Cuba Bike Touring Going Great!    Cycling in Cuba brings you up close to Cuban life and culture  As we prepare to leave our Canadian winter behind and head off for 2-months of warm sunshine in Cuba, we would like to share some photos from the recently completed and successful November 2023 bike tour of western Cuba led by Jim Michler with the able assistance of our Cuban Tour Guide Karel Pupo. Despite what you may have heard, there is ample evidence that you can travel safely and in comfort in Cuba and have a great time while you are there. We are fortunate to have a solid team with Bicycle Breeze to make a cycling holiday in the warmth of Cuba this winter a reality. Beth and I will be in Cuba in January and February 2023. Follow us on Facebook to see our progress and adventures in photos and videos. November 2023 Fat Mary Tour Recap Every new touring season in Cuba is an opportunity for a safe and relaxing adventure in the warmth of the Cuban weather and people. L...

  Our 2024 Bike Tours   This newsletter will focus on sharing information on our winter 2024 tour season which will be based in Holguin.  We will be returning to two of our favourite tour routes both in eastern Cuba, Guantanamo Mango and Celia Sanchez - registration is now open . But first, let me share some of the photos of the Fat Mary Tour we led last winter.  This was the first tour of 2023 for us during our two glorious months in Cuba leading 2 different bike tours with 25 riders.   This bike tour began with us meeting with the Matanzas youth cycling club on the first day of our tour.  Bicycle Breeze donated custom team jerseys for the club, and our riders donated 2 large bags of bicycle equipment to keep these kids riding.  Then we cycled on to Havana which is a truly exceptional experience with so much restoration having taken place in recent years.  Next, we continued west to the Town of Soroa, in the low hills west of Havana, an...

News from Cuba: 2022-23 Tours Going Great! Our winter 2022-23 tour season is already underway. There have been two Bicycle Breeze tours to date, with lots of smiles all around. In this newsletter, we will share some photos and stories from these tours, and present two more options for joining Bicycle Breeze on a 15-day bike tour of Cuba this winter. Despite what you may have seen or heard, there is ample evidence that you can travel safely to Cuba and have a great time while you are there. We are fortunate to have a great team with Bicycle Breeze to make a cycling holiday in the warmth of Cuba this winter a reality. Beth and I will be in Cuba for most of the months of January and February 2023. Follow us on Facebook to see our progress and adventures in photos, and videos. The First Tour - Guantanamo Mango Tour of Eastern Cuba On December 7, 2022, Bicycle Breeze tour leaders Jim Michler and Sharon Silva completed the 12-day Guantanamo Mango Tour with a group of 22 riders.  ...

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...