Comments on: Day Trips from Rio Dulce, Guatemala

By: Lucy Carlos

Lucy Carlos — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:44:20 +0000

Thank you jazzy!!!! Many people think Rio Dulce is just the noisy and unhandsome town of Fronteras. Thank you for your comments, actually there is manatees, lots in El Estor, you can look for Benjamin, but, finca paraíso, el boquerón, el castillo de San Felipe, and on your way to Peten is the mother big mama cascades, of Guatemala, called Las Conchas. AND highly recommend the horseback ride in Hacienda Tijax. But as you say, Rio Dulce has a lot to offer, many people get dissapointed of Livingston but it is a cultural surf time for your eyes asides that the trip is majestic top notch. Thank you so so much, as usually travellers underestimate this area. Thank you!

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 09:54:29 +0000

In reply to Jennifer hicks. You can either stay at the banks of the river (hotels can only be reached by boat) or in town. If you are on a tight budget, you'll probably want to stay in town as hotels will be a lot cheaper. Hotel Backpackers comes highly recommended. We have been to Rio Dulce twice already. The first time we stayed in town and the second time we stayed on the lake at Hotel Casa Perico. Casa Perico was amazing and we would stay there again without question. There are no chicken buses in these parts of Guatemala, however there are a few regular buses that go from Guatemala City, Flores, and Coban to Rio Dulce every day. Litegua runs a few of those buses. Hope that helps and safe travels.

By: Jennifer hicks

Jennifer hicks — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 06:00:24 +0000

Where would you suggest staying in Rio Dulce? Hoping to make it there in early February. What about getting there? Buses to Rio Dulce the hitch hike?
Thank you, your blog is really informative & inspiring

By: Ilona

Ilona — Wed, 23 May 2018 04:12:33 +0000

I am in Rio Dulce right now and absolutely love it. We went to El Estor today, the other side of the lake, where we did a boat ride to see manatees. We were very lucky and actually saw them, but the highlight were not the manatees themselves but the beautiful scenery, the howler monkeys we saw up close and the pelicans perched on trees.

The Castillo is also really cool. We went there after El Estor and it was so much more interesting than I had thought.

I definitely agree with you. Rio Dulce is absolutely worth visiting and I’m glad we decided to come and spend three nights here.

By: Jazzy

Jazzy — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 19:54:41 +0000

In reply to Mat. No problem, glad we could help :)

By: Mat

Mat — Tue, 19 Sep 2017 16:04:24 +0000

I was looking for infos about the canyon El Boqueron… I’m glad I found your blog. There’s not so many info on the web about this place, so thanks !