Things to do in cuba?

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Elizabeth

You don't have to worry about the things your are going to do in Cuba. Since you are a tourist you are (in your case) queen there.
They will praise you and you will feel in paradise.
You will think 'Man communism rocks!'
It may rock for you, but it sucks big time for us.
So the paradise that you see there is like going to Magic Kingdom in Disney and seeing the castle, it is not real.

Rick

Enjoy the Cuban rum, the beaches, ride a bicycle

Teya g:
Now I feel like when the white sahib went to visit the land of the savages that walk around wearing only a loin clothes.

When the sahib returns, he tells family and friends: "What a nice bunch of natives I found. They were just stunned when they saw the flashlight, the camera, and the matches.
They have nothing but still they are very happy. You should have seen them when we gave them pens, books, deodorant, toothpaste, and other minutiae. They practically worshiped us as gods"

And you tell that in a very superficial way, like a curiosity of that strange land

Thank you for the shame of making us feel like backward primitives, dancing, singing, and smiling

the big

Not much

Danimal:
I like your idea, but instead of hanging out with fidel, you should hang fidel, out or in, no matter as long as you hang him

Danimal

Get a cuban cigar, hang out with Fidel and escape on a raft.

Victor

You can watch el Morro in the harbor, have a rum

Teya, you are right.
How sad. We are practically just a bunch of beggars. Those people saw you like Santa Claus in Christmas . We Cubans are today reduced to mere scraps of humanity

teya g

When you tip in US or Canadian coins or Euros, these coins cannot be cashed in. It is like tipping $oo.oo. Even as a Canadian I could not cash in Canadian coins in Cuba. Their banks will ONLY accept paper bills. The Cuban servers and bellboys have jars of useless euros and loonies in their homes. If you want to do something kind for a Cuban person, offer a $20 bill for $20 in coins to return to your country. The bills can be exchanged in Cuba, the coins cannot. Take a bag full of coins home.
As soon as you can when you arrive, change your money and ask for lots of pesos to give as tips and put your own coins away. Also...bring lots of cash or you pay big $$ to transfer from Visa into Cuban convertible pesos. No bank cards. Cash is a less costly exchange.
If you can connect with a Cuban with a driver's license, rent a car and have him take you where the tourists don't go. OH MY GOSH!!! The absolute most amazing time for us was handing out pens, pencils, books, pencil crayons, facecloths, deodorant, toothbrushes and toothpaste. These things are SO NEEDED AND APPRECIATED. Your driver will interpret and people will invite you into their homes. They are so so nice. Giving gifts was the most amazing experience. I felt absolutely honoured that these people shared a bit of their lives with us. You will find good, good, kind, trustworthy, people.
The bank is very small and operated by only one or two people.

Balla Hollic

go to the beach

Princess18

I would go to this beach that is called "Varadero," it has the whitest sand I've ever seen, and the water is so clear you can see your toes even when you're on the deep side. When I was little I used to live there it was awesome. There's also Santiago city which is pretty nice. There are museums and theaters that are cool, but overall the beach is the main attraction for tourists which is near Matanzas city.

Hope you have fun!!

travel_stories

There is plenty to do. It depends where you go what you can do. There are resorts , beaches, Havana is great...you just walk everywhere visiting old historic houses, museums etc and watching the people. Trinidad is a lovely old town, and near some good beaches. Vinales is a rural area and different to the other places. We did a tour on the way which was good - you went to a cigar factory, the paintings on the rocks etc.

Go to http://www.fascinating-travel-destinations.com/information-on-cuba.html

pepsi

There are lots of things to do beaches night clubs on and off resorts. You cab bring them lots of things they can't get too often. tools toothpaste, tooth brushes, soap , old clothes, books,women's panty hose. If you going on the 26th to varadero you can do me!!!!

auroras

smoke a Cuban cigar

Tropicales

Riki gave you some excellent suggestions and sites to look at for places to see and things to do.

You will love Cuba and the Cuban warmth and hospitality. Have a great time!

Beardo

Dance

Listen to Music

Sing

Play dominoes

officer_juice

PARTY LIKE YOU NEVER PARTIED BEFORE

Riki

There are hundreds if not thousands of things to do in Cuba, golf, tennis, swim with the dolphins, scuba dive snorkel, tour cities like Havana, Trinidad, Santiago de Cuba. You can be as busy as you want. Please ignore the facetious answers, Cuba is great, you go once, you wil be back, Cubans treat tourists like visiting royalty. Check the links below for some suggestions and information.
http://www.gocuba.ca/en/index.asp
http://www.cuba-junky.com/
http://www.cuban-beaches.com/matanzas/varadero
http://www.havana-guide.com/
http://www.cuba-pictures.com/index.html

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