what should a female alone do in guate. where should i
go/see. is it safe?etc. please let me know if you have done
a similar trip (1-3 months). please give me some ti
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Hi. I just found a useful site that gives tips and warnings
if you are driving from the U.S. to Honduras (including
Guatemala). I hope it helps you. Here's the website
address: www.marrder.com/hw/travel/driving.htm
Adios and good luck!
Lots of single women go to Guat. What should you do? Just
what any other traveler would do. Don't think of missing
Tikal. Antigua is beautiful-of course the best place to learn
Spanish. Lake Atitlan with lots of small villages dotting the
shore. Chichicastenango for the Sunday market. Tourist
offices and LP guide can help you with market days. Sometimes
even the tiniest non-descript village comes totally alive on
its market day. After Chichi continue on to the highlands.
Nebaj is special. Quetzaltenango is good for the villages and
hot springs around it...San Francisco El Alto+Momostenango.
Hop over to Honduras to visit Copan. What should a single
female not do..everything that anyone else should avoid.
Don't climb volcanos alone..probably the single best way to
get robbed. Don't walk in isolated areas alone or stagger
back to your hotel dead drunk at 3am. Avoid restaurants where
the dogs look sick. If you come across a bottle of cashew
fruit wine don't say I didn't warn you. Why travel alone?
Lots of travelers down there. I'll be in Guat from mid-July
to mid-Aug. with some friends if you want to hook up
sometime. Email if you have other questions. Look on here for
posts by Nancy in Antigua. Also a guy (name escapes me) who
runs xelapages and has lots of good info.
there are lots of tourists visiting the country, it will be
easy for you to meet some people and then go in group, all
the interesting places to visit have already a good
infrestructure in how to get there, where to stay, etc,
receptive tourist companies are offering great deals.. this
will make it safe for you.
before you come down, try to make a reservation for a place
to stay (it can be a hotel or a family house that rent a
room for like $ 80-month including a couple of meals and
laundry) you are not the first nor the last to come
alone!!!!! use good sense and ask a lot... all the questions
you can imagine, best regards, luis
I'm planning on traveling alone in Guatemala, Nicaragua,
Honduras for 4 + weeks. I'll have a pal along for 6 weeks
in Guat, but then she has to return to the US, leaving me
alone. I'm hoping that being a lone female will make it
easier to meet other people. Get the books 'More Women
Travel' and 'Travel Tips for Women' for inspiration. I'm
also planning on bringing some pepper spray, just in case.
I cannot say enough good things about Guat, at least the
parts I've seen, which is primarily Mayan villages in the
Western Highlands. I traveled alone before meeting up with a
group. Did little of the touristy stuff, and traveled
inexpensively. I think it is important to be wise. I have
lots of suggestions, resources, tips, if you want to take
this up over email.