Cuba Complete Guide 2026: Havana, Trinidad, Viñales, Varadero, Santiago & Cienfuegos
Browse more guides: Cuba travel | North America destinations Cuba Complete Guide 2026: Havana, Trinidad, Viñales, Varadero, Santiago & Cienfuegos TL;DR I spent three weeks crossing Cuba from Havana to Santiago and I came back convinced that no other Caribbean island delivers this exact mix of 1950s American cars, Spanish colonial squares, Afro-Cuban drumming, tobacco karst valleys and a 22 km white-sand peninsula. Indian passport holders walk in visa-free on a 30-day tourist card costing roughly USD 25, the dry season runs December through April, and you should carry USD or EUR cash in small crisp post-2009 bills because card networks rarely work outside upmarket hotels. Plan a minimum of 10 days to cover Havana, Viñales, Trinidad and Cienfuegos comfortably, and 14 days if you want to add Santiago de Cuba in the east. Why Visit Cuba in 2026 Cuba is going through a difficult economic stretch in 2026, and I want to say that plainly because it shapes the trip. The dual currency...