Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Post Office
(3 Av NO)
TOURIST INFORMATION
Check the hostels for information first, then head to the tour agencies. The tourist info of-
fices are a last line of defense.
Intur
(
www.intur.gob.ni
;
2a Av NO, Parque Rubén Darío, 1½c N)
Helpful (if they're not too
busy) staff have lots of flyers and a reasonable city map. For really tricky questions, the
hostels are often better informed.
Ministry of the Environment & Natural Resources
(
Marena;
mareleon@ibw.com)
Inconveni-
ently located across from the Shell station at the southern entrance to the León bypass
road, it administers three volcanic national reserves - Telica-Rota, Pilas-El Hoyo and Mo-
motombo - and nonvolcanic Isla Juan Venado. It offers general information. Your best bet
is going directly to the Isla Juan Venado ranger station in Las Peñitas or with a private
tour.
Oficina de Información Turistica León
(Av Central, Parque Central, 25m N; 8:30am-noon &
2-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm Sat & Sun)
This place closes down a lot, but when it's open, it's a
good source for local info.
Getting There & Away
BUS
International Buses
There are several international-bus agencies. Buses headed south stop first in Managua,
with an often lengthy wait between connections - it's better to make your own way there.
Beni Tours
(3a Av NE, Iglesia de San Juan, 25m N)
You can buy your tickets for TransNica
buses to San José, Costa Rica (US$35) and Tegucigalpa, Honduras (US$35) here. It also
offers school-bus service to San Salvador, El Salvador (US$30) and Guatemala City
(US$40) leaving at 10am daily.
Ticabus
(
www.ticabus.com
; 6a Calle NE, Palí, 1c O)
Has departures for Guatemala City
(US$70); San Salvador (US$50); Tegucigalpa (US$23); and Tapachula (US$92).
