Contact: info@funkydodo.bz +501.676.DODO (676.3636)
Belize has a safe and reliable bus network that runs country wide 7 days a week from sunrise until 9 pm or so. There are around 15 main bus companies with their respective names, logos and colors and you can travel the whole length of the country for about US$20.00.
There is no bus service from the airport to Belize city which is a 30 min drive. A taxi will charge about US$40.00 to take you in to Belize city Bus terminal. The local taxi fare within Belize city is only BZ$5.00 to BZ$10 for 1 – 4 people depending on where in town you go.
Getting to the Funky Dodo from BZ International airport– there are multiple ways to accomplish this:
From Belize city/Belmopan/St Ignacio/Dangriga:
From Belize city Bus terminal the total journey time to Dangriga is approximately 3 hours. At the Belize city bus terminal ask for a bus going to Dangriga. There are many buses going to Dangriga and they leave roughly every half hour all day long. Starting from from 5 am until 7 pm.
The bus route will go via Belmopan bus terminal where buses from San Ignacio / Guatemalan Border will also stop. Once you leave the Belmopan Bus Terminal the journey to Dangriga takes about 1.5 hours to reach Dangriga bus terminal. From Dangriga bus terminal you will need to catch the Hopkins bus that leaves at 10.30am, or 5.15pm from the bus terminal. If you miss the Hopkins bus the other option is to take any bus heading south and ask to be dropped off at the Hopkins Junction 25 minutes down the road. At the Hopkins junction you can easily catch a ride in a passing vehicle for the last 4 miles in to the village. A taxi from Dangriga to Hopkins village will cost around 40 – 50 USD for up to 4 people.
Click the link below to open the bus schedule:
All the buses that travel up the southern highway coming from the South of the country (including Punta Gorda, Independence, Placencia etc.) will pass the Hopkins Junction and you can ask to be dropped off at the Hopkins junction bus Stop at the end of the Hopkins road. Just tell your friendly bus conductor that you are going to Hopkins Junction. From there it is 4 miles to the village. It is easy to hitch a ride in a passing vehicle or wait at the junction for the bus from Dangriga to Hopkins that will collect you. Buses leave Dangriga at 10.30am, and 5.15pm and will take roughly 25 mins to reach the Junction.
You can get a direct bus to Belize city from Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum and Chetumal with ADO bus lines. and from there a local bus to Dangriga which run throughout the day from 5 am till 9 pm. To get from Dangriga to Hopkins there is a bus that leaves at 10.30am, and 5.15pm from the bus terminal on the south side of town.
by land you will come to Flores and cross the border at Benque Viejo where there will be buses or taxis that will take you to the Benque Viejo bus terminal and from there the route is to St Ignacio, then Belmopan, Dangriga and then Hopkins Village. Buses run all day and it takes about 3 hours to reach Dangriga.
There are boats Monday-Friday from Livingston and Puerto Barrios to Punta Gorda (no weekend or holiday service). From Punta Gorda it is a 3 hour bus ride to The Hopkins junction. There are also Boats from Puerto Cortez in Honduras once a week Monday mornings.
One can also fly with a local airline to Dangriga from either Belize city, Orange walk, St Ignacio, Punta Gorda, Belmopan, Corozal, St Pedro and Key Caulker.
When coming from Punta Gorda, Independence or Placencia The turning for Hopkins will be on your right about 3 miles after the Sittee River turn off.
Once you are on the Hopkins road it is roughly 4 miles to the village. Upon reaching the center of the village, turn right and The Funky Dodo is Immediately on the left.
Tours start for as little as US$30.00 per person and our accommodation starts at US$11.25 per person per night
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