How Expensive is Havana Cuba? Tourists Prices and Costs 

Ya, that happened all the time. Wink-wink. I've been able to exchange "some" of my Cucs at the airport before leaving.

And 1830.

I've been to many socialist countries and the best place is on the street you just ask anyone if they know where you change dollars for their money. Careful of the count and make sure its real money and not fake

True you could say that about all the latin america countries to be honest. But only in Cuba can you walk around anywhere day or night with an iphone 13 in hand airbuds and counting money in the other hand and not have a single person try to rob you. So do you need to pay a premium for safety.

@@Theofficaldannyalldunso people do get robbed in Cuba. So you still need to be careful. As for violent crime, yes it's a lot safer.

I do believe that their tourism has been going down the past few years, although they'd probably never admit to it. I've been there twice, traveled all central Cuba from east to west. I know tons of people who go there every year for the past 10-15-20 years and the majority of them now tell me they will never go back. The vibe has changed, and not in a good way. All I use to hear from people was "Cuba, Cuba, Cuba," and now I barely hear anyone talk about it anymore. I do believe it's because of the tourist areas. I've also experienced a lot of negative BS in those tourist areas too. Some locals can be very hostile when it comes to money, pricing, ripping people off, etc. If you go more outside of those areas I am sure it's still the same wonderful place I visited a few years back. And to be honest, I could never go back to Cuba if I was stuck in Varadero or Havana. That's not the best Cuba has to offer. If one doesn't travel outside of those places you are robbing yourself from such a wonderful experience and adventure. And you'll be met with a different attitude from locals outside of those tourist areas too.

Can you tell what those places were? I'm planning to go next year and we are not rich 😅. Thank you in advance

@@suse4344 Viñales, Trinidad, Cien Fuegos. etc. You may YT on these places.

Don’t hold your breath waiting for an answer. He’s clueless.

Holguin, there is nothing there in terms of a city. Been to Cuba twice but never been to Holguin. I know people who have. A great city is Trinidad. The entire town is a UNESCO world heritage site. If anything, the most beautiful areas of Cuba are on the west coast. Even central Cuba is beautiful.

Thank you@@sebastienbolduc5654. I appreciate your feedback.

I also wonder the same.

I'm going Sept 7, 2022 and I booked airB&B the normal way. Hope this helps.

Yes they except CAD, but your best bet is USD (they need bills to exchange) and euro offers the best exchange rate. So change cad into euro or usd. USD is easier and faster (my cuban friend said that) and a lot of places like dance studios charge in euros. Clubs are now in CUP

I have been to Cuba a few times. Believe me, crime is not a big problem in Cuba.. You can bring USD or Euros and exchange....

That means that prices are almost 10 times cheaper?

Informal price is when you exchange your money on the street.. Government price is 25 pesos for 1 dollar..but people on the black market on the street give you 100 pesos for one dollar... I saw the news that now the government is giving 125 pesos for a dollar to compete with black market..so is way better now .

@@arielroman8644 thank you

Yes you have a choice. You get someone to know and trust to direct you to who they know. You change it in the street. The Cubans gets the exchange rate

I believe the official rate is 110 CUP - 1USD (used to be 25 CUP). Street exchange rate is 145 CUP as mentioned by my ABnB host 2 days ago. I believe it could be 170 CUP (Cuban Pesos).

Just tell them don’t stamp your passport because you’re American

How would you do that in your own country if you went alone to the beach and wanted to take a dip in the water ? common sense should prevail. Leave valuable items at home/casa and walk with minimal cash to the beach.

13 usd

Havana has no beach. You gotta can or bus to the the beach district, about 20 km away. No all inclusive cheap resorts in Havana. Most breakfast only. I love Havana. You gotta find the fun places to go, the cheap places to eat. Keep sunglasses on when you walk around. They leave you alone.

Different cultural experience.

Not from American Banks. No CC/DC from US Banks.

Sounds like the Cuban Government just artificially inflate the value of their Peso to charge tourists more. I haven't worked out why the locals prefer the dollar instead of the Peso yet.

Nothing is normal in cuba - nothing

he said, if you exchange your dollar at bank you get around 25 pesos (official/legally), if you exchange your dollar on the straight (informal/illegally, also called "blackmarket" some places ) you would get over 100 pesos for every dollar.

You should get 120 - because the money is almost worthless

Yes thats no problem. You get a little bit more for the euros than the dollars