#1 Stroll the Havana's Malecon

Only a fool comes to Havana and misses out on the Malecon sea drive. The Malecon, Havana's evocative 7km-long sea drive, is one of the city's most soulful and quintessentially Cuban thoroughfares, and long a favored meeting place for assorted lovers, philosophers, poets, traveling minstrels, fishers and wistful Florida-gazers. The Malecon's atmosphere is most potent at sunset when the weak yellow light from creamy Vedado filters like a dim torch onto the buildings of Centro Habana, lending their dilapidated facades a distinctly ethereal quality. At night, musicians, gallivanting teenagers, lovers, and street vendors take to the Malecon for a chill hang or to drink rum and party to a mashup of breaking waves and eclectic beats. 

#2 Watch the Crabs Cross the road

You have to time your trip to Cuba right to see a million crabs emerging from the forest and making their way to the sea near the Bay of Pigs. Each year, shortly after the island's first spring rainfall, crabs scuttle by the millions from the forest to the southern coast to lay eggs. They come out daily at dusk and dawn, and cover the roads surrounding the bay. Unfortunately, their numbers are so great that many are inevitably run over. Becareful as their shells are sharp enough to puncture motorists' tires though!

#3 Drink a real Mojito

Top places to enjoy a Mojito include the Hotel Nacional de Cuba – where the likes of Churchill, Al Capone, Sinatra, Ava Gardner and Nat King Cole supped the good stuff with a beautiful view of the harbour, the sea wall and the city – La Bodeguita del Medio and El Floridita. Although these venues are mostly for tourists now, as inflated prices and questionable quality has pushed the locals out. No mojito will ever compare to the mojitos in Cuba! Warning 1 mojitos turns into 2 mojitos really fast they are that addicting especially at USD2 a mojito.

#4 Explore the city in a classic ’50s car

Havana is full of secrets and traditions, more than 50 years of isolation from the real world has caused that Havana has stopped in time. So every detail seems to be surrealist for people who visit it for the first time. And there is no better way to discover the secrets of Havana, than from a ride on an old American Classic Convertible Car. You’ll get your first glimpse of them right at the Havana airport or anywhere in Havana city.

#5 Learn to Salsa & Timba Dance

To many Cubans, Salsa moves seem to come as natural as walking. But don't let their professional-level skills deter you — the dance culture in Cuba is all about doing it together. For Salsa and Timba, there’s one club that you definitely can’t afford to miss: Club 1830. You’ll be impressed right from the onset with the exceptional Havana mansion set in a lovely, Gaudi-esque outdoor garden facing the sea. On the weekends, there’s always a good crowd here and the music is so loud that you can hear the beats from across the water at Rio Mar (where you could grab a bite to eat first). Resident foreigners love this place because the locals are usually patient enough to teach you a couple of dance steps if you look lost. 

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