Check-Ins

A good place to spend the night but more to visit the Tamar project which by far and large is not as touristic as f.e. Praia Forte (Bahia). Between Dec-March turtles lay their eggs here and there is a hatchery as well.

North of town is a sign Parque dos Falcões (Falcon Park). Turn right and follow a 3-kms dirt track to reach the park. Good place to spend the night but even more to meet José Percíllio and his marvelous prey birds, which he protects and trains.

On the plaza, next to one of its many churches.

North of Conde. Camped beautifully under the coconut trees along the coast. From Conde you drive to the coast and then northward along various fishing villages, where you'll encounter various great rough camps.

Camping / Balneario Vale das Cachoeiras, near the entrance of the town, is a good place to spend the night. Swimming pool and showers. Price: 25 *reais* for 2 persons and car per night.

Price: R$25 per couple + vehicle

Hotel Vision Azull has a fantastic location right on the shores of Lago de Atitlan. We were a little bit surprised that the prices had increased from what was mentioned in the Church & Church book, but it looked as the new owner had done some upgrading. It is just outside town, but not more than about 10-15 minutes walk.

Price: 150 quetzales

Entrance fee for dunes: 5 *reais*. Couldn't spent the night in the dunes so we rough camped in front of the entrance. Quiet place

Price: R$5 entry

Camping costs 10 reais pp, entrance to waterfall 5 reais. Toilet is hole in the ground behind a piece of plastic. Too much money for the facilities. But, the waterfall is worth a visit and swim.

Price: R$10 pppn R$5 admittance to waterfall

At least when raining only doable with 4x4. Lots of eroded tracks. Beautiful area for rough camping. This is just one of the many good spots for camping.

Camped a couple of kms east of Santa Filomena along the side of the road. Only later discovered that across the road there is a much more beautiful camping spot with fantastic view.

In the parking lot of Hotel Serra Capivara, along the road leading north to Teresina.

Along the side of the road, well hidden behind bushes.

We were not impressed with this historic site. Good place to camp though.

We enjoyed the place, interesting phenomena these boulders on a hill. Spent the night in the parking lot.

Peaceful rough camp just north of town.

On route PE 585. Coming from the east it is the last part of the pleasant higher altitude (cooler nights), where we camped on the premises of a small restaurant in the middle of nowhere.

Beautiful meandering off-road to Piscina Brejo do Madre de Deus, with 3 swimming pools. Quiet night camping in the parking lot.

Small grassy field next to the Visitor Center and Museum. Toilets and cold showers. From the visitor center you can make a tour to the howler monkeys ($ 7 / person).

Big parking lot of the marina. We could park at the water with a beautiful view to the ocean. Hot and strong showers. Free Wifi. Coin laundry

In front of the marina a bus runs to Belize City (simply flag it down): B $ 1 / person. The bus goes directly to the bus terminal from where it is a 10 minutes walk to the swing bridge. For the way back you can take any bus towards Belmopan.

Everything you would expect from a nice place to stay : covered picnic tables; clean new bathrooms; powerful hot showers; (Very slow) free WIFI at the Office; some beautiful trails.

just a couple of km's from the Zoo which costs $ 30 BZ entrance fee per person, however the money is worth it. Close to the Zoo is another, beautiful place to stay, the Monkey Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, however, they ask BZ $ 15 / person plus tax.

(Originally $ 10.90 BZ / person)

On the hotel's website they offer sites for RVs. Turned out to be a narrow parking lot in front of the building. You can use the bathroom in a room if one is vacant. Outdoor shower, (very slow) free WIFI. The whole area seemed to be nice and beautiful once, but all a bit run down nowadays .

Parking lot in a beautiful set resort right at the river. Toilet in the restaurant. Free WIFI in the restaurant. Very nice owner who gave us permission to stay, however he doesn't want to host Overlanders in general.

The center of Dangriga with its beautiful Caribbean atmosphere is only a two minute walk.

(Originally $ 40.00 BZ)

Fantastic place in the jungle right at the river. It's actually a backpacker hostel. As an Overlander you can stay in the orange grove. Comfortable, open common area. There is free drinking water available and you can pick up and squeeze tthe oranges. You can swim in the river (and have a shower). Hammocks on the shores invite you to relax. Very clean toilets.

The access from George Ville via a pretty bad road. Right before the Barton Creek Outpost you have to cross a river, which might be deep heavy rains - when we crossed it was 50 cm.

Huge, well-kept grassy field right next to the main road and only a few kilometers from the border with Guatemala. Electricity / water at site (current additional cost). Dump station at the laundry. Very fast, but time limited free WIFI. Clean facilities and hot showers, but only one shower and one toilet for the entire place. Friendly, Belizean owner, who lived for over twenty years with her husband as well as in Inglewood / California (hence the name of the campground), as also in Kaiserslautern / Germany.

(Originally $ 25.00 BZ)

No trip through Costa Rica would be complete without a stop at Agi and Guido's place - the Swiss emigrants. Conveniently located close to the border. Huge farm with beautiful hiking trails. Howler and spider monkeys in the trees. Bathroom with hotel standard, cold shower. Superb dining at the restaurant (12$ / person including drinks). We camped along to the road which leads to the cabanas.

(US $ 5 / day without electricity, $ 10 / day with electricity. We have paid in US $.)

Parking at the entrance to the National Park. Admission to the park is $ 10 / person. As you have to access via the private property of a hotel 700 colones per Person "toll" is charged. Toilets in the park. Great view from the parking lot of the sea. Very quiet at night. Partially strong wind gusts.

Campground on the touristy beach of Samara. Shade under the palm trees. Cold showers, toilets are borderline. Larger RV's might have difficulties to maneuver through the palm trees and the low-hanging power wire. Great place to swim in the warm sea, to hang out and watch people. Several restaurants and bars right next door, but quiet at night.

(US $ 10 / day. We paid in US $.)

Parking lot on a small peninsula under coconut trees. On the gravel road to Cabuya turn left on a small road which leads to the houses. Pass them until you see a small palm tree forest. Very quiet night.

Public park on the shores of Laguna de Arenal. You stay where you like. Toilets were unfortunately locked. Water tap at the event building. Beautiful views of the reservoir. Great to have a campfire.

On a large grassy field of the hotel where also the entrance of the National Park is located. Clean toilets, (very) cold showers. The admission fee to the National Park costs another $ 10 / person.

(3000 Colón / person)