Havana is the capital of Cuba, the largest Caribbean island country which has approximately 11 million residents. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and their capital . Cuba is located about 90 miles away from Florida and about 130 miles from Mexico tourist locations in the Yucatan Peninsula. This makes it an ideal Caribbean travel destination for Americans, with Canadians and Mexicans already traveling to Cuba on a regular basis.
In 2014, 650,000 people visited Cuba from the United States.
Havana Transportation
If you choose explore Havana on your own, you will find it very similar to Cancun, Mexico. Getting around on your own can be done easily using taxi or Metrobus which is an inner city transportation service with a 12 mile radius of central Havana. There are 17 different routes the Metrobus services with stops about a half mile apart. During heavy traffic periods, a bus will come by about every 10 minutes.
Terminal Sierra Maestra connects Old Havana with Regla and Casablanca, leaving every 10–15 minutes from Muelle Luz (at the foot of Santa Clara Street). There is a bus that takes you to the ferry dock at Pasacaballo. The ferry ride is only 1 CUC
There are plans to offer a high-speed catamaran service between the Marathon in the Florida Keys and Havana, Cuba. CubaKat plans to leave from Marathon City Marina, with 200 people, on a four-hour cruise which is predicted to cost around $338. This is pending a license from the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Controls
Places To See in Havana
Old Havana, Plaza de la Catedral, Catedral de San Cristobal, National Museum of Fine Arts, El Morro, San Francisco de Asis Square, Museo Hemingway Finca Vigia, Havana Cathedral, Christopher Columbus Cemetery (Cemetario de Colon), University of Havana, Gran Teatro de La Habana, Cuba Libro, The Capitolio.
Havana Beaches
Playa Bacuranao, Megano Beach, Boca Ciega Beach, Santa Maria, Beach, Playas de Este Beach, and Guanabo Beach
Havana Tour Companies
Havana Journeys - www.havanajourneys.com
Havana Memories - www.havanamemories.jimdo.com
NostalgiCar - www.nostalgicarcuba.com
Havana Discovery Tours - www.havanadiscoverytours.com
Havana Tour Company - www.havanatourcompany.com
Havana Super Tour - www.campanario63.com
Cuban Adventures- www.tours-havana.com
Havana Vintage Car - www.oldcartours.com
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