Refugio de Vida Silvestre Cuero Y Salado Getting there & around

Getting there & away

To get to the reserve, you can either take a bus from La Ceiba’s main terminal to La Unión (US$0.50, 1½ hours, 6am to 4pm, every 45 minutes) or spring for a taxi (US$16 to US$21). From La Unión, jump on the trencito for the 9.5km ride on the old banana railroad to the visitors center in Salado Barra (one person US$10.50, two or more people US$5 each, 45 minutes, 7am to 2pm, every 1½ hours). If you arrive between trencitos, consider taking a burra, a railcar basket pushed gondola-style by a couple of men with poles (US$5.30 per person, one hour). Be sure to tell the trencito or burra drivers when you’d like to return; the last bus from La Unión to La Ceiba is at 4pm. You also can walk along the railway tracks to the visitors center; it takes about 1½ hours at a brisk pace.