Authentic Cuba
Facts
Daily distances: 130-390 km, 81-242 miles
Highlights
The pearls of the Caribbean has many facets to be discovered on a motorcycle.
Do you want to discover Cuba in its authentic way? If yes, then this Ride4Fun tour will definitely excite you. Here you transport your luggage on the motorcycle, because we will not have a van, and with the local tour guide you communicate in English or Spanish, because he or she will speak German, if at all, only very incompletely. But you can be sure that you will get all the information at first hand and an authentic impression of Cuba.
If this is what you are looking for, then come to Havana, hop on a BMW or a Harley and spend a couple of happy days in Cuba; it is sure to surprise you! From Havana we ride in a big round first to the west in the region of the tobacco plantations and then to the south past the Bay of Pigs, to Cienfuegos and then on to Trinidad, the quintessential Caribbean city. We then head to the north coast by crossing the Topes de Collantes; a mountain range protected as a national park, where the road climbs up to 800 meters.
After that we drive along the north coast, which is a paradise of palm tree beaches and turquoise bays, back to Havana, the capital of Cuba, where people wave and dance, happy to see our motorcycles. It sometimes happens that a local takes their 1952 Harley out of the shed and joins our group - just like that - for a few miles. Yes, Cuba is unique and well worth the trip, even if you don’t have that much time!
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR U.S. CITIZENS
Since 2011 all U.S. citizens have been able to participate in ‘people-to-people’ educational exchange programs that provided for ‘meaningful interaction’ with Cubans. On June 4, 2019, the Trump administration rescinded the “people to people” license. However, every U.S. citizen can still legally travel to Cuba, pre-approved, under the “support for the Cuban people” license, which requires that each itinerary adheres to a full-time schedule of “meaningful interaction” with Cubans.
Although Edelweiss Bike Travel’s Cuba programs are designed for an international clientele, they are also designed to maximize “support for the Cuban people” as much as possible through stays at private B&Bs, meals at private restaurants, and interactions with independent artists, private tobacco farmers, etc.
NOTE: It is the responsibility of individual U.S. citizens to review existing Cuba Assets Control regulations (31 CFR Part 515 administered by the Dept. of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control) to ensure each traveler’s compliance.