Cuba 2027 · Price Update
The Pay-to-Go price is now $8,500 USD. The total price for an adult guest is now $9,500 USD, including the $1,000 adult-guest supplement.
Updated October 21, 2026 · The current planned program dates are June 15–24, 2027.
| Participation type | Current price | What that price means |
|---|---|---|
| Pay-to-Go participant | $8,500 USD | Current published program cost for a self-funded participant. |
| Adult guest through Pay to Go | $9,500 USD | Includes the $8,500 USD program fee and the $1,000 USD adult-guest supplement. |
The participant fee is planned as the allocations shown below. Program conditions and vendor pricing can change; any change will be communicated in writing. Review the current Terms of Use before authorizing any payment.
Student program fee
This planning allocation explains how W2N expects to use the published student program fee. It is a program budget, not a reimbursement schedule. W2N pays approved program costs directly and does not reimburse participants for these categories.
| Planning category | Estimated allocation | What it supports |
|---|---|---|
| Program fee | $1,650.00 | Accommodation and meals in Cuba. |
| Travel, visa, and passport | $1,029.51 | Approved travel arrangements and required entry documentation planning. |
| Pre- and post-trip activities | $166.00 | Required preparation and program-related activities. |
| Fuel and water support planning | $1,303.59 | Contingency and planning allocation for legally permissible, partner-directed fuel and water-related needs, if all approvals are obtained. |
| CorazonCuba community-support donations | $60.00 | Medical supplies, solar powerbanks, and other approved community-support items. |
| Cuba communications plan | $189.00 | Program communications and continuity planning in Cuba. |
| Insurance | $1,676.00 | Required or approved program insurance planning. |
| W2N operations | $611.08 | Website, payment-processing, and program operations costs. |
| Program contingency | $1,814.82 | Reserve for price volatility, supply disruption, and unplanned operating needs. |
| Total student program fee | $8,500.00 | Current published Pay-to-Go student price. |
The table reflects current planning allocations. W2N administers approved costs directly. No table entry guarantees a transaction, vendor, shipment, or service; applicable law, vendor acceptance, and program conditions continue to govern each item.
Program planning context
W2N updated the published price to better reflect the conditions that must be planned for to operate a responsible Cuba program in 2027. The decision reflects fuel and water continuity planning, transportation logistics, inflation and vendor conditions, compliance needs, and a transparent contingency reserve. Cuba's current economic conditions have multiple causes; W2N does not attribute all local price changes to a single factor.
Fuel scarcity and electricity interruptions can affect transportation and water access. W2N plans for reliable transportation, safe water access, delivery coordination, backup needs where appropriate, and schedule flexibility. Any fuel or water-related support remains conditional on applicable law and all required approvals.
The cost and availability of lodging, meals, local transport, communications, program supplies, insurance, and vendor services can change as inflation, supply constraints, currency conditions, and delivery arrangements evolve. External restrictions and oil-supply disruption are material pressures alongside broader economic and infrastructure conditions.
The program must maintain workable partner coordination, lawful payment routing, communications, staffing, contingency capacity, and operating protocols while conditions remain changeable. W2N will not undertake a shipment or payment that lacks the approvals, compliance review, or partner and carrier acceptance it requires.
People-centered planning
W2N includes a transparent planning allocation because water, electricity, transport, food distribution, and health-related services can all depend on fuel availability. The ethical purpose is to support the well-being and continuity of participant and community-facing activities, not to create a private benefit from scarcity.
Where W2N considers water, fuel, medical, or other community-support items, it will seek to direct support to people and approved partner activities. It will not represent a prospective transaction as settled or promise a fuel import. Any such action would require all applicable export, sanctions, carrier, recipient, payment, and local approvals before it could proceed.
Public reporting by United Nations bodies describes a severe Cuban economic and fuel-supply crisis shaped by multiple pressures, including a long-standing trade embargo, recent U.S. measures restricting oil shipments, extreme weather, and wider economic and infrastructure challenges. Those conditions can contribute to inflation and volatility, but W2N does not assign all price changes to a single cause.
Please wait for, and carefully review, any written notice about your individual balance or payment schedule. For a question about a deposit, balance, or whether you plan to continue, contact W2N in writing before making a payment decision.
Email hello@w2nvolunteer.orgYou can submit a Scholarship or Pay-to-Go application without making a payment. The application does not process payment or create a portal account.
Start an applicationThe following United Nations reporting provides public context for W2N's planning. It is not legal advice, export authorization, or a commitment that W2N will procure, import, ship, or distribute fuel or water.