Transport

Within the cities there are tourist taxis which are reliable and cheap. You should avoid non tourist taxis because they are not registered for that purpose and may not reach good standards of safety.
There are good quality air conditioned buses- Via Azul, between all major destinations.
Cuba has the most extensive rail network in Latin America and the fares are cheap, but the carriages are crowded and not always comfortable.
Good quality car hire is widely available. This is a good option as long as you can adapt quickly to driving on the right hand side of the road. The roads can also be very crowded with pedestrians and bicycles and in the country with horse drawn vehicles. Driving at night is not recommended.
The public buses are regular and very cheap but very very crowded and to use them you would have to prepared to rough it.
There are quite a number of domestic flights between major centres. Contact Cubana Airlines.

Foot and Beverage

The Cuban national dish is pork, black beans and rice; and it is delicious.
Most Cuban dishes are spicy but not hot – they don’t use chillies.
Other specials are Tamales (Processed corn with pork), Congri (Rice and black beans), Ropa Vieja (Spicy Stringed beef), and Yuca (Cassava).
The national drink is rum and they are experts at making many varieties. Many rum connoisseurs believe Cuban rums are the worlds best. Try a Mojito!

Cigars

If you don’t like cigars it’s not a problem but if you do, this is cigar heaven.
The soil, the leaves, the processing, the cigar making – everything is the best.