NEED TO KNOW
CAPITAL Havana
POPULATION 11,451,652
AREA 110,860 sq km
LANGUAGE Spanish
CURRENCY Cuban convertible peso (CUC), Cuban peso (CUP)
WHEN TO TRAVEL
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
CLIMATE
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
For current information on government travel advice, please refer to the U.S. Passports & International travel, the Canadian Travel Advice and Advisories or the Foreign & Commonwealth Office website.
For current information regarding health, recommended vaccines and the location of trustworthy doctors and medical clinics, please refer to the International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers website.
AVERAGE ACCOMMODATION COST ($US)
- 3 star hotel: $100
- 4 star hotel: $200
- 5 star hotel: $300
Average in the good period to travel. Rates change throughout the year depending on high or low tourist seasons.
AVERAGE MEAL COST ($US)
- Inexpensive restaurant: $5.83
- Meal for 2, mid-range restaurant, 3 courses: $20
REASONS TO VISIT
- Beach
- Culture and Art
OFTEN PAIRED WITH
- Bahamas
- Haiti
- Jamaica
QUICK FACTS
- Cuba is famous for its cigars. More than 700 million are exported every year.
- Almost 50% of the 150,000 American cars that were on the road in Cuba when Fidel Castro came to power in 1959 are still running.
- Former Cuban president, Fidel Castro, claimed he survived 638 attempts on his life, mainly from the US CIA.
- Cuba has 4,000 islands.
