Eco Tours in Honduras

There are a variety of options for eco tours in Honduras, without doubt on par with Costa Rica as an Eco destination; however, due to the lower awareness about eco tours in Honduras, it is not as popular as Costa Rica. This does not in any way mean that the quality of the experience in Honduras is less, as a matter of fact, one of the true ways of measuring an eco tour experience is whether or not you were able to interact with nature in an intimate way, and this is truly hard to achieve in a destination that is overrun by tourists, such as happens in Costa Rica!

So, you will ask, if nature is truly so abundant in Honduras, which are the best destinations for eco tours in Honduras? There are 3 distinct areas for World Class eco tours in Honduras: Lake Yojoa, Tela and La Ceiba.  Lake Yojoa, located in the about eighty kilometers outside of San Pedro Sula on the road towards Tegucigalpa, is bordered by two different National Parks: Montana de Santa Barbara and Cerro Azul Meambar. The latter one has some pretty good infrastructure, including a visitor’s center, a variety of trails and even a full service eco lodge. Known as Panacam, Parque Nacional Cerro Azul Meambar can be visited year round in vehicle, because the road up to the visitors center is well maintained. Best of all is the fact that there are several different lodging options in the area, including several hotels around the lake. There are outstanding birdwatching options in the area, and D&D Brewery, in the vicinity of the Los Naranjos Village offers the best bird watching guides in the area. Eco tour options include a visit to the eco archaeological site of Los Naranjos, as well tours of the largest natural lake in Honduras, Lake Yojoa. A great spot to spend the night in the area is the D&D Brewery (www.ddbrewery.com) as well as Honduyate (www.honduyate.com). For more information on Panacam Lodge visit www.panacamlodge.com.

The second option mentioned is the coastal city of Tela. Tela boasts three incredible protected areas that provide for great eco tours in Honduras. The Parque Nacional Jeannette Kawas, known better as Punta Sal offers a unique jungle experience mixed with lovely white sand Caribbean like beaches, talk about a perfect combination eco tour in Honduras! In addition the Lancetilla Botanical Gardens, originally an experimental botanical garden that was created by the United Fruit Company in the hay day of Honduras as a Banana Republic, offers outstanding trails, an interesting chapter of the old Banana Republic days in Honduras and some of the best bird watching in Central America! Lancetilla has to be one of the best destinations for eco tours in Honduras. Last but not least is Punta Izopo National Park, a coastal marine area with estuaries, mangrove canals and teeming with wildlife, including monkeys, alligators, and hundreds of birds. Although there are several tour operators in Tela, if you want the best eco tours in Honduras, within the Bay of Tela area, you should arrange for the tour with Garifuna Tours (www.garifunatours.com) They are the pioneers of eco tours in Honduras!

Finally, you have the option of La Ceiba, considered the eco tourism capital of Honduras! Here you have many options with the most diverse variety of eco tours in Honduras. The crown jewel to eco tours in Honduras is the Cangrejal River Valley, (www.cangrejalriver.com) here you can choose from white water rafting in the pristine Rio Cangrejal setting, as it tumbles down towards the Caribbean tucked away between two National Parks, Pico Bonito and Nombre de Dios. Zip line canopy tours, hiking in trails within the National Parks, rappelling down waterfalls, are just a few of the many options available in the area! Nearby you can visit hot springs that are in the jungle, pristine Caribbean islands at Cayos Cochinos Marine Monument, or paddle through the canals at the Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge. With so many options, it is no wonder that La Ceiba is known as the Eco tourism capital of Honduras; it certainly offers more options for eco tours in Honduras that any other spot in the country, as a matter of fact, it is probably the best eco tour destination in Central America! For more information on eco tours in Honduras, visit www.lamoskitia.hn or www.omegatours.info both are reliable and responsible tour operators that are specialized in eco tours in Honduras!