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At any rate, all travel guides for Cuba are going to be out-of-date as soon as they are published, because so much is changing and will change in the near future; Sleeping Beauty has woken up!

If you do go to Cuba, remember to read up on different types of scams prevalent in the area. There is nothing quite like explaining someone's scam to them as they are trying to pull it on you, and if you speak Spanish y
Good for getting a general idea of the different areas of Cuba, what to see in them, and some basic cultural tips and tricks, but also outdated. Cuba travel is changing very, very quickly, so unless they start publishing yearly or so books, this will just keep getting out of date.If you do go to Cuba, remember to read up on different types of scams prevalent in the area. There is nothing quite like explaining someone's scam to them as they are trying to pull it on you, and if you speak Spanish you can get some practice before the big moment comes where a taxi driver will insist that you gave them CUP rather than CUC :)
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A very good companion to whatever you want to do in Cuba. I wish I had had this book before I chose the hotel package for my trip. I would have never picked that particular one then... Wasn't too bad but there were better ones to be had.
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This book is more than 500 pages long and well organized in the typical Lonely Planet fashion. The book begins on how to plan one's trip with a welcome, national map, top 21 sights, need to know information, suggestions for first-time visitors, month-by-month information, itineraries, and a glance at Cuba's regions. After that the vast majority of the rest of the book focuses on the usual detailed information about Cuba's various regions including the population of cities, maps of a lot of cities and towns, tourist sites, hotels and other places to stay, restaurants, clubs, and the like. This begins with Havana and then progresses through the Artemisa & Mayabeque provinces of Eastern Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, the Valle de Viñales and Pinar del Río Province, Varadero & Matanzas, Cienfuegos, Villa Clara, Trinidad & Sancti Spíritus Province, Ciego de Avila, Camagüey, Las Tunas, Holguín, Granma, Santiago de Cuba, and Guantánamo Provinces, making notes about which places have been overrun by touts and which remain available for tourists looking for more quiet and peaceful places to travel. The book ends with some information to help the reader understand Cuba today as well as its history, food & drink, way of life, literature and arts, architecture, music and dance, and landscape and wildlife. The book then ends with a survival guide that includes a directory, transportation, language help, and a glossary.
Admittedly, some aspects of this book will put off some readers. The authors seem to think that naturists and the alphabetical community are a big part of their reading audience and so quite a bit of the discussion of places and their desirability is based on that, which is not particularly helpful for me personally. More useful is the book's advice on how to avoid touts and their offers of cheap cigars and overpriced products. The people who wrote this book have clearly been to Cuba and seen a lot of the country and have plenty of insight to share about their trips, and that is something that one can appreciate even if they give advice on a lot of areas that the reader may not be interested in at all. Given the way that many parts of Cuba are very obscure despite interesting histories and worthwhile sights, this book is useful in encouraging its readers to step beyond the usual tourist norms, and as someone who strives not to be an ordinary tourist, this advice is something worth taking to heart whether it talks about Cuba or any other nation.
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Not recommended Probably the least informative, most opinionated and weakest LP guide in the 30-40 I've used. Maps are inaccurate, how to get there info is inadequate and the all-Important history section (essential for understanding Cuba) is very weak.
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I used the maps for guidance, though I recognise they are not necessarily user-friendly (especially on my version of Kindle) and mostly if the reader does not have a very good sense of direction.
I would recommend it, but not as a single source of information - if you are planning I didn't use t as a "bible", bur rather as a source to get information and a general idea of the highlights of the places I was visiting - I only used the Kindle version, as I did not want to carry around another book.
I used the maps for guidance, though I recognise they are not necessarily user-friendly (especially on my version of Kindle) and mostly if the reader does not have a very good sense of direction.
I would recommend it, but not as a single source of information - if you are planning a trip to Cuba, check travellers blogs for tips and tricks BEFORE you travel there and save that information with you (digital/ paper version), as internet is not always available and easy to use. ...more

This guide gives you great budget food recommendations as well as ideas if you are wanting to venture out of Havana. Which I am not sure I will be doing, but hey if you plan on doing that then this IS the book for you.
Another must read if you are currently planning a trip to Cuba.
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It's also a bit too opinionated. Just more facts and less opinions would probably be more helpful.
The part of Havana is really unhandy to work with. Segmented in the different districts. More handy would be one big complete map of Havana, then more in detail maps of the districts, then all the information sorted by theme, but not by d
This edition is from 2015 but seems already very much out of date. Opening hours from lots of places are wrong. Almost all prices are increased with 2 CUC at least.It's also a bit too opinionated. Just more facts and less opinions would probably be more helpful.
The part of Havana is really unhandy to work with. Segmented in the different districts. More handy would be one big complete map of Havana, then more in detail maps of the districts, then all the information sorted by theme, but not by district, just alphabetically.
I heared Footprints might be better than Cuba than the Lonely Planet.
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