Watch This Before Travelling To Cuba - Cuba Updates and Travel Tips 2023! 

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The reason is the U.S. from time to time flood the country with bogus counterfeit money to destabilize the economy so they are extra vigilant when it comes to foreign currency .

I stay at all inclusive only! Less of a headache! Taxi from the hotel only!

Just to add , you can tip in Canadian coin of one or two dollars , workers in the hotel have change these coins , you bring your Canadian bill in good condition and great for everyone .

They do accept Canadian coins... I just came back. But they will ask you to buy back their coins so bring bigger bills as well

Now … they really like cash

Thank you very much! 😊😊

Thank you 😊 and you’re very welcome!

Thank you very much!! 😊

Go when there is not a Mafia running the country. Pray for cubans to be free

Thank you, happy to hear it! Enjoy your trip to Cuba! 😃

Thank you so much! 😊 and it’s my pleasure glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you very much!! 😊

Thank you 😊. Yes we love the Cuban people. It’s a big reason why we go there often.

You’re welcome! Glad it’s helpful. Enjoy your trip 😀

If you deal with any government agency you will have to tip in CUC or USD or Euros otherwise the service or door will open only a mañana ,, meaning tomorrow.

Amazing! Yes I love it as well 😊

They will take loonies and toonies and they take them to other people to turn it back to Canadian bills. Don't waste money exchanging

Thank you! 😊

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it! Yes you will enjoy it.

Thank you!! I’m glad you enjoyed! 😊

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it. 😊

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it. 😊

Thank you! Glad to have you 😊 and Cuba is beautiful especially the people

Thank you and welcome! 😊 Have a great trip 🍺 🏝️

Thank you! And My pleasure glad I can help! 😊

Thank you so much 😊. Yes the DuPont Mansion was the highlight of the trip by far! 😁 I will for sure.

You’re very welcome and thank you! Glad to have you! 😊❤️ De nada! 👍

Thank you so much! 😊😊 Yes for sure there is definitely 2 very different way to experience Cuba. Cuba is the biggest Island in the Caribbean and there are lots of beautiful cultural cities and lots of beaches. The Cuban people are amazing so you can’t go wrong and it’s very safe!

I rented car...was there for 3 weeks in 2010 and done 3.500 km...and 2018....love it. Dont go to Varadero...if you want hotels go to Bahamas...

Exactly! You can go to Cuba million times, but staying in hotel in Varadero, it will feel like any country in the world. You'll never experience it that way

You can’t take a rented Moped from Varadero to Matanzas, due to no insurance coverage once you leave Varadero ‼️… they tell you that when you rent them !

@@Dutchy-1168 well that's what I did and I lived to tell about it

Thank you very much! Enjoy your trip 😃

Thank you so much! 😃 That’s great. Yes Cuba is a great place with great people

great tip steve, any resort recomendations for a single straight canadian male 36 years old? cheers!

How do you get a Visa?

I want to go to Cuba. in your experience what is better? to buy the tickets and hotel independently or get a resort with everything included?

@@andycilla Ive allways went to an all inclusive resort. This way you know what you allready spent

Thank you! 😊

Thank you very much! Merry Christmas to you as well 😊

Thank you so much 😊

Yes me too! 😊

Thank you so much! 😊

@@asyamuzlera It is always a pleasure seeing people visiting Cuba.

Thank you very much! Great suggestions yes I think I will do more of a deep dive on each of those topics. I have some other travel videos coming this year so stay tuned 😁👍

Beautiful! Yes a lot of people do this as well. We definitely have. The Cuban people are very welcoming and hospitable.

Any resorts that are all inclusive that you would recommend?

@@narayanhill9832 You can't go wrong with any Melia hotel they'e great. Melia Las Americas is great, Royalton Hicacos, Melia International & the Paradisus Los Cayos in Cayo Santa Maria is beautiful and its one of the newest hotels there.

@@Danilobajo I have followed Cuba problems / government Cuban problems for years! I know the suffering they have endure for past 45 years.

Do you ask them to stamp your passport?

you're welcome! glad you liked it 😊

Hard times for Cuban people! Anything they can use is better than money as their stores are Poorly stocked. Aspirin,Tylenol, toothpaste, toothbrushes, nail polish, eye shadow, Dove soap. They love toothpaste, soap. If you pay in American dollars, they can stash it, And one day, be able to leave Cuba!

Thank you! 😊

Yes me too 😊

how are we helping the Cuban people? everything goes into the pockets of the leaders! yes we can help with necessities but that will not put food in their tummies! even the money given to them is not helping cause the stores are empty. yes, the goverment has to do something to get tourists back! i want to go back but, at the price we pay, and what we get, lets go somewhere else. when things are better ( if ever) i will be the first one to go back

@Alan Dickerson I agree. that tourists help Cubans (I took 14 suitcases and about 200 kg of various things and a lot of money to Cuba) but I will not starve because the Cuban government is a THIEF!

Going to Cuba as a tourist does not help the Cuban people you are just feeding the regime. If you want to help Cubans then go with an actual humanitarian mindset to help the people not as a tourists at all you can eat buffets buying Castro and Che propaganda at hotel lobbies while Cubans starve, flee on rafts and are thrown in jail for peacefully protesting

My pleasure! 😊 That's great, I hope you have a great time. I really love Varadero. Enjoy!

Thank you 😊

Yes definitely because sometimes even if they have money from tips, they can’t get certain items there.

That's amazing! Vinales is on my list to visit for sure!

Thank you very much!

You’re welcome! 😊 So unfortunately I don’t have any recommendations. When we booked tours they were small tours with our airline rep at the hotel. But I would just Google best tour company in Cuba and see what they offer.

4 days in Viñales and 2 in Havana.

Beautiful, enjoy!!

My pleasure! 😊 I do. I film all videos I’m not in, and my husband films the clips of me all on my iPhone 13 Pro Max. And I edit on FinalCut Pro.

Yes prices are reasonable for sure and there are no more pandemic restrictions entering the country or on the island. It’s all been removed ! 😊

Good tip thx for sharing. We used mostly CAD & some USD. I think you mean CUP right? Because the CUC has been discontinued.

@@asyamuzlera yes that is what I meant, sorry! 🤦🏻‍♀️ the money situation was what frazzled us the most!

@@emmacolourista7748 Yes i dont blame you it did with us many times as well 😅

I take unblemished Canadian $5 , but no coins like our $1 and $2 ….to offset the high cost of my $5 , I also took about $50 US in ones $1 ! I usually have CDN $5 but there are times when I felt that $2 US was sufficient ! Both approaches worked very well for me ! Word of advice ….make sure the bills are pristine or the Cuban banks will not honour them, which leaves the help with a problem 🇨🇦🇨🇺‼️

@@asyamuzlera I found the mention of CUC confusing too ‼️‼️

Thank you! 😃

Yes! Glad you had a great time. I find the internet varies based on the hotel. At the Melia Las Americas near the end of our trip they added more routers and upgraded some of the them so in the lobby restaurant the internet was sooo much better then when we got there.

Thank you! yes this is true

Thank you and it’s my pleasure glad you enjoyed it! 😊 I’ve never stayed there but just saw the pictures on Google and it looks incredible! I think I will have to stay there on a future trip.

Thank you so much! 😊

Thank you very much! And definitely not a weird question. Yes the resorts do get US channels and sports too so you might be able to watch the game. I remember we were watching one of the US sport channels but I forget which one. They may take them but they will definitely want to exchange with a Canadian for bills because they can’t take them to the banks in Cuba. So for sure they will be happy to give you their coins for bills. Enjoy your trip!

Beautiful! Enjoy your trip! 😊

Yes Cuba is very very safe! The people won't do anything to harm tourists. You can go out at night alone no issues.

Thank you for bringing up the issue of safety, that is the most important question I need answered! Usually in a poor country there are high crime statistics!

Thank you! 😊 Yes that’s so odd 😆

Try China... they are taking almost all, if not all, of the premium cigars☹️

@@jim4551 this is very true

Thank you so much! 😊So you can actually pay I think about $50 USD for 1 person round trip or one way I can’t remember, from your varadero hotel to downtown Havana on the same bus that would do a day tour and then they tell you where they will pick you up from Havana and take you back so you ride with the people going on the tour but you don’t do the tour. We did this on one of our trips and it was so convenient & much cheaper then hiring a private taxi. Which is also another option.

Thank you! 😊 Yes It definitely is! The rooms are so much better especially now because they were recently renovated. The room we had, had the best wifi on the whole hotel premises. 😂 Plus you have a different section on the beach with beach side dink service 😁 and other perks

Hi Iryna, thank you, it’s my pleasure! 😊 It’s changed a lot now USD are accepted and people love it. It’s great if you need to tip in smaller bills cuz they don’t like to accept coins. They can’t exchange them at the bank so if the Cuban folks collect enough coins they’ll ask another tourist to exchange to bills so definitely don’t tip with coins. I would say $2 or so is good if your just having a coffee in the lobby. For like a meal leaving a $5 tip is good but there is no minimum like in Canada. If you leave the resort $10 is good for a sit down meal. I’d leave a $5 if you’re not there long just having a drink or 2. It’s hard to say what to bring as gifts cuz you don’t know who needs what. I always just tip with cash. If you make friends you can stay in touch and next time you go you can ask hey can I bring you this or that whatever. I know pantyhose are a big need for ladies. Sunscreen, any body creams, lotions, shampoos and bug spray is expensive in Cuba even for us tourists. And electronics are hard to come by.

I’m not sure about that because we didn’t exchange US dollars we just used it to tip.

Thank you very much! 😊 Yes USD is acceptable but not in all places so I would just bring some small bills for tipping and a mix of USD & CAD. If you run out you’ll have to use the moneda national - CUP

The U.S.A. will be the same if Adolph Trump wins in 2024. Only two types of people, Very rich 2% and the very poor 98%.

USA did it.

Certainly can't see it in this video.

@@iashbddf I can't agree that Cuba is socialist because it gives no selling rights. You can have small businesses with a hard to acquire license and you can't grow that business. To me, Cuba is the only country that successfully created communism because everyone is poor and no one has to work for money.

There are plenty of places in the Caribbean where you can spend a better vacation. Maybe a little more expensive but you don't have to ask for basic items. There is no pepper in Cuba and the salt is in a dirty jar and wet. Let the Cuban government treat tourists normally and we will come! Personally, I am fed up with the stupid propaganda on TV Cuban, where everything is there, but why are the shelves in the shops empty and there is nothing to eat?

Muchas gracias! Si tengo amigos que siempre visitan Peru y le gustan mucho 👌😁

Love Peru, had the great experience there in 2021. Highly recommend it 👌

Peru . No mijo . Ni ustedes mismo estan en paz . Pareciera que si no te asaltan .estan gente envueltas en política problemas . Y te arruinan la vida....mejor es ir a Cuba. Es mas seguro .

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. 😊 I would say any clothing would be great of course not like super old or ripped, in terms of food no one ever mentioned any specifics. I would say for ladies, skin coloured stockings is a big one they really need. In terms of medicine, it's a tough one i'm not too sure but I would guess pain killers like Tylenol Advil Aspirin are good.

Also I was told by Cuban friends that external battery chargers and electronics in general are great because even if someone has the money it’s hard to come by.

@@asyamuzlera thank you so much! we hope to bring as much as possible to help the Cuban folks during our short trip :)

@@asyamuzlera stockings, didn't think of that! thank you :)

@@phyllis2866 that’s so kind of you they will really appreciate it! Have a great time 😊😊

I'm from Cuba and got luck on having medical bills and being on bread lines on grocery stores.

I don’t blame you I really love Florida as well! 😊

Non absorbant toilet paper now !!!!

Yes this is still true because even if people have money to buy, there are shortages all the time and some things the people can’t get in Cuba. The people would really appreciate this. Make friends with the workers and tell them that “hey I have a few gifts for you how do you want me to give it to you?” I’ve had them to come to the hotel room and other times I just gave it to them outside. For the maid you can leave a note beside the items and if you see her let her know you have a gift for her if she has time to get it now or later. 😊