I will spend 4 weeks in south Mexico and in Guatemala in
next aug/sept. Can anyone give me an idea of up-to-date
prices for stuffs like the following (that will help me to
establish a budget) :
- flight Guate City-Flores
- bus/taxi from Cancun airport to downtown
- Chichen Itza entrance
- Bus Campeche-Palenque
- Bus San Cristobal de las Casas-Antigua
- Tikal entrance
- typical lunch (I mean in a small comedor, and eating like
locals do) in Mex ? in Guate ?
- typical dinner (I mean in a small comedor, and eating
like locals do) in Mex ? in Guate ?
- a breakfast in Mex ? in Guate ?
- a night in a cheap hotel (a budget one but at least clean
and with hot water at one moment of the day) in Mex ? in
Guate ?
- bottle of Coke, in Mex ? in Guate ?
- bottle of beer in a restaurant, in Mex ? in Guate ?
- postcard postage to Europe in Mex ? in Guate ?
- a postcard in Mex ? in Guate ?
- a Film for Camera in Mex ? in Guate ?
- 1 Telefon-call Campeche-Palenque
- 1 Telefon call Antigua-Flores
- Taxiride within Guate City
- bus from Guate City downtown to airport
- Airport international taxes in Mex ? in Guate ?
- a rafting day trip near Antigua
Thanks in advance for any help
Jean-Marc
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Try this website. http://www.cyberwebsite.com/vision/
They are in Antigua and have some good deals to Tikal. Nancy
is very helpful. You may have seen some of her posts on here.
HOLA! MT RESPONSES TO YOUR LONELY PLANET INQUIRY IS IN
CAPITAL LETTERS. NOTE THAT PRICES ARE FOR GUATEMALA - I
DON'T KNOW SOME OF THE MEXICAN PRICES.
RIGHT NOW, $1. = Q7. ON AVERAGE
Up to date prices in Mexico / Guatemala
I will spend 4 weeks in south Mexico and in Guatemala
in
next aug/sept. Can anyone give me an idea of up-to-date
prices for stuffs like the following (that will help me
to
establish a budget) :
- flight Guate City-Flores
ONE WAY FARE THAT WE (VISION) OFFER = $59.
ROUND TRIP FARE = $87.
- ALL TAXES INCLUDED -
- bus/taxi from Cancun airport to downtown
I DID THAT LAST YEAR. I THINK I REMEMBER IT BEING
LIKE $20. OR SO. REAL EXPENSIVE AS I RECALL...
- Chichen Itza entrance
?
- Bus Campeche-Palenque
SEE BELOW
- Bus San Cristobal de las Casas-Antigua
SEE BELOW
- Tikal entrance
Q50. FOR ENTRANCE PER DAY.
- typical lunch (I mean in a small comedor, and eating
like
locals do) in Mex ? in Guate ?
IN GUATE IT RANGES. YOU CAN EAT WELL FOR Q15.
- typical dinner (I mean in a small comedor, and eating
like locals do) in Mex ? in Guate ? Q20.
- a breakfast in Mex ? in Guate ? Q10.
- a night in a cheap hotel (a budget one but at least
clean and with hot water at one moment of the day) in Mex ?
in
Guate ? Q30.ON AVERAGE - IF AVAILABLE
HOT WATER ??????????...
- bottle of Coke, in Mex ? in Guate ?
AH, NOW WE ARE DOWN TO THE REAL PRIORITIES
IN LIFE... TASTES BETTER HERE, DEPENDING ON YOUR AGE YOU
MAY REMEMBER THE "REAL" COKE TASTE. MADE WITH SUGAR, NOT
CORN SYRUP.
- bottle of beer in a restaurant, in Mex ? in Guate ?
ALWAYS CHEAPER FROM A TIENDA. AVERAGES Q5.
- postcard postage to Europe in Mex ? in Guate ?
TO EUROPE? IT IS Q3. TO USA/CANADA
- a postcard in Mex ? in Guate ?
Q3.
- a Film for Camera in Mex ? in Guate ?
Q50.
- 1 Telefon-call Campeche-Palenque
?
- 1 Telefon call Antigua-Flores
AT VISION, Q1. PER MIN. GUATE-FLORES.
GUATE TO FRANCE = Q10./MIN.
- Taxiride within Guate City
Q40. - Q50.
- bus from Guate City downtown to airport
Q40. OR SO. DEPENDS ON TIME OF DAY.
- Airport international taxes in Mex ? in Guate ?
TO LEAVE GUATE, $20.
- a rafting day trip near Antigua
ABOUT $85. CONTACT MAYA EXPEDITIONS AT:
MAYAEXP@GUATE.NET
Thanks in advance for any help
KEEP IN TOUCH IF YOU NEED ANY MORE INFO.
-NANCY
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BUS INFO -
ROUTE FROM TIKAL TO PALENQUE...
NOTE THAT SOME OF THE PRICES MAY HAVE CHANGED.
5AM - FLORES BUS STATION, TAKE BUS TO BETHEL. BASIC BUS, 7
HOUR RIDE (25Q)
PAY Q100 TO CROSS THE RIVER USUMACINTA.
PAY BORDER FEES - Q10 TO LEAVE GUATEMALA, NO $ TO ENTER
MEXICO (?).
ARRIVE IN COROZAL. SPEND THE NIGHT FOR ABOUT 100 PESOS IN A
BUNGALOW WITH HOT WATER.
VISIT RUINS OF YAXCHILAN (ON THE RIVER). ENTRANCE FEE
APPROXIMATELY 25 PESOS.
(CHARTER A BOAT FROM COROZAL TO GET TO THE RUINS. THEY WILL
WAIT FOR YOU. USUALLY THEY ASK 550 PESOS, BUT YOU CAN PAY
300 (4 PAX). PAY HALF IN THE BEGINNING AND THE OTHER HALF
WHEN YOU RETURN).
FROM COROZAL, TAKE A "COLLECTIVA" (VOLKSWAGON BUS) TO
PALENQUE. 3 HOUR RIDE, 40 PESOS PER PERSON.
*** NICE RIDE - DO IT IN THE DAYTIME.
RUINS OF PALENQUE ARE APPROXIMATELY 6 KM FROM TOWN. 5 PESOS
FOR TRANSPORT. 20 PESOS ENTRANCE FEE INTO THE PARK.
ON THE ROAD BETWEEN THE RUINS AND THE TOWN, LOOK FOR "EL
PANCHAN". 40 PESOS FOR A DOUBLE CABANA OR 10 PESOS TO HANG
YOUR HAMMOCK UNDER A WOODEN SHELTER. (RESTAURANT, POOL,
GARDEN, SHOWERS).
ALSO, "MAYABELL" AND "AGUA-AZUL" CAMPGROUNDS - 10 PESOS PER
PERSON.
FROM PALENQUE, SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASA IS A 4-6 HOUR RIDE
ON A FIRST CLASS BUS. APPROXIMATELY 50 PESOS.
*** IN SAN CRISTOBAL, THE "NA-BALAM HOUSE" IS A GREAT BUDGET
PLACE TO STAY. 25 PESOS/NIGHT FOR A DORM OR 50 PESOS FOR A
DOUBLE ROOM. INCLUDES BREAKFAST. COLD WATER SHOWER.
SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASA TO OAXACA IS AN OVERNIGHT (13
HOURS) 1ST CLASS BUS RIDE. 175 PESOS OR 140 PESOS DEPENDING
ON LUXURY.
OAXACA TO TAPACHULA. OVERNIGHT (12 HOURS). 1ST CLASS BUS
200 PESOS. 9:30PM-9AM.
TAPACHULA DIRECT TO GUATEMALA CITY. "GALGOS" BUS. $21.
9AM-3PM
PAY BORDER FEES.
(ALSO OPTION FOR MORE ECONOMICAL TRANSPORTATION THROUGH
HUEHUETENANGO AND/OR QUETZALTENANGO (XELA).)
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more info at:
www.cyberwebsite.com/vision
Nancy's figures all look about right, except one - a bus
from Guate City downtown to airport would cost much less
than Q40 (I only paid Q25 going all the way from Guate City
to Quetzaltenango!). I'd figure about Q5 or so at the most
(maybe she was thinking of a taxi). I'd opt for the taxi
rather than trying to get luggage onto an overcrowded bus
in the city. Also a bottle of coke costs Q2-3. Have fun!
If you want to go rafting and like a bit of excitement ...
Ask first if it rained enough. Normally, the river we went
to (I don't remember the name) was supposed to be class
III.
But last year, it didn't rain the days before the rafting
day and we ended up paddling for more than six or seven
hours and the water was very low and there weren't
any "wild rides" ... The trip was great, though not in the
way I expected to be ...
I think it costed around 80$ : Bus ride from Antigua +
breakfast + lunch. And a great guide, I think he's first
name was Alex or Axel.
Expect to spend about 30 New Pesos for entrance to
Chichen Itza or Uxmal. Less for minor archeological sites.
You can get to Cancun city from the airport by bus
or combi for about 50 New Pesos.
If you take the bus to chichen itza from Cancun that will
cost about 50 New Pesos. If you decide to go to Merida
the 2nd class bus from Chichen to Merida is 20 New Pesos.
These prices are from 1997 and I doubt if they have changed.
At that time the New Peso was at 7.7 to 1 US dollar.
I paid anywhere from 2-5 NPesos fro a Coke in 1995. What
you really want is Agua Purificada..anywhere from 4-7 NP per
liter. Fresh juices are also about 5 NP .
Coffee and pan dulces in Cancun (at the Super Deli) was
25NP. Juice and sweet bread typically ran 20-25 NP.
I hope this helps...I kept careful records of everything I
spent on both trips to the Yucatan. Email if you have more
questions. Have a great trip.
I just got back from a week in Cancun on Saturday.
We paid Pesos $90/each for a first class (= air cond.)
return trip (Pesos $59/ single) to Chichen Itza on the ADO
bus, which we caught from the downtown bus terminal.
I can't remember the exact entrance fee to Chichen Itza, but
it is more than Pesos $30. (I can check for you if you
like.) The inside of the temple is open until 15.00 and
reopens at 16.00.
I also recommend you catch the local bus from the airport
rather than a taxi. I'm not sure about the fare, but it
won't be a lot. Taxis are very expensive and the local buses
go very often. Within Cancun any bus ride will cost you
Pesos $4.50 no matter where you get off.
Cheap hotels can be found around the bus terminal in
downtown. These are slightly more expensive but much better
than the Youth hostel on the Avenida Kukulkan which is very
shabby.
The exchange rate last week was US $1 = Pesos $9 - $9.35
We did notice that there was no fixed rate. It seemed to
vary from one exchange bureau to the other. It's worth
comparing. Remember the rates will have changed again by the
time you go.
A film of 36 exp. cost Pesos $50 - 55 for Kodack/ Fuji.
Other brands are cheaper. Cheapest place is a big local
supermarket such as Chedraui or Wallmart.
The most we ever paid for a coke was Pesos $15 at the
Bullfight arena and as you can imagine things are very, very
overpriced there.
Postcards can be bought for anything between Pesos $4 - $10.
I hope you have a great time! We did!!!!
I flew guatemala--> flores for 35usd a copple of years
ago...
j.
last december i opted to take the one hr flight from
guatemala city to flore instead of the grueling day-long
bus ride. I thought it would be around 59 US accordign to
LP ruta maya guide and past travelers. PRICES WENT UP. By
this point I was towards the end of my trip and needed that
day saved by flying. However i did not know it would end
up costing 98 US. One cheap airline( mayaworld) stopped
service and aviateca runs on certain days. talk to a
travel agent to avoid setbacks and surprise price hikes.
Also I was shocked at how expensive entrance into Peten
park was for Tikal. I almost didn't have enough at the gate
after the hr minibus ride! Guatemala citizens get in cheap,
if you're foreign they stick it to ya! however tikal is a
must see. the amazing ruins set in virutally undisturbed
rainforest with monkeys swinging over your head is
unforgetable.