A holiday in Cuba is something that more and more people choose to travel around. Not only famous for Havana cigars, Cuba and Havana has become one of the most amazing destinations in the Caribbean.
Things to note when traveling to Cuba
APPLYING VISA TO CUBA
Cuba visa application is very simple. If you go self-sufficient need valid passport prepared in 8 months, 2 pictures 4 × 6, confirmation of booking and flights to Cuba. You in the city filing at the Consulate General of Cuba (No. 45 Phung Khac Khoan Dakao ward, District 1). The settling time of 7 working days from the date of filing. Fees from 50-90 dollars depending on the specific case.If you take the tour just provide the above documents, the company takes care of all of you.
There are currently no direct flights from Vietnam to Cuba. You will have to transit through some European countries like France, Russia, Britain, Germany or Canada. From HCMC you fly by airlines Air France flight to France and then forwarded to La Habana.
THE LANGUAGE
Cubans use Spanish to communicate.
MONEY
Cuba two parallel circulation coins, money for the Cuban peso Cubano, and money CUC (convertible pesos) for foreigners. 1CUC equivalent value of 25 pesos is $ 1 and the domestic exchange. To Cuba, you should not bring US dollars as the euro can only change into pesos only.Therefore, you should change the last euro from Vietnam to Cuba converted into pesos. You can also use credit cards in hotels, shopping centers.
GO WHEN?
Cuba has a warm sunny climate all year round, daytime temperatures rarely below 26 ° C, summer temperatures often climb in Havana. Cuba has only two seasons, the rainy season starts from May to October, and dry season starting in January to April, the sea breeze always alter the air, sea storms occur from June to December 11. Cuba’s most beautiful spot to come around from September to December, the end of the collection prepared to east.
MEANS
In big cities such as Havana, Santiago de Cuba has a public bus but the other province to province away from the other is not very convenient. Coach is still scene as the bus sat huddled in Vietnam in the 75-85 centuries.
You can rent a self-drive car or vehicle manned but pretty expensive price to pay extra because the amount of compulsory insurance as prescribed.
In Cuba vehicle traffic still mainly for tourists and the people here are three-wheeled taxi. This has created an impossible feature for street and Cuba.
WHERE TO STAY
Cuba is a beautiful country with the Caribbean splendid European architecture. However, due to historical circumstances should be relatively poor country. So quality hotels in Cuba is not high, as the majority of old motels subsidy period in Vietnam, not luxury accomodations and service is not good. But do not be so disappointed because nowhere in the world where people are friendly and warm again like here and after the day roaming, you will feel the closeness and familiar in this land.
Hotel rooms will be reserved on-line less than half than in person directly. Buy the package tours and sightseeing beach vacation will get good price, from 40-100 pole / person / day, including three meals, hotel rooms for 3 stars or higher.
EATING
Cuban cuisine is mainly European dishes, using processing techniques according to Spanish style with some influence of spices and aromas of Caribbean cuisine. For Asian tourists then this menu will be bored to eat for several days.
But here you also have to enjoy the signature dish of Paella Habana Cuba as food, rice is slightly flabby form, smelly technology, chem copy cooked with clams to shell, squid, shrimp; quesadilla dish – beef hash clamp pizza with tomato sauce; Jamon Serrano baby melon – bacon served with melon rolled and olive; Grilled salmon served with potato and mustard Parillada de un … Also, if you’ve tired of European dishes, you can also enjoy Chinese cuisine, Thai widespread in Cuba.
Cuban beer pretty tasty, especially Cristal beer or beverage is also popular and typical of Cuba’s Mojito cocktails – a synthetic include Rhum alcohol, sugar and lemon soda fresh mint makes a fascinating flavor .
Owning a bottle of rum (brandy is distilled from sugar cane), “made in Cuba” will make this your trips become more meaningful, because Cuba is the world’s Rum cellar.
SHOPPING
Must tell you that, Cuba’s beach paradise, but paradise is not shopping for yourself.
Local shopping errands to buy food, fruit, fruit cake, or eat at the restaurant affordable for local people can still use the peso Cubano, but most of the restaurants, cafes, shopping store concept and most other services such as hotel, rental car … foreigners have to pay in CUC.
Average foreigners pay 3-4 CUC / breakfast, 10-15-20 CUC / lunch, 10-15 times higher than that of Cuba for the same item.
The shops here are quite modest in terms of density and abundance of evil items. If you want to buy yourself the souvenir of the hero Che Guevara and the small bottles, glass ceramics or famous from enlisting in 1791, please visit the shops in any public street at 9 am to 5 pm (from 2nd to 7th). The Sunday of the restaurant is only open from 9am to 12pm.
CUBAN CIGAR WITH LEADING QUALITY
Has come to Cuba, you have to buy for it, even if only 1 cigarette Cigar whiff! Cigar here with leading quality. If you want to buy real cigar, do not be mistaken, you have to counterfeiting Real Fábrica de TABACOS factory in Havana Partagas here also provides containers for your brand.Cigar buy from the street can be retained at the airport because there is no genuine certification stamp.
Things to know when traveling to Cuba
