"La Serafina Trail tour", Las Terrazas
General Information
- Category: Half day tours
- Modality: Landing tours
- Duration: 3 hrs
- Departure time: 09.30 hrs
- Tour guide: Yes
- Children are allowed: Yes
- Languages spoken: Spanish and English
Program Details
"La Serafina Trail tour", Las Terrazas
Trails are essential options for nature lovers. Walking through evergreen forests with exuberant vegetation and fauna, bordering rivers and waterfalls with crystal-clear waters, listening to the singing of birds in their natural environment make these tours a unique experience that allows you to be in direct contact with nature. The community of Las Terrazas is located in the Sierra del Rosario, declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1985 being the first one in Cuba, this is one of the ideal places for hiking in our country, so we have designed a series of tours through various trails in this place for your enjoyment.
La Serafina Trail: Walk along this path while you enjoy the vegetation and the flora and fauna that you will find during the journey, we propose you to go up to an excellent viewpoint from where you will see magnificent views of Las Terrazas, we continue the walk until we reach the ruins of the Santa Serafina coffee plantation. Once the visit is over, you will descend through the valley of the San Juan River until you reach Rancho Curujey.
Area values
The La Serafina Trail: is located in the Sierra del Rosario, which is in the category of Protected Areas of the country for its environmental importance, the core areas are located in the heights of the Salon and the Peladas, these are called ecological and natural reserve respectively, according to the categories of management of Protected Areas in Cuba.
It has a variety of geological and plant formations and a wide diversity of natural, historical and cultural resources. We can find presence of fossils between the Upper Jurassic and the middle part of the Lower Cretaceous periods contained in the limestone rocks. The fauna and flora is characterized in first place by vertebrates, the scarcity of mammals and a greater abundance of birds, reptiles and amphibians and invertebrates, as well as its flora has several vegetal formations and existence of mogotes. It has a tropical climate with the characteristics of the reserve. The flora is made up of 889 plant organisms, with 11% endemism. The fauna is highly endemic in particular groups, such as mollusks, which can reach 40%. Amphibians and reptiles exceed 80%. The Sierra del Rosario has several plant formations: evergreen forests, semideciduous, pine forests, quabales, complex of mogotes and secondary vegetation. Of the fauna, the most studied groups are amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Ninety species of mollusks, 16 species of amphibians, 33 species of reptiles, and 117 species of birds have been reported.
Itinerary
- Welcome cocktail with brief explanation of the project.
- Walk on trails on the western slope of the San Juan River Valley. (Picnic lunch depending on the modality chosen).
- Visit to the ruins of the Santa Serafina coffee plantation located on the banks of the San Juan River to learn about its history.
Details of the excursion
- Distance to be covered: 6.4 km approximately
- The excursion is made in the company of a local guide.
- Difficulty Level: Medium
- Duration: 3 hrs
- Minimum Quantity: 2 Pax
Outputs
This tour starts at Hotel Moka located in Las terraces, but it can be done from other destinations. - Pinar del Río - Cayo Levisa - Viñales - Soroa - Hotels of Havana - Hotels of Varadero
Variants
You will be able to select the different variants:
- Collective or Private Tour
- Tour departing from various destinations depending on the type of transport.
- Tour with or without Picnic: PICNIC: 1 Ham and/or Cheese Sandwich, 1 National Production Drinks, 1 Water and 1 Jam
TIPS: - Light clothing, sunglasses, hats or caps, tennis, sandals or comfortable shoes, water bottle, sunscreen, insect repellent and camera.
- Pick-ups may be delayed by a few minutes depending on the punctuality of the customers.
- This tour operates with a minimum of passengers. It must be reconfirmed 48 hours before the departure of your excursion. If the supplier decides to cancel because the minimum number of passengers required is not reached, the agency will offer you an alternative tour or a full refund of the tour price.
- Excursions with departures from other destinations if booked for only 1 pax will pay the transport supplement for 2 pax.
Cancellation policy - Cancellations made 48 hours before the tour departure time, a penalty of 50% of the tour fee will be applied. - In case of no-show, 100% of the tour price will be discounted.