Cycling in Cuba

Vivian said:

Hello everyone!

I've been toying with the idea of cycling in Cuba - before Fidel bows out
and the yanks take over the island - but all the searches I've done on the
net they show really expensive expenditions. Is there a way to keep the
costs low? I mean, £1,500 w/o the flights included is a bit pricey for me.

Thanks in advance.

Get a copy of "The Hansomest Man in Cuba: a bicyle escapade" by Lynette
Chiang which will give you a good insight into the sort of trip you are
interested in. Also a good read. http://www.galfromdownunder.com/cuba/

Tony

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Quoted message said:

Hello everyone!

I've been toying with the idea of cycling in Cuba - before Fidel bows out
and the yanks take over the island - but all the searches I've done on the
net they show really expensive expenditions. Is there a way to keep the
costs low? I mean, £1,500 w/o the flights included is a bit pricey for
me.

Thanks in advance.

C+ had a story maybe 4 or 5 months back. Father and daughter IIRC and I am
pretty sure they did it independently rather than as an organised tour.

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Vivian said:

Hello everyone!

I've been toying with the idea of cycling in Cuba - before Fidel bows out
and the yanks take over the island - but all the searches I've done on the
net they show really expensive expenditions. Is there a way to keep the
costs low? I mean, £1,500 w/o the flights included is a bit pricey for me.

El Duffo o Muerte!

we did this about 4 years ago - just booked flights and sorted the rest
out when we landed - worked out really well, had a great time.
We flew Iberia via Madrid, Air France wouldn't take bikes.
At immigration in Havana they wanted to know where we were staying,
there was a space the form that had to be filled, they nearly sent us
to book a room with an agency with a little stall there just for those
without bookings, but once they saw the bikes they let us through and
we were free to go where we wanted.
'Casas Particulares' are private houses where you can stay, they had
recently become licensed when we went. Once you find one, they can
generally recommend a 'friend' in wherever you're next going.
Most tourism to Cuba is packages to the beach resorts with maybe the
odd day trip, so this was a great way to get off the beaten track and
see a bit more of the country.

http://www.swb.de/personal/elch/e_amerika.html#AMERIKA

At the bottom of the list you will find quite a few reports of tours in
Cuba.

Good luck.