Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Lívingston has its edgy aspects and a few hustlers operate here - exercise normal precau-
tions. Use mosquito repellent and other sensible precautions, especially if you go out into
the jungle; mosquitoes here carry both malaria and dengue fever.
Getting There & Away
Frequent boats come downriver from Río Dulce and across the bay from Puerto Barrios.
There are also international boats from Honduras and Belize.
Happy Fish and Exotic Travel operate combined boat and bus shuttles to La Ceiba (the
cheapest gateway to Honduras' Bay Islands) for around Q450 per person, with a minim-
um of four people. Leaving Lívingston at 6am or earlier will get you to La Ceiba in time
for the boat to the islands, making it a one-day trip, which is nearly impossible to do inde-
pendently.
There's also a boat that goes direct to Punta Gorda daily at 7am (Q200, 1½ hours), leav-
ing from the public dock. In Punta Gorda, the boat connects with a bus to Placencia and
Belize City. The boat waits for this bus to arrive from Placencia before it sets off back for
Lívingston from Punta Gorda at about 10:30am.
If you are taking one of these early international departures, get your exit stamp from
immigration in Lívingston the day before.
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Around Lívingston
Lanchas
traveling between Río Dulce and Lívingston (or vice versa) will drop you at the
Hotelito Perdido, Finca Tatín or Roundhouse. These places can also pick you up, charging
around Q40 per person from Lívingston, more from Puerto Barrios or Río Dulce.
Sleeping
Roundhouse $
( 4294-9730;
www.roundhouseguatemala.com
; dm/d without bathroom Q45/100; )
The newest
player on the river is this medium-sized party hostel. The first floor is a riverfront bar/res-
taurant/hammock area. On the second floor there's a spacious dorm and some good,
HOSTEL
