GENERAL QUESTIONS ABOUT TRAVEL TO CUBA

• Is legal to rent a private house in Cuba? Is possible to rent in Varadero?
  • From 1997 the Cuban permited to rent in a legal form your houses to the Cuban families, maybe to turists foreigners or to cuban people. It was possible in a lot of places of our country (with the exception of Varadero, Cayo Largo, Cayo Coco,..). For to do that, the owners must pay taxes monthly and anually. This is one of the few private bussissnes in a legal form in Cuba.
    
    In Varadero beach, was prohibited to the Cuban People to host in her houses to turists foreigners, but since 2011 the goverment autorized this rent.
• We need the private house address for Visa to obtain and fill the tourist Card when arrive at the airport. You will give me the private house address ?
  • Yes. when We confirm your reservation, We will send you via Email then confirmation, the complet address of the private house and the phone number of the house.
• I need pasaport to travel to Cuba ?
  • Yes, for all the nacionality, You need a passport that must be valid more then 6 months after the day of your Cuban arrive.
• e need visa ?
  • No, don't need properly a Visa, but You need a "Tourist Card" (Tarjeta de turista).
    If you are not United States resident, you need only to solicite a Tourist card in the Cuban Embassy of your country. If you are resident in United States, for come to Cuba trought of Canada, Mexico or Bahamas, the travel Agency in those country can give you Tourist card (if come hear Via Cancún, you can to solicite the Tourist Card for Cuba in the Cancún airport).
• The inmigration agent of Cuba stamp the passport to the EEUU turist ?
  • Generally, the inmigration oficial DON'T stamp the northamerican pasaport; in this case they must stamp another document separately, and you must keep with you this document all the time that you will bee in Cuba. Other option in to come to Cuba with the passport and your Certificate or Birthday. In the case (very little probable) that your passport was stamped, (if You come back via Mexico) Its possible to use your Certificate or Birthday for get back to United States.
• Is possible for E.U. people travel to Cuba ?
  • The short answer is that Americans on sanctioned humanitarian tours (bringing goods), educational tours, journalists and Cuban-Americans may apply for permission from the US Government. The long answer is: US Department of the Treasury or US State Department. (NOTE: There's a great article that ran in BusinessWeek Magazine on this very subject -- read it, and chances are you'll feel very comfortable about legally travelling to Cuba with an American passport).
• We need hotel reservation for go to Cuba ?
  • Upon entering the country, Cuban officials will often ask at which hotel you're stay. If you don't have a voucher, email or some sort of printout with the hotel name and address (or name/address of the casa particular), they'll insist that you book a 3-night stay at the hotel of their picking (often moderate to expensive choices). The safest best is to have your accommodations arranged prior to your arrival.
• We must page taxes when We return from Cuba ?
  • Yes, be sure to save twenty five dollars, as everyone departing Cuba must pay this departure tax (US currency).
• How are the currency in Cuba ?
  • To See
• What are my transportartion options once in Cuba ?
  • The transportation options are : Taxis (Statal) Can be cars, vagons or buses of diferent types (normal or luxuri, old car and others). You can do the reservation by phone and they will go for you in the place that you will be. They can be found in the hotels parking, or in the street. Cocotaxi (statal) Is a moto taxi, with capacity for 2 persons. Bicitaxi (particular) Bycicle where is possible to transport 2 persons. Coches de caballos (with horses) (particular), principally in Old Havana (Habana Vieja) or in interior provinces. Omnibus (statal) is the popular form for the cuban people, is cheap, maybe from 0.40 to 1 cuban peso, but the service is not very good. If comfort and timeliness don't matter, buses are extremely cheap, and a great way to travel the Cuban way. Taxis para cubanos (particular), this autos are traveling in the principal avenue, the price must be 10 or 20 cuban pesos in dependence of the distance. They are not authorizated for tourist transportation. For to go to another provinces the most economical options are the buses of Via Azul or the especial buses of the Terminal buses, or maybe by train reservated in the Train Terminal or by plain reservated in Cubana de Aviación, Aerogaviota, or anothers.
    The Rent a Car is a good option. In Cuba exists diferente agency of rent a car. (Micar, CubaCar, HabanaAutos, Rex,....). To See Information
• Is Cuba a safe place ?
  • Absolutely. In fact, violent crime is almost unheard of in Cuba, making Cuba by far the safest of the Caribbean islands. However, with any large city or foreign country, the obvious stands: don't be flashy with cash or jewelry, and generally be aware of your surroundings.
• May I drink the normal water ?
  • No. Care should also be taken with mojitos and other mixed drinks, as the ice cubes are generally frozen tap water. Bottled water is plentiful and cheap./span>
• What procent of Cubans speak in English or Italian ?
  • Most Cubans speak some English, but most not fluently. Brush up on your conversational Spanish on the flight to Cuba (generally those working in tourism and hospitality, such as hotels and restaurants, speak very good English).