer's choice they can travel in the same jeep as a maximum of 2 adults + 2 children from 2 to 12 years old or 3 adults.
Any customer who wants to make the tour in an exclusive jeep and / or in a single room pays the corresponding supplements.
The client drives his own jeep so he must have his Driver's License with him. It is an essential requirement to be able to drive at least 18 years of age and at least 2 years of experience as a driver.
Each caravan is accompanied by a specialized guide and a support jeep with a mechanic driver, the guide will travel in the first jeep of the caravan in one of the clients jeep and the mechanic driver in the support jeep closes the caravan (each exit will have a minimum of 2 jeeps, 1 of clients and 1 of support).
INSURANCE AGAINST ALL RISK is included. OBSERVATION: In the case of accidents where it is proven that the client was under the influence of alcoholic beverages or psychotropic substances, or that the damages were caused intentionally or as a consequence of his negligent act, the client will pay the totality of the damages caused.
Liquids are not included in lunches and dinners.
The caravan of jeeps and the belongings of the clients within these, when the clients meet the guide in visits, is left to the care of the mechanic driver.
In case of low % occupancy in hotels with buffet dinner, this can be replaced by an a la carte service on the base menu.
The a la carte service in lunch or dinner is executed on a basic menu that includes: (bread and butter, vegetable salad, main dish (chicken, pork, fish or beef) with its side dishes, dessert and coffee).
Clients' claims are not accepted if they were not formulated in writing before leaving the establishment where the cause of the complaint or claim occurred.

Itinerary

DIA 1VARADERO - RÍO CANIMAR - CIÉNAGA DE ZAPATA.
MATANZAS and PENÍNZULA DE ZAPATA Jeep 4 x 4
At 08:00 hours - Pick up at Varadero hotels. Transfer to the point of departure of the Jeeps. Jeep Safari tour to the Canímar River. An adventure through embankments and roads, crossing rivers, quarries, palm groves, valleys, virgin caves and peasant villages. Visit to the house of a peasant family, visited by their areas of self-consumption, groves and animal husbandry. Visit to the Tourist Center "La Arboleda", located on the banks of the "Canímar" River. Semibuffet lunch with typical dishes of the area. Ride in boats and horses. Continue on the road to the Ciénaga de Zapata, crossing different towns and rural settlements in the province of Matanzas (Guanábana, Triunvirato, Zequeiras, Bolondrón, Atos de Jicarita). Brief stop at the Tourist Farm "Fiesta Campesina". Accommodation at Batey Cubanacan "Don Pedro" or at Villa Cubanacan "Guamá". Dinner and free night at disposal.

Estimated route in jeep: 160 kilometers.
DIA 2CIÉNAGA DE ZAPATA – CALETA BUENA (PLAYA GIRÓN) – CIENFUEGOS.
CIENFUEGOS, CIENFUEGOS CITY, PENÍNZULA DE ZAPATA, PLAYA GIRÓN, and PLAYA LARGA Jeep 4 x 4
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure by jeep for the planned route for the day. Visit to the Parrot and Crocodile farm. Visit the replica of the Taino Village in Guamá with outboard motorboat ride through the Laguna del Tesoro. Continuation of the Jeep Safari through the Ciénaga de Zapata, crossing the interior roads of the Ciénaga de Zapata, through villages in the area (Pálpite, Soplillar, Cayo Ramona, Playa Girón), where you can see the way life of the inhabitants of this area, its history, the flora and fauna of the place, as well as the construction of the coal ovens, etc. Visit and lunch at the "Caleta Buena" recreational center with free time to swim in its natural pools of warm waters of the Caribbean Sea. Continuation of the route of the Jeep Safari to the city of Cienfuegos, bordering the entire south coast to the town of Juraguá. Tour in transit through the city of Cienfuegos with a short stay in its José Martí Central Park. Accommodation at the Hotel Islazul "Pasacaballo" (when it is not possible to confirm it, the villa "Guajimico" will be used). Dinner at the hotel and night available to customers.

Estimated route in jeep: 170 kilometers.
DIA 3CIENFUEGOS – CUMANAYAGUA – EL NICHO NATURAL PARK – TOPES DE COLLANTES.
CIENFUEGOS and TOPES DE COLLANTES Jeep 4 x 4
Breakfast at the hotel. Tour of roads towards to the "El Nicho Natural Park" Tourist Center, located in the heart of the Escambray Mountains, along its eco-tourist trail, visit to the waterfall and time for bathing in its natural pools. Lunch at a local restaurant in the area. Continuation of the tour in jeep safari crossing the mountain massif to the mountain community of "4 Vientos", brief stop to explain the community project and then continue to Topes de Collantes, located 800 meters above sea level. Accommodation at the hotel "Gaviota Los Helechos". Dinner at the hotel and free night available to customers.

Estimated route in jeep: 85 kilometers.
DIA 4TOPES DE COLLANTES – GUANAYARA NATURAL PARK – TOPES DE COLLANTES.
TOPES DE COLLANTES Jeep 4 x 4
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure on a Jeep Safari tour to the Guanayara Natural Park. Route through the paths of the intricate Sierra del Escambray to La Casa de La Gallega. Tour of the eco-tourist trail "Centinelas del Río Melodioso" that borders the "Guanayara" river until the "El Rocío" waterfall. Adventure activities inside the river. Time to swim in the waterfall and in the "Del Venado" natural pool. Return to the house of La Gallega to take time to rest and the typical lunch. Return to the hotel in Topes de Collantes. Visit to the Coffee House. Dinner at the hotel and free night available to customers.

Estimated route in jeep: 50 kilometers.
DIA 5TOPES DE COLLANTES – TRINIDAD – ALTURAS DE BANAO NATURAL PARK – SANCTI SPÍRITUS.
SANCTI SPÍRITUS, SANCTI SPÍRITUS CITY, TOPES DE COLLANTES, and TRINIDAD Jeep 4 x 4
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure by jeep from Topes de Collantes to the beautiful and historic city of Trinidad. City Tour to the Monument city of Trinidad, declared by UNESCO "World Heritage of Humanity", with a visit to the Museum of the City "The Cantero Palace". Visit to the Sugar Mill Valley, free time to climb the Manaca Iznaga tower. Continuation of the route to the Alturas de Banao Natural Park. Visit to the Ecological Reserve "Lomas de Banao". Typical lunch in the local restaurant. Explanation of the area in the visitor information center and tour of its eco-tourist trail "Banao - La Sabina", with visit to the waterfall and time for bathing in its natural pool "Doña Bella". Continuation of the route to the city of Sancti Spiritus, declared a national monument and one of the 7 first villages of Cuba founded by the Spanish colonizers. Accommodation and dinner at the Islazul hotel "Rancho Hatuey" or "Rijo-Plaza". Free night available to customers to explore the main tourist and cultural attractions of the city.

Estimated route in jeep: 120 kilometers.
DIA 6SANCTI SPÍRITUS – MENESES – YAGUAJAY.
SANCTI SPÍRITUS Jeep 4 x 4
Breakfast at the hotel. Jeep tour from the south to the north of the province of Sancti Spiritus, by roads and inland roads that border tobacco plantations, sugarcane and other minor crops, as well as different villages and peasant settlements in the province. View to the Protected Area of Managed Resources "Jobo Rosado". Welcome to the area with juices and natural fruits, general explanation of the area, visit to the fighting fence of Roosters, explanation of this Cuban tradition and demonstration of top of protected roosters, tour of the Mini zoo. Lunch in the Casona of the "Los Alamos" farm. Brief time for rest and continuation travel through fields of various crops, peasant settlements, rural communities (Llanada Abajo and Llanada Arriba), the Valley of Alunao, to the ranchón "El Pelú de Mayajigua" on the banks of the Jatibonico del Norte river. Free time to swim in the natural pools of the river and enjoy the facilities of the place (horseback riding and visit to El Pelú de Mayajigua trail, based on a local legend). Accommodation in Villa Islazul "San José del Lago". Enjoy the thermal pool exclusively for the clients of the tour. Dinner at the hotel and free night available to customers.

Estimated route in jeep: 100 kilometers.
DIA 7YAGUAJAY – CAGUANES NATIONAL PARK – YAGUAJAY – REMEDIOS – SANTA CLARA.
SANCTI SPÍRITUS, SANTA CLARA, and REMEDIOS Jeep 4 x 4
Breakfast at the hotel. Jeep safari tour looking for the northern coast of the province of Sancti Spiritus and through breeding areas of different types of cattle (cows, horses, sheep) and mangrove areas to the National Park "Cayo Caguanes". Welcome in the key and tour with specialized guide for the trail "The Wonders of Caguanes treasures", which will take you to visit part of its impressive cave system and where the client can see stalagmites, stalactites, columns and other interesting secondary formations, as well as different aboriginal pictographies very well conserved. Time for a swim in one of the virgin beaches of Cayo. Upon return, lunch at Finca "Rancho Querete" to the north of the Protected Area "Jobo Rosado", short time for rest and enjoyment of the natural beauties of the area, continuation of the route. Visit to the city of San Juan de los Remedios, with time to explore its historic center and its beautiful cathedral. Continuation of the route to Santa Clara, known as the city of Che Guevara. Accommodation at the Horizontes hotel "La Granjita" or Horizontes "Los Caneyes" or Cubanacan "América". Dinner at the hotel and free night available to customers to enjoy the many cultural options at night in this attractive city.

Estimated Jeep Tour: 95 kilometers.
DIA 8SANTA CLARA – SAGUA LA GRANDE – CORRALILLO – MÁXIMO GÓMEZ – CÁRDENAS – VARADERO.
VARADERO, MATANZAS, VILLA CLARA, SANTA CLARA, CORRALILLO, and CÁRDENAS Jeep 4 x 4
Breakfast at the hotel. Jeep tour of the city of Santa Clara. City Tour to visit the main tourist, historical and social attractions of the city including the Leoncio Vidal central park, the Monument to the Armored Train and visit to the Che Guevara Mausoleum and its fallen comrades in Bolivia. Continuation of the route to the town of Sagua La Grande, city tour and lunch at the Hotel "Sagua". Continuation of the route to Varadero beach, by roads and inland roads that cross sugarcane plantations and other minor crops, where you can appreciate the way of life of our fields. Delivery of jeeps at the point of rent. Transfer by bus to the hotels of Varadero. Accommodation by the client (not included in the price of the circuit).

Estimated route in jeep: 210 kilometers.

END OF THE PROGRAM.