• The Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs maintains an important travel advisory update page for Cuba. Read the bulletin before you go for vital information.

• If you are planning to rent a car while in Cuba, you will need an International Driver's Permit, available from the CAA: Permit Form. See also the DFAIT link above for important information on insurance matters.

• For those who plan to be in Cuba for more than three months, it is recommended that you register with the Canadian Embassy

• Thinking of taking some gifts for your friends in Cuba? Read this article for some advice on what to take, how to take it and alternative options.

Canadian Travel Agencies specializing in Cuba:

• Ernesto "Che" Guevara Volunteer Work Brigade (National):http://www.canadiannetworkoncuba.ca/brigade/
• Cuba Conferences and Cultural Tours (Toronto): www.CubaConferences.com
• Educational Tours to Cuba (Québec): www.EduToursToCuba.com
• Go Cuba (Cuba's Agent in Canada): www.GoCuba.ca
• Cuba Education Tours (Vancouver): www.CubaTours.ca
• Cuba Education Tours (Vancouver):
  • www.cubatreks.com (for students and educators) or
  • www.cubafriends.ca (for professionals and lay Canadians)

Articles of interest to travelers:

• U.S. Targets Montreal Travel Agency
• Karen Wald: Letter to a Friend about Las Terrazas (2 December 2003)

Travel enquiries:

If you are going to Cuba and you have questions about what you can bring and cannot bring or other issues relating to the Cuban Government, please try the links below:

www.aduana.co.cu (in Spanish)