For some years we know the Cuban life.
We want to help you planning your stay in Cuba as much comfortable as possible
in respect of the difficulties in the island.
Please send us your ideas. We will make you then an offer how to pass your best
weeks of the year.
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Some tips and practical notes:
Coming to Cuba
Different
European airlines fly to Cuba.
For immigration you need a passport and a tourist card. The tourist card you can
get at your travel agency or the Cuban Embassy. An extension up to 60 days is
posible in Cuba.
There is no limit for your personal stuff and foreign currency.
Travel Time and Clothing
For Europeans
summer time is the whole year in Cuba. The climate is tropical, average
temperature is about 25 grad celsius. Summer clothing is enough, in the winter
months you might need sweatshirts.
Money
Small dollar
bills (not bigger than $20, because many shops accept bigger ones only with your
identification or simply do not have change).
Traveller cheques in dollars (issued from American banks are not accepted)
Visa and/or Mastercard (issued from American banks are not accepted)
Accommodation
Hotels are in
the European price class, but there is a lot of service missing.
A private accommodation is an economic alternative. We can offer a lot of rooms
or appartments/houses. It’s your choice to maintenance yourself and know the
Cuban life better.
Offers of private
houses and apartments
Eating and Drinking
Big hotels have
different restaurants. Mostly they have a buffet. For a dinner you have to
calculate with $20 to $25.
In the most of the states restaurants you eat well, but the service... . Same
prices as in hotels.
Private restaurants, Paladares, are a more economical way. There you eat for
about $10.
Night life
A lot of
cabarets. Mostly in the bigger hotels. There are lots of bars around where the
Cuban life is celebraed until 3am. In tourist sites opened a lot of discos.
Shopping
As souvenir
interesting: Rum, cigars, perfumes, CD’s and cassettes with Cuban music, books,
paintings and handicraft.
Traffic
The bus
enterprice ViAzul offers bus trips in buses with a/c specially for tourists. All
bigger places are served. Departure in Havana is across the entrance of the zoo
on 26th Street in Vedado.
ViAzul: Destinations,
Schedules and Prices
Normal buses to all cities also from the Terminal de Omnibuses next to
Revolution Square in Havana.
Trains are comfortable, but an adventure (delays). To book at the train station.
A list
of trains leaving Havana.
Domestic flights to all bigger cities offer
Cubana de Aviación
and Aero Caribe.
Taxi
States taxis
are very expensive.
Cheaper is to go with one of the private taxis. Price should be arranged before
leaving.
Car
Rental
Rented cars are
expensive, but the best way to explore the island.
There are a lot of Servi-Cupet gas stations, but better is to refuel every time
possible.
Post Office/Telephone
Tax for a post
card is 60 Cents, a letter 75 Cents.
Calls to Europe are between $6 and $8 a minute.