Planning & Equipment

What To Bring - Adventure Essentials

Personal Clothing & Equipment

Head

• Fully brimmed light hat

• Sun glasses

• *Wool toque

Top

• 1 Light splash top and/or light raincoat

• 1 Fleece top

• 1 Long sleeved rash guard

• 2-3 light long sleeved poly/merino tops

• 2-3 T-shirts

• *Thermal top (warm)

• *Puff Jacket

Bottom

• 2 Swim suits

• 2 Light hiking shorts

• 2 light hiking pants

• *Thermal bottom (warm)

Toes

• Water sandals and/or water shoes

• Light hiking footwear

• *Thermal socks

Equipment

• Sunscreen

• Bug juice

• Head lamp for the Caves or night walks

• A water proof dry bag for your day tripping items (20-30 litre should do it) and/or regular day back pack

• A couple durable water bottles. Bottled water can be bought in most places

• Water proof camera or a least something to put your camera in that is water proof

• Packable towel

• Snorkel/fins/mask- bring your own or you can use ours

• *Light sleeping bag and/or pillow (optional)

• Snacks. Cuba has a very limited selection of western world snacks so we recommend bringing items like power bars, granola bars, gorp and/or candy. It’s always good to have some munchies when exerting energy. Chocolate melts in Cuba... but is still GOOD!

*For those of you who have booked one of our tours in the South-Central region of Cuba that includes one night of Glamping (glamorous camping), extra attention to warmth is needed. It can get chilly up in the Mountains at night. The temperature can dip to 18c (65-degree f).

• Money - Bring some of your local cash to Cuba and exchange it at the airport to the Cuban C.U.C. We recommend approximately $300.00 CUC’s once exchanged. Remember that you will need it to buy things in Cuba and to also tip locals for their services. Banks are very sparse in Cuba and credit cards are pretty much useless where we travel. Cash is gold!

• TP - Bring a roll of toilet paper with you. Trust me on this one!

• Cell - If you are bringing a cell phone and plan to use it make sure to get a Cuba plan from your provider. If you forget to do this you will be shocked when your bill arrives.

• Internet – You can buy an internet card at most City squares for 3-4 CUC’s for 1 hour. Please ask your guide for assistance.

• Gratuities – Please see General Tipping Guidelines below.

• Clothing – Cuba is a wonderfully warm tropical island so cotton and other light natural fabrics are ideal. Cubans dress sharp and contemporary – a consideration when selecting your travel wardrobe.

• Power Plugs - To adapt or not to adapt that is the question. Electricity is 110- 220v AC, same as North America.

General Tip’ing Guidlines

If you have a great adventure with TEAM Earth Travellers, approximately 5% pp of the cost of the trip is recommended. Our TEAM includes: Canadian tour leader, lead local guide, Interpretive guide and Bus driver who will all be with us for the duration of the trip. If they exceed your expectations feel free to show your appreciation.

Please Note: To avoid any confusion, please approach your friendly neighbourhood Canadian tour leader with your tip at the end of the trip (typically after the last supper) who will distribute the funds accordingly.

For Daily Incidentals:

• 1 dollar per meal

• 1 dollar per night for house cleaning staff

• 1 dollar for porters

• 3-5 dollars for special meal (private restaurant)

• 3-5 dollars for special musical guest(s)

• 3-5 dollars for special interpretive guest(s)

• 5-10% of fare for taxi rides

• Loose change for bar tender

Thank you for supporting TEAM Earth Travellers!

Equipment

Sea Kayaks, Stand Up Paddleboards, Bikes & Accessories

We believe that quality equipment helps to enhance your experience which is why we use top of the line Kayaks, Stand Up PaddleBoards, Bikes and Accessories.

Sea Kayaks

Stand Up Paddleboards

C4 WATERMAN
From Hawaii, was the first company to develop Stand Up Paddleboards commercially. So, it only makes sense that we use this product being that Earth Travellers was the first company to introduce Stand Up Paddleboarding to Cuba. We have a few different C4 iSUP models that suit both the Ocean environment as well as Lakes and Lagoons. Great for all conditions.

Accessories