• March 29, 2024

Tourists to take Tobacco Trail in Cuba

Cuba is preparing to unveil a new tourist attraction inspired by the country’s cigar industry, according to a Xinhua Newswire story.

Cuba’s Tourism Ministry said recently that it would launch the Tobacco Trail in September during this year’s tourism and nature fair in Pinar del Rio province, which is home to lush tobacco plantations.

“We aim to show visitors all the steps involved in an enterprise that has distinguished this province for centuries,” said Deborah Henriquez, the ministry’s provincial delegate.

The Tobacco Trail will begin in the town of Consolacion del Sur, the gateway to the province, and feature the verdant Vinales Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where the leaves used to roll Cuba’s cigars are cultivated.

While new tobacco sowing methods have been introduced in the region, many traditional farming techniques are still in use, including plows powered by oxen.

Tourists will visit the factories where Cuba’s premium hand-rolled cigars are made.