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KNOW BEFORE YOU GO /CHECK LIST FOR CANADIANS TRAVELING TO CUBA:
DOCUMENTS: When travelling from Canada to Cuba, you just need a valid Canadian passport, and a tourist card, which is included with your plane ticket and will be given to you by the airline onboard. If you don't have a Canadian Passport and you are travelling with a passport from another country, you will be required to show a resident card or a work or study permit that includes a multiple-entry permit attached to your valid passport.
COVID-19: All passengers arriving to Cuba from a direct flight from Canada, do not need to present a vaccination passport.
In the event that a tourist tests positive for Covid in Cuba, the isolation time will be at the hotel where they are staying, A HOTEL ISOLATION SECTION WILL BE COORDINATED BY THE HOTEL. The tourist who tests positive will be isolated in the designated isolation section, tourist must comply with all hotel regulations and restrictions. (For more detailed information about isolation times, please contact the doctor on site at the hotel where you are staying or the hotel itself, they have more detailed and direct information from the Cuban Ministry of Health).
HEALTH INSURANCE: Medical insurance is required for Cuba, medical insurance must cover any type of medical emergency including Covid-19, so in case of medical emergency the tourist is responsible for paying the costs, for this reason Cuba suggests to have medical insurance for all types of medical emergencies including covid. If you are unable to obtain insurance in Canada, you can purchase medical insurance in Cuba at the airport or visit www.cubatravel.cu. For more information on what the insurance includes, contact the representative at the Insurance desk at the airport in Cuba.
PRE-ARRIVAL REQUIREMENTS: Since January 1, 2022, travelers must complete the customs and health declaration form, this is done online and the website to visit is: https://www.dviajeros.mitrans.gob.cu/. All travelers must complete this information online 48 hours before traveling to Cuba. Once the form is completed, you will receive a QR code by email. You must show an electronic or printed version of the QR code to the authorities upon arrival. If you have any problems and you can't fill out the form online because you don't have internet access, the printed form will be available on arrival at the airport in Cuba to fill it out.
CURRENCY: The local currency is the Cuban Peso (CUP). The convertible peso (CUC) has been discontinued and is no longer accepted in Cuba. US dollars are NOT accepted anywhere in Cuba, while Canadian currency is widely accepted. At tourist areas which includes hotels, restaurants and shopping malls, payment is only accepted with debit/visa cards or visa credit cards from Canadian banks. Customers who do not have a credit card can buy a prepaid card in Cuba at the airport or at any money exchange kiosks at hotels . Payments outside the tourist areas are all in Cuban pesos (CUP); We recommend exchanging Canadian dollars for pesos as needed and only if you plan to travel OUTSIDE of tourist areas, since you will not be able to change the remaining pesos into Canadian dollars at the end of the holiday.
For additional information, please contact Cuba Tourist Board at:
E-mail: info@gocuba.ca TL : 416 362 0700 www.gocuba.ca
