If you are not on a super strict budget, do an overnight trip to Finca El Cisne. This plantation visit was one of my best experiences during my 6 week trip. You can book the visit from the ViaVia in Copan Ruinas. Finca El Cisne is about 45 minutes from Copan Ruinas (depending on the state of the roads). What you do on the tour, led by the extremely charismatic Carlos Castejon, is horseback riding that includes visits to the coffee and cardamon fields and some exceptional views. You also visit the coffee processing plant and go for a swim in a local hot spring. You are served three DELICIOUS home-cooked meals, all made using food grown at the Finca. Your digs are in a beautiful and luxurious (for a backpacker) ranch house. Such a fun, cool experience! TOTALLYWORTH IT!
Honduras was stop #2 on our Central American trek. We spent most of our time in the quietly charming town of Copan, where we took in the Mayan ruins, and the sleepy island of Roatan, where we rode horses along the beach and hubby did some scuba-diving. For great accommodations on Roatan at a very reasonable price, try The Mariposa Lodge!
I have visited Honduras for 5 years. Not all in a row. I go and help doctors communicate by translating between them and people who need medical treatment. I don’t really get to see much of the beautiful places in Honduras. I have mainly spent time in Tegucigalpa. I have visited Sabana Grande nad an orphanage near the border with El salvador but that is it.
This was the first country that I went to that was outside of the United States. It was so different than what I was used to in the states. The food, the atmosphere, and the culture to me was something getting used to but I enjoyed it. I went to Talanga and Tegucigalpa. When landing in Teguc it was a little scary because the runway wasn’t that long.
“Thinking about eloping to Honduras. We aren't looking for an Americanized resort, but all-inclusive would be nice. We want to snorkel and trek around some.
Any suggestions for a great resort/hotel or towns to see in Honduras?”
over 2 years ago
“I'll be pack backing through central america this summer and this is a stop. What would you recommend? Beaches? Adventures? Locals? Diving? Beer Drinking with the Revolutionaries?”
over 6 years ago
“I'm going to Honduras in late April and I want to know what people love most about it. Places? People? Foods? All we know is that we are def going to Utila for diving. Other than that we are quite flexible. Thinking about hiking Celaque...”
over 7 years ago
Honduras in Spanish, República de Honduras Spanish pronunciation: [re̞'puβ̞lika ð̞e̞ õ̞n̪ˈd̞uɾas]) is a democratic republic in Central America. It was formerly known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras (now Belize).[2] The countr
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduras
Backpacking for grownupsSeptember 29, 2007
Maturity is no bar to (most of) the dimly remembered pleasures of impromptu travel, or so Martin Jackson discovered when domestic upheaval drove him to seek his way back to the human race by braving the hazards and savouring the glories of a two-month backpacking trip from Costa Rica to El Salvador.
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Riddle in the sandsMarch 15, 2006
London cabs and horse-drawn carts, eccentric bars and the world's biggest coral reef, Honduras has it all, says Max Davidson
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