What problems should Cuba pay attention to in tourism?

1. Visa Instructions

According to the mutual visa-free agreement between China and China, citizens holding ordinary passports for diplomatic, official and business purposes

are exempted from visas.

tourists who come to Cuba with ordinary personal passports need to apply for tourist visas. With a valid visa, you can stay in Cuba for 3 days, and you can extend it for another 3 days after the expiration. However, the ancient immigration department is highly concerned about the problem of illegal immigrants. In recent years, many China tourists have been detained as illegal immigrants because of their overdue illegal stay. It is suggested that our citizens come to Cuba for tourism or business, pay attention to arrange their own travel schedule according to the validity of visas and air tickets, and leave the country on time.

2. Entry instructions

Entry card is required, with two pages. The main contents to be filled in are name, gender, place of birth, date of birth, nationality, passport number, occupation, city of departure, destination city, detailed address in Cuba and responsible unit, etc. The original is handed over to the immigration officer, and the copy is kept personally. Don't lose it for use when leaving the country.

Third, the customs stipulates that

individuals can carry two bottles of wine, one carton of cigarettes, 1 kilograms of medicine in formal packaging and articles worth $2 duty-free.

You need to fill in the customs declaration form when you bring more than US$ 5, in cash or items of equivalent value into the country. If you need to take it away when you leave the country, you can show a declaration form or relevant documents from the bank to prove its legal source.

each person can carry 23 Cuban cigars when leaving the country; If there are more than 23 pieces, you need to provide invoices issued by regular stores and their copies, otherwise they will be confiscated.

strictly control agricultural products, meat products, medicines and electrical appliances. It is strictly forbidden to bring cordless phones, cordless headsets, video recorders, DVD players, air conditioners, electric stoves, microwave ovens, electric water heaters and electric irons with power exceeding 29 watts into the country. If any of the above items are suspected in personal luggage, customs officers will ask for unpacking inspection. If you do not go through the formalities of tax exemption or entry permit in advance, you will be detained. However, it is allowed to go through the relevant formalities within 3 days from the date of detention, and those who fail to get it after the time limit will be confiscated.

diplomats resident in Cuba are exempt from Havana airport tax with their identity cards, and all other passengers, including non-resident diplomats, are required to pay 25 cuban convertible peso airport taxes.

iv. medical care

Cuban citizens enjoy free medical care. Each community has a community medical station, where ordinary diseases are treated nearby, and serious cases are sent to large hospitals for treatment by the community medical station.

foreigners need to go to a special foreign-related hospital (CLINICA CIRA GARCIA) in Cuba, which is better than the hospital where Cubans go to see a doctor, but the charge is quite high, and only cuban convertible peso is accepted.

v. Public security situation

Cuban society is relatively stable and public security is good. There are no serious terrorist activities and criminal offences, but robbery and theft also occur from time to time. Especially in areas with relatively small population and backward conditions, you must go out together and bring as little cash and valuables as possible. Dress appropriately and don't be too conspicuous. When you go out, keep your passport, air ticket, money, etc. separately and prepare a copy of your certificate. In case of distress, call the police in time. If necessary, you should get in touch with the Embassy of China as soon as possible

VI. Travel transportation

The transportation conditions in Cuba are relatively backward, and there are not many high-end cars, mainly concentrated in foreign permanent offices. Decades ago, most of the classic cars were in poor condition, and most of them had no air conditioning. The main means of transportation are buses, taxis and local trains.

There are two types of taxis. One is imported cars with good condition, such as Peugeot, Hyundai and Volkswagen, which are more common in airports and restaurants. The other kind is the old LADA car, which is more common on the street. It is in poor condition and mainly carries local people, and the price is relatively cheap.

There is an old tradition in Cuba that has been maintained for many years. Because there are too few means of transportation, Cubans waving and stopping cars can be seen everywhere on the roadside. In case of hitchhiking, the vehicles of state-owned institutions with light blue license plates must stop and pull as long as there is space. At major bus stations, the government also sends special personnel to hold signs with the words "stop" to help people waiting for buses to stop.

There are few vehicles in Cuba, and traffic jams rarely occur. Usually travel, driving is smoother. Only after hurricane or continuous rain in rainy season, some sections with poor drainage system are flooded, resulting in traffic jams.

VII. Climate and Natural Disasters

Cuba is suitable for traveling all year round. The annual average temperature is about 25 degrees, and the lowest temperature in winter is not lower than 18 degrees. Summer is the rainy season, and there is more rainfall from July to October, mostly in the afternoon thunderstorms. From June to November, tropical storms and hurricanes frequently occur. In recent years, hurricanes of different levels have been encountered in the rainy season. Some of them passed by Cuba with little harm, and some of them have landed in Cuba, causing storms, water, electricity and gas cuts, building damage and even casualties. The Cuban government has accumulated a lot of experience in dealing with hurricanes. Every time there is a hurricane, prevention and early warning work will be done in advance, and residents in the relevant areas will be transferred in time. But for the sake of safety, our citizens should carefully choose the period of coming to Cuba during the hurricane.

VIII. Local currency

In October p>24, the ancient government issued a decree prohibiting the circulation of US dollars. At present, there are mainly two kinds of local currencies in circulation: (1) cuban convertible peso, and the exchange rate with the US dollar is 1: 1.8. When you exchange dollars for convertible pesos, you need to pay a 1% handling fee. (2) PESO CUBANO, mainly used by Cubans, is 1: 24 compared with convertible pesos. There is no need to pay a handling fee when exchanging.

At present, only convertible pesos are accepted in tourist hotels, large shops, supermarkets and airports, and Cuban pesos can only be used in some farmers' free markets.

There are currency exchange offices near major consumer places, and foreigners can freely exchange convertible foreign currencies for Cuban pesos.

IX. Contact information of the Embassy of China and relevant local departments

Address of the Embassy of China in Cuba

Embajada de la Republica Popular China Encuba

Address: Calle13, E/CYD, No.551, Vedado, La Habana, Cuba

Mobile phone on duty: 535-58853288

Fax: 537-83392

Consular section: 537-83637

Embassy e-mail: chinaemb _ cu @ mfa.gov.cn

Immigration and Alien Center: 58717

X. Other notes:

Time difference with Beijing: -12 hours

Voltage: 11 volts is used in most buildings, except that it is clearly stated in some places that it is 11 or 22 volts. In the tourist area of Valadero, the voltage is mostly 22 volts. Please use electrical appliances carefully to avoid burning.

The Cuban people are a people who love to enjoy all kinds of happiness. When traveling to Cuba, don't miss the roast lobster in Cuba, the roast suckling pig in San Diego and the Kopperi Yade ice cream. For centuries, Cuba has developed its own unique cooking and dessert making methods. Just like the famous Cuban poet Nicholas? Ji Lian wrote: "Half-blood, half-blood, everything is assimilated ..." Like the formation of the Cuban nation, Cuban cooking and sweets, which are full of color, fragrance and taste, can be described as the achievements of all nationalities and have their own characteristics.

The hands of white people, black people and yellow people in three continents of Asia, Africa and Latin America have developed Cuban cooking into the most delicious food culture. Small pot soup of Spanish Iberian culture, African seasoning and cold mixed amaranth, purslane and sugar radish; China's delicious sweet and sour fish and meat, glutinous rice food and a large number of vegetables planted in suburban gardens ... have become an organic part of Cuban food culture.

Ashyake soup is a typical food that permeates culture and is a symbol of Cuban cuisine. The most common potatoes, carrots, chicken or pork, plus avocados are the best Assyriaceae. According to legend, eating Asiako can drive away evil.

The thick soup of Galicia and Astoria is a favorite dish of Cubans. The traditional food in Cuba is kidney beans, pork and rice. The most popular meat in Cuba is pork. In addition, Cuba also likes delicious bacon, fried pork skin or fried beef, haggis and lamb. The most typical Cuban food flavor is fried chicken mixed with onions and potatoes, turkey stuffed with rice and black beans, braised snapper or salmon and trout with onions and potatoes, fried dried shrimp with yellow rice, fried pig brain, taro, pumpkin and tender corn.

Cuba is the candy jar of the world, and Cubans love sweets. Cuba's dessert products are rich and colorful. In villages and towns, there are Christmas fried cakes made of cassava and flour, Kusuvi sweet cakes, Malawian sweets, honey-coated buns, milk-mixed tender corn, passion fruit sweets, sweet milk foods, various candied fruits, white gourd and cocoa sweets.

The Cuban people are a people who love to enjoy all kinds of happiness, so we can't help but mention what Cubans eat. When traveling to Cuba, don't miss the grilled lobster in Cuba, the roast suckling pig in San Diego and the Kopperi Yade ice cream. For centuries, Cuba has developed its own unique cooking and dessert making methods. Just like the famous Cuban poet Nicholas? Ji Lian wrote: "Half-blood, half-blood, everything is assimilated ..." Like the formation of the Cuban nation, Cuban cooking and sweets, which are full of color, fragrance and taste, can be described as the achievements of all nationalities and have their own characteristics.

Over time, Cubans have cooked a variety of dishes, and Cuban dishes on marble tables, cedar tables or crystal tables look appetizing. Attractive fragrance, fresh and gorgeous colors, precious condiments, vegetables and bacon are all delicious dishes. Let's not talk about the delicacies of the giants or the national feasts. Let's just talk about the folk food in Cuban villages and towns. Cassava is one of the main foods of American Indians. A pair of solid calluses successfully cooked cassava that people can't get enough of. Crystal cassava saved countless Cubans' lives in the hard years of famine. "Cassava without bread" is a folk mantra, which Cubans say in happy days and difficult years. The hands of white people, black people and yellow people in three continents of Asia, Africa and Latin America have developed Cuban cooking into the most delicious food culture. Small pot soup of Spanish Iberian culture, African seasoning and cold mixed amaranth, purslane and sugar radish; China's delicious sweet and sour fish and meat, glutinous rice food and a large number of vegetables planted in suburban gardens ... have become an organic part of Cuban food culture.

In Cuba, there are farmers' cooking, working-class cooking and middle-class fine cooking with local flavor and European flavor. In short, there are dishes with national flavors, mixed or pure delicacies. Ashyako soup is a typical food that permeates culture and a symbol of Cuban cuisine. Cuba's most famous anthropologist made it clear that the Cuban nation, also known as the Ashyako nation, gathered all the cultures in the world there. Because all vegetables and all meat can be put into a pot and boiled into a delicious soup of Assyriaceae, but generally speaking, the most common potatoes, carrots and chicken or pork, plus avocados are the best Assyriaceae. According to legend, eating Asiako can drive away evil. In Colombia, Venezuela and other Latin American countries, Asiaco is a delicacy, but its quality depends on the owner's economic conditions.

Spanish cooking is mainly Galicia cooking, which is combined with African cooking in Cuba and countless kinds of vegetables in China. However, the thick soup and raw seafood cooked by Galicia and Astoria are all favorite dishes of Cubans. Cooking in the frigid zone was introduced to tropical Cuba, and it was deeply rooted in the folk life. In the hot summer, I had to open my shirt and fan my fan, which was really interesting.

The traditional food in Cuba is kidney bean, pork and rice. The favorite meat in Cuba is pork. In addition, Cuba also likes delicious bacon, fried pork skin or fried beef, haggis and lamb. The most typical Cuban food flavor is fried chicken mixed with onions and potatoes, turkey stuffed with rice and black beans, braised snapper or salmon and trout with onions and potatoes, fried dried shrimp with yellow rice, fried pig brain, taro, pumpkin and tender corn.

At the Christmas dinner in Cuba, there are kebabs, turkey or snapper braised in Catalunya, fried plantain and ruddy roast suckling pig, or cassava mixed with garlic. Every Sunday, there is turkey fried rice, sprinkled with black pepper, and cold mixed tomato, vegetable and cucumber salad. Cuban cuisine also varies from region to region. For example, the delicacies of fishing villages in coastal areas are mainly fish, including swordfish, snapper or salmon and trout, as well as the miniature "Teti" in Barakea.

On a hot evening in Havana, cinnamon or cocoa boiled sweet potatoes are sold on the street, which is the favorite of most elderly people with only two teeth left in their mouths.

hotels in Cuba are managed by the National Institute of Fourism, and reservations must be made through Cubatur (Cuba travel agency), a subsidiary of the institute. The main hotels in Havana are: luxury hotels-Riviera Hotel, Habana Libre Hotel and Capri Hotel. First-class hotels-Naeional hotel and Sevilla.

Hotel prices range from $4 to $14. You can also live in a private home. Generally, a room costs 25 to 35 dollars.

the hotel recommends

Santa Isabel five-star plus

address Callebaratillo No.9E/Obispo y Narciso Lopez, Plaza de Armas, La Habana Vieja

Tel: 33-821

Fax: (537)33-8391

Five-star Cuba International Hotel

Address: Calle O,esq.a 21,Vedado, Plaza

Tel: 33-3564/67

Fax: (537)33-3894

Melia Habana Hotel Havana is a five-star hotel

Address: Calle 3ra e/ 76 y 8, Miramar