Cuba

Cuba has no shortage of activities to do and sights to see. After coming up with 101 things to do in Cuba, I decided to focus on ten bucket list sights and attractions that you should totally consider adding to your list. If you’re planning a trip to Cuba, here are 10 of the best things to do in Cuba that you can’t miss, in no particular order.

Before I visited Cuba, I daydreamed about touring the sensational capital, La Habana, in a 1950s cherry-red Chevy jamming to ‘Rie y Llora’ by Celia Cruz. I would have a bottle of rum in one hand and a cigar that I could barely smoke in the other hand.  

Cuba is one of the few places in the world where I feel the most celebrated and welcomed. During my first trip, I noticed the apparent cultural similarities between Nigeria, where my family hails, and Afro-Cubans.  

Are you visiting Cuba for the first time and unsure how the currency works?  Can you use your U.S. credit card or debit card?  Are ATMs available in Cuba? Can you use U.S. dollars in Cuba? Did you hear there are two currencies? 

The first time I heard ‘La Vida Es Un Carnival’ by Celia Cruz, I fell in love with Cuba and the idea of one day visiting.  I would daydream about going to the one country U.S citizens were restricted from traveling to because of the trade embargo.