El Estor Getting there & around

Getting there & away

See Río Dulce for information on buses from there. The schedule from El Estor to Río Dulce is hourly, from 6am to 4pm.

The road west from El Estor via Panzós and Tucurú to Tactic, south of Cobán, has had a bad reputation for highway holdups and robberies in the past, especially around Tucurú. It’s also prone to getting flooded out during the wet season, so it’s very advisable to ask around on the current situation. You can get to Lanquín by taking the truck that leaves El Estor’s Parque Central at 9am for Cahabón (US$2, four to five hours), and then a bus or pickup straight on from Cahabón to Lanquín the same day. Two buses go direct to Cobán (US$8, six hours) on this route, leaving at the very unfriendly times of 1am and 4am from the El Estor’s Central Park.

There are no public boat services between El Estor and other lake destinations. Private lanchas can be contracted, though this can be pricey. Ask at your hotel.