Rio Dulce
Travel Blogs from Rio Dulce, Guatemala
plavba po Rio Dulce
... ... Zila v Tisnove s pritelem. Jeste sme na ni meli stesti a za tyden se opet setkali v Hondurasu. svet je maly... Z Rio Dulce jsem absolovovali plavbu po rece do Livingstonu, do usti more. Cestou jsem videli mraky volavek, kormoranu, lekninovou zatoku ...
Feb. 10-13: Río Dulce, Guatemala
(Feb. 10) We left at 8am for our 4-hr. private tour down the Río Dulce. Our captain, Arnulfo, was nice and gave us information on the history of the area. We started out by passing slowly through a canyon with beautiful brambles and vines covering the ...
Sailing up the river
... down the coast of Belize. We stopped into a port to get our passports sorted and then started sailing down the river to Rio Dulce. The scenery was gorgeous, there were tall mountains and rainforests on either side of us as we sailed up. ...
Riding the Rio Dulce
... was lots of fun with haggling and I was with someone who was buying up big so that was fun! From Antigua I travelled by bus to Rio Dulce, a cute little town on the edge of a lake which in turn flows to the river....Rio Dulce (Sweet River). I had met ...
Jungle living. On stilts.
Hard to believe but we managed to leave Antigua! Unfortunately we have STILL not made it to Honduras though as the border was closed. So here we are in the middle of the jungle on Rio Dulce staring at the world's biggest spider.. ...
Switzerland in Guatemala
Not that much to write about. Stayed at a nice and very quiet hostel run by some Swiss guys. Chilled a ...
A leisurely trip down the Rio Dulce (Sweet River)
As a group ten we hired our own lancha for the ride down the Rio Dulce from the town to Livingston. It allowed us to leave at a respectable time - 10:30am and take our time, stopping to visit the fort, several Islas del Avos (Bird islands) - one of ...
Lanquin to Rio Dulce
From Lanquin to Rio Dulce Cost: Q235 ($29.38 USD) Local Bus Travel Time: 9hrs 45min (Bus Transfer in El Rancho) Distance: 249km TRAVEL WEBSITE & BLOG ...
Rìo Dulce my pit
Oh, ya sure this is the best place to come in Guatemala, but not if you spend the whole time there in a down pour. This was pretty much my experience. It did clear up long enough to cross the long, long bridge into town, and get munchies, but then it ...
Finca El Paraiso
From Rio Dulce to Finca El Paraiso Cost: Q30 ($3.75 USD) Local Bus To & Taxi Back (Q15 each way) Travel Time: 2hrs (1hr each way) Distance: 60km TRAVEL WEBSITE & BLOG ...
Dragonflies!
Made the journey down to the East of Guatemala purely for a boat tour down the Rio Dulce to Livingston, where we could then move onto Belize. Enjoyed the 2 hour trip visiting castles and hot springs and admiring the towering jungle on either side of us. ...
Kayaking!
... a steady chorus of mystery frogs. Plus we and got to watch the beautiful yellow Great Kiskadees the tall grass and nearby trees. The Rio Lampara is slow-moving, varying in width from maybe 30 to 60 or 70 feet. Small one room houses with thatched roofs ...
What we´ve been up to recently
... vulcanism of the area. Today we drove out to a local swimming hole where hot water pours over a waterfall. And here is an unstructured set of shots of some of the people of Guatemala: But home still seems to follow us ...
Hurricane bound
... Antigua somebody warned me about Felix....I was like..."who the hell is Felix"...I met him the next day.... When I first got to Rio Dulce..which is pretty damn far from Antigua..I couldn't go any farther...I decided to spend some time there... I walked ...
Fun with spiders!
... bus, however, Rachel's stomach has begun to not feel so well. Nevertheless the trip was a very pretty one. Upon arriving in Rio Dulce the heat was massive. It is a great difference from the weather in the highlands which is mild during the day and can ...
Happy reunion
... 's the longest hottest bridge in the country. It wasn´t that bad. But it was certainly hot. The view from above was great. Río Dulce is situated on both sides of the lake here, and it wouldn´t really be much by itslef, but it´s the stopping off point ...
Mayan Ruins and the Jungle
... . After Sipcate I went back to Antigua and then left for a final week of traveling to Semuc Champey, Tikal, and Rio Dulce. Semuc Champey is these really beautiful turquoise pools of water in the jungle and caves that were really cool. I ...
Up the river, no paddles required.
... . We had clear highways and functional bridges the whole trip. Four hours later we disembarked in the town of Rio Dulce, which, allegedly, is home to Central America's longest bridge, which spans the river that the town is named after. ...
El Paraiso, een natuurlijk beautycenter
Op de weg ernaartoe hadden we een lokale pickup genomen met mss wel 20 mensen in de laadbak en omdat het een onverharde weg was konden we ook niet sneller dan 30/uur, rijden, een uurtje rechtstaan en mezelf in de beste popitie wringen om toch nog iets te ...
Rio Dulce
... and threw up numerious times into a plastic bag while sittting next to me, GROSS) and a bus ride with no a/c we arrived at Rio Dulce. We got here last night and stayed in a bungalo on the lake in the jungle (the jungle goes straight to the lake) So ...
Aldea Río Dulce
August 1, 2011 - Aldea Río Dulce, Guatemala Max and I were talking and after discussing our lack of travel plans, we decided to head to Honduras together. I always wanted to see more of Honduras. The last time I was there I went to Copan but I was sick ...
Not so fun...
... to nibble through a massive THREE pieces. I should point out that each piece is tiny though. But what a challenge!) Hopefully things will start feeling rosy soon and I can enjoy Guatemala rather than it just being ...
Fun time with Lindsay and Shelly
... to Livingston where it is pouring raining. Initially Jason and I wanted to head to Finca Tatin whereas the girls were going to Rio Dulce. Well our plans soon changed since the only bank in Livingston was not gonna cooperate with my ATM card and I just ...
Aug 24, 2009
The Ones that did not get Away
... minutes, after enjoying a nice cold drink on us. Anyway now we are snugged up in the RAM Marina in Rio Dulce Lake Izabel Guatemala. Lee-Anne and Carrick have departed already, to Shell Beach CA. Carrick will then fly out next day to ...
Rio Dulce Relaxing day
Today I had a nice lie in and stayed around the hotel with Fi who still isn´t well. I sat and read my magazine for a bit and spoke to Dawna for a bit about Costa Rica. I had spaghetti again for dinner and then tried to play whist, some how managed to ...
Rio Dulce and Livingston
Hola We bid farewell to Honduras and headed to Rio Dulce, an hour upriver from Guatemala's small Caribbean coast. We figured this would be a good place to relax for Christmas. Rio Dulce for the most part was not particularly pleasant - consisting ...
Caribbean baby!
... trip home. A great day full of interesting characters. And then this morning. The journey up the Rio Dulce river itself. A pretty spectacular 2 hour boat ride. Steep cliffs on either side, amazing birds and animals ...
Traci: Guatemala Adventure
This weekend Sreyla, Claire, Izzy, Zoe, Nikki and I headed off to explore Guatemala after hearing from previous students that the Rio Dulce River was a must see. A quick ride to downtown Punta Gorda from Hillside and we were off to catch a 45-minute boat ...
Chilling at Rio Dulce
aaah.. what to say? A nice place and also a milestone on my journey. >Hopefully i will get to write some more later... there are also more ...

