Cuba announces plans to allow foreign travel

Cuba is the largest Caribbean island in size (750 miles long) and population (approx 11 million. Quite easily accessible from Canada and Europe, some regional connections, no connections from USA. Many excellent beaches on the mainland and on offshore cays, a few developed, many untouched, though access may be difficult. Extremely strong Latin culture, superb Spanish colonial architecture in Havana, Santiago and other cities, communist political history and leader Fidel Castro, lively people, many styles of music including salsa and son, dancing.

Cuban rainforest Varadero Beach, Cuba

WEATHER
Cuba enjoys a tropical climate that ensures hot and fairly humid conditions throughout the year. Between November and April the weather in Cuba is generally hot and dry and so this is the busiest time for tourists to visit. Between May and October there is normally higher rainfall. Cuba lies in the hurricane belt and is occasionally hit by these storms in the latter part of these months.

Havana by night, Cuba

TOURIST INFORMATION
Cubatur runs information desks in tourist hotels but these mainly sell tickets for organised trips. The best source of information for independent travel is almost always the local people.

Outside Cuba, information can be obtained from:

Canada – Cuba Tourist Board, 1200 Bay St, Suite 305, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 2A5, t 416 362 0700

UK – Cuba Travel, 1st Floor, 154 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8JT, t 020 7240 6655