Rahim Tabet | Februari 16, 2016 |
Central America
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Cuba
Cuba is a country in the Caribbean which consists of two large islands (Cuba and Isla de la Juventud) and also a large number of smaller islands. Cuba's independence from Spain since 1902. The capital of Cuba is Havana. A number of major cities in Cuba: Trinidad, Pinar del Rio, Varadero, Santiago de Cuba, Santa Clara and Bayamo.
Travel and holidays to Cuba
Cuba is famous for its Caribbean atmosphere, lively character, old nostalgic cars, salsa music, colorful houses, mountains, Fidel Castro (former president) and Che Guevara (Cuban guerrilla leader). The country has become well established by the Cuban cigars. You see everywhere tobacco fields in the country. Besides that Cuba has once one of the most beautiful beaches in the world with 60 different palm species. At these beaches can be ideal sun and the sea is perfect for diving. In the sea you will find to 900 different species of fish and several shipwrecks. In the resort Rio Maximo you find a nature reserve with approximately 140,000 flamingos.
Official Name: Republic of Cuba
Continent: North America
Surface: 110 861 km²
Capital: Havana
Population: 11,241,161 inhabitants (2010)
Government: Socialist republic
Highest point: 1,974 m (Pico Turquino)
Distance (Amsterdam - Havana): 7,805 km
Flight Duration: about 10 hours and 30 minutes
Travel advice
Availability: exercise vigilance.
More information on this advice can be found at national government.
Best time
January, February, March, April, November and December are the best months to travel to Cuba. As this avoids the rainy and hurricane season.
Travel offer
On our trip selection page provides a list of reliable companies that offer complete travel and holidays to Cuba. It also contains an overview of separate travel components (hotels and plane tickets) that you can put together your ideal trip.
Weather and Climate
Cuba has a tropical climate. The average temperature in Cuba is around 25 degrees in winter and 30 degrees in summer. From June to come in mid-November in Cuba hurricanes.
The current weather (forecast) and a forecast for Cuba visit our comprehensive weather page.
Detailed information about the climate of Cuba, please visit Climate Info.
Language
Spanish is the official language in Cuba.
Want free translate to or from Spanish? Use the Google translator.
Travel documents
You must have a passport valid for at least 6 months upon arrival in Cuba.
A visa is required. You can apply online or in person at the Consulate of Cuba in Rotterdam.
If you're traveling with a tour operator you get through the tour operator Tourist Card (Tarjeta del Turista), it suffices instead of a visa.
Upon arrival in Cuba you must be able to demonstrate that you have travel insurance with medical coverage.
You should departure from Cuba to pay a departure tax of around 25 Cuban pesos per person.
Embassies and consulates
Below is a list of relevant diplomatic representations with, inter alia, address and contact information.
Dutch Embassy in Cuba: cuba.nlambassade.org.
Cuban Embassy in Netherlands: rijksoverheid.nl.
Cuban consulate in the Netherlands rijksoverheid.nl.
Immunization (vaccination)
To retrieve a visit to Cuba is the recommended one or more vaccinations.
For extensive vaccination advice and making a vaccination appointment with your area, please contact Meditel travel vaccinations. You can also see if your health insurance will cover the vaccination (s).
Money
Cuba is paid with Cuban pesos (CUC).
The current status of this currency (currency, currency) can be found on our exchange rate page.
An overview of all ATMs in Cuba can be found on our ATMs page. however these do not accept bank and / or giro pass. Well you can with a large number of these machines with a credit card (Visa or Euro / MasterCard) cash withdrawals.
Time Difference
In Cuba it is 6 hours earlier than in the Netherlands.
Local time, date, time zone and exceptions of Cuba, visit our difference page.
Traffic and route
In Cuba you have to drive on the right side of the road.
With the Google route planner can provide directions to or within Cuba.
Electricity
In Cuba you will need in some cases an adapter and / or inverter.
More information about current plugs and sockets in Cuba can be found on our electricity page.
Emergency services
Should you in case of emergency need the help of police, fire and / or ambulance, you can use emergency numbers below.
- Police: 116
- Fire: 116
- Ambulance: 116
Tap water
The tap water is slightly chlorinated and may cause stomach or intestinal problems.
News and newspapers
The latest news on Cuba can be found on Google news.
A summary of the newspapers from Cuba can be found on Abyznewslinks.
Internet
Websites from Cuba end in .cu.
Official website of Cuba nunaarcuba.nl.
Telephone
The country code (country code) to call someone in Cuba is 0053 or +53.
Would you call please use 11931 from Cuba to the Netherlands.
(If you use a country code, you must omit the first 0 of the number to dial.)
Company information can be found in the Yellow Pages of Cuba.
Photos and videos
On Flickr, you will find a nice collection of photos of Cuba.
On Youtube you will find a nice collection of videos from Cuba.
Holidays
An overview of all the holidays in Cuba, visit Beleven.org.
Travel guides and maps
Are you looking for a guide, map, hiking, cycling map, book or DVD about Cuba? When travel bookstore Hobo you will find an extensive collection.
Reviews and travel experiences
Weather report and TripAdvisor reviews you can find ratings of accommodations (eg. Hotel), restaurants and destinations in Cuba, supplemented with photos, videos and sites.
Travelogues
Are you looking for a travel (travelogue) on Cuba?
On Waarbenjij.nu you will find travel reviews and experiences of travelers who have visited Cuba earlier.
Protected areas and World Heritage
An overview of the protected areas (among others national parks, reserves and wildlife parks) in Cuba can be found on Protected Planet.
An overview of the World Heritage in Cuba can be found on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Relevant legislation
Below are the relevant laws and regulations, you probably will have to know when visiting Cuba.
- Alcohol: Buy over 18 years, drinking at all ages.
- Alcohol and traffic: Maximum permitted blood alcohol level is 0.
- Tobacco: Buy over 16 years, smoking at all ages.
- No smoking In public places.
- Homosexuality: Allowed
Did you know that…
... The Americans are not allowed to travel to Cuba?
... Studying in Cuba is free?
... Until Christmas an official holiday in Cuba since 1997?
... Cuba is known worldwide for its cigars?
... Internet in Cuba is not freely accessible to everyone?
... The domino game is very popular in Cuba?
Cuba is famous for its Caribbean atmosphere, lively character, old nostalgic cars, salsa music, colorful houses, mountains, Fidel Castro (former president) and Che Guevara (Cuban guerrilla leader). The country has become well established by the Cuban cigars. You see everywhere tobacco fields in the country. Besides that Cuba has once one of the most beautiful beaches in the world with 60 different palm species. At these beaches can be ideal sun and the sea is perfect for diving. In the sea you will find to 900 different species of fish and several shipwrecks. In the resort Rio Maximo you find a nature reserve with approximately 140,000 flamingos.
Continent: North America
Surface: 110 861 km²
Capital: Havana
Population: 11,241,161 inhabitants (2010)
Government: Socialist republic
Highest point: 1,974 m (Pico Turquino)
Distance (Amsterdam - Havana): 7,805 km
Flight Duration: about 10 hours and 30 minutes
Travel advice
Availability: exercise vigilance.
More information on this advice can be found at national government.
Best time
January, February, March, April, November and December are the best months to travel to Cuba. As this avoids the rainy and hurricane season.
Travel offer
On our trip selection page provides a list of reliable companies that offer complete travel and holidays to Cuba. It also contains an overview of separate travel components (hotels and plane tickets) that you can put together your ideal trip.
Weather and Climate
Cuba has a tropical climate. The average temperature in Cuba is around 25 degrees in winter and 30 degrees in summer. From June to come in mid-November in Cuba hurricanes.
The current weather (forecast) and a forecast for Cuba visit our comprehensive weather page.
Detailed information about the climate of Cuba, please visit Climate Info.
Language
Spanish is the official language in Cuba.
Want free translate to or from Spanish? Use the Google translator.
Travel documents
You must have a passport valid for at least 6 months upon arrival in Cuba.
A visa is required. You can apply online or in person at the Consulate of Cuba in Rotterdam.
If you're traveling with a tour operator you get through the tour operator Tourist Card (Tarjeta del Turista), it suffices instead of a visa.
Upon arrival in Cuba you must be able to demonstrate that you have travel insurance with medical coverage.
You should departure from Cuba to pay a departure tax of around 25 Cuban pesos per person.
Embassies and consulates
Below is a list of relevant diplomatic representations with, inter alia, address and contact information.
Dutch Embassy in Cuba: cuba.nlambassade.org.
Cuban Embassy in Netherlands: rijksoverheid.nl.
Cuban consulate in the Netherlands rijksoverheid.nl.
Immunization (vaccination)
To retrieve a visit to Cuba is the recommended one or more vaccinations.
For extensive vaccination advice and making a vaccination appointment with your area, please contact Meditel travel vaccinations. You can also see if your health insurance will cover the vaccination (s).
Money
Cuba is paid with Cuban pesos (CUC).
The current status of this currency (currency, currency) can be found on our exchange rate page.
An overview of all ATMs in Cuba can be found on our ATMs page. however these do not accept bank and / or giro pass. Well you can with a large number of these machines with a credit card (Visa or Euro / MasterCard) cash withdrawals.
Time Difference
In Cuba it is 6 hours earlier than in the Netherlands.
Local time, date, time zone and exceptions of Cuba, visit our difference page.
Traffic and route
In Cuba you have to drive on the right side of the road.
With the Google route planner can provide directions to or within Cuba.
Electricity
In Cuba you will need in some cases an adapter and / or inverter.
More information about current plugs and sockets in Cuba can be found on our electricity page.
Emergency services
Should you in case of emergency need the help of police, fire and / or ambulance, you can use emergency numbers below.
- Police: 116
- Fire: 116
- Ambulance: 116
Tap water
The tap water is slightly chlorinated and may cause stomach or intestinal problems.
News and newspapers
The latest news on Cuba can be found on Google news.
A summary of the newspapers from Cuba can be found on Abyznewslinks.
Internet
Websites from Cuba end in .cu.
Official website of Cuba nunaarcuba.nl.
Telephone
The country code (country code) to call someone in Cuba is 0053 or +53.
Would you call please use 11931 from Cuba to the Netherlands.
(If you use a country code, you must omit the first 0 of the number to dial.)
Company information can be found in the Yellow Pages of Cuba.
Photos and videos
On Flickr, you will find a nice collection of photos of Cuba.
On Youtube you will find a nice collection of videos from Cuba.
An overview of all the holidays in Cuba, visit Beleven.org.
Travel guides and maps
Are you looking for a guide, map, hiking, cycling map, book or DVD about Cuba? When travel bookstore Hobo you will find an extensive collection.
Reviews and travel experiences
Weather report and TripAdvisor reviews you can find ratings of accommodations (eg. Hotel), restaurants and destinations in Cuba, supplemented with photos, videos and sites.
Travelogues
Are you looking for a travel (travelogue) on Cuba?
On Waarbenjij.nu you will find travel reviews and experiences of travelers who have visited Cuba earlier.
Protected areas and World Heritage
An overview of the protected areas (among others national parks, reserves and wildlife parks) in Cuba can be found on Protected Planet.
An overview of the World Heritage in Cuba can be found on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Relevant legislation
Below are the relevant laws and regulations, you probably will have to know when visiting Cuba.
- Alcohol: Buy over 18 years, drinking at all ages.
- Alcohol and traffic: Maximum permitted blood alcohol level is 0.
- Tobacco: Buy over 16 years, smoking at all ages.
- No smoking In public places.
- Homosexuality: Allowed
Did you know that…
... The Americans are not allowed to travel to Cuba?
... Studying in Cuba is free?
... Until Christmas an official holiday in Cuba since 1997?
... Cuba is known worldwide for its cigars?
... Internet in Cuba is not freely accessible to everyone?
... The domino game is very popular in Cuba?
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