Transportation
in Belize is limited. Buses from Punta Gorda Town to all
villages leave 11:30 am - Noon every Monday, Wednesday,
Friday and Saturday. Villages located along or near the
Southern Highway have bus service available 7 days a week.
Bus service from
the villages back to P.G. is also on Monday, Wednesday,
Friday and Saturday, with buses leaving from the villages
as early as 3 am! This may be the only bus of the the day,
although there is often a second bus between 6 and 7 am.
Please ask the host of your guest house the night before
to make sure you make your bus.
Private transport
to villages is available for hire from Punta Gorda and on
a limited basis from the villages back to PG. Prices range
depending on the size of the vehicle, the cost of the driver
and the distance to be traveled. Please email us in advance
if you wish to have a vehicle for transport upon your arrival.
It is also possible
to rent a jeep or van for personal use. Prices range from
$30 to $100 US a day.
Hitch hiking
is quite common by the local people. Usually it is in the
back of a pick-up truck.
