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You don't need a visa, but you do need a "tourist card". You have to apply for the tourist card at the Cuban Embassy in your country. This will set you back between 25 and 30 US$. You also need a passport which is at least 6 months valid on the day of arrival in Cuba.

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When booking a package tour, you will stay in one of the state-run hotels. It's not always easy to book a room in one of the hotels even if they have vacancies, because often the booking of rooms is done centrally in Havana, and the local hotel cannot rent rooms independently.

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A sleepy provincial town. Some say it's worth a visit, others don't like it and choose the village Vinales for it's nice setting in the valley. Getting there and away To/From Havana Viazulbus service : It's a intermediate stop on the line Havana-Vinales-Havana. For more info see general info 1 (link to viazulwebsite) by car : good connection by the Autopista nacional. official taxi (10 US$ per pp. for 3) by train: connections to Havana Accommodation apto.

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f you don't have a reservation for a hotel or a casa particular, you can be forced to book a hotel for 1 till 3 nights at customs when entering the country.

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Cienfuegos is one of the main industrial centers of Cuba. There are oil- and sugar refineries, a thermal power plant, cement factories and a harbor specialized in sugarexport. The city offers you some nice neoclassical buildings especially around the park ?Jose Marti? One day is enough to visit the citycenter and nearby places.

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It's the capital of the province Las Villas. There's not so much to do. Museums and statues are almost all dedicated to Ché Guevara who brought Batista to his fall. Interesting enough for a one day visit. Nothing more, nothing less.

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The city's economy has been linked with sugar cane, leather and salted meat. Today it's a world heritage site dating back to the colonial times with cobblestone streets, balustred windows and monumental squares.

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Santiago de Cuba is the second largest and most Caribbean city of Cuba and offers you colonial buildings, different museums and revolutionary monuments. Outside the city, you will find a variety of possibilities to hike, swim and visit.

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Baracoa is the oldest Spanish settlement on Cuba (1512). The town itself has less offer but nevertheless it has a nice countryside

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