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Lee's Cuba Bike Tour Newsletter - Spring 2024

 

Bike Tours - 2025 Season

I will lead three bike tours in Cuba between January and March 2025.  I hope you can join us for the fun.

Lee & Beth Co-Tour Leaders

The next season will be based in Havana/Varadero providing two options for arriving in Cuba.  Tour registration is open and encouraged - you can reserve a spot at no cost until Fall 2024.  All tours offer e-bikes as an option.

Let's begin looking back on some photos of our recent highly successful Guantanamo Mango Tour of January 2024.

We began our tour in Holguin, then rode east to Faro de Maisi (a lighthouse at the eastern edge of Cuba), before turning back and travelling through Guantanamo, Santiago de Cuba and, the Pinares Forest.  Finally, we returned to Guardalavaca to complete our loop of Eastern Cuba.  The pictures below capture a small part of our fun.

Guantanamo Mango 2024 Tour Group

A Visit with the Baracoa Youth Cycling Club

Playa Maguana - Our Private Beach

Arriving at Faro de Maisi - The Eastern-most Point of Cuba

Private Restaurant in Tortuguilla

Santiago de Cuba Sunset from Rooftop Bar

Guided Walking tour of Santa Ifigenia Cemetery in Santiago

Natural Swimming Pool at Salto del Guayabo Waterfall

Cayo Bariay, the Site of Columbus' 1492 Arrival in Cuba

Our Cuba 2025 Tour Opportunities

We hope you enjoyed the photos of our recent Guantanamo Mango bike tour.  Our 15 years of experience touring Cuba by bike enables us to ensure your safe enjoyment of Cuba as we enjoy a healthy and relaxing bike tour exploring this beautiful island.  We pride ourselves in making sure riders are well prepared for their adventure in Cuba and have no surprises.

So let's explore the three tours that Beth and Lee will be co-leading next season.

Fat Mary (María la Gorda) 2025

When:  January 25 to February 8, 2025.

A fully-supported 15-day tour of Western Cuba. 

Cycle through the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere, Valle de Viñales, and the tobacco lands of Pinar del Rio, to María la Gorda.

For more details or to register for this tour head to the website 
Fat Mary Website

Colonial Cities & Beaches Tour 2025

When:  February 15 to March 1, 2025.

A fully-supported 15-day tour of Central Cuba. 

This tour explores six colonial cities and several white-sand beaches.

For more details or to register for this tour head to the website. 
Colonial Cities & Beaches Website

Gringo Viejo Tour 2025

When:  March 8 - 20, 2025.

A fully-supported 13-day (mini) tour of Western Cuba. 

Explore Havana, then cycle through the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere, Valle de Viñales, and the tobacco lands of Pinar del Rio.

For more details or to register for this tour head to the website.
Gringo Viejo Website

What’s Happening in Cuba Right Now?

Cuba depends on tourism to obtain hard currency from developed countries to buy 80% of its food on the world market. Our tours directly support Cubans who work in the tourism industry through wages and tips from clients. Our tours also support Cuban youth cyclists as we along with our clients bring thousands of dollars of cycling equipment to the school programs in each province of the country, along with medicine and clothing.

Food for tourists has been readily available and meals at restaurants, hotels, and casas particulares (Cuban B&Bs) have been simple but tasty.  We wish it was easier for Cuban Nationals to obtain their groceries in the abundance we enjoy outside this small island nation.  More tourists are the biggest opportunity to help Cuba financially.

Hearty breakfast at a casa particular


Final Words

Thanks for reading our blog!  If you have any questions reach out to us and we can review the options.  We can also send you a brochure of any tour with daily itineraries and photos.  

Bicycle Breeze offers customized tours for 10 or more riders.  

Best wishes,

Lee & Beth Orphan

YouTube Video Channel:  Lee's Cuba Cycling YouTube Channel
Bicycle Breeze company website:  www.bicyclebreeze.net

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