Discovering Honduras
(Copan and the Caribbean)

15 Days / 14 Nights

Day 1:
Arrival in San Pedro Sula and overnight at a hotel with a/c, cable t.v., private bathroom.

Discovering the Mayas
Day 2:
Exit to Copan Ruinas and once there we visit the Museum and the city of Copan. Enjoy the night life of this colonial city.
Day 3:
Walking and touring the Arqueological Park of Copan, where we shall travel through time to meet the historical Mayan Civilization, this city is considered the "Athens" or "paris" of the Mayan World in all its splendor.

Ecological Adventures in the Caribbean
Day 4:
Exit towards the Port City of Tela, Atlantida. Throughout 300 kms of lush greenery scene road. Overnight at a beachfront hotel in Tela.
Day 5:
Tour to Punta Sal National Park.
An ecological adventure that combines a white sanded beach with the only coral reef in the Honduran mainland and be surprised by many birds, monkeys and living culture of the Garifuna people. Overnight in Tela.
Day 6:
Visit to the Lancetilla Botanical Garden.
Founded in 1926, it is the second largest Tropical Botanical Garden in the World. Interesting, also great for birdwatchers and bathe in a small brook. We continue 100 kms towards La Ceiba, Atlantida. We overnight in La Ceiba.
Day 7:
Visit the Butterfly Museum and Other Insects. Here we can admire more than 12,000 specimens of butterflies and insects from Honduras and 68 other countries. This collection includes: the world's largest butterfly, as well as the brightest one. Overnight in La Ceiba.
Day 8:
Tour Pico Bonito National Park.
The most diverse National Park in Honduras. One of it´s kind. It has an altitude of 7,300 ft above sea level. Here we shall hike approximately 1,500 mts above sea level through a tropical jungle to bathe in a crystaline bathing hole and access to a waterfall 40 mts high. Overnight in La Ceiba.
Day 9:
Tour to the Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge.
A mangrove forest that hosts 28% of the birdlife in Honduras. We board a car for 30 minutes from La Ceiba, then we ride a traincar over historic tracks 91/2 kms to get on a boat for 2 hours through canals and estuaries, that lodge monkeys, crocodiles and so much more. Finally we rest at the Salado Barra´s Beach to end up taking the same route we came in. Overnight in La Ceiba.

Caribbean Reef
Day 10:
We travel to Utila, Bay Islands.
A tour of the hospitalarious island that claim that Robinson Crusoe lived his adventure after being shipwrecked, this trip begins and ends on the yacht, so we can do some snorkelling. Schedule from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Return and overnight in La Ceiba.
Day 11:
Tour to Cayos Cochinos.
We leave at 5:30 a.m. towards Sambo Creek a Garifuna Community to board a motorboat for an hour until we arrive at Chachahuate Key to interact with the locals and bathe in the crystaline waters. We return an overnight in La Ceiba.
Day 12:
The Cangrejal River´s Zipline Canopy Tour.
An adventure full of adrenaline!
This area of the Pico Bonito National Park has a very secure wiring that allow you to "fly" above the cups of trees, through the lush rain forest safely and exciting. Return and overnight in La Ceiba.
Day 13:
Free time to relax or go sightseeing in La Ceiba. Last night in La Ceiba.
Day 14:
Trip back to San Pedro Sula and overnight there.
Day 15:
Exit of international flight.

Includes:
Accommodation in hotel with a/c, cable t.v., hot water, and private bathroom.
1 night in San Pedro Sula (arrival).
2 nights in Copan Ruinas (downtown hotel).
2 nights in Tela (beachfront hotel).
8 nights in La Ceiba (downtown hotel).
1 night in San Pedro Sula (exit).
Bilingual tour guide.
Excursion and local guides.
Transfers.
Cost of entrance fees according to program.
Taxes (except the Honduran exit tax).
US$ 795 per person in double occupancy.
Price is valid until June the 15th of 2004, except in Eastern Holiday and La Ceiba´s National Carnival.