Tours Trujillo Honduras Tourist Options

GARIFUNA COMMUNITY CIRCUIT: SANTA FE, SAN ANTONIO, GUADALUPE, CAYO BLANCO, PUNTA BETULIA, PLAN GRANDE, QUINITO, POSA DE LA SIRENA EN EL RIO BETULIA.

This tour begins at 7:00 a.m. we leave from Trujillo by car throughout the coast into the beautiful Garifuna Communities; Santa Fe, San Antonio and Guadalupe: here we board a motor boat that transports us into Cayo Blanco (“White Cay”) a cay submerged at the bay 2 feet in depth , ideal place to observe coral and interesting marine life, where we can do snorkelling, then we go back on the motor boat heading towards Punta Betulia through the Betulia River where we can observe the cliffs and tropical birds, until we reach the small communities of Plan Grande and Quinitos where we get a closer look of the contrast of the white sandy beach and the rocky cliffs.
Finally we go upriver into a trail within the forest to a spring known as Las Sirenas (“The Mermaids”) at this trail we make a U turn crossing through a hanging bridge to get our boat , located the Caribbean Sea to return to our starting point.

TOURING PUERTO CASTILLA

This tour exits Trujillo very early in the morning to a place known as El Banco de las Estrellas (“The Star Sandbank”) where we can do snorkelling, later we go into the town of Castilla where we have the option of going down and walk around the Garifuna fishing village continuing towards the Port Facilities. In front of the Port Facility are several shipwrecks where we can snorkel, observing the colourful marine life.
Then we board our motor boat and pass in front of the Naval Base at the point of Castilla. We disembark and walk around a 200 meters of white sanded beach, very clean with a gorgeous scenery of clear blue sea, the Trujillo Bay, the Capiro y Calentura mountains in the background.
To conclude our trip we go through open sea and find sand dunes that form hills where turtles lay their eggs, before we enter the forest of Caribbean pine where we can take a break and listen to the wind whistle along the pine trees, as we proceed we encounter a plaque that commemorates the 500th year of Christopher Columbus’s arrival.
Then we exit towards the beach to take our boat back to Trujillo.

TOURING GUAYMORETO LAGOON

This tour begins at the Bay of Trujillo very early in the morning in a motorboat we head towards the mouth of the Lagoon where we are greeted by many tropical birds such as pelicans and kingfishers, before entering the Lagoon we sail through 3 ½ km through a mangrove canal until we enter it . The Lagoon measures 7,400 Hectares and is surrounded by a mangrove forest and it has little isles in the centre, towards the north of the Lagoon there is a very shallow and small lagoon where we get in by a narrow canal for 45 minutes making us be able to touch the leaves of the mangroves without the motor engine on.
Later we arrive at a lagoon known as Los Cuartos (“The Rooms”) we cross through it until we reach Barranco Blanco (“White Cliff”) to disembark and take a 15 minute walk to meet the motorboat that takes us back to our starting point.

CAPIRO Y CALENTURA NATIONAL PARK

The Calentura Hill is located to the south of Trujillo, it is 1,235 mts above sea level, to reach the top may take 3 ½ hours.
In this tour of the forest we can see plants and animals, as well as, a panoramic view of the Trujillo Bay. It is a very challenging hike recommended for those who are fit, since it is an inclined terrain. To the north we can glimpse the city of Trujillo, the bay, the Guaymoreto Lagoon, Punta Castilla, Punta Betulia, San Antonio, Santa Fe and Guadalupe. To the south we can observe the Aguan Valley. When we get to the top we can see what used to be during the 80´s and 90´s an American Military Radar Station. Here we can see extraordinary vantage view of Trujillo. It has a very cool climate and the clouds are frequently found here accompanied by rain. Our return takes 2 ½ hours downhill, light food and water is recommended we bring along.