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Cuba Cycle Tour
Details
Features
MacQueen's Island Tours pioneered the Cuban cycle tourism industry in 1994, making us the longest-running international cycle tour operator in Cuba.
Our head office in Canada provides convenient reservations and payment options. A year round operations office in Havana ensures your travel runs smoothly. Experienced, expertly qualified multilingual destination representatives complement and enrich your cycling holiday.
Our Cuba cycle tours are accompanied by multilingual company destination representatives/mechanics, bilingual local guides, professional drivers, and fully equipped support vehicles. Our minimum ratio of tour staff to participant is 1:5. We accept up to 14 participants on our 1-week to 10-day tours, and up to 24 participants on the Vuelta Cuba.
Accommodations
Our guided group tours generally stay at small scale resorts selected to provide personal service and an intimacy not available in larger properties. Character Inns and villas are typical. Most hotels have a 3 to 4 star rating from a variety of Cuban hotel chains. All have private baths. Rooms are almost always equipped with twin single beds.
Singles
We will be happy to match you up with a roommate for any of our trips. If a roommate cannot be arranged, the single supplement charge applies (payable when tour balance is due).
Skill Level
Each tour is designed to be accessible for novice to advanced cyclists. Average daily distances are 50-60 km (30-40 miles). A support van is on hand to shorten your cycling distances, if desired, and extra mileage is usually available to extend your cycling.
Meals & Beverages
As per itinerary. Please see our FAQ page on vegan diets. Bottled water is included on rides.
Equipment
With over 25 years experience selling and servicing high quality bikes, we've selected our best hybrid bicycles for use in Cuba. They are expertly maintained by our professional resident mechanics. Based on past experiences of loss and/or damage and lack of replacement parts, we do not recommend bringing your own bike. We encourage helmet use and have many sizes to choose from. If you have a favorite helmet you are welcome to bring it along. Many experienced cyclists also bring their personal saddles and clipless pedals.
Cycling & Support
Bicycle touring should be fun, so if you ever find the wind too strong, distance a little long, or terrain too hilly, our support van is ready to give you a lift. Daily distances average 50 km (31 mi) with additional mileage often available. Our goal is to finish cycling by lunch thus avoiding cycling during the heat of the day.
Medical Considerations
We recommend that participants have some cycling experience and be in reasonably good physical condition. Our guides have First Aid training and medical facilities in Cuba are very good. MacQueen's Island Tours offers and recommends emergency medical insurance. If your insurance does not cover you in Cuba, ask us about coverage options.
Repeat Clients
We appreciate your loyalty and look forward to seeing your faces again. A 5% "Alumni Discount" is available to anyone who has taken a previous cycle tour iwth MacQueen's Island Tours.
What Is Included?
Meals as per itinerary. We occasionally leave a meal or two open when options are greatest. We also use a number of "all inclusive" properties where all your meals, drinks and many recreation options are included. All scheduled meals come with one national brand drink.
Also included
are hotel, restaurant and company representative gratuities, one group airport transfer per tour,
support van, guide service, high quality bicycle rental, souvenir water
bottle and accommodations.
What Is NOT Included?
Gratuities for Cuban guide and driver, additional beverages, medical and
cancellation insurance, Cuban departure tax, flights (unless otherwise
indicated), passport fees, tourist visa, options purchased locally such as
scuba diving, horseback riding, museum fees, theatre and items of a
personal nature etc.
The Fine Print
WoWCuba/MacQueen's Island Tours acts only as the agent for the
suppliers providing the means of transportation and all other related
travel services. We assume no responsibility, however caused, for injury,
loss or damage to person or property in connection with any service
resulting directly from the following: acts of God, detention, annoyance,
terrorism, thefts, pilferage, civil disturbances, government restrictions
or regulations, strikes, delays and expenses arising from quarantine,
failure of any means on conveyance to arrive or depart as scheduled,
discrepancies or change in transit or hotel services over which we have no
control or other financial loss whether to persons or property arising out
of certain risks and danger which may occur during a bicycle trip,
including but not limited to the hazards of biking in general. Regulations
governing charter flights allow for changes to the published itinerary
without prior notice. ALL connecting flight reservations are made at
passenger's own risk. We reserve the right to make changes in the
itinerary where deemed advisable for the comfort and well-being of trip
members. Tour leaders have the right to dismiss participants who may be
jeopardizing the safety or enjoyment of the tour.
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