Experiences?

Yes, I've been. It kinda sucks.

I guess it was cool to go once to check it out, but there are so many better places to go that are similar. And it's not actually that cheap.

Yeah, beautiful country. Spent 1 night in Havana, 3 nights out in the country (Vinales) and then another 2 on the eastern side (Varadero) where the foreigners (China, England, Canadians) vacation.

My favorite was Vinales, me and the sloot like the adventure/hiking. Didn't have a good experience in the "rich" part where its all inclusive resorts in Varadero.. Imagine a 3 star resort is what they consider 4-5 stars, not terrible, get's the job done and you make your own experience.

Nothing like hiking 3-4 hours into the wilderness (w a tour guide) and eating fresh food from their farm while they roll you a cuban cigar. Theres a general sentiment there that the government still pushes Fidel Castro and the people are "neutral." Theres no middle class, the second you drive out of Havana you'll see beautiful suburbs of mansions with a guard standing there at the driveway of each one. (srs) The cars are cool but you get over them when you realize they have no infrastructure and never installed catalytic converters so if you dont open the windows on a long drive you'll probably pass out from co2 poisoning (not srs, maybe srs)

I went to holgein Cuba for a week like 15 years ago at age 15~

i'd go strictly for the cigars

My cousin went and he liked it. He hasn't traveled a lot though, so I'm not sure to trust his judgment.

No joke they are the best, it's not an exaggeration. We took a tour of one of the tobacco farms but it was still destroyed from Hurricane Ian. They were just starting to get things back up and running- history behind it is the Cohiba was actually a trade secret that the government/Fidel were holding on to. You have to know exactly how to grow the crop and even how much sunlight is directed on to the outer leaf, what temps to heat it at, etc.. If you are part of the cigar industry within the government youre treated like royalty.

Supposedly back in the Fidel days, a bunch of the cigar guys jumped ship over to the DR.

Cliffs:

Government cigars = Cohibas
Cuban-people/farm cigars = Purros

Both are amazing. But it's way cooler to say you have a Cohiba Montecristo, etc..

kurt caz released some vids there recently

he was not impressed hehe

Yeah anybody who has traveled the world extensively will be very underwhelmed by Cuba.

I dont practice Santería

thats gnarly as hell bro

sounds like something i'd thoroughly enjoy doing (ded fkn Srs)

was the tobacco farm tour apart of your vacation or did you impromptu decide to do it as it was available?

when i was looking up tours a lot of them had a trip out to a tobacco farm.. was all reserved before hand and paid at the end.

was worth every penny. It really is beautiful out there.