I am going to cuba (cayo coco- all inclusive) for 2 weeks holidays, any one got any advice????

Question

what is the best currency to take, Stirling pounds/Paso's/$??

what are the best trips to go on???

is it best to book the trips with reps or with the hotel or another agency?

should we tip the staff at the hotel? give them gifts?

can you bring cigars home with you to uk?

do mobile phones work there ie T-mobile network?

any other advice???

Answer 1

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i thik u have to take steerling and then they change them to paso atrt the airport coz u cant get large quantities in britian and alo it works out best for the exchange rate

we went on this trip imnland which was amazing as we got to see all the sugar plantations and go to a rum factory so i would advise that... also the tour weas in english u can get details from all big hotels soi asssume ul find them within your resort... webooked then through the hotel coz it was eaiest and i think worked out cheapest but then we werent in all inclusive so i suppose u will just have to wait and see

we took nice bath things for the people and ten left 15% tip to coz they charge next to nothing i think 10% to 20% is kinda standard throughout cuba and kinda expected

yep u can bring cigars back but if u get more tan a certain amount u haver to declare them and pay tax.... also get officials obnes coz  the 1s people try to sell u on the street are low quality and also the person is commiting a crime by selling tem to you and could risk prosecution

i have an orange phone and it worked in havvana but not at the beach resort... it is more up to date then u think though and most hotels have reasonably proced interenet cafes so u u can stay in touch

other advice.... well it is a truly awesome place to visit. id try and learn some spanish because the locals really appreiate it.. me and my sister got invited to the disco thing which was amazing so if the oppurtunity ariises

also by talking to the people u can find out about loocal events which we found to be hugely enjoyable

Be prepared for it to be hot and humid especially inland so take loose fitting clothing and i'd wear  a hat and cream

another thing is when we were there, there was this childrens hospital down the road and they reallly needed liquid paracetemol as the childen could not manage tablets so maybe take some of tis to donate

oh and the rumours that u need toilet roll everywhre are not true... also dont worry about food there is plenty of pizzerias

well hope u enjoy cuba as muchh as i did and hope u find this helpful,,, sorry its soooo long