Getting Here and Around

To best see the sights of Toledo, a rental car is ideal. Otherwise you'll be stuck paying high tour rates or waiting for infrequent bus service. Many people drive down from Belize City, Hopkins, or Placencia. If you've flown or bused in to PG, have a vehicle delivered to you from Budget in Placencia. If you'd like a knowledgeable local guide to ride with you in your rental car, that's also possible.

From the intersection of the Hummingbird and Southern highways it's a straight shot 100 miles (164 km) down the Southern, with only a well-marked right turn near Independence to slow you down. On the Southern Highway about 20 miles (33 km) north of Punta Gorda, at about Mile 83, you'll come to an intersection. If you turn left you'll stay on the Southern Highway to PG; if you bear right onto the San Antonio Road, you'll go comfortably to Lubaantun, San Antonio Village, and other Mayan villages, as well as the Guatemala border. Assuming that you continue on the Southern Highway, at about Mile 95 you have two options for reaching downtown PG. You can turn right on the mostly unpaved Saddleback Road and go 5 miles (8 km). To enter from the prettier Bay of Honduras side, as most visitors do, stay straight on the paved Southern Highway and go the same distance.