Mexico Cuba tourism

This raiders mainly talk about some raiders in Cuba and Mexico, which are all basic information that everyone can see. Now Xiaobian will tell you about some relevant information, and now let's go and see what useful information is available.

money

Credit card > cash withdrawal > foreign exchange, so you can swipe your card wherever you can. Generally, restaurants and shops in Mexico can swipe your card, while Cuba basically can't swipe your card, except for cigar factories, which must exceed 100CUC, and a 3% handling fee is charged.

Cash withdrawal is more cost-effective than foreign exchange. We set up a debit card of Nanjing Bank before departure. Nanjing Bank does not charge cash handling fees, and the acquirer charges fees according to its own requirements.

Mexico

The cash withdrawal fee is charged according to the number of times, 30 pesos each time, so take more at one time. The maximum amount you can choose at an ATM is 4000 pesos, but you can enter the withdrawal amount yourself. I don't know how much you can get at most. Anyway, it's definitely no problem to test 6000 pesos personally.

If you enter from Mexico City and want to exchange US dollars for Mexican pesos, you can exchange them directly at the airport. I never expected that Mexico City Airport had the highest exchange rate. If things change when you go, please don't cut me. I didn't pay attention to the exchange rate at Cancun airport, but the exchange rate at the hotel was quite high.

visa

Mexico

With an American visa, you can enter and leave Mexico, so the five of us have all done the American visa. There are a lot of strategies for the American visa online, so I skipped it to reduce the space (in fact, I am still lazy).

telephone card/ calling card

Just buy one from Taobao. The United States and Mexico are universal. Pay attention to whether you can use personal hotspots.

We didn't buy Cuba's WiFi card. I heard it was a little troublesome to use, and we only stayed for three days, so we would cut off the Internet cafe when the Internet was disconnected. Surprisingly, the landlord's home still has an unstable network, so I made do with it.

luggage

Actually, I just want to remind you that Mexico City belongs to the plateau, and the temperature difference is great. I want to wear a down jacket when I go out in the morning, and I just want to wear a flowered skirt at noon ... So, I'd better bring a small coat in spring and autumn. I don't wear a down jacket because I'm afraid of the cold, but it's just a flowered skirt in the box. What can I do?

If you go to Yucatan Peninsula, remember to bring snorkeling equipment (provided you have it). You can also rent it on site, 70 pesos. There are several online celebrity caves in Yucatan Peninsula, which are worth visiting.

connect

The official languages of Mexico and Cuba are Spanish, and the English penetration rate is not very high, but it doesn't affect travel at all. Just gesture. After all, I can only say "gracias" thank you. When I was in Cuba, I once exchanged a bag of white rabbit toffee with an aunt for a bottle of mineral water. I don't know if she can understand English, but in the end, the exchange was successful.

However, you still need to download the Google translator APP, artifact.

vehicle

Start with a big traffic form.

plane

This trip set a record for the most flights, with a total of 10 flights! If you can't hold a domestic flight in Mexico, no matter where you go, you will definitely return to Mexico City for transit.

Shanghai to and from Mexico City is American Airlines. I have always suspected that this is a low-cost airline. The narrowness of the seats definitely meets the standards of low-cost airlines, and the food is terrible. The stewardess, oh no, the empty mother is not good-looking ... (Is it too much to ask?)

I took Aeromexico once and interjet three times in Mexico. I don't remember Aeromexico. Let me talk about the love-hate interjet. This is really a low-cost airline. Why do you send food and drink (although there are only snacks and no hot food)? You can check a 25 kg baggage for free and carry a 10 kg baggage, which completely refreshes my understanding of low-cost airlines.

Focus! ! ! It is recommended to buy the air ticket of Interjet in official website, and the page is in Spanish, because it will be much cheaper. However, there are always various problems on the website with Spanish pages, either jumping for a long time and returning to the English page, or there is a problem with payment. I am almost devastated, but I have never given up because I am short of ambition.

bus

1. The bus station in Mexico City is the North Bus Station, and the bus ticket office for the Sun and Moon Pyramid is on the far left side facing the bus station, counter 8. There is a bus every 15 minutes. You can buy a round-trip ticket directly. There is no time limit for the return trip. Just catch the last bus. As for the time of the last bus ... I can't remember ... But believe me, you won't be around that long ...

2. There are several companies operating the bus to San Miguel, and we found two, the expensive 540, with more flights and the cheap 450, with fewer flights. We must choose the cheap one, hahaha. Because it takes more than three hours to drive, the journey is tiring, so we bought the first class seats, which are actually the first two rows of seats on the bus, which are very spacious and comfortable.

3. From Oaxaca to Mount alban, we took the Autobuses Turisticos bus, the address is Mina 501, and the round trip is 55 pesos.

take a taxi

When we saw the private car reversing quickly on the road in Mexico City (at least for more than ten meters), we finally understood why four people could be crowded in the back of the taxi. This is really a country with random traffic rules. In this way, Mexico is suitable for five people to travel together, hahaha.

Mexico: If you take a taxi at the airport or bus station, you need to buy tickets at the taxi ticket office inside the airport or bus station. Fares are divided according to geographical area and vehicle size, not counting kilometers. We honestly bought tickets and took a taxi when we came out of the airport, because there was no reference price and it was inconvenient to carry luggage. The bus station originally planned to buy tickets, but the staff told us the price and scared us to walk a block, and then took a taxi by the roadside. It was not a little expensive to buy tickets.

I think there are many problems with the taximeters in Mexico City, and the jumping speed of some taximeters is simply. The first time we took a taxi to the North Bus Station, it was 40 pesos, and the second time it was 100 pesos ... However, since taking a taxi is not expensive, we forget it, as long as the driver is happy. Of course, if you are not at ease, it is ok to discuss the price before getting on the bus.

Cuba: I have the impression that the taxis in downtown Havana are all 3CUC several times, whether it is 1 km, 2 km or 3 km. Didn't you say to bargain at 0.5-1CUC/ km? It doesn't work ...

We went from the airport to casa to let the landlord contact us, one for 30CUC, and two for the five of us. This price is a bit steep, because we finally went to the airport and found a taxi for 7 people, which is only 30CUC. If four people take a car, it is generally 20-25CUC. It is suggested that the airport come out and stop at the arrival floor on the second floor. It is said that it will be cheaper than the departure floor on the first floor.

be self-drive

The real wife of Yucatan Peninsula is so suitable for self-driving, except that the road is too straight and she will feel sleepy when driving. There is nothing wrong with it. The oil price is low, which is less than 6 RMB per liter. The only thing to watch out for is the bad police. Look at other raiders and mention that the police deliberately cheated foreign tourists, but we didn't meet them.

The car we rented on the rental car, including insurance, totaled 1348 yuan.

visa

China passport is visa-free, but you need to show your tourist card when entering or leaving the country. If you want to enter Cuba from Mexico, you don't need to go through it in advance. You just need to buy a tourist card at the registration gate of Mexico's flight to Havana, 250 pesos each. You can't alter it, or you have to buy it again ...

Cuba is an archipelago country located in the northern Caribbean of North America, and its area is almost the same as that of Zhejiang Province. China passports or Canadian passports are visa-free to Cuba, which is one of the reasons why Cuba has become a tourist holiday for China people, to experience the Caribbean customs here. So, when is the right time to travel to Cuba? Let's take a look at it with Xiaobian.

Tourist season

Cuba has a mild subtropical grassland island climate with an average temperature of 25 degrees Celsius. The whole year is divided into two seasons: dry season, from November to April, and from December to January, affected by the cold air in the north, the climate is cool, so it is necessary to add clothes properly in the morning and evening; During the rainy season, from May to October, there are usually short showers in the afternoon.

Optimal travel time

The tourist season in Cuba is between December and April of the following year. If it catches up with Christmas and Easter, it is the peak season in the peak season. Cuba has a dry season and a rainy season (May-October). At other times, the climate is hot and the sunshine is strong.

If you want to avoid people and travel at wrong peaks, you must always pay attention to the weather forecast.

Dressing guide

The average temperature is 25℃ in peak season, and it can reach above 30℃ in the hottest time in non-peak season, with strong sunshine. Summer clothes, sunglasses, sunscreen and sun hat are essential, and bikinis (swimwear) and scarves are also needed. If you catch the rainy season, you should bring rain gear. Carry water cups and wet wipes with you.

Cuba tour route recommendation

6 days and 5 nights classic gameplay

Features: Mainly concentrated in the north, around the capital Havana, visit many cities and regions in Cuba, feel the world-famous cigars and rum, recall the great writer Hemingway, and enjoy the white sand beach Valadero!

D1 Havana (show at Moro Castle)

D2 Havana-Half-Day Walk in the Old Town (Rum Museum, Parliament Building)

D3 Yunnis Valley

D4 Havana-cienfuegos

D5 varadero beach

D6 Hemingway Former Residence

How to get to Cuba?

First, fly from Beijing to Havana with a stopover in Montreal, Canada (a Canadian transit visa is required).

The second type: starting from the United States, generally flying from Los Angeles, passing through Mexico City or Cancun, and arriving in Havana. The flight time is almost 6-7 hours, so the baggage fee is unavoidable. You can also choose to fly from Miami to Havana for one hour.

The third type: from Canada, you can fly directly from several cities in Kadong: Toronto or Montreal, or you can take off from Vancouver and Calgary, transfer to Toronto and arrive in Havana.

In addition, other countries also have direct flights to Cuba (Beijing-Moscow-Havana; Beijing-London-Havana; Beijing-Rome-Havana; Beijing-Frankfurt-Havana; Beijing-Barcelona-Havana; Beijing-Madrid-Havana; Beijing-Paris-Havana; Beijing-Berlin-Havana).