How to go to Cuba. It’s easy!!!
1. Book a
ticket on line or through a travel agent
non-stop to Havana from JFK (Delta, Jet Blue) or Newark (United).* Pay with miles or your charge card (now
usually under $300 round-trip).
2.
You will be
asked to choose the license category that allows you to travel legally. For most people that will mean check the box “educational people to people
for individuals”. (exact words vary between airlines) More
information at http://tinyurl.com/P2Pindiv http://tinyurl.com/Cubabasics
3. You are complying with US law by undertaking a trip that focuses on engagement with the Cuban people
and their culture, i.e. you can’t spend a week at an all-inclusive beach resort
with other foreigners. You must keep a
record for five years of your interaction, including with host owners of bed
and breakfasts. It is unlikely that
anyone will ever ask to see it. Post on
line only pictures that are consistent with a people to people purpose.
4. When you check in for your flight, your airline will sell you a Cuban tourist
card for $50, charge or cash. It is
good for one month but can be extended in Cuba for a second month.
5. That completes the legal requirements for both
countries. Either book a hotel room (e.g. at meliacuba.com) or a casa particular bed and
breakfast (e.g. on Airbnb or another on-line service) for at least your
first night in Cuba, important if asked by the Cuban immigration officer.
6. Use a guidebook, Trip Adviser, and other online
resources to plan your rough itinerary. Guided tours can be booked in the lobbies of
international hotels or at the San Cristobal office near Plaza San Francisco. Travel between cities can be reserved on
Viazul or Cubanacan busses or through negotiation with private drivers outside
the Viazul terminal. Bilingual private
guides are also available.
Of Special
Interest
Santiago
de Cuba
By non-stop flights from Florida and Turks and Caicos;
or by flights or Cubanacan express bus from Havana.
“Carnival” July 21-27, 2017 Individuals and travel agents wishing
to be part of a phenomenal city-wide event unknown to most Americans should contact
director@ffrd.org.
Havana
Enrique Núñez, CULTOUR A unique private program of guided visits to cultural
places in Havana. Art Historian, Singer-songwriter and
Artistic Director. Cuba cell (535) 391 37 68 / iroko011@gmail.com
Hatuey: Memory of
Fire A Cuba-US
production premiering March 3 by Opera de la Calle based on a narrative poem written
in Yiddish and published in Havana in 1931 by Oscar Pinis (later Ascher Penn,
when he came to America) http://www.elisethoron.com/helphatuey.html
Cienfuegos
Jose Pineiro, Finca los Colorados International Europe
trained chef, owner of a paladar (restaurant), casa particular (bed and
breakfast) and event space located on the water, 30 minutes south of the
city. Cuba cell (53) 53565291 (53) 43 548044 fincaloscolorados@nauta.cu
Yusi
Arias, Regional Expert Fluent in English, French, Dutch; familiar
with artists and galleries; a link to official tour programs, private guides,
drivers and bed and breakfasts; public relations director for Finca los
Colorados; Cuba cell (53) 53079673 yusimiarias@nauta.cu
Cienfuegos, the Pearl of the South, is an excellent regional base for many activities
including in the city the Plaza Jose Marti, Terry Theater, UNEAC garden, print
workshop, art galleries, choral performances, jazz band, a local
"Tropicana" cabaret. Full and
half day guided or independent excursions are available to El Nicho national
park and waterfall, Harvard University linked botanic garden, Che Guevara memorial
in Santa Clara, Santaria cabildo (temple) in Palmira, Benny More birthplace and
museum and Terry slave resettlement in Lajas, Colonial Trinidad (overnight
suggested for music on the steps), Tower of Iznaga, Bay of Pigs, snorkeling and
scuba diving
Useful information for all visitors http://tinyurl.com/Cubabasics
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