"NORDIC WALKING IN CUBA"

NORDIC WALKING NOW ALSO IN CUBA!!
The new Mega Trend, helps you stay fit in the most comfortable way – hiking in advanced form!

CUBA STARTRAVEL helps you experience Nordic Health Weeks in Cuba, which are appropriate for beginners and advanced hikers. In the wonderful environment, at Varadero’s beach and in the enchanting Vinales Valley, learn Nordic Walking under the guidance of experienced professionals.



Very easy and quick to learn, Nordic Walking relieves the body by up to 30% and is therefore suitable for people with knee and back problems. Through the utilization of about 85% of all muscle groups it helps burn an enormous amount of energy. Nordic walking is almost 50% more effective than walking without sticks, and an optimal weight reduction exercise, because the average pulse is 130 per minute. You will learn a total body workout, which you can do in almost every natural environment with minimal effort and equipment. Small groups allow for individual attention and guaranty success in learning. We also offer optional onsite massages, and also nutrition counseling, which will promote and support your journey to fitness at home as well.

Nordic Walking is stress relief, an outdoors experience, vitality and a balanced mind and body.

Your Trip Accommodations:
HAVANNA
3 star hotel – located in the middle of the old town with a stroll on the first day
Facilities: restaurant, bar, hotel safe, internet, fax
Room: bathroom, shower, AC, telephone, satellite TV
Boarding: breakfast (no board on the evening of arrival)

VINALES
3 star hotel – wonderful location in Vinales Valley, with a panoramic view of the valley and the surrounding tobacco plantation
Facilities: restaurant, bar, snack bar, pool, souvenir shop and daily necessities, hotel safe, money exchange
Room: bathroom, shower, AC, telephone, satellite TV
Boarding: breakfast, 2 dinners in Vinales’ village

LAS TERRAZAS
4 star hotel – beautifully located in Sierra del Rosario’s great outdoors
Facilities: restaurant, grill, bar, pool, tennis court, souvenir shop and daily necessities, hotel safe, money exchange
Room: bathroom, shower, AC, telephone, satellite TV
Boarding: half-board

VARADERO
3 star hotel –directly at Varadero beach
Facilities: 3 stars, 103 rooms, a la carte restaurant, grill, lobby bar, snack bar, swimming pool for children and adults, entertainment, hotel safe, souvenir shop, money exchange, medical assistance, wheelchair accessible, parking, moped, and car rental, internet
Room: bathroom, AC, satellite TV, telephone, rental safe, mini bar
Boarding: all inclusive

>> If desired, the active-trip can be supplemented with an extension, in order to get to know more of the country and people, a tour with a rental car through the country or maybe a learn salsa through one of our workshops.

"NORDIC FITNESS-WEEK in CUBA"
Dates: 07.-22.02.2008

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Experience Nordic Walking, in “Vinales valley”, one of the highlights in Cuba’s landscape.
Routes with sloped and flat surfaces in the valley allow for a workout at different intensity levels – at breathtaking scenery.

07.02.:Arrival in Havana, reception and transfer to the Hotel.
Welcoming of all participants in the evening, briefing of the program and a stroll through Havana in the evening

08.02.: Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer to Vinales after breakfast. Introduction to Nordic Walking and a guided tour with an easy route; guided tour with a more challenging route in the afternoon. Dinner in a beautiful restaurant in Vinales, reminiscent of past eras.

09.02.:Guided tour in the morning and afternoon; lunch-bag included. Dinner in a private restaurant; Enjoy Cuban hospitality and authentic Cuban cuisine.
Optional: a ride in the surrounding, massage, relaxation at the pool.

Stage two in “Sierra del Rosario” Biosphere Reserve. Luscious green in all shades and home to many endemic plants and bird species, experience another highlight of the island.

10.02.: Breakfast in the hotel. Shuttle to Las Terrazas Biosphere Reserve in Sierra del Rosario. Guided tour with an easy route. Afterwards speech on endurance and physical comfort. Dinner in hotel.
Optional: a ride in the surrounding, massage, relaxation at the pool.

11.02.: Breakfast in the hotel. Guided tour with challenging route. Afternoon leisure time. Dinner in the hotel.
Optional: Guide through Las Terrazas, artist colony. Ride to the surrounding, massage, poolside relaxation

Nordic Walking in Varadero. Experience Nordic Walking at the beach and Varadero swimming paradise, on white sands and the magnificent turquoise and blue tones of the ocean.

12.02.: Shuttle to Varadero after breakfast, check-in to the hotel. You can now enjoy the ocean climate, the beneficial effects of saltwater and the sand beneath your feet. In the late afternoon presentation on a healthy diet. Dinner in the hotel.

13.02.: Breakfast in the hotel. Guided tour along the beach, easy route; guided tour in the afternoon with a more challenging route. Lunch and dinner in the hotel.

14.02.: Breakfast in the hotel and afterwards commencing meeting. Lunch and dinner in the hotel.

15.-20.02.: Enjoy the beach and Varadero swimming paradise and solidify what you’ve learnt, through daily Nordic Walking* at your own pace and with your own route. Breakfast, lunch and dinner in the hotel.

Optional: Daytrips to Havana and to inland Cuba and for the athletically active, many other offers like sailing, playing golf, diving, mountain biking, horseback riding, jeep & boat safaris, sky-diving, paragliding, parasailing, jet-ski safaris, ultra lights..

21.02.: breakfast, lunch, check-out from hotel and shuttle to Havana airport. Flight arrival in Europe 22.02.08

*If you do not have your own sporting equipment, you can get our rental equipment at a preferred rate.

NORDIC WALKING IN CUBA
Code	Termin Nordic Walking in Cuba	Preis €
NW01	07.-22.02.2008	1865
NW02	Single Room	225
> Price in EUR > currency calculator > Services: • Flight including taxes and security fees • Tourist card (Visa), • Pick-up from airport and shuttle to the hotel • All transportation as described • Boarding: half-board, lunch sometimes with lunch bag, all-inclusive in Varadero • Travel Coordination - Nordic Instructor 07.02.-14.02.08 • Jersey • Rental Nordic-walking stick • and heart rate monitor for the duration of the tours • Trip information, Havana insider tips • Travel costs-insurance policy • Minimum # of participants: 14 people • Registration deadline: 15.12.2007 > Not included in price: Peso Convertible upon departure (CUC) 25,00 tips > Prices for guides and child-discounts upon demand > How do I book withi CUBA STARTRAVEL? > book NORDIC WALKING