TWO CUBA BIKE TOUR OPTIONS Hello, Cuba cycling fans. Guest blogger and Cuba bike tour leader Lee Orphan here.  I've been in Havana since January 8, 2025, and it has been a great experience.  So far I've been fortunate to have no power outages although there will be some periods of a few hours when that won't be the case.  I've wandered the local markets, explored the tourist sites in and around Havana, and added many happy miles cycling to the eastern beaches and pueblos to the west. Food and meals are very inexpensive for tourists. I am having some very nice meals at the restaurants in the Vedado neighbourhood of Havana for half the price I would pay at home. The ropa vieja de res (shredded beef) has been my favourite, and the pizzas have been delicious. Last weekend, we spent some time with the Guajira Tour group as they completed their ride around western Cuba. It was a pleasure to hear their stories of adventure and unique experiences. The earliest bike to...

  2025 CUBA BIKE TOUR PRESENTATION You are invited to join Lee Orphan on January 6, 2025, at 7 pm EST for a 40-minute Zoom presentation on 2025 Cuba bike tour options.  There will be time for your questions about Cuba and the tours. The earliest bike tours have sold out, but there remain spaces for the February and March tours. To join the presentation follow the link below. January 6, 2025, at 7 pm EST:      Zoom Meeting Link       Tour Details You will find more details about the tours and can register by visiting the tour website. Links follow each tour description. All tours offer e-bikes as an option, making the tours accessible to everyone. Colonial Cities & Beaches Tour 2025 When:   February 15 to March 1, 2025. A f ully-supported bike tour of Central Cuba focused on its rich culture, natural beauty, friendly people and quiet roads.  This tour explores Cuba's best beaches and  most historically significant colonial c...

  Cuba Bike Tour Options - Focus on Colonial Cities & Beaches Tour I hope you can join me on one of three bike tours I am leading between January and March 2025.   Tour registration is open.   Bike rentals are available with many options, including hybrid, road, mountain, gravel, and touring.  All tours offer e-bike rentals, making them accessible to everyone.   In this newsletter, you will find a summary of the 2023 edition of the Colonial Cities & Beaches Tour, a beautiful tour of central Cuba that we will repeat in 2025. This tour was recently run in November 2024 with very positive reviews by riders.  Cuba is always an adventure, and Bicycle Breeze ensures you are supported all the way. There is also information on the other two tours I am leading this winter. Colonial Cities & Beaches 2023 Tour Recap I'd also like to share the story of our February 2023 tour, which involved cycling a new route through central C...

  FAT MARY BIKE TOUR ZOOM MEETINGS Join Lee Orphan, an experienced Cuba Bike Tour Leader for a 20-minute presentation on Zoom to describe the Fat Mary Cuba Bike Tour and answer questions.  This 15-day tour cycles around western Cuba's quiet and beautiful scenery from January 25 to February 8, 2025.   Zoom meetings have been scheduled for November - links below: November 8 at 7 pm EST:      Nov 8 Zoom Meeting Link       November 11 at 7 pm EST:      Nov 11 Zoom Meeting Link If you would like an invitation to one of the meetings to add it to your calendar send an email to    lee@bicyclebreeze.net You can register for this tour and reserve a spot at no cost.  Simply visit the tour website (the link is below after the tour description). If the timing of this tour does not work for you, other tours are available in February and March 2025.  They are briefly summarized below. All tours offer e-bikes as a...

Three Great Cuba Bike Tour Options this Winter Join Lee Orphan, an experienced Cuba Bike Tour Leader for one of three bike tours on offer between January and March 2025.      Tour registration is open and encouraged - you can reserve a spot free until the Fall.  All tours offer e-bikes as an option, making the tours accessible to everyone. Fat Mary ( María  la Gorda) 2025 When:   January 25 to February 8, 2025. A fully-supported 15-day tour of Western Cuba offering a broad view of Cuban life.  Powered by the typically easterly tailwinds and supported by a tour crew and an air-conditioned bus you will ride from Varadero, through Havana and on to the western tip of Cuba where we arrive at the internationally famous dive centre known as María la Gorda. Walk the streets of Havana and take a vintage car ride to enjoy its history, culture, shopping and food. Explore caves, a derelict coffee plantation and Ché Guevara’s hidden cold wartime headquart...

  Cuba is Ready to Greet You  Between January and March 2025, I will lead three bike tours in Cuba for the well-respected bike tour operator Bicycle Breeze. I hope you can join me for the fun. This next season will be based in Havana/Varadero providing two airport options for flying to Cuba.  Tour registration is open and encouraged - you can reserve a spot at no cost until the Fall.  All tours offer e-bikes as an option, making the tours more accessible. Celia Sanchez Bike Tour Recap I want to share some photos and a story about the second winter 2024 bike tour that I led, this one in February. This tour is named the Celia Sanchez Memorial Tour as it celebrates the life and times of the "Heroine of the Revolution" as she is known in Cuba.  For 15 days, we cycled the region where  Celia Sanchez was born, raised and supported the revolution.  She played a key role in supporting the revolution, from the time she made preparations for the landing of the G...