Central America (from Panama to Canada)

August-September, 2012

 

Date Time From To By Comments
07.08 20:00 Tel Aviv Moscow, Toronto Transaero 4+9 hours, 710 USD
09.08 09:00 Toronto Niagara Falls Private Car, Bus by bus 2 hours, 5 USD
10.08 02:30 Niagara Falls (USA) Ft. Lauderdale, Panama City Spirit Airways 2+2 hours, 232 USD
11.08 01:30 Panama City Panama City Buses, Taxi Sightseeing
13.08 08:00 Panama City Colon, Portobello Coach + Old School Bus 1.5+1.5 hours, 5 USD
14.08 08:00 Portobello Colon, Panama City, Chitre Buses 8 hours, 14 USD
15.08 08:00 Chitre Santiago, David, Almirante, Bocas del Toro Bus, Coach, Small bus, Taxi, Boat 10 hours, 27 USD
16.08 08:00 Bocas del Toro Almirante, Changuinola, Guabito, Sixaola, Puerto Viejo Boat, Taxi, Minibus, Old School Bus, Bus 8 hours, 10 USD
17.08 09:00 Puerto Viejo Limon, Guapiles, Cariari Buses 8 hours, 7 USD
18.08 06:00 Cariari La Pavona, Tortuguero Bus, Boat 3 hours, 5 USD
19.08 05:45 Tortuguero La Pavona, Cariari, Guapiles, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, Los Chiles Boat, Buses 10 hours, 15 USD
20.08 12:00 Los Chiles San Carlos Boat 1 hour, 12 USD
21.08 09:00 San Carlos El Castillo Boat 3.5 hours, 4 USD
22.08 07:00 El Castillo San Carlos, Juigalpa, Masaya Boat, Buses 10 hours, 11 USD
23.08 08:00 Masaya Park Volcano, Granada Minibuses 2 hours, 1.5 USD
24.08 09:00 Granada Managua, Leon Minibuses 3 hours, 3 USD
25.08 08:00 Leon Chinantega, Guasaule, Choluteca Minibuses, Old School Bus 7 hours, 5 USD
26.08 09:00 Choluteca Tegusigalpa Coach 4 hours, 4 USD
27.08 08:00 Tegusigalpa Comayagua, Siguatepeque, La Esperanza, Gracias Buses, Coach, Minibus (collectivo) 13 hours, 11 USD
28.08 10:00 Gracias La Entrada, Copan Ruinas Bus, Old Scholl Bus 6 hours, 7 USD
29.08 08:00 Copan Ruinas Archeological site and back Moto-taxi (tuk-tuk) 30 min, 2 USD
30.08 08:00 Copan Ruinas Santa Rosa, Ocotepeque Bus, Coach 8 hours, 12 USD
31.08 08:00 Ocotepeque El Poy, Aguilares, Apopa, Santa Ana, Ahuachapan Buses 10 hours, 5 USD
01.09 07:00 Ahuachapan Las Chinamas, Guatemala City, Antigua Bus, Old School Buses 10 hours, 6 USD
02.09 08:00 Antigua Antigua Sightseeing
03.09 07:30 Antigua Guatemala City, Coban, Lanquin, Semuc Champey Old School Bus, Taxi, Buses, Jeep 10 hours, 12 USD
04.09 10:00 Semuc Champey Lanquin, Coban, Raxruja Jeep, Bus, Minibus (collectivo) 10 hours, 10 USD
05.09 08:00 Raxruja Sayaxche, Flores Minibuses (collectivo) 7 hours, 7 USD
06.09 08:00 Flores Belize, Chetumal Small Bus 10 hours, 32 USD
07.09 07:00 Chetumal Valladolid Coach 5 hours, 13 USD
08.09 08:15 Valladolid Chichen Itza, Merida Buses 5 hours, 7 USD
09.09 12:15 Merida Campeche Bus 4 hours, 7 USD
10.09 13:00 Campeche Mexico-City Coach 20 hours, 85 USD
11.09 07:00 Mexico-City Mexico-City Sightseeing 3 days Metro, Buses
14.09 12:30 Merida Matehuala Coach 9 hours, 38 USD
15.09 12:00 Matehuala Real de Catorce Bus 2 hours, 6 USD
16.09 11:00 Real de Catorce Estacion de Catorce, Monterrey Jeep, Coach 7 hours, 20 USD
17.09 08:00 Monterrey Nuevo Laredo Coach 4 hours, 21 USD
18.09 09:00 Nuevo Laredo Laredo, San Antonio, Austin Coach, "Megabus" 5 hours, 36 USD
20.09 17:00 Austin Dallas, Memphis, Knoxville, Washington D.C., Philadelhia, Toronto "Megabus" 2.5 days, 7.5 USD
23.09 15:55 Toronto Moscow, Tel Aviv Transaero 9+4 hours

Book-keeping

CountryDaysHotelsTransportPlaces of interestFood etc.Border taxesTotal
Panama573/5=14.663/5=12.610/5=2.045/5=9.03194/5=38.8
Costa Rica472/4=18.039/4=9.8 - 38/4=9.5 - 149/4=37.8
Nicaragua547/5=9.434/5=6.810/5=2.029/5=5.815135/5=27.0
Honduras676/6=12.344/6=7.324/6=4.044/6=7.33191/6=31.8
El Salvador120/1=20.05/1=5.0-4/1=4.0-29/1=29.0
Guatemala554/5=10.841/5=8.212/5=2.433/5=6.62142/5=28.4
Belize--32--1547
Mexico12160/11=14.5200/12=16.537/12=3.180/12=6.6-477/12=39.8
All CA Countries38502/37=13.6458/38=12.193/38=2.4273/38=7.2381364/38=35.9
Canada & USA10-53/10=5.332/10=3.233/10=3.312130/10=13.0
All trip48502/37=13.6511/48=10.6125/48=2.6306/48=6.4501494/48=31.1

Total: 48 days

Hotels (37 nights): $502 or ~ $13.6/night
Buses, boats etc.: $511 ~ $10.6/day
Places of Interest: $125 ~ $2.6/day
Food, internet etc: $306 ~ $6.4/day
Border taxes : $50
Total: $1500 ~ $31.2/day

Air tickets $700+$200=$900
Insurance $200

Total ~ $2600

See the detailed report in Russian here