I know there is a possibility to go by boat and bus from
Flores (Guatemala) to Palenque in Mexico. Has anybody done
this. I'd appreciate all info.
Dominique
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I'm planning to do the same thing in November this year,
but I couldn't get much info untill now. I did check
several guidebooks, and what I gathered untill now is this:
First take a bus to Sayaxche (2 hours)(I did this in 1993
already). From Sayaxche you can either join a cargo boat
towards Benemerito in Mexico, but this will take a couple
of days as they are slow and there are nofixed schedules.
Another option is to rent your own boat. I know they were
quite expensive in 1993 as there's 1 guy who owns most of
the boats. For a trip to Benemerito they'll charge at least
150 US$, stopping at several Maya sites along the river.
From Benemerito you can go to Palenque. A better option
however is to go further to Yaxchilan (after all this is
the reason why you would do the trip by boat I guess). i
don't know exactly the price, but I would count on 300 US$
for the 8 hour trip all the way from Sayaxche to Yaxchilan.
Then go back to Corozal, there are places to spend the
night there. Next day you could either take the bus to
Palenque or else go to Bonampak first.
If you're interested in joinig us on that trip in order to
share the costs of the boat, we will do this around
22/11/99. Anyone who's interested, just mail me.
For info on Tikal and Palenque, check out my website
www.1000traveltips.org
Or were you referring to the second, much easier but also
less adventurous option: Flores-Usumacintaz river (5
hours), then 30 min boatride, and then from Tenosique
further on to Palenque. That's pretty easy but you'll miss
the jungle Maya sites like Yaxchilan and others.