🇨🇺 Cuba travel: safety & when to go

Havana's old town and classic cars, tobacco valleys and cays.

🛡️ Level 2 · Increased caution — Safety · per US State Dept (Nov 2026)

🌤️ Best time to visit Cuba

The best weather in Cuba is in December, January and February.

Things to do in Cuba

🎒 Top things to do

• Old Havana & classic cars — Old Havana's faded-grand plazas and 1950s American classic cars are pure time travel.
• Beaches (Varadero) — Varadero's long white-sand peninsula is Cuba's flagship beach-resort strip.
• Salsa & nightlife (Havana) — Havana pulses with live son and salsa, from street corners to the famous Tropicana.
• Tobacco valley (Viñales) — The Vinales valley grows Cuba's best tobacco amid dramatic limestone mogotes.

🗓️ What's in season

• Dry season (Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr) — Nov-Apr is the dry season — the most comfortable and popular time to visit.

Visa (US passport): Special restrictions apply · tourist card required. Checked June 2026; verify before booking — rules change.

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