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Travel Guide to Cuba
Step off your plane into the warm air of the tropics and embark on your Cuba discovery...
Cuba is a country to enjoy. Landscapes scattered with royal palms, flame trees, wooden shacks and rustic bohios. A mechanical cocktail of cattle drawn ploughs, horse carts, wobbly bikes, old Russian trucks, new buses from China, and classic American sedans from the 1950s. The rhythms of salsa, son, rumba, cha cha cha and merengue, overheard everywhere, provide the seductive soundtrack.
In a world where so much is globalised and where countries resemble each other, travelling to Cuba is refreshing. Cuba is different - very different. Its enticing atmosphere pervades the whole island, from the moment you step into the airport arrival hall.
Around Cuba
Cuba is a large island with plenty of variety. Get to know your way around with these short guides.
Around Cuba
Havana
There's no city in the world to match the atmosphere, style and contradictions of Havana...
› Havana
Western Cuba
Some of Cuba's most striking scenery: mogotes, verdant valleys, tobacco, coral sands and crystal waters...
Central Cuba
Stunning colonial architecture, centuries of history, magnificent mountains and sparkling beaches...
Eastern Cuba
Tropical primary colours, mixed with palm trees and richly forested mountains...
Cuba's beaches
Cuba’s beaches are blessed with pristine sand and waters that glimmer with vibrant blues and turquoises in the tropical sun. Cuba has 6,000km of coast and 4,000 cays and islets for you to choose from...
Aspects of Cuba
Aspects of Cuba
Music
Played throughout the world, the rhythms of rumba, danzόn, son and salsa are just a few of the major incentives for travelling to Cuba...
How Cubans get by in Cuba
It is thanks to people working for practically nothing that Cuba has managed so far to survive the US embargo. How do they get by?
Cuba's classic cars
Classic American cars are a feature of Cuban life and a dramatic complement to the stunning natural landscape and colonial buildings...
Hemingway & Cuba
Ernest Hemingway spent a large part of his life in Cuba and won the Nobel prize for Literature for 'The Old Man and the Sea' inspired by Gregorio Fuentes from a fishing village east of Havana...
Che Guevara
Che Guevara is much loved in Cuba and Cuba encourages the myth. We have been fortunate to meet people, who knew Che intimately and worked for him...
Cuban cigars
We recommend the Partagas Real Fabrica de Tabacos, Havana, if you wish to see a cigar factory at work. Quite fascinating! Even non-smokers will enjoy this Cuba holiday tour...
Travel information for Cuba
BASICS
From electric plugs to time-zones, here's the basic information any traveller to Cuba might find useful.
› Basics
PASSPORTS & VISAS
The formalities for visiting Cuba need care. Be sure you have everything necessary...
SAFETY & SECURITY
Cuban safety standards are not the same as in the UK. Take care and be safe...
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