Projected Trip - Yucatan + Tikal
We are planning our first trip to Mexico since 2006.(Our RV has been in Europe since then). We know a lot has changed re. cost, campground availability & perhaps safety. Other than cutting down on boondocking and perhaps choosing a different route here & there, these factors don't concern us.
We'll be traveling in Dec/Jan.
We may take either route south from the US border:
1) Laredo/Columbia Crossing - Monterrey - Saltillo - Arco Norte - Villahermosa (we've crossed here multiple times - last time in 2006)
or
2)Pharr/Brownsville, etc - Costa Esmeralda - Veracruz - Villahermosa ( We crossed here & drove this route in both directions in 2005 - this route seems to be getting bad press compared with the Columbia crossing)
We have a map at:
Proposed Trip: Yucatan + Tikal
Our key questions have to do with exit & entry in Belize & Guatemala. We will spend at most a week outside of Mexico on the loop to Tikal. Initially we plan to enter through Belize, drive to Tikal, then re-enter Mexico at El Ceibo.
1) We will buy a 10 year motorhome sticker when we enter Mexico. Do we need to turn it in when we exit (either in Belize or Guatemala) and buy another when we re-enter Mexico? Or is the sticker valid for re-entry from the south as well?
2) Same question for our tourist cards - if we specify multiple entry, do we have to turn it in upon departure from Mexico to Belize or Guatemala & re-purchase upon re-entry to Mexico?
3)We will have our dog with us, with all papers up to date. Anything needed beyond what we need for Mexico?
4) Any comment on the fairly new route Flores- El Ceibo?
We'll be traveling in Dec/Jan.
We may take either route south from the US border:
1) Laredo/Columbia Crossing - Monterrey - Saltillo - Arco Norte - Villahermosa (we've crossed here multiple times - last time in 2006)
or
2)Pharr/Brownsville, etc - Costa Esmeralda - Veracruz - Villahermosa ( We crossed here & drove this route in both directions in 2005 - this route seems to be getting bad press compared with the Columbia crossing)
We have a map at:
Proposed Trip: Yucatan + Tikal
Our key questions have to do with exit & entry in Belize & Guatemala. We will spend at most a week outside of Mexico on the loop to Tikal. Initially we plan to enter through Belize, drive to Tikal, then re-enter Mexico at El Ceibo.
1) We will buy a 10 year motorhome sticker when we enter Mexico. Do we need to turn it in when we exit (either in Belize or Guatemala) and buy another when we re-enter Mexico? Or is the sticker valid for re-entry from the south as well?
2) Same question for our tourist cards - if we specify multiple entry, do we have to turn it in upon departure from Mexico to Belize or Guatemala & re-purchase upon re-entry to Mexico?
3)We will have our dog with us, with all papers up to date. Anything needed beyond what we need for Mexico?
4) Any comment on the fairly new route Flores- El Ceibo?
