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Celia Sánchez Cuba Bike Tour - Circle the Sierra Maestra

Celia Sánchez Cuba Bike Tour Beth and I have done this tour twice before - first in 2010 and again in 2015. The route covers my favourite part of Cuba with its quiet rural roads and spectacular scenery and vistas as we circle the Sierra Maestra mountain range.  Cleverly, we cycle around the mountains along the edge, so there are no really big climbs.  We take advantage of the tour bus and jeeps to explore the highest mountain range in Cuba. We are returning in February 2024 to lead another tour group - see the link at the bottom of the blog for details on how to join us. Starting in the City of Holguin, we make a clockwise loop around the mountains ending 15 days later in Guardalavaca. Celia Sánchez Bike Tour Route This tour is named after Celia Sánchez, the heroine of the Cuban revolution.  Celia grew up in the Sierra Maestra and worked alongside her father at his medical practice in Pilon. She became involved in planning the revolution working alongside a well-organized...