Are the roads in good condition or should a person rent a 4*4 SUV through Crystal Auto Rentals?
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cdffirefly
The road is fine in a 2wd car. It is paved except for 3 fairly short dirt areas. Are you sure you would want to rent a car rather than use a shuttle? Can you find Guatemala insurance? We used a private shuttle and it was only $30.00 usd.
Firefly
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hopefulist
cd - Did you arrange your transportation at the border or arrange in advance through a provider?
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cdffirefly
It was per person.
They picked us up at the hotel in San Ignacio and drove us to the border. At the border he walked us through customs and helped us exchange money. He did save us money at the currency exchange....the first group was offering us too low of an exchange rate and he shopped around until he found us a much better rate. We then were transported to Flores in a private air conditioned van and drove us around until we found a hotel the we liked.
Firefly
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lansluder
Then that's as much or more as a Guatemala taxi would charge, but you did have the advantage of being picked up in San Ignacio.
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