Guatemala! What a trip! My husband (coyotetrips) and I were there for 12 full days in January 2024. I’m so sorry it took so long to post about it here on my blog!
My husband and I rented motorcycles in Guatemala: he got a Honda XR 250 Tornado and I got an old Yamaha XT 250. We once again packed super light: we each took a large dry bag and our helmets and whatever would fit in them.
Over our 10 riding days, we rode for more than 1000 kms. We rode from Antigua to Panajachel (Lake Atitlan), Chichicastenango, Santa Cruz del Quiche, Huehuetenango/Zaculeu, Santa Maria Nebaj, Coban, Lanquin, Salama, Pachalum, Mixco Viejo (Jilotepeque Viejo), Montericco and back to Antigua. Here is our route.
During our trip to Belize in 2023, we crossed into Guatemala, staying one night at Flores and touring an entire day at Tikal, so we didn’t visit those sites on this trip, nor did we visit any of Region VIII, also known as Petén (that section of the country in the north, that looks stuck on).
It was a journey with mostly paved roads, and those paved roads were in excellent condition, but all roads were mostly very steep, with incredibly sharp turns. We also did some dirt and rocks (I wouldn’t call it gravel) and even sand at one point. With all that said, I believe you should not be a beginner rider before you try riding a motorcycle in Guatemala. And you should be comfortable with VERY steep, hairpin turns. I knew Guatemala would be harder than Belize, where we went last year, and probably harder than Baja California, Mexico, which I did with my own motorcycle, a KLR 650, back in 2019, and I was right.
I have a list of hotels where we stayed and what we thought of them.
Here our photos from our January 2024 Guatemala Motorcycle Adventure.
And this is where the travelogue is (or will be soon!).
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