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Celia Sánchez

Hiking La Plata, Turquino, Santiago de Cuba - Bicycle Breeze Celia Sanches cycling tour in Cuba

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Cost

N/A. Should you register looking to share with an another and we are not able to find an acceptable companion, you will need to pay the Single Supplement charge.

Tour Details

Enjoy a great ride, through some of the most beautiful and historic parts of Cuba – where revolutions are born.  Enjoy a walking tour in the mountains where coffee, fruit and cocoa are grown. See the City of Santiago de Cuba and ride the coastal road where the Sierra Maestra falls to the sea.  The breathtaking vistas will stay with you forever.  Walk to La Plata, Fidel’s hideaway camp, high up in the mountains and see where the Granma boat disembarked the rebels to start the armed struggle.  You will be amazed that those young men made ashore to rid Cuba of Batista.

Celia Sánchez for whom this tour is named, was the heroine of the revolution.  She was a girl from the Sierra Maestra and knew the area well and she was acquainted with the mountain people because she assisted her father in his medical practice serving the poor people who lived up in those high mountains.  Not only did the locals know Celia well, they loved her for her kind work helping the people as she worked with her father, who had his practice in the small town of Pilón at the western end of these famous mountains.

In the City of Las Tunas, we will be hosted by a youth cycling team and donate bicycle equipment.  Our involvement with this club has produced a number of regional and national champions.  These achievements would not be possible without your help.  Your support for this group keeps their high school cycling program alive and well.

A visit to eastern Cuba will benefit from learning the history, you will be passing so much of the revolutionary culture on this tour. We suggest reading the book: Nancy Stout, One Day in December: Celia Sánchez and the Cuban Revolution.

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Cycle Rental

Bicycle Breeze has bike rentals at great prices. For this tour you will need either a hybrid or a gravel bike. All will work. Should you prefer to bring your own that is fine with us, you will get the same mechanical assistance as the renters.
 
Check your travel company for costs of shipping your bike. Depending on your country of embarkation you may be better to rent. Renting has other positive aspects. Your bike will not get lost in transit. It is far easier to travel without a bike box and spare bikes are on the bus for renters. The negative side is that this is not your favourite ride.

Customize This Tour

With a group of 10 or more riders, Bicycle Breeze can offer the ability to customize a tour to suit your needs. Contact us to start planning your next great adventure.

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Bike Tour of Southern Cuba "Celia Sanchez". Celebrating the life of the Heroine of the Revolution

3 thoughts on “Celia Sanchez [Lee]”

  1. read this book, it should be mandatory for those doing the Celia Sanchez tribute tour., and also a good one prior to Turquino :- One Day in December: Celia Sánchez and the Cuban Revolution

    Amazon
    /www.amazon.com/One-Day-December-Sánchez-Revolution/dp/1583

  2. Beth and I are very excited to be returning for the third time to do this tour. The route is amazing and often spectacular. The Cuban revolutionary history is woven into each day. Feel free to contact me with any questions.

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