MexicoCuba
Mexico Cuba 2006
Introduction
This is a holiday idea that I have been whinging on about for some time now after the thouroughly excellent times I had in Peru and Egypt . The thought behind Mexico & Cuba 2006 is to combine the latin flavours of central america through the tequilla & salsa music with the ancient wonder of the pyramids. At the time of writing (February 2006) this is still simply an idea so the purpose of this page is to do some perelimenary investigation into whather the whole idea is possible at all --Tom
Possible Stumbling Blocks
- VISAs and beurocracy in and out of cuba
- Moving around
- Hurricanes
- Picking a date
- Getting annual leave
- Who is coming anyway
- Costs
Plan
A) Fly in to Mexico city, travel down to cancun (coach/rail) and over to Havana (Boat/Plane.)
B) Do the whole thing the other way round if the flights are a lot cheaper.
Flights
We've booked our flights now, woohoo -
Outbound Flights
| From | To | Date and Time | Flight No | Class | Carrier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London - LHR | Paris - CDG | Fri 27th Oct 2006 13:05 - 15:15 | AF1571 | Class: Economy | Air France |
| Paris - CDG | Mexico City - MEX | Fri 27th Oct 2006 16:15 - 21:10 | AF434 | Class: Economy | Air France |
Return flights
| From | To | Date and Time | Flight No | Class | Carrier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havana - HAV | Paris - CDG | Tue 14th Nov 2006 21:15 - 11:05 next day | AF479 | Class: Economy | Air France |
| Paris - CDG | London - LHR | Wed 15th Nov 2006 12:00 - 12:15 | AF1570 | Class: Economy | Air France |
Cities
- Mexico City
- ???
- Cancun
- Havana
Must see sights
- Teotithuacan
- Mexico city
- General Aztec/Mayan stuff
- Tequilla plantations
- Gulf of mexico coast
- Havana
Moving around
Mexico
- Coach
- Rail?
I have found two companies offering flights between Cancun and Havana Click Mexicana (Around £80 ish) and Cubana (Around £100 ish)
(Both sites are in Spanish)
There is an online currency converter here
Cuba
Unknown - Possibly not that much moving around
Detailed Plan
MexicoCity to Palenque 27th Oct 9:15 pm - 2nd November 9:15pm
Palenque to Cancun (The Yucutan) 2nd November 9:15pm - 8th November 9:15pm
Cancun to Havana (Cuba) 8th November 9:15pm - 14th November 9:15pm
ToDo
Who is coming
- Tom
- Marc
- Matt "Provisionally, i am up for it"
When we are going
- Hurricanes
- Weather
The weather in central america is pretty good all year round but hurricane season runs from August until October so something around November may be a good time as the weather here is getting pretty depressing by then. June/July is also do-able might be rather hot.
Re: Mexico City --
October may be the pick of the months: the rains of summer have abated, everything is still green, smog is at its lowest levels, and the Day of the Dead provides a real highlight. [Lonely Planet - Mexico City]
- High / Low Seasons
- Flights
- People's availability
- Bank balances
- Annual Leave
How long we are going for
Should become evident based on what to see and do - probably 2 weeks as per usual but maybe a touch more
What to see /do
- Read through some organised tours in this area
- Consult wikipedia / virtualtourist.com
- Google Maps
- Organise an initial meeting in the Shoulder of Mutton
Comments
Matt: According to Cyril & Nick at work, Cancun is "a hole", Americanised, touristy, Burger Kings... But a few miles south is a nice town...