Episode 135 – First, if you have any tips or suggestions for what to do in Havana shoot me a note. You are allowed to stay in casa particulars, which you can find through Air B&B.
DViajeros (gob.cu) – Advanced Information for travelers (at 48 hours in advance) – form you have to fill out before going to Cuba.
Tourist Visa (pink) – give back to Cuba immigration upon departure, Cost with Southwest Airlines $50, and $35 processing fee for third-party company each, and $27.00 for shipping.
Sim Card $35 – Cubacel Tourist Lines. Stay connected to the Internet in Cuba (suenacuba.com)
Viazul Agency (wetransp.com) Tour Bus Company
How to Book the Viazul Bus in Cuba in 2023 – Viazul Bus Cuba (cubasbest.com)
Cuba Pre-Departure Travel Checklist (Updated 2023) • Sarah L. Travels (sarahltravels.com)
Ultimate Guide To Travel To Cuba (2024 Update) | Home To Havana
Cuba Tourist Card: 5 Ways to Get the Cuba Tourist Visa in 2023 (tourepublic.com)
Cuba Travel Information | Southwest Airlines
Tourist Card (Visa) for Southwest Airlines Customers – Cuba Visa Services
Items to take with you
- Toilet Paper
- New dollars 1, 5, 10, 20
- Filtered drinking straws
- Keep your paperboarding pass as it is your proof of insurance for Cuba
- Deep Woods Insect Repellent Towelettes
- Universal plug adapter
- Get VPN
- Sunscreen
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Love the podcast—great practical info.
We went to Havana before Covid. Marvelous time.
One caution—we were a neighborhood sketchy even for Havana, looking for some political art. A nice couple approached us and offered to show us around. Big mistake!
Cost us 80 US to eventually shake them. Stick with the pros?
Thanks for the good information. I’m hoping to use my Air B&B hosts. Let them make the money.