“Camagüey, Under the Moon” Tour
General Information
- Category: Evening tours
- Modality: Landing tours
- Duration: 3 hrs
- Departure time: Before 18.00 hrs
- Tour guide: Yes
- Children are allowed: Yes
- Languages spoken: Spanish, English and French
Program Details
“Camagüey, Under the Moon” Tour
Take a night tour of an eminently colonial city with majestic churches set in large, irregular squares, buildings of eclectic architecture, a city of legends and jars.
The tour begins in the Plaza de los Trabajadores where we will walk to the Plaza del Gallo. The route will continue along the Boulevard until arriving at Plaza Maceo, from this point on, the tour will continue by bicycle taxi, taking the narrow streets full of curves that characterize the area, enjoying facades with different styles and elaborate metal work on the grilles of balconies and doors of the oldest buildings until arriving at Plaza del Carmen. In this place you will be able to contemplate the life-size sculptures representative of the city's costumbrismo (local customs), you will also visit the Gallery-Workshops of renowned artists of Camagüey such as Martha Jiménez and Liubov del Toro and the interesting architectural style of the Church-Convent of El Carmen complex.
The tour continues to the Plaza San Juan de Dios, recognized as the most coherent building complex in the historic center. We continue to Agramonte Park, originally Plaza Mayor, surrounded by different buildings with history and architectural value and containing a remarkable sculpture complex, executed by the Italian sculptor Salvatore Buemi. The tour ends at the Casa de la Tova "Patricio Ballagas" where you will enjoy good traditional music and eminently Cuban rhythms performed by traditional orchestras.
Included:
- Local guide (Spanish, English, French)
Places of interest: Plaza de los Trabajadores - Plaza del Gallo - Boulevard - Plaza Maceo - Plaza del Carmen - Plaza de San Juan de Dios - Parque Agramonte.
Distance to be covered on the tour: 2 kms approximately.
Approximate duration of the tour (total): 3 hours approximately.
Starting point: Ignacio Agramonte Park.
Extra price for a bike-taxi ride to the house: + 10.00 cuc per pax.
Extra price for lunch or dinner: + 10.00 cuc per pax.
TIPS: • Recommended: Casual light clothing, sunglasses, cap, solar protection and photographic camera.
• The collected may be delayed up to 15 minutes depending on the number of hotels or rental houses and punctuality of customers.
Cancellation Policy • In case of cancellation up to 72 hours before the departure time of the excursion, a penalty of 10% of the excursion fare will be charged. • Regarding cancellations made between 72 and 24 hours before the departure time of the excursion, a penalty of 50% of the excursion fare will be applied. • Cancellations reported within 24 hours before the departure time and No-Show (no presentation at departure time), a penalty of 100% of the excursion fare will be applied. • Booking fees and credit card surcharges cannot be refunded in case of cancellation.