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Lonely Planet Cuba

Lonely Planet Cuba

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Summary

Lonely Planet’s Cuba is your passport to the most relevant， up-to-date advice on what to see and skip， and what hidden discoveries await you。 Enjoy the live music scene in Havana， explore historic Habana Vieja， and trek up Pico Turquino; all with your trusted travel companion。 Get to the heart of Cuba and begin your journey now！

 Inside Lonely Planet’s Cuba Travel Guide: 

Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s COVID-19 outbreak

NEW top experiences feature - a visually inspiring collection of Cuba’s best experiences and where to have them

What's NEW feature taps into cultural trends and helps you find fresh ideas and cool new areas
NEW pull-out， passport-size 'Just Landed' card with wi-fi， ATM and transport info - all you need for a smooth journey from airport to hotel

Color maps and images throughout

Highlightsand itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests

Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local， avoiding crowds and trouble spots

Essential infoat your fingertips - hours of operation， websites， transit tips， prices

Honest reviews for all budgets - eating， sleeping， sightseeing， going out， shopping， hidden gems that most guidebooks miss

Cultural insights give you a richer， more rewarding travel experience - history， people， music， landscapes， wildlife， cuisine， politics

Over 80 maps 

Covers Havana， Artemisa， Mayabeque， Isla de la Juventud， Valle de Vinales & Pinar del Rio Province， Varadero & Matanzas Province， Cienfuegos， Villa Clara， Trinidad & Sancti Spiritus， Ciego de Avila， Cameguey， Las Tunas， Holguin， Granma， Santiago de Cuba， Guantanamo

 The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet’sCuba， our most comprehensive guide to Cuba， is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less traveled。 

Looking for just the highlights？ Check out P ocket Havana ， a handy-sized guide focused on the can't-miss sights for a quick trip。

 

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Reviews

Curtis Clements ，

Good for getting a general idea of the different areas of Cuba， what to see in them， and some basic cultural tips and tricks， but also outdated。 Cuba travel is changing very， very quickly， so unless they start publishing yearly or so books， this will just keep getting out of date。If you do go to Cuba， remember to read up on different types of scams prevalent in the area。 There is nothing quite like explaining someone's scam to them as they are trying to pull it on you， and if you speak Spanish y Good for getting a general idea of the different areas of Cuba， what to see in them， and some basic cultural tips and tricks， but also outdated。 Cuba travel is changing very， very quickly， so unless they start publishing yearly or so books， this will just keep getting out of date。If you do go to Cuba， remember to read up on different types of scams prevalent in the area。 There is nothing quite like explaining someone's scam to them as they are trying to pull it on you， and if you speak Spanish you can get some practice before the big moment comes where a taxi driver will insist that you gave them CUP rather than CUC :） 。。。more

PhattandyPDX ，

Made it easy to get around Havana。 Good concise historical context。 A good book

Vanessa Pearse ，

A useful guide to have。 Easy to use。

Nathan Albright ，

One of the smarter habits I acquired when I started to plan my own international trips was to read the Lonely Planet guides。  To be sure， the guide are not perfect， but they do present a great deal of information and give the reader a lot of insight into the feasibility of doing certain things。  I have not always taken up the writers of the guides on their more adventuresome suggestions， like how to travel across international borders in sketchy transportation options， but at the same time I hav One of the smarter habits I acquired when I started to plan my own international trips was to read the Lonely Planet guides。  To be sure， the guide are not perfect， but they do present a great deal of information and give the reader a lot of insight into the feasibility of doing certain things。  I have not always taken up the writers of the guides on their more adventuresome suggestions， like how to travel across international borders in sketchy transportation options， but at the same time I have always found myself being given lots of ideas and worthwhile advice that has made me a less vulnerable traveler， and that is something I always appreciate as a moderately clueless person who happens to like being abroad。  At any rate， if this book was not entirely useful given my plans to visit Havana and perhaps the immediate area outside of the city， it certainly did provide some useful information about food to try and places to visit， and that is always something to appreciate。  You will obviously get more out of this book if you plan on seeing more of the country， but the benefit of reading a book like this one is that it is useful so long as one plans on visiting the country at all。This book is more than 500 pages long and well organized in the typical Lonely Planet fashion。  The book begins on how to plan one's trip with a welcome， national map， top 21 sights， need to know information， suggestions for first-time visitors， month-by-month information， itineraries， and a glance at Cuba's regions。  After that the vast majority of the rest of the book focuses on the usual detailed information about Cuba's various regions including the population of cities， maps of a lot of cities and towns， tourist sites， hotels and other places to stay， restaurants， clubs， and the like。  This begins with Havana and then progresses through the Artemisa & Mayabeque provinces of Eastern Cuba， the Isla de la Juventud， the Valle de Viñales and Pinar del Río Province， Varadero & Matanzas， Cienfuegos， Villa Clara， Trinidad & Sancti Spíritus Province， Ciego de Avila， Camagüey， Las Tunas， Holguín， Granma， Santiago de Cuba， and Guantánamo Provinces， making notes about which places have been overrun by touts and which remain available for tourists looking for more quiet and peaceful places to travel。  The book ends with some information to help the reader understand Cuba today as well as its history， food & drink， way of life， literature and arts， architecture， music and dance， and landscape and wildlife。  The book then ends with a survival guide that includes a directory， transportation， language help， and a glossary。Admittedly， some aspects of this book will put off some readers。  The authors seem to think that naturists and the alphabetical community are a big part of their reading audience and so quite a bit of the discussion of places and their desirability is based on that， which is not particularly helpful for me personally。  More useful is the book's advice on how to avoid touts and their offers of cheap cigars and overpriced products。  The people who wrote this book have clearly been to Cuba and seen a lot of the country and have plenty of insight to share about their trips， and that is something that one can appreciate even if they give advice on a lot of areas that the reader may not be interested in at all。  Given the way that many parts of Cuba are very obscure despite interesting histories and worthwhile sights， this book is useful in encouraging its readers to step beyond the usual tourist norms， and as someone who strives not to be an ordinary tourist， this advice is something worth taking to heart whether it talks about Cuba or any other nation。 。。。more

Ian Andrews ，

The e-version doesn't work that well because the links don't respond right。 There's great information to be found inside。 Cuba such an amazing place I was lucky enough to find a company called Cuba tours and excursions in Santiago de Cuba where we took a road trip that was phenomenal and the price is what I would say cheap。 The e-version doesn't work that well because the links don't respond right。 There's great information to be found inside。 Cuba such an amazing place I was lucky enough to find a company called Cuba tours and excursions in Santiago de Cuba where we took a road trip that was phenomenal and the price is what I would say cheap。 。。。more

Natasha Holme ，

Ten years out of date now， very wordy， some references that are not explained。 I didn't need to know that the author has a right-wing political bias。 The ebook version has illegible maps and language guides。 Otherwise， some good solid information。 Ten years out of date now， very wordy， some references that are not explained。 I didn't need to know that the author has a right-wing political bias。 The ebook version has illegible maps and language guides。 Otherwise， some good solid information。 。。。more

Tassos ，

A good idea of Cuban culture and points of Interest。。

Ela ，

sophisticated language， for sure - not for foreigners。 lot of mistakes， especially opening hours of points of interest。 lack of picturessubjective and sketchy image of the countrythe author probably does not speak Spanish

Kate ，

A great comprehensive view of Cuba and its 15 provinces。 We found it very useful for our trip， and especially interesting because we have visited now 4 regions in Cuba and could learn about what each place has to offer。 Great for a returning visitor or first timer。

Jenny ，

I don't know where I'd be without LP。 I don't know where I'd be without LP。 。。。more

Kastan ，

When I biked across Cuba w/ Randy

Francesca ，

Great read。 I hope some of the information comes in handy for my Cuba trip this year！

Kim Lanza ，

I thoroughly enjoyed Cuba。 I do not expect any guidebook to be all encompassing especially for a destination that is evolving as a tourist destination。 For example， the train mentioned in the guidebook hasn’t run for six months （and that’s a conservative estimate）。 You will definitely need other sources to complement your planning and be flexible on the journey （and bring toilet paper）。

Lynn Brown ，

Good informative book。

Valerie Sherman ，

Helpful for reviewing sights and bars in Havana for my 2018 trip to Cuba。

Mrs。 Ruigrok ，

I always enjoy the Lonely Planet guidebooks and this one is no exception。 Great tips on where to go， what to do， what to eat and this one is a reasonable size to pop into your suitcase to take on your holiday！

martin ，

Probably the least informative， most opinionated and weakest LP guide in the 30-40 I've used。 Maps are inaccurate， how to get there info is inadequate and the all-Important history section （essential for understanding Cuba） is very weak。 Not recommended Probably the least informative， most opinionated and weakest LP guide in the 30-40 I've used。 Maps are inaccurate， how to get there info is inadequate and the all-Important history section （essential for understanding Cuba） is very weak。 Not recommended 。。。more

Jenn "JR" ，

Enjoyable book with some great tips on places to visit but honestly， I didn't really open it up once I got to Cuba。 Everything you need is on the internet！ Enjoyable book with some great tips on places to visit but honestly， I didn't really open it up once I got to Cuba。 Everything you need is on the internet！ 。。。more

Mr。 ，

Worthless piece of paper， don't go to Cuba by this book find a forum with people who's been there and go， wast of my money Worthless piece of paper， don't go to Cuba by this book find a forum with people who's been there and go， wast of my money 。。。more

Luise ，

While I do usually like the Lonely Planet books for travel I found this book to be rather unhelpful for a country such as Cuba。 It makes insensitive statements， and makes you believe that you can go there on your own without booking everything in advance， to rely on a public transportation system and trains， as you might be used to in your home country。

Eric ，

Helped my girlfriend and I navigate Havana。 Some of the homestays and restaurants were closed but that's hardly the book's fault。 YMMV。 Helped my girlfriend and I navigate Havana。 Some of the homestays and restaurants were closed but that's hardly the book's fault。 YMMV。 。。。more

James Turnbull ，

Lots of great info （pretty much invaluable） if your travelling around Cuba， off resort。

Caitlyn ，

Good background info but very out of date

Christina ，

This book was really helpful in Havana but I wouldn't use it in Trinidad。 The map is completely off。 We ran into other tourists who were using the same book and also repeatedly got lost using their map in Trinidad。 This book was really helpful in Havana but I wouldn't use it in Trinidad。 The map is completely off。 We ran into other tourists who were using the same book and also repeatedly got lost using their map in Trinidad。 。。。more

Zahreen ，

While this travel guide needs to be updated， it is still the best guide to the country that I have seen。 It's activity and restaurant recommendations were all on point。 While this travel guide needs to be updated， it is still the best guide to the country that I have seen。 It's activity and restaurant recommendations were all on point。 。。。more

Ana Ruiz ，

Very complete。 However， the reviews were often too positive。 A tourist needs judgement on what is worth it and what is not， and I rarely found this kind of information。

Ana ，

I didn't use t as a "bible"， bur rather as a source to get information and a general idea of the highlights of the places I was visiting - I only used the Kindle version， as I did not want to carry around another book。 I used the maps for guidance， though I recognise they are not necessarily user-friendly （especially on my version of Kindle） and mostly if the reader does not have a very good sense of direction。I would recommend it， but not as a single source of information - if you are planning I didn't use t as a "bible"， bur rather as a source to get information and a general idea of the highlights of the places I was visiting - I only used the Kindle version， as I did not want to carry around another book。 I used the maps for guidance， though I recognise they are not necessarily user-friendly （especially on my version of Kindle） and mostly if the reader does not have a very good sense of direction。I would recommend it， but not as a single source of information - if you are planning a trip to Cuba， check travellers blogs for tips and tricks BEFORE you travel there and save that information with you （digital/ paper version）， as internet is not always available and easy to use。 。。。more

Jennifer ，

Whenever I plan a trip I always start with Lonely Planet， whether it is their website， forums or books。 Luckily for me their books are currently free on Kindle Unlimited （gasp I know right？） Thankfully to the digital age you can download the books and take them with you， whereas before you had to take a heavy book around when you traveled。 （I will never forget Jamaica and how heavy that book was） anyway that all being said this was a fantastic up to date guide。 Given that American's are allowed Whenever I plan a trip I always start with Lonely Planet， whether it is their website， forums or books。 Luckily for me their books are currently free on Kindle Unlimited （gasp I know right？） Thankfully to the digital age you can download the books and take them with you， whereas before you had to take a heavy book around when you traveled。 （I will never forget Jamaica and how heavy that book was） anyway that all being said this was a fantastic up to date guide。 Given that American's are allowed to travel with certain guidelines to Cuba right now， I am trying to absorb as much as I can in order to be prepared for the trip。 This guide gives you great budget food recommendations as well as ideas if you are wanting to venture out of Havana。 Which I am not sure I will be doing， but hey if you plan on doing that then this IS the book for you。 Another must read if you are currently planning a trip to Cuba。 。。。more

Kristof Claes ，

This edition is from 2015 but seems already very much out of date。 Opening hours from lots of places are wrong。 Almost all prices are increased with 2 CUC at least。It's also a bit too opinionated。 Just more facts and less opinions would probably be more helpful。The part of Havana is really unhandy to work with。 Segmented in the different districts。 More handy would be one big complete map of Havana， then more in detail maps of the districts， then all the information sorted by theme， but not by d This edition is from 2015 but seems already very much out of date。 Opening hours from lots of places are wrong。 Almost all prices are increased with 2 CUC at least。It's also a bit too opinionated。 Just more facts and less opinions would probably be more helpful。The part of Havana is really unhandy to work with。 Segmented in the different districts。 More handy would be one big complete map of Havana， then more in detail maps of the districts， then all the information sorted by theme， but not by district， just alphabetically。I heared Footprints might be better than Cuba than the Lonely Planet。 。。。more

Ana Leticia ，

My holy bible for Cuba。 Not the best guidebook but it helped me get around Cuba。

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