Yuma
For this cycling tour our destination is María la Gorda, located at the extreme west of Cuba.
Tour Leader
Cost
Extra US $200. Should you register looking to share with another and we are not able to find an acceptable companion, you will need to pay the Single Supplement charge.
US $2600.
Tour Details
- Destination: Western Cuba.
- Duration: 11 days.
- Arrives: 04/11/2026
- Departs: 04/21/2026
- Days of cycling: 8
- Usual daily distances: 50 km (average) from 2 to 90 km (with flexible options).
- Terrain: Quiet backroads, for the most part, a little city cycling. There are hills and rolling countryside. A reasonable level of fitness is recommended.
- Road Surfaces: As through most of Cuba, roads can be rough in places so wider tires (28-35 mm) are recommended.
- Best Bike to Use: Hybrid, gravel, or touring.
- Support vehicle: 100%
- Tour staff: 1 tour leader, 1 culture guide, 1 driver, 1 mechanic.
Cubans rarely use the term “gringo,” slang for American heard in Mexico and throughout Latin America. While some here refer to Americans as “yanquis” in a derogatory way, “Yuma” generally is not meant to be offensive.
On this route you will cycle from Matanzas to Havana and beyond, all the way to the western tip of Cuba.
Beyond the north coastal route, we cycle through the western province of Pinar del Río and the Valle Viñales. The quiet back roads of western Cuba will take you past lush green fields of tobacco, through the Viñales Valley surrounded by unique limestone formations and on to a beach and coral reefs.
This amazing tour includes visits to famous caves, interesting towns and ancient coffee farms.
Ride through the Vueltabajo region, famous for its fine soil: the Tobacco grown here is reputed to be the finest in the world followed ,by the gentle Trade wind blow from the Atlantic, giving a gentle push to your destination.
Bus back into the wind. You have just risen through Cuba in the raw meeting a broad section of its population, from city to mountain hut dwellers.
This is truly an amazing nation of survivors, farmers, doctors, fishermen, improvising at every turn in their daily lives.
Do not forget your camera, memories fade. We have been doing these rides for over 20 years and still can’t get enough of this Cuba.
Columbus was right when he stated, “this is a most beautiful land”
TOUR GALLERY
DAY BY DAY SCHEDULE
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You will arrive in Havana and transfer to Matanzas. You will have time to explore the city, before to set up your bike, or meet our mechanic and set up your rental bike to fit you. Our evening meal will give us an opportunity to chat and introduce ourselves. Matanzas is a beautiful small city, it’s known as the City of Bridges, or the “Venice of Cuba” and it is a great start point for this adventure.
– Cycling: 0km.
– Accommodation: Matanzas.
– Meals Included: Dinner.
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On your first day cycling, with the wind at your back, we ride about 45 km to the beach. Before leaving Matanzas we will tour the Bellamar Caves (Cuevas de Bellamar), with beautiful stalactites and stalagmites, crystals and an underground stream.
Our cycling route takes us on a back road out of Matanzas, to the Valle Yumuri and along the “Via Blanca”. On the way we will cross the Puente de Bacunayagua, Cuba’s highest bridge at 110 meters above the valley below, and enjoy a stunning lookout, before arriving at the town of Jibacoa, in Mayabeque’s province.
-Cycling: 45km (a few rolling hills).
– Accommodation: Jibacoa.
– Meals Included: Breakfast/Box Lunch/Dinner.
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Today, we will take the bus to the Havana Velodromo and meet youth cyclists and their coach. We will also stop for a panoramic view of Havana and ride down hill to the ferry terminal before crossing the bay on a ferry to Old Havana.
Then we will do a walking tour. We will have time to explore, and to have lunch in a local restaurant in a quaint part of the old city.
Be ready with your cameras for a fun drive in vintage American cars through parts of Havana that you may have heard about like the University of Havana where Fidel Castro studied, Chinatown, the National Theater, the well-known hotels frequented by American mobsters before the Revolution, the long and impressive Malecón seaside boulevard and esplanade for which Havana is famous and more.
Later we will dine in a Paladar in Vedado, and have some free time after dinner.
–Cycling: 2km downhill.
– Walking: 3 km.
– Accommodation: Vedado
– Meals Included: Breakfast/Lunch /Dinner.
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We well have a box lunch from Café Rueda. This day starts in Mariel. We will ride to a town called Alquizar to meet a youth cycling club and leave our donations. From here we go on riding west through Artemisa and onto Soroa in the foothills of the Sierra Rosario.
On the way we will visit an old coffee plantation ruin, built by the wealthy Haitian French around 1800. These are the people who first developed commercial coffee production here in Cuba.
– Cycling: 49 km.
– Accommodation: Soroa.
– Meals Included: Breakfast/Box Lunch/Dinner.
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After breakfast we start with a visit to The Soroa Orchid Garden. It is set in the “eco-retreat” of Soroa, the only one of its kind in Cuba, with an area of 35,000 m² dedicated mainly to the cultivation of these beautiful flowers.
We then head out of the mountains along the highway, the Carretera Central. After a lunch break, we head up to our mountain retreat at Mil Cumbres.
Tonight we stay in a mountain hut and eat the best of Cuban hillbilly food and dance under the stars, mingling with wonderful local country people.
– Cycling: 68 km last half is hilly. (+1,040m).
– Accommodation: Milcumbres.
– Meals Included: Breakfast/Box Lunch/Dinner.
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Bus to La Palma, then ride to Cueva de lo Portales, and visit the cave. Then, we visit also the local and internationally renowned artist Miguel Antonio Remedios and stay for a fabulous cup of espresso.
After a lunch break, we ride 48 km from La Cueva to Viñales. The Viñales Valley was declared a national monument in 1978, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. It is known for the outstanding karst landscape and traditional agriculture as well as architecture, crafts and music.
Later, we will explore an eco-farm, before having a farm to fork dinner on the hill at the farm’s wonderful restaurant and watching the sunset over the mountains.
– Cycling: 71km.
– Accommodation: Viñales.
– Meals Included: Breakfast/Box Lunch/Dinner.
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Today, we will get up very early, to do the sunrise walking tour in the Viñales area with a local guide.
We will have lunch at Benito’s farm, and later we will ride to Santo Tomas cave, considered the largest cave system in Cuba.
On the way back, for those who like a good rush of adrenaline, will have the opportunity to do the canopy tour El Fortin.
– Cycling: 34 km
– Accommodation: Viñales
– Meals Included: Breakfast /Dinner.
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Wake up in the Valle Viñales and ride to Pinar del Rio, the capital city of Pinar del Rio province.
– Cycling: 67 km .
– Accommodation: Pinar del Rio.
– Meals Included: Breakfast/Box Lunch/Dinner.
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A very flat ride beginning in the historic city of Pinar del Río, winding through fertile farmland dominated by tobacco fields and ending at the western tip of Cuba, remote and beautiful beach, even exotic.
– Cycling: Morning 78 km and then afternoon 14 km
– Accommodation: Sandino.
– Meals Included: Breakfast/Box Lunch/Dinner.
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You have spent the last 10 days on a journey to the western tip of Cuba. Today, taking advantage of our luxury tour bus, we will fight the headwind back to Havana.
Along the way we will take a coffee break in Hotel Pinar del Rio. Upon reaching Havana we will have some free time to explore the nearby Malecon before dinner.
And to close the day, we will be able to enjoy a show at a night club in Vedado area.
Cycling: 0 km.
Accommodation: Vedado
Meals Included: Breakfast/dinner.
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Sadly, today is departure day and the bus will take us to the airport for the flight back home. We hope you have enjoyed the ride, our country, its wonderful people, and that you will return for more cycling with the Bicycle Breeze tour team.
– Cycling: 0 km.
– Accommodation: Vedado
– Meals Included: Breakfast.
Cycle Rental
Bicycle Breeze has bike rentals at great prices. For this bicycle tour in cuba 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.