Absolutely fabulous way to visit Cuba The 15 day cycle trip through Cuba was simply wonderful! It was exhilarating to 1-cycle through small towns and villages and see things and people that other types of tours do not offer. Pressure about cycling was relaxed, so if you were having a bad day or were daunted by the hills, then you could take time off and ride in the bus. The team on our ride were spectacular! They were efficient, attentive, kind, cheerful and interesting. Our guide Alex, was funny, intelligent, on the ball, accomodating....and informative about many aspects of Cuba and with a good knowledge of Cuban history and society. He made our trip an absolute delight. On the whole hotels and Casas were good, food was way better than I was led to believe, and the cities and towns chosen for the itinerary were varied and interesting. Well worth the money!
I'm not a keen cyclist but thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience . the only way to see the real Cuba . It would have been better if they'd cut out some of the boring long flat straight days against wind & done more in the central & east Cuba which is far prettier & interesting . More east to west would have avoided the prevailing [ & strong ] winds too .
This was my first trip with this travel specialist and my first time in Cuba and I had an awesome time that I would not mind doing a tour with them again. Normally, I would explore countries on my own and would only do a day tour if I feel like it. With the way the agency designed Beautiful Cuba, you have the best both worlds. You have guides to take you around and discuss history, culture, etc. but you are given sufficient time to go around the town on your own and explore the area. The guides were very informative and accommodating (showed us the night life) and our driver was very careful on the road. I would suggest though for the casa particulares to have internet because some of my tour mates failed to get Cubacel SIM card but needed to get in touch with their families and friends. A car who was supposed to pick me up in the airport failed to put my name on the placard which is very important so I hired a cab on my way to the casa particulares. However, after the initial stress, everything else went smoothly.