ECOTURISM

Cienfuegos

In Cienfuegos, touristic pole, mostly of city and nautic. There are also attractive nature places that we recommend:

Sendero El Nicho. An emblematic site whose access through the mountain in a Russian truck its unforgettable adventure the path that goes through the mountain along the high Hanabanilla riverbed, upto its source among rocks with several water falls called "Desparramaderos"(spread places)where Europeans don't lose the ocation to have a bath, although the Cubans don't do it, because of the "cold" water.

Topes de Collantes. Located at 20 km from Trinidad from where you can get, through a beautiful mountain road, is a ecotrikking complex or resort of health and wellbeing, placed between the 700 and 800 meters height, what it allows to enjoy of a fresh climate and cold in winter; here, you have the "Kurhotel Escambray " and the hotels "Los Helechos" ,Serrano and Caburni village. These resorts offers the paths and sites that we next recommend:

Hacienda Codina. From this mountain house you can go through a mountain path although it has an easy way, with different scenaries, including a cave and beautiful terraces facing to the Caribbean sea. You can't leave without tasting the Ginson coctel, of "aguardiente and gengibre"(they seem soft but they aren't).

Casa de la Gallega. Path beginig and end upto the "Salto del Rocío" along the high Hanavanilla riverbed, in a place that the guides know, almost always you can watch "Jutías" in their own natural environment.

Sendero al Salto de Javira. The departure is from the "El Cubano" farm, at the base of the mountain and near from Trinidad, where, there is a breeding of the delicious Cat-fish an exclusive dish of the restaurant. The path (very easy to walk) goes through a virgin forest with archaeological vestiges of old "Cimarrones" site, upto the Javira's fall, a beautiful mountain corner that you won't forget.

Sendero al Salto del Caburní. The departure is from Topes de Collantes and you'll need good legs, most of all when you get back, although you can also do it in the back of a mule. The trip through the forest is very nice, and the fall, in particular is one of the highest of Cuba with an amazing beauty.

Hotel Hanabanilla. . Located al the Noreast of the Escambray's range mountains, it offers the charm of its location near to the dam and the lake intermountain of which takes its name, and by whose waters you can enjoy of wonderful fluvial hikes we recommend:

Fluvial Hike to Rio Negro. A wonderful sailing through the mountains and after a exquisite lunch in the "Ranchón" placed in the middle of the forest.

Sendero al Pico de La Colicambiá. Only for strong legs o for those who can stand a good ride at the back of a mule through the mountain, with the best tourist reward; to enjoy of a wonderful landscape.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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