Cluster · Havana
Malecón and La Punta
Late-afternoon cluster: the sea road, the Punta fortress and the revolution museum; go at golden hour, not at noon.
28″ bags
ok
Time budget
half
Rescue coverage
100% ≤7′
max p90 5.1′
Places
1
1 sleep area in reach
Rules in force · 6Casa particulares expect a set arrival time
- Cuba ↗Check entry rules for your passport with the Cuban embassy or official sources; most visitors need a tourist card and an online pre-arrival form, and requirements change.
- Cuba ↗US citizens and residents face US legal restrictions on travel to Cuba: check the US government rules before booking, not just Cuban entry rules.
- Cuba ↗Carry proof of travel insurance with medical cover; you may be asked for it on arrival.
- Havana area ↗Keep one slack day in each week for fuel shortages, cancelled buses and power cuts.
- Havana ↗Casa particulares expect a set arrival time: send your flight number and the time you expect to reach the door before you fly.
- Havana ↗Bring cash for the whole stay before you fly: cards often fail, and ATM cash is not reliable.
Map to the centre
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Walking weather, next 5 days
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Bound and physics
Castillo de la Punta south to the Museo de la Revolución and the Malecón wall — the sea-road stretch only.
- Slope
- flat
- Stairs
- Few
- Shade
- low
- Surface
- paved, sea wall
- Sleep here or visit
- both
Rescue anchors
A — Malecón wall benches (field-verify)
seated_rest · valid: always
B — Fortress shade (field-verify)
shelter · seated_rest · valid: always
C — Museum courtyard (field-verify)
shelter · seated_rest · toilet · valid: always
D — Café on Refugio (field-verify)
seated_rest · food · valid: always
E — Hotel lobby café (AC, field-verify)
seated_rest · food · toilet · ac · valid: always
F — Prado end shelter (field-verify)
shelter · seated_rest · valid: always
always: 100% covered, max p90 5.1′, worst cell 5.1′ · heat: 100%
Nodes in this cluster
- The former presidential palace, now a museum of the 20th-century revolution: 60–90 minutes, indoors; go in the afternoon heat.
Edges out
| To | How | p50 | Climb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prado and Capitolio | Walk south | ~12 min | flat |
| Habana Vieja | Walk south-east | ~20 min | flat |
Sleep within reach
- Vedado casa or hotel — 40–55 min
Red lines here
- Waves splash the Malecón in a north wind: keep off the wall then.
Around this cluster
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.