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I have been to Mexico and several Central and South American countries, but this was my first foray into Cuba. I spent 6 days in Havana and the surrounding area. This report encompasses my impressions of the city and the scene in Havana. There are still many beautiful men in Havana. There are MANY guys trying to make money by having sex with tourists. The scene is mostly on the street, but also at the bars, and there are some peculiarities that I have not experienced elsewhere. On my first night, I strolled down to the base of “La Rampa”, or The Ramp, which is a five-block-long incline that leads from the high point at Ave 23 and L Street down to the Malecon on the oceanfront. I noticed many guys sitting around on the raised wall of some planters along the route. The wifi in Cuba at this point is very difficult and glitchy—you must buy a wifi card for 2 CUCs ($2) and go to a public park to log in to the wifi signal, which is often weak, or which may disappear entirely at points. For this reason, apps like Grindr and Scruff and Planet Romeo are of limited use—I got many messages on them, but the guys often did not respond until hours later or the next day. In this way, Cuba really is a face-to-face cruising environment, which is fine with me. The very first time I sat down and tried to log onto the wifi, a guy sitting about 10 feet away from me moved over and said hello. He was clearly a young gay guy, and he pulled out his phone to help him translate, since I couldn’t understand all of his rapid Spanish. I almost choked when he showed me the translation, which was “do you want a child?”—until I realized that he had typed chico, which is really just slang for boy, or (more accurately), “guy”. I laughed and told him that the translation was NOT a good translation, and explained a bit, and he immediately pulled out his ID (which all Cubans are very conscientious about carrying on their person at all times—in case it is needed), to show me that he really was 18 years old. He was friendly, but not exactly my type, and we chatted for a bit and I moved off to seek out some more fun. I discovered during my trip that the Cuban gay nightlife is very organized, almost as if all the bars were owned by the same person, and the bars often cross-promoted with other bars (the most popular bar during the week, Club Las Vegas, which is standing room only on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, does not even open on Saturday, just as an example—can you imagine a gay bar in the US voluntarily closing on a weekend night, just because that night was more popular at another bar?) A sidenote about the gay bars: the entertainment is extremely uniform across the bars. Wherever you go, there are drag queens, followed by a few group dance routines (including some professional dancers), followed by more drag queens. On the night of my arrival, on Tuesday night at Club Las Vegas, I was told that I needed to buy a bottle of rum for $25 if I wanted a table (it came with three colas as mixers), or I could simply pay a $10 per table fee. I opted for that. The show was capped off by the drag queen IMPERIO “El Icono Trans de Cuba”, and she sang (lip-synced) 8 fucking songs in a row as the finale. I have never seen a more self-indulgent display. She has her fans, but she’s her own biggest fan. The scene for rentboys is this: along La Rampa from dusk until around 8 pm, guys gather to socialize and see if they can make some money. After sundown, many move to a restaurant called Toke, on the corner of Calle 25 and Infanta (a decent restaurant that makes good cocktails and offers cheap and totally acceptable food, but which only has seating for around 30 people, half indoors and half in front). That occupancy is if all the tables are occupied by the full complement of two or four guests, but the Cubans seated me by myself at a table for four, and many of the other tables were occupied by single guys, so the actual occupancy is more frequently limited to around 15 people. There were something like 30 to 50 boys hanging out on the street in front, trying to make some money. They will walk right up to you as you eat (if you are in front), and ask if you will allow them to sit and buy them a drink. This arrangement took place every night I was there, with the single exception of Saturday night, when the crowd gathered later in the evening, around 9 or 10 pm. When the bars open (around 11 pm, truly “night” clubs), much of the action moves inside. I had several guys beg me to pay their cover or take them in and buy them a drink. If you go in alone, you will continue to be hit up aggressively by the guys who are already inside the club, for drinks and sex. At this point, it becomes necessary to mention one of the peculiarities of Cuba—even though it was clear these guys had almost nothing, and they really wanted to make some money, none of them wanted to come out and give a price. They responded with simple assurances such as, no, whatever we do is fine with me, and if you like me and wish to give me a gift, that is fine. They may express boundaries such as “I don’t get fucked”, but across the board, they were willing to suck dick (if, as it turned out on my first choice, somewhat amateurishly), but they were otherwise genuinely friendly and eager to please. My type could be described as adorable masculine guys with (most important) a cute face, a nice body (which could be naturally muscular due to genetics and age, or could be a gym body), FRESH BREATH (this killed many of the otherwise beautiful guys I met in Brazil), nice dick, and friendly. I found this the first night with a 21 year old that I picked up on the street after leaving the bar. When we got back to the place, we made out for quite a while, and he was an eager kisser and not at all squeamish. When it came to sucking dick, though, he was turned off by the obvious precum that I was producing. Still, he attempted to suck my dick (never suggesting a condom), while still stopping frequently to spit out the precum/quickly wipe his tongue. It was fun, but it was not really getting anywhere, and he had agreed to come with me based on whatever I wanted to pay, so I wasn’t too upset, partially because I have encountered this reaction many times before (it really is copious), and partly because he was such a nice guy and so eager to please. We ended up just shooting on each other’s tongues. I paid him $30 CUCs, and he seemed extremely happy, saying “thank you!” enthusiastically. Afterwards, he was enthralled by my NastyPig hat, and wanted me to take photos of him modeling it, so I have several photos, even though he never requested that I send a photo to him—I guess it just made him happy that a photo of him wearing that hat existed. He did want to see the photo, and he smiled when he saw it. I went to the beach twice while I was there—Mi Cayito, which is the “gay” beach. It is a 30 minute cab ride from Havana—and all of the cab drivers I spoke to quoted me a price of $25 CUCs for the ride (taxis were the only expensive thing I encountered in Havana). The first cab driver offered to wait for me for several hours, rather than wasting gas back to the city, and I said yes. This arrangement isn’t a bad idea, but you will be able to find a taxi later on, so you shouldn’t worry too much about this point. If there are no taxis immediately available at Mi Cayito when you decide to leave, a 5 minute walk will bring you to a more populated area. The scene on the beach was laid back. You can rent a chair and umbrella for 2 CUCs each. The stand is run by the government, and they close precisely at 5 pm on weekdays and 6 pm on weekends. There is a little restaurant/bar over the dune, near the parking lot, and they offered drinks for around $2.25, plus food, and they were very friendly. I did see one older guy running food back-and-forth from the food stand, but he never approached me or my end of the beach, so I’m not sure if he was a freelance person who just showed up to offer his services as a waiter or what. That may well have been the case—there was a guy in La Habana Vieja who makes his living telling tourists on the street that there is a bar on the top of Hotel Ambos Mundos (something not immediately apparent), and then hoping for tips from grateful patrons who appreciated his assistance. Havana was full of people who had apparently carved out a similar extremely tiny niche for themselves. The second boy I picked up was an 18 year old that I also met on the street. He had said hi to me the day before, but we finally connected on my second night in town. He was a darker guy with more African features, a large cock, and a wicked smile. He was also very dirty. He was conscientious about telling me that he need to take a shower before we could do anything. He also left my bar of soap covered with a dark film, so it was clear that he had needed the bath. He turned out to be less squeamish about sucking dick than my first guy, but he did quote a price to me: $25. He offered to let me fuck him bareback for an additional $5, but I skipped that option. A last note: the first boy that I met on the street, the 18 year old who I had passed over, primarily because he was a little femme for my tastes, followed me for several days and kept trying to say hi, before simply telling me that he is great at sucking dick, and he swallows, and he would do it for whatever I wanted to pay…$10, or $15. So if you aren’t picky, it would seem that Cuba still offers many eager guys who are willing to do most anything you would want.

just got back from Havana. Nice weather this time of year. had a boy a day, but only took pics of last two boys. I paid between 10CUC to 20CUC per boy. the most expensive boy was the light skinned boy in the picture. all the boys at first said they wouldn't bottom but once in bed would let me in for a little bit. the light skinned one in the photos, was straight and needed to watch straight porn to stay hard while I fucked him. all the boys I had were tall 6ft or more and on the muscular side and huge dicks and nice bubble asses.

I heard that Cuba is not the same anymore as most of the gorgeous guys have left the island. However, I still think it's worth a visit because of the different way of life they live. I am traveling to Cuba in the last week of May. If you happen to be in the island, let's get together, share tips, and perhaps meet. It's still a long time to go but I'll keep this thread updated with discoveries and updates from the trip. And feel free to share your tips, too!

Hi guys! This is my second post in the blog and I’m lookin forward to read your advices and learn a little bit more lol. Currently for work I’m arriving to Havana each weekend, needless to say I’m enjoying myself a lot the city is beautiful and the vibe of the people is the best... However sometimes I’m need of dick and I heard Cubans are good when it comes to sex (hahaha). however I noticed that things have changed quite a bit from what I read on the forum, nowadays there’s no boys or pingueros hanging out at the malecón or at vedado, and parque central is basically dead, it seems that the “golden age” of picking up boys at the malecón or at Cine Yara is done for... that’s why I would like to ask all of you if you have been there recently, what do you think about this? Is this a situation that I’ve only experienced or is it like this in general? And by the way I’ve been at Las Vegas and café cantante it it’s not really my vibe... cheers!

Hi guys! I’m new on this forum and I’m very interested in sharing my experiences, I’ll be visiting Havana Cuba this Fall, and I would like to have some good times; Since it’s my first time there I would like to ask some suggestions if you’ve been there, on what to do, interesting places and of course where to meet boys for the night.

I have been to Cuba for a couple of times and most recently I stayed for 3 weeks in January 2018. Here is the brief report: Weather is very nice in January. it is neither cold nor very hot, much better than the hot and humid weather in July. La habana: malecon (avenida 23 & calle hospital), cafe Toki (calle 25 & Infanta), parque central are the top spots to cruise. Parque central in the day time, just sitting and watching young men passing by; Malecon & Cafe Toki at night (and after midnight), typically 30+ people gathering in groups, with locals and tourists. typical price 25-30 CUCs (dollars); there are plenty of short time casa particulars nearby, 10 CUCs for one hour. It is also easy to find a private apartment with private entrance via Airbnb. Santiago de Cuba: unlike La habana, there are no visible cruising spots. I managed to find a men through Romeo, but the profiles on Romeo were very limited. I saw a couple of gays/trans in the plaza de dolores after midnight but I didn't talk to them. there is a love motel (casa particular) on street calvario No 551, just next to Plaza de dolores, where my Romeo friend and I had half an hour good time. I paid the friend 30 CUCs and the room 10 CUCs. Santiago is a very poor city. One day when I was strolling down the malecon at sunset, I saw two very handsome young men with great bodies. Both are 19 years old and are about 1.85 meters. It turned out that they were from the local lucha sport team and they had to train every day for local competitions. I invited them for beers and we became friends. In the next 2 weeks, I gradually learned about their lives, visited their homes, talked to their families, helped with their (money) problems, and got to know more of their friends. we went to beaches and discos. In the end, I managed to jack off and suck six young straight cocks from the same street neighborhood, all are 19-21 years old. The boys were willing to play as long as it was kept secret. One needs to get inside the communities to enjoy Santiago. But it requires patience, language skills and most important, luck. Holguin: very peaceful city. I found a 19 year boy via Romeo. there were a couple of trans in the corner of parque centro after midnight. I only spent 3 days in Holguin but I guess, just like Santiago, there were always opportunities. Trinidad: I spent 2 days but I didn't find any. I think Antigua of Guatemala is a more beautiful colonial town. Cienfuego: I stayed one night in Cienfuego and met a 20 years old men in Malecon ( we mad eye contacts when he passed by me). We had a good time in a nearby motel casa particular. Cuba is a very safe country. Almost every night I walked alone in the central area and never felt unsafe, often after midnight. I also found weeds were popular in Santiago, but possession could lead to 10 years prison in cuba, though there were far less policemen in Santiago than La habana. In conclusion, I have had great time in Cuba. But offline cruising can be very consuming so I am looking forward to the time when Cuba is opening up and getting richer and when wifi is widely available to local people. I probably will not visit Cuba for the next couple of years.

I find it annoying that we have now gone (halfway) back to the old travel restrictions for travel to Cuba from the US. I had already bought a ticket to travel to Cuba over Thanksgiving, and now the Trump administration has announced new travel restrictions. They are, to say the least, confusing. Americans are still allowed to travel, but not allowed to do business with certain shops and hotels and businesses that are rumored/believed to be connected to Cuba's military. There are now restrictions on certain categories of travel (people-to-people, for example). But you can still go and stay in an AirBNB/casa particular, something that was explicitly spelled out by Marco Rubio on Twitter. Some sources are saying that the new policy is very restrictive, while others are saying it's only a partial roll-back. Part of the trouble is the enforcement piece--since it has been basically left to travelers to self-police, what will the future bring in terms of scrutiny of travelers, itineraries, etc.? And will US-based airlines begin canceling flights and routes? http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/359354-trumps-cuba-policy-allows-airbnb-stays-for-americans

I would like to know if anyone has any recommendations for a tour guide in Havana? I was privately messaged about Luis, the guy who runs gaycubatourguide.com but the very last thing he makes sure to include on his FAQ page is: Q : Anything else ? A : Yes. This is not an escort site. At all. So to those who are looking for escorts, I say : this is the wrong place. I don't know why he included that...if he wants to make sure people understand that he himself is not an escort, or that he doesn't want to offer advice about finding escorts, or...? In any case, I have written to him but haven't heard back. If anybody else has advice or experience hiring a tour guide in Havana, I would be very interested. It seems that it would be particularly helpful in this city to have a local who is able to explain the black market for WIFI cards, better exchange rates, etc.

I have a week off coming up in a few weeks, and I would like to explore a new destination. I have visited Brazil and Costa Rica and some parts of Mexico (Puerto Vallarta and the northern part of Mexico, never Guadalajara, Mexico City, Merida, or any part of the Yucatan peninsula), but I would like to try a new place that offers cheap flights from the US. So that rules out Brazil and Argentina. I'm amazed how much cheaper it is to fly to some of the other cities like Bogota, Medellin, Cartagena, and Lima ($125-$300 each way, vs. $1000+ to Rio and Buenos Aires). I was planning to go to Cuba, but it is hard to find info about the recovery from their recent hurricane, so I figured it would be best to put it off for a while... I would love to hear any ideas. I am currently a student, so I can't afford anything too extravagant in terms of flight or lodging. I like beaches and cocktails and cute guys. I love Rio because it offers all three, but I'm planning a trip there in the new year, and can't afford to go twice. Thanks in advance for anyone who can offer any advice!