Of the nearby choices, Guadalajara’s airport has the most fly-in options, with over 25 of the world’s major cities and airports having direct flights daily. LAGO ESCONDIDO Hotel Boutique is located 115 miles northwest of Guadalajara.

We will gladly make arrangements on your behalf to have safe service providers pick you up at the airport or you can consider the following options:

• From Guadalajara you can drive on a two lane, very modern and well maintained toll road (around $25 US) most of the way. Only the last 12 miles of the way (once you get off the toll road at the "Santa Maria del Oro" Exit) are quite twisty. This last part is actually when you get into the crater and begin the descend to “La Laguna” (The Lagoon). The road is in good condition, but it is narrow, so extra caution is recommended.

• Out of Guadalajara you take Highway 15 North to Tepic. You will drive 100 miles until the Santa Maria del Oro exit, where you will take the exit to Santa Maria del Oro town (7 miles), you drive straight through town, then begin the downhill to "La Laguna" (The Lagoon) for 7 miles. Once you reach the lake, turn right and drive around the lake, you will see signs guiding you to the Resort from there.
  
  On the drive from Guadalajara you will be passing some very interesting places like Tequila (the original place where the drink was created and is still manufactured), Jala, Los Toriles and El Ceboruco among others.

• From Guadalajara´s airport you can also take a taxi ride to LAGO ESCONDIDO Hotel Boutique ($110 US, make sure they will use the toll road). It should be around a two hour drive.

• By bus, it is not possible to go directly to Santa Maria from Guadalajara, although buses pass by the Santa Maria exit, still 15 miles away from the Resort, and there are no other services in the area to provide the rest of the transportation. The best way by bus from Guadalajara is to take a bus to Tepic ($17 US) and from there you will have some more options to get to the Lake of Santa Maria del Oro.

Puerto Vallarta’s airport has direct flights from many major airports all over the world. A lot of charter lines fly twice or once a week with very low fares. LAGO ESCONDIDO Hotel Boutique is located 110 miles north of Puerto Vallarta. We will gladly help you with arrangements for your transportation from Puerto Vallarta to LAGO ESCONDIDO Hotel Boutique or you can consider the following options.

Driving - a single lane road, half of it is a coastal highway, so it is fairly straight, but the rest is a small sierra pass, so it is quite twisty. About 35 miles can be driven on a toll road ($9 US). You will have to take Highway 200 North to Tepic or Guadalajara, right when you reach Compostela, you will see the signs to the Toll Road to Guadalajara (we recommend using this road). Next, take Highway 15 heading North (To Tepic) and after around 10 miles, you will see the Santa Maria del Oro exit, where you will take the exit to Santa Maria del Oro town (7 miles). Drive straight through town and then begin the downhill to "La Laguna" (The Lagoon) for another 7 miles. Once you reach the lake, turn right and drive around the lake, you will see signs guiding you to the Resort from there.

From Puerto Vallarta´s airport you can take a taxi ride to LAGO ESCONDIDO Hotel Boutique ($80-$90 US). It should be around a two hour drive. Once you reach the lake, turn right and drive around the lake, you will see signs guiding you to the Resort from there. You can also take a bus from Puerto Vallarta. There are no direct buses to Santa Maria, so you will have to take a bus to Tepic ($10 US), and go on from there.

There are no constant buses from Tepic to the lake. There are only three public buses per day that go down to the lake, so you can check with us for schedules on this buses (rural buses, for the adventure type traveler, not very comfy and schedules not very reliable) or you can call us in advance and we can arrange for you to be picked up at Tepic. You can also take a taxi ride to the Resort for around $ 30 US.

Tepic is the closest city to Santa Maria del Oro (only 30 miles). Its airport does not receive a lot of flights although you can find connecting flights to Tepic from Mexico City´s Airport. There are also direct flights from Tijuana. We can arrange your transportation from Tepic´s airport, or you can take a taxi ride to the Resort ($40 US for an airport approved car). Taxi rides from anywhere in the City (Tepic) to LAGO ESCONDIDO Hotel Boutique are available ($30 US), make sure that they will take the toll road.

There are no constant buses from Tepic to the lake. There are only three public buses per day that go down to the lake, so you can check with us for schedules on this buses (rural buses, for the adventure type traveler, not very comfy and schedules not very reliable) or you can call us in advance and we can arrange for you to be picked up at Tepic.