I have 3 weeks in travel S Mexico, Guate and El Salvador. I
want to take a Spanish course in Mexico for a week and then
my husband will meet me and we will continue on into Guate
and down to ES.The reason that I am thinking of taking the
Spanish in Mexico is that I am not wanting to travel by
myself in Guate to another city and then have to meet my
huband a week later.
Any suggestions for a safe and interesting place to take
Spanish in Mexico? Or is it practical to think of flying
into Guatemala city and then onto Flores? And perhaps taking
spanish there?
Any suggested routes to travel down to Guate on the bus
from Mexico?
Sounds like we don't want to miss Lake Atilan and Tikal.
My husband is wanting to have some serious beach lounging
too, so any suggestions for nice beaches in Guate or is ES
the place for that?
I have a lot of questions and not much time to plan!!! Any
advice would be appreciated.
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Trying to do all that in 3 weeks is a recipe for disaster.
You will spend too much time traveling. Why not go to Guat
directly? Antigua is only a short bus ride from the capital.
Lots of language schools and your husband could get
transportation right from the airport to Antigua. Guat. City
is not that thrilling. When ready for Tikal you can book a
flight and get transport directly to and from the Guat city
airport. This site will have info you can use. http://
www.cyberwebsite.com/vision/
Agree with Bob. The chicken bus netwqork of buses is not
that great. You can get a shuttle from thge Guat city
airport to Antigua for about $7. it takes an hour. You can
look into buying round trip tickets to Flores at the airport
(Rasca is cheapest, but slightly unnerving). It is
probably cheaper to just find a reputable travel agent in
Antigua. Make sure you know what "terminal" the flight
leaves Guat City from--Tikal jets leaves from a different
terminal. Once at Tikal, I recommend staying at the
ruins overnight--for the sunset, the sunrise and for all of
the wildlife that comes to life after everyone leaves. it's
also nice to have the ruins to yourself. You can camp there
for $7. There is also a hotel, but i don't know $$ price.
The LP Guat. book was slightly out of date, but combination
of guidebook and asking poeple was ok. If you're into
biking, consider a two or three day bike tour to Lago
Atitlan. Absolutely incredible scenery as you go through
vilages along the way. We went with Old Town Outfitters on
Calle 6a in Antigua. We kayaked from Pana. to Jaibalito and
stayed at Casa Del Mundo which I highly recommend for the
views of the Lake/volcanos, great food, friendly owners,
hottub, and hiking. Consider taking a chicken bus up into
the highlands around Chichi. or Nebaj--you won't regret it.
Don't listen to those people - I returned from a 2 1/2 week
vacation in Mexico - Guatemala - Belize & it was one of the
most wonderful things that I had ever done. Saw a lot of the
sites, beaches, ruins - shopping everything. So you can do a
lot if you want.
I would recommend this school not only could you learn
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trips to some ruins - check out their web site - Also two of
the founders are American & can help you with some of your
travel plans. I visited them & it was great.
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