Toledo

With the new Southern Highway, traveling south by car or bus is a scenic ride through the rolling hills of the Hummingbird Highway, then onto the Southern Highway.

Local air travel is also available, with both Tropic Air and Maya Island Air having offices near the airstrip in Punta Gorda, the main town in the Toledo district, with about 4300 residents. Getting from Belize City to Punta Gorda is a comfortable and scenic four-hour car ride, or five and a half hours by bus. Hotel accommodations here are in the budget category.