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Cuba runs on 1950s Chevys, live son music drifting from doorways, and a dual reality of crumbling colonial grandeur and warm, resourceful hospitality — come with cash, patience, and a taste for rum.
Visa · US
Embassy visa
Round trip
$590 EST
Gateway
Havana
$590
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Embassy visa · Embassy visa required
Flights, airport transfer & local transport via Havana
Essential phrases — local script, phonetics, said out loud
Havana (Habana Vieja & Vedado) · Viñales · Trinidad
4 Places-verified picks — El Floridita Bar, La Guarida
1 verified bars — Smuggler's Cove
2 verified sights — Central Park, National Capitol of Cuba
ClassPass and Western gym chains don't operate in Cuba; hotel gyms exist in higher-end properties in Havana and Varadero, and some casas or paladares can point you to local boxing gyms or dance/salsa classes as a more authentic way to stay active.
Classic car city tour · Cigar & tobacco farm visit
Health & insurance — the boring stuff that saves trips
Laws & the official advisory — the stay-out-of-trouble section
Local numbers, embassy, lost-passport playbook — hope you never need it
$590
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