Cuban Visa is not required for Tanzanians
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- For a period of 30 days, Tanzania citizens can visit Cuba with a tourist card.
- Tourists can also extend their stay once by a month, by applying at the Immigration Department. Overstaying the stay duration will attract a fine.
- Intending visitors to Cuba are required to have a passport valid for at least six (6) months beyond the expected date of entry into Cuba.
- Minors planning to enter the country must show travel authorization from their parents or guardians.
- In Cuba, your Tanzania debit card may not work. Tourists are advised to bring along cash while travelling. The Cuban government requires that travellers declare cash amounts of over 5,000 USD.
- Tanzania citizens coming into Cuba with US Dollars should note that the Government of Cuba charges a 10 per cent fee for all US Dollar cash conversions. This does not apply to electronic transactions or cash conversions in other currencies.
- The export of Cuban convertible pesos (CUC) is strictly prohibited, regardless of the amount. When departing Cuba, Tanzanians may export up to the equivalent of 5,000 USD. Anyone wishing to export more than this amount must prove that the currency was acquired legitimately from a Cuban bank.
- Tourists are required to have a return or onward ticket and proof of enough funds to spend during their stay in Cuba.
- Confirmation of accommodation during their stay in Cuba which could be in the form of a hotel reservation will be required.
- Intending visitors hoping to travel to Cuba can do so from any international airport in Tanzania. There are international airports in Dar es Salaam and Mwanza.
- Airlines that intending visitors can board from Tanzania to Cuba include Turkish Airlines, Air France, KLM, Air Europa, PrecisionAir.
- Flight duration from Dar es Salaam to Havana, Cuba is 22 hours, 15 minutes and 1 day 9 hour from Mwanza.
- The climate in Cuba is tropical, with a dry and relatively cool season from November to Mid-April, and a rainy and muggy season from late April to early November. The climate is fairly uniform from one area to the other.
- Languages spoken in Cuba include the Cuban Spanish, Haitian Creole, Lucumi, Galician and Corsican. Cuban Spanish is the most popular, with an estimate of 11 million speakers.
- The major religion in Cuba is Christianity, precisely Roman Catholicism and the protestants.
- Cuba uses the Cuba Daylight Time (GMT-4), which puts Tanzania seven hours ahead in time.
- Cuba has two currencies which include the local currency or Cuban Peso, and the Cuban Convertible Currency or Cuban currency for tourists. Cuban currency is considered a closed currency, which means Kenyans are only able to exchange their Shillings for the CUC once they arrive, either at the airport currency exchange desk or other exchange outlets.
- Tourists travelling to Cuba can budget about $60 to spend per day on expenses.
- San Pedro de la Roca Castle, Museum of the Revolution and Beth Shalom’s Synagogue are some of the tourist attractions in Cuba.
- In Cuba, the power plugs and sockets are of type A, B, C and L. The standard voltage is 110/220 V and the standard frequency is 60 Hz.
- Transportation in Cuba can be made possible with buses and taxis.