For help with tickets try ALIBEC INT'L. TRAVEL, Tel: 800-343-4929; Fax: 508-655-6721;
Email: alibectravel@wspan.com  They have helped in the past with good rates.

When arriving by air, contact the Martsam Travel Booth in the air port (first counter on the right as you exit customs.  They will bring you to La Casa De Don David for $14 ( up to 6 pèople) E mail: martsam@guate.net  Tel 926-3225 &926 0346.

Or the hotel will send a taxis for about the same if you request. If not traveling with much luggage, you can catch local busses on the main road in front of the airport. (about one hundred yards.)
MINI BUSES... There are mini buses that  go collectivo regularly. You may be dropped in El Cruce "Ixlu".  There you must get another bus, taxi or walk 2 kms to El Remate. Consider: Martsam Travel in Flores for taxi service:
Tel 926-3225 & 926 0346 ...E mail: martsam@guate.net  If you take a local mini bus they may drop you off at the crossroad at Ixlu in El Cruce. There you will need to get another bus, taxi, or walk 2 km to El Remate. Expect to pay about $13.75 in exit fees from Belize, even if you are in transit. Save your receipt as it may help on the exit fee at the airport when you leave Belize or Guatemala if you leave or plan to return within a month.

EXPRESS BUS...  From Belize City $20 U.S.; from Chetumal, MEX $30 U.S.  From Guatemala City, take Pullman bus at 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM for 7 to 8 hour trip. The best is Linea Dorada and Second Choice is Fuente Del Norte.
BY BUS….. Everyday bus service to and from Guatemala City, Antigua, Chetumal, Palenque, Belize City, San Ignacio Belize, and Cancun. For comfort its best to get a first class bus when available. BY BUS…..  Everyday  bus service to and  from Guatemala City, Antigua, Chetumal, Palenque, Belize City, San Ignacio Belize, and Cancun. For comfort it's best to get a first class bus when available. Many times road conditions aren't the best and the trip is almost always somewhat slower than in more developed countries. (check schedules) also Linea Dorada and  Mundo Maya  companies cover the entire area and  are generally OK. They often arrive directly to your hotel or very close by. There are also several other bus companies serving the area. To El Remate from the airport or Flores area there is taxi, minibus, and public bus service for a 20 minute ride to El Remate. The public buses leave from Santa Elena (on the mainland side at Flores) several times each day. Mini buses go colectivo almost hourly.   Public buses run  at 8:30 am, 11 am, 12 noon, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm. There is not a formal bus station. Wait in the pickup area  or along the main street. To El  Remate from San Ignacio or the Belize border you can get local buses in route to Flores that run about every hour.

From Chetumal, Mexico & Belize City you can take the Mundo Maya/Linea Dorado or the San Juan Hotel Buses.  From Chetumal the bus leaves at 6:00 am and 3:00 pm daily for about $15.  From Belize the bus leaves at 10:00 am and 5:00 pm daily for about $8. This is your best deal as these buses bring you right to the hotel door in El Remate.

You can take local buses from San Ignacio and at the border of Belize and Guatemala you will change to Guatemala local buses en route to Fores that run about every hour.

From Palenque take the (Minibus, Boat, Minibus) trip for about $30 to $35 (6 to 7 hours) to Flores and then a taxi, local bus, or colectivo to El Remate. You can fly from Palenque as well. Try Aero Caribe.

Personal Transportation: There are bicycles for use (free) and there is mini bus services to and from Tikal in front of the hotel for about $5.00 U.S. round trip. There are numerous hiking trails in the area.

To El Remate from San Ignacio and Belize Border- There are public buses leaving almost every hour in route to Flores. If you get a bus going to the Flores-Santa Elena area you may be dropped off in El Cruce “Ixlu”. There you must get another bus, taxi or walk 2 kms to El Remate. Mini-buses also come 'colectivo' when three or four persons arrive and will take you directly to your hotel.

To El Remate from the airport or Flores area- There is taxi, minibus and public bus service for a 20 minute ride to El Remate. The public buses leave from Santa Elena (on the mainland side at Flores) several times each day. Mini buses go colectivo almost hourly. If you get a bus going to the Belize border, you may be dropped in El Cruce “Ixlu”. There you must get another bus, taxi or walk 2 kms to El Remate.

Crystal Auto Rental is one of the only car rental companies who will let its vehicles cross the border from Belize into Guatemala. They have good vehicles at reasonable prices and will come get you if you should break down. Contact: LUCIO L. LANDERO    crystal@btl.net
www.crystalbelize.com      Tel: 501-2-31600; Fax 501-2-31900   Belize toll free: 0-800-777-7777

• Directions to the Hotel: From Flores or Santa Elena, follow the signs to Tikal.  About thirty kilometers from Flores or one mile past the intersection with the road to the Belize border, you will enter the wood carving village of El Remate. David's hotel is on the left, about 300 yards after passing the craft shops. The shops are the first buildings on the left as you enter El Remate by the little park.
• From Belize: Crossing the border at Melchor-Benque, the road is being paved, making the road from the border to Tikal and El Remate completely paved. It is about 60 km and takes about 45 minutes by car, slightly more by bus. David's hotel is about 2 km on the left from the intersection of the roads to Flores, Tikal, and the border.

• Hotel Cellular Phone: 502-306-2190
• Fax to: 502-926-0807 (international dialing: 011-5029260807)

 

David Kuhn, 6146 Old Tampa Hwy., Davenport, FL 33837
or
David Kuhn, La Casa De Don David Hotel, El Remate, Flores
Peten, Guatemala, C.A.
Telephone: 502-306-2190
or visit David at his website:

lacasadedondavid@yahoo.com

If you are visiting the TIKAL and surrounding areas, you will find El Remate a pleasant alternative to the congested Flores/Santa Elena area. The village of EL REMATE is just beginning to grow into an attractive tourist area. A police sub station has recently been added to the village for additional security. Most phones are cellular and not always reliable. Beginning in mid 2001 the area is expected to have full telephone service with internet access. (Remate has about 100 beds costing from $6 to $50 dbl.) Most hotels accept travel checks or U.S. cash. (Be sure to shop for a good exchange rate.)
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