Amathiphu wokuya eCuba

Kulezi zinsuku ezintathu zokugcina ngizilahlekele kwelinye lamazwe ebengifuna ukuwavakashela kakhulu: amahle ICuba, isiqhingi esikhulu kunazo zonke eCaribbean, lapho kuhlala khona i-salsa ne-rumba, leyo yama-mojitos ne-habanos; isiqhingi lapho wonke umuntu efuna ukuya khona ecabanga, ngokungeyikho, ukuthi ngokushesha sizophela ukuba yiqiniso kangako. Ungaphuthelwa yilezi amathiphu wokuya eCuba ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezizayo.

Imibhalo nokulungiswa kohambo

Ukuhambela eCuba uzodinga amadokhumende ahlukene ukuze ukwazi ukuhlela le adventure entsha ngangokunokwenzeka futhi ungabi nezinkinga lapho ufika ezweni. Izidingo zokufaka yilezi:

• Ipasipoti evumelekile.
• IVisa yokuya eCuba. Ungayicela ku- Inkampani ye-Onlinetours kuma-euro angu-22.
• Umshuwalense wokuhamba: abasiceli esikhumulweni sezindiza, njengoba abaningi besho, kepha ngaso sonke isikhathi sizoba wusizo uma kwenzeka kukhona okubi.
• Amathikithi akho ohambo lokuya nokubuya.
• Uma kwenzeka umi kwelinye izwe qiniseka njalo uma udinga eminye imibhalo. Endabeni yami, lapho ngima eCanada, bekufanele ngithole i-ETA, inombolo engizoyifaka noma idlule ezweni.

Njengeseluleko esihambisanayo, zama ukuthatha izinto eziyisisekelo njenge-sunscreen noma imithi ngefomethi encane, ngoba ezindaweni ezithile zaseCuba, uma bekubona njengomvakashi, bangakukhokhisa ngokuphelele ama-euro angama-20 ngebhodlela le-suntan lotion.

Imali eCuba

Uhlelo lwezomnotho lwaseCuba luthanda kakhulu ukwazi, ngoba lunezinhlobo ezimbili zemali: i-peso yaseCuba (noma i-CUP) esetshenziswa kakhulu ngabantu bendawo, ne-peso eguqukayo (eyaziwa kangcono njenge-CUC), igxile kakhulu kubavakashi. I-1 CUC ilingana no-0.95 euros, kepha yona ibe ngu-26.5 CUP, ngakho-ke umehluko phakathi kwezimali zombili zezwe ubaluleke kakhulu. Ezingxenyeni eziningi zezivakashi zaseCuba kuzofanele usebenzise i-CUC, kepha uma uthatha isinqumo sokuhamba njengomuntu wasendaweni ungasebenzisa i-CUP, ikakhulukazi lapho uhamba ngezithuthi zomphakathi noma udla isidlo sokudlela endaweni engekude namasekethe ezivakashi.

Indawo yokuhlala e Cuba

Selokhu iCuba ne-United States baqala izingxoxo zabo ezinamahloni zokulwa nokuvinjelwa, amahostela amaningi nezindawo eziqashiwe seziqale ukusebenzisana nezinkampani ezinjenge-Hostelworld noma i-AirBnB. Kodwa-ke, ukunikezwa kwehhotela eCuba kuyaqhubeka ukwahlukaniswa ikakhulukazi kube yizinhlobo ezimbili: izindawo zokungcebeleka noma amahhotela kanokusho, ikakhulukazi okhiye nasezindaweni ezinjengeVaradero, kanye izindlu ezizimele, amakhaya aphethwe amaCuba uqobo lwawo intengo yekamelo ngalinye ephindwe kabili icishe ibe yi-25 CUC ubusuku ngabunye. Uma ufuna iseluleko sami, khetha le nketho yokugcina, ngoba izokuvumela ukuthi ujabulele umuzwa waseCuba ongaphezulu kokugcina i-CUC embalwa.

Ukuhamba uzungeze iCuba

Kunezinketho eziningi zokuhamba eCuba: eyokuqala, enethezekile kunazo zonke, kungaba ngemoto eyabiwe (ungaqasha eyodwa kunoma yisiphi isikhumulo sezindiza). Enye indlela kungaba ukuhamba ngebhasi ngeViazul, inkampani ephethe imizila yabavakashi eyedlula eCuba, yize nami uqobo ngincoma thenga amathikithi okungenani amabili noma amathathu ngaphambilinjengoba izimoto zigcwala ngokushesha. Inketho yesithathu kungaba ngetekisi okwabelwana ngalo: ufika esiteshini saseViazul bese ubuza umshayeli wetekisi, ozobe esevele "eqashe" abanye abantu abanentshisekelo, uma kungenzeka uhambe uye endaweni oyifunayo. Le nketho ingakubiza imali ethe xaxa kunokugibela ibhasi, kodwa kuyindlela esheshayo nephumelelayo yokufika endaweni ethile.

Yini ongayibona eCuba

ICuba inkulu kunalokho abaningi bethu abakucabangayo ekuqaleni, yingakho, uma uhamba amasonto amabili uzungeza lesi siqhingi, kungaba ngcono ukugxila entshonalanga noma empumalanga yeCuba, ngoba uhambo olude lwamabhasi lungathatha isikhathi esiningi. Qala ku- I-La Habana, Qhubeka ubheke entshonalanga kanye nezishoshovu ze Ama-Viñales, lapho kuzalwa khona ugwayi waseCuba, bese uqhubekela kokugqamile TrinidadEningizimu, kungakuthatha isikhathi esingaphezu kwesonto. Izinketho ezinhle kakhulu zokuqedela ukuhlala kungaba ukuvakashela i-R engaziwa neyamakholoniama-emedios (ngenxa yokuthi isondele eCayo Santa María) kanye ne-combo IMatanzas-Varadero ngaphambi kokubuyela eHavana. Uma uhlala inyanga yonke, ungaqedela lo mzila ofanayo ngezindawo ezinjengamadolobha aseCamagüey naseSantiago de Cuba, empumalanga eqhubekayo, noma isimo esijabulisayo sesifundazwe saseBaracoa.

ICuba kanye ne-Intanethi

Abaningi bethu bathanda ukwazi ukuthi singaxhuma kumanethiwekhi ethu omphakathi nakubhokisi lokungenayo noma nini lapho sifuna khona phakathi nohambo lwethu; noma kunjalo, eCuba ukuthola ukuxhumana kwe-Intanethi kufanele kukhulunywe ngokuhlukile. U-Etecsa, inkampani esemthethweni yezokuxhumana yaseCuba, isabalalisa amakhadi okuqala anekhodi okufanele ifakwe kuselula futhi ngaleyo ndlela ikwazi ukufinyelela kwi-Intanethi. Inkinga ilele kolayini abade okuzofanele ubenze ezindaweni ze-Etecsa ukuthenga ikhadi kanye nokuxhumeka kwenethiwekhi okuhamba kancane, kwesinye isikhathi. Ngenhlanhla, iGoogle isheshe yasayina inkontileka ne-Etecsa ekupheleni konyaka we-2016 ukuze ifake iseva esiqhingini futhi isheshise inqubo eCuba ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezizayo.

AmaCuba

Abantu baseCuba bangesinye sezimo ezifudumele engike ngazithola ekuhambeni kwami. Abaningi bazozama ukuthola inzuzo ethile uma udabula amasekethe ezivakashi, yebo, kepha lokho akukunciphisi ubuhle bohlobo lokuphathwa ngobungane abahlale bekuchitha. Ngasikhathi sinye, iCuba yizwe eliphephe kakhulu, lapho ungahlala uhamba nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, yebo, sebenzisa umqondo omncane.