Biking Cuba - Havana Loop
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 มิ.ย. 2020
- I managed to sneak in a week long trip to Cuba in the few weeks before the world went crazy with Covid with three friends - Mike, Eli and Sean.
We flew from NYC, to Miami and then to Havana. It was very easy - we applied for a visa and then ticked 'Support for the Cuban People'.
We rode out along the north coast from Havana to Vinales (the tobacco growing region) and then came back along the south coast and then back up to Havana.
We packed light - no tents and stayed in what the Cubans call 'Casa Particulares'. Which are basically lovely Cuban peoples houses - where they let you stay and cook you dinner.
Route here:
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Let me know if you have any questions in the comments.
Cuba is so beautiful
great work!!! Bravo!
Lovely video. Thank you.
Thank you, that was a great video, I hope you'll keep making them. A great vibe overall, just like the one in Japan. Makes me want to hope on my bike and leave right now.
Looks like an incredible trip!
That was a great video! Glad you enjoyed the trip.
You were probably the last ones to do such a trip! Congratulations
Enjoyed watching this, reminds me how the world was, hope things return to normal soon.
I think things have pretty much returned to normal. This whole Covid thing seems forgotten.
I travelled there for work for 5 years and wasn't able to explore so I went to Havana in Jan, 2020 (looks like I just missed you!) I had given some thought about returning and biking around... You guys have sold me on the idea !
you guys are living my dream
My dream trip!
When was this?
Ive been there alot but hear this wouldn't be safe now?
Unless its with a tour group?
AWESOME VIDEO!!!!!
Really nice video! I'm planing a similar bike trip in april and I was wondering what you guys did with the bike boxes and the Evoc bag? Did you guys left them at the hotel and/or airport in Havana? Thanks!
Yep - left them all at the Airbnb and booked it for the first and last days of our trip
what passport did you go in with? and do you apply for visa at the airport or prior to booking the ticket?
I have a British passport, but my three friends all went with American passports. We bought visas before booking flights and went in support of the Cuban people. It was super simple.
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I got food poisoning in Cuba too. The chicken! Made riding torture.
Yaaa.. we all suffered. Ah well - it was still a great trip! :)
el pollo es no bueno.
Awesome video! I just booked my flight to Cuba and I'll be there at the end of March...still debating if I should bring my bike or not. Would you have done this ride by yourself?
Yes. Solo travel is great. Go for it.
Great! Just purchased an Evoc bike bag...I almost fainted when checking out. Haha! Was it complicated to get out of Havana to the highway? How many casa particulares have you stayed in from Havana to Viñales?
@@samt.1369 naaaa easy as pie. There aren’t many cars outside of the center of the cities really. We stayed in casaP’s every night of the trip! 😎
@@JohnBr0 I've been to many parts of the world for hiking but this will be my first bikepacking trip ever. Chilean/Argentinian Patagonia is also a place I'd like to revisit for bikepacking if I like this experience.
Isn't it risky to drink the water in Cuba without first treating it?
We filtered everything - but we all got SO sick. I'd highly recommend filtering / treating / avoiding ice in cocktails etc. Be really really vigilant about it.
Buy an ultra viotet pen at MEC
I went to Cuba a long time ago you had to show customs you had a hotel which was state registered because people was renting there rooms out to tourists and I guess not paying any tax was that the case with you.
Cool. Did you go when Obama or Trump was in office?
Earlier this year - 2020.
We need that stupid music?
What music would you prefer?