Cotton dresses and similar are those but appropriate during almost the whole year, however it is necessary to keep in mind that from final of October and until March in Cuba is frequent the entrance of cold fronts and on all in the months of December, January and February happen sometimes minimum temperatures below 10 degrees celsius (40 degrees farengheit). For this season it is necessary to have a slight sweter of wool or gaberdine.

In rainy season (May to October) it is advisable to have a raincoat fast.

Although the informal clothes (jeans, short, T-shirt, etc) it is well in almost all the places, to attend theaters, deluxe restaurants, concert halls and other it is required of clothes more formal, in most of these places a long sleeves shirt and a tie will be enough, without discarding the use of sacks that is not uncommon.

The electric current is of 110 volts and 60 Hz and the plane spikes are used. In many hotels, however, there are also current of 220 volts and 60 Hz.

The signs of TV are of the norm NTSC (American), in the country there are 4 public channels of TV and in most of the hotels they are received, also, signs of channels by satellite.

The phone infrastructure of the country allows to guarantee the direct phone communications with any point inside the territory or with any part of the world.

To call to Cuba from the foreigner:

1. mark the prefix of exit of the country where you are

2. mark the code of Cuba: 53

3. mark the code of the town

4. mark the phone number

To call from Cuba to any other country it should mark the prefix 119 and you can do it from any hotel, from a phone center or from a public booth (with international access).

To their arrival to Cuba can also hire the services of Cubacel for the cellular telephony, you can rent a telephone or to bring his own and to activate it. The telephone of Cubacel is the 80-2222.

For but you detail to see Communications

Cuba has a road infrastructure and a system of transport that they connect all the points of the country, the transport for bus is more (there are two lines: Astros and Via Azul, with bigger comfort and punctuality the last one), although there is also a good infrastructure for the air transport that connects all the main cities and tourist destinations and the railroad connects the main cities of the country but with less comfort from standard of USA, Canada, Europe and others countries.

There are a good service of taxis (with moderate prices), in all the main cities and tourist poles and cars and minibuses can be rent in most of the hotels and in existent agencies in all the cities and tourist areas. To rent a car it is needed a license of effective conduction and the passport. Besides this there is great quantity of available private taxis in all the cities and with prices lightly but first floor that those of state tourist companies, although with generally old vehicles and with little comfort.

The signaling of the traffic is the international one and it is managed (it drives) for the right.

Rent a car in Cuba

In Cuba the tourist's currency basically is the Cuban Peso Convertible (1 Cuban Peso Convertible = 1 American Dollar), with this currency all the services and available products can be obtained in the country, although certain services and products can also be obtained in Cuban pesos (no convertibles), mainly products in sale in agricultural markets and foods offered by salespersons in the street (example: pizzas). The Euro is a currency with circulation in Varadero, Jardines del Rey, Norte de Holguin and some places at Havana.

All purchases have to be made in the Cuban convertible peso (which will still be on a par with the US dollar). It is possible to exchange US currency, but a 10% fee will be charged to exchange US dollars in cash. It will also be possible to exchange Canadian currency and traveller's cheques, Euros, Sterling Pounds and Swiss Francs at major hotels and banks and at international airports for Cuban convertible pesos without the 10% commission fee.

It will be possible to exchange Cuban convertible pesos back to US dollars or other currency at the international airports before leaving the country. We recommend that you change your currency while in Cuba since it is not possible to exchange Cuban convertible pesos outside of Cuba.

There are accepted credit card of Cabal, Transcard, Visa, MasterCard Internacional, Access, Bancomer International Eurocard, Banamex, Dinners Club International, JCB and Carnet, whenever they have not been emitted by North American banks or their branches and means of payment of national use emitted by the International Financial Bank (cards BFI) and for the banks of Credit and Trade, Subway, Popular of Saving and BICSA (cards NET).

The prices of the foods and the drinks vary in dependence of the category of the establishment, a soda can cost between 0.45 and 2.00 dollars; a beer, between 0.75 and 4.00 dollars; a bottle of wine, between 5 and 600 dollars; a bottle of Cuban rum, between 3 and 100 dollars; and a meal between 5 and 40 dollars for person. On the other hand the lodging in hotels and villages varies between 50 and 200 dollars for double room and night and enter 15 and 25 dollars in the particular houses where one can obtain an more economic option.