getting to La Ceiba

From La Ceiba to the Cangrejal River Valley

February 7, 2019

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Planning your trip from La Ceiba to the Cangrejal River Valley for a few days?

So you are passing by La Ceiba on your way towards or from the Bay Islands of Utila or Roatan and have decided to stop a couple of days to enjoy the area around the Cangrejal River. You are now trying to figure out the best way to get from La Ceiba to the Cangrejal River Valley.

If you are traveling from the Bay Islands to La Ceiba on the regular ferry service, and will stay at one of the local lodges for several night, your best bet is to contact the inn you will be staying at and have them arrange for your transfer. Many hotels, for example, La Villa de Soledad B&B will provide complimentary round trip arrival and departure transfers from La Ceiba if you are staying with them for three or more nights. If you are planning on a shorter stay, you can arrange the transfers with them. The cost should be about $20.00 US. This fee applies from one to four persons each way.

Others, such as Omega Tours Jungle Lodge have a deal with some of the local taxi drivers that will charge you a very reasonable $20 US dollars. The transfer time from the ferry terminal to your lodge at the Cangrejal River will shorter than 40 minutes.

Are arriving on a bus, or already in town, and are really on a budget? Or perhaps you are looking for a more adventurous option? You can hitch a ride to the “Saopin Bridge” over the Cangrejal River. This one of two bridges in La Ceiba that crosses over the Cangrejal, and is the one on the main CA13 highway. There is a paved street just after crossing the bridge on the mountainside of the road. This is where you can wait for a bus. The area is safe, and there are usually different persons here waiting for the bus. There are only 3 or 4 buses every day. The first one going up towards the communities departs La Ceiba at around 8:30 a.m. The last bus usually passes by around 3:30 in the afternoon.

If you miss the last bus, you can always hitch a ride in a pick up truck. There are many pick up vehicles going up into the mountains towards the villages that will give you a ride. A few of them usually charge a fee to give you a ride. It is always a good idea to ask if you owe them anything once you get off. Since you are in the back of the pick up, you will have to keep your eyes open for the lodge that you are headed towards. Make sure you knock on the side of the truck to let the driver know you are getting off. Do so even if you have communicated with him and let him know where you are going. Be on the lookout, as he may forget that you are in the truck and want a ride only to a certain point.

Getting a ride in the back of the pickup truck is a great way to get from La Ceiba to the Cangrejal River Valley. There is one drawback with this very affordable way to get to your lodge in the Cangrejal River. When the road is dry you will bite some dust. If it’s raining, you will be getting wet in the back of the pickup truck.

If you end up hiring a cab to get from La Ceiba to the Cangrejal River Valley, keep in mind that they will try to charge you as much as they can get away with! Remember that your lodge can arrange for the transfer in a cab for around $20 US. Certainly do not pay more than $30 US, unless it’s after dark. Then up to $40 would be the maximum acceptable. If you take the bus, the fare should be around 10 lempiras per person each way.

November 14, 2015

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Don’t get me wrong with this title! This is not about an actual, physical war, and instead of driving you away from the area, you should take immediate advantage of this “war” and travel to La Ceiba and Utila!

You see, it turns out that a new ferry has begun service between La Ceiba and Utila: The Utila Dream. This new ferry is providing much more comfortable service and a much more pleasant setting. But this new Utila ferry service has brought about a fare war, and getting to Utila has never, I mean, never been cheaper! Take advantage of this great opportunity to visit the island of Utila, a true gem in the Caribbean that will easily be a highlight of your visit to Honduras and Central America!

As I am writing this post, and as a result of the Utila ferry wars, the cost of a passage between the ports of La Ceiba and Utila has dropped to only 99 lempiras, this, in US dollars, is under $4.50 US dollars!

The Utila Princess boat is offering the lowest fare, and although the new Utila Dream is a much bigger and nicer boat, the rock bottom fares have kept much of the local population and domestic tourists using the service of the Utila Princess. Furthermore, the new service provided by the Utila Dream is not yet known by all international tourists, who would gladly pay a much reduced fare of $9.00 US one way to travel between these two ports.

Before the new service came into operation, the cost of the passage between La Ceiba and Utila is approximately $25 US, making it a true bargain to travel in these days while the Utila ferry wars are raging!

My advice is drop what you are doing and hurry to visit Utila and La Ceiba, It will never be more affordable to visit these two destinations! Despite the fact that the Utila Dream is twice as expensive as the Utila Princess, it is still a bargain, so go ahead and travel in the new ferry and treat yourself like a VIP! When in La Ceiba, don’t be silly by staying in town, and stay at the truly unique Cangrejal River Valley, where you will find lovely boutique hotels, such as La Villa de Soledad B&B that offer the perfect spot to relax in nature and also gives you access to a variety of adventure and nature activities to choose from.

November 1, 2015

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Now it is even easier to travel between La Ceiba and Utila!

Over the years, travel between La Ceiba and Utila has gotten easier and easier. Twenty plus years ago, on my first trip to Utila, the only option was to travel by air or take a cargo boat. Air travel in Honduras back in those days was simple and affordable, and the flying time was a rather short 7 minutes! The old Utila runway was located within the area called “The Point” were Bongo Beach is located these days. Over the years, the first ferry service between the mainland and the islands came into service.

The ferry was a modified crew boat, operating under the name of “Tropical” which was running the route of Roatan to La Ceiba, La Ceiba to Utila and back, and then again back to Roatan. This was indeed a game changer, it made it much easier and affordable to get to the islands, and there is no doubt that this service created a boom in visitors traveling between La Ceiba and Utila.

In time, the folks from Utila decided that they were ready to have their own ferry boat to service their island, this with the idea of having two daily departures. An early morning departure from Utila would mean that the islanders could travel to the mainland to get their groceries, visit the doctor, do whatever they needed and still be back on the island by taking the late afternoon departure from La Ceiba to Utila. The original Utila Princess was also a modified crew boat, extremely sea worthy however rather uncomfortable for passengers when the going got rough. Different boats were brought in to replace the original Utila Princess, with the Utila Princess IV being the longest lasting ferry to operate, a catamaran boat that was functional and relatively fast.

Originally, the Utila Princess had a canvas top, and while it was great for traveling in smooth seas and with nice weather, it could get rather wet in rough weather passages. Eventually, the boat was modified and a hard shell rough was put up to replace the old canvas top.

Last week, a new alternative was put in service and will make travel between La Ceiba and Utila even easier! The brand new Utila Dream, a beautiful, modern and comfortable waterjet catamaran that makes the passage between these two ports in only 45 minutes. Truly, it has never been easier and more comfortable to travel between La Ceiba and Utila.

This is truly good news, because both, La Ceiba and Utila offer many different activities that complement each other. This means that travelers will be able to combine the experience of diving in the most bio diverse barrier coral reef in the World and then alternate to some of the most pristine tropical rain forests in Central America with one quick, easy ferry ride.

If you are planning on traveling between La Ceiba and Utila, make sure you check out the Cangrejal River Valley, the most beautiful tropical rain forests in Central America, which offers many different activities and at the same time, has some truly unique lodges, such as the boutique bed and breakfast known as La Villa de Soledad, a pleasant, comfortable, and unique lodge that has been awarded the distinction as the number one bed and breakfast in Honduras by tripadvisor.

Enjoy your travels between La Ceiba and Utila and take full advantage of the new Utila Dream ferry boat!

September 9, 2015

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Are you looking for best alternative to travel from Managua to La Ceiba?

If you are in Nicaragua, and your planned trip is to travel from there to the Bay Islands of Honduras, you are probably trying to figure out what the best way to travel is. Of course you probably already know that there is shuttle service departing from Leon that travels overland directly to La Ceiba by route of Tegucigalpa, however you are surely seeking a less stressing trip. The idea of departing from Leon at 2:00 a.m. when it is still dark to make a 15 hour mad dash across Nicaragua to the Honduran border and then continue across most of Honduras to make it to La Ceiba on time to catch the ferry is not really appealing. Heck, you are on vacations and it’s supposed to be fun isn’t it?

You can plan on departing from Managua via la Costena airlines direct to Tegucigalpa. The flight is only a bit more that one hour, and will give you a scenic view of the Gulf of Fonseca, which Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador share on the Pacific Ocean.

The flight arrives early in the morning, and if you run, you may catch the Sosa Airlines flight that departs early from Tegucigalpa to La Ceiba. If for any reason you miss the flight, do not worry, they also have an afternoon flight, and you will be able to catch that flight. If you do miss that morning connection, there are a couple of things you can do kill time in Tegucigalpa. First of all check your bags with the airline, so that you do not have to worry about them. Tegucigalpa’s largest mall is located right across the airport, so all you need to do is cross the street and you are at the mall. You can shop, make use of the food court, and perhaps even watch a movie while you wait for your flight.

A second, more interesting option is to take a cab to downtown Tegucigalpa. The old Cathedral, located right on Central Park is certainly worth visiting, and a nice pedestrian street, which well policed, will lead you a couple of blocks from the Cathedral to the Museo de Identidad Hondurena. This is probably the best museum in Honduras, and will be treat to visit while in downtown Tegucigalpa. Certainly beats 15 hours in a cramped minibus if you ask me!

The flight from Tegucigalpa to La Ceiba departs at 3 o clock, and flying time is about 40 minutes, which will give you just enough time to fetch your bag, run to get a cab, and get to the ferry terminal in time to catch the 4:30 p.m. ferry to Utila or Roatan. You could, on the other hand, simply change planes in La Ceiba and continue to either Utila or Roatan with Sosa Airlines. Certainly a much more pleasant way of getting from Managua to La Ceiba or for that matter, to Roatan or Utila!

The only downside to this alternative of travel from Managua to La Ceiba is that La Costena is only flying three times a week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

One last tip! As long as you have flown from Managua to La Ceiba, you should certainly consider staying at least a couple of nights at the Cangrejal River Valley area in La Ceiba. This is a truly unique location that is ideal for active tourism or eco tourism and nature activities.

July 25, 2015

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Planning your trip to the Bay Islands? Here are some things you need to know before going to Roatan:

Roatan, the largest of the Bay Islands, is by far the most visited of the Bay Islands in Honduras. It is also the largest of the islands and the most populated. Roughly 60,000 souls live and work on the island, however rather than one large city; there are actually several different towns and villages throughout the island. Your experience on Roatan will depend on where you stay, because each of the towns on the island has their own, unique feeling to them. That being said, and if my advice is of any good, generally stay away from staying in Coxen Hole and French Harbour, these two are the largest towns, this is where the working people live, and they are definitely not touristy or for that matter, pretty. You might need to go to them to go to the bank, purchase groceries, or even to eat at a nice restaurant, but other than that, there is really no reason to go there.

The most pleasant, charming area is by far West End. This small beach side community offers many small hotels and inns, many restaurants and bars, and is where you will find most of the tourists. Nearby, in West Bay Beach, you will find several larger hotels located on what many consider the best beach in Central America. Many of these hotels are larger, all inclusive operations, however if you look around, you can find a jewel or two hidden between the larger resorts and right on the beach. One of these jewels is the Bananarama Resort.

Another area that offers different options is Sandy Bay. Properties here are more spread out, and you need to walk along the beach to get from one to the other. Although there are not so many restaurants and bars available, the setting is indeed more intimate and quiet. The East End of Roatan is generally speaking much less developed. With the exception a few resorts, such as the Parrot Tree Plantation, the Media Luna Resort and the Turquoise Bay Resort, that are isolated, free standing resorts and kind of far from the rest of the island; you will find fewer hotels and tourist services on this part of the island. However you will also find some really nice and picturesque towns, such as Calabash Bight, Jonesville and Oakridge, just to mention a few.

If you are interested in finding that beautiful, isolated Caribbean Beach, then one of the things to know before going to Roatan is that far out on the East End you will find some truly spectacular beaches and settings. The Paya Bay Resort offers two lovely beaches, one of them actually private to the property, and a bit farther down the road towards Camp Bay you will find the Playa Barbosa as well as Camp Bay Beach, truly unique white sand beaches that are away from the crowds you will find on West Bay Beach.

The Bay Islanders generally consider themselves as direct descendents of the original British colonizers that came to the islands at the end of the seventeen hundreds and beginning of the eighteen hundreds. Names such as Jackson, Hynds, Wood, Bush, Bodden, Tatum, McNab are still very common in Roatan. As a general rule, islanders refer to those who live in Honduras as “them Spaniards” basically because the mainland was conquered by the Spaniards and Spanish is spoken throughout Central America. There tends to be an animosity from the Islanders to “them Spaniards” and they all like to promote the mainland as very dangerous and unsafe to visit. This is not a fact or a reality, but rather an attempt to keep you on the island so that you do not discover the beauty of the mainland. Believe me, this is one of the most important tips about the things to know before going to Roatan! Mainland Honduras is a short 1 ½ hour ferry trip, and there are so many absolutely beautiful places just across the channel from Roatan, that not visiting them is a true shame!

Take for example the Cangrejal River Valley: a truly unique valley located only ½ hour from the ferry terminal! Here you can enjoy a dense tropical rain forest, where two different National Parks meet: Nombre de Dios National Park and Pico Bonito National Park. The Cangrejal River, with crystal clear waters offers the best white water rafting in Honduras, and for that matter, all of the Caribbean and even possibly Central America.

Best of all you can find a variety of small inns, lodges and boutique bed and breakfasts located within the Cangrejal River Valley. A true, unique setting to complement your stay at the lovely island of Roatan. These lodges can all arrange for pick up at the ferry or airport to have you transferred to their properties. Staff at all of them are bilingual, and you will find that they will be more than happy to help you set up a variety of activities that are all within walking distance from your bedroom. Do yourself a favor, and include a couple of nights in the Cangrejal River Valley when planning your Roatan vacation!

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April 16, 2015

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Traveling from Europe and looking for alternatives? Here is a great option to travel from the UK to Honduras that is not usually found in the search engines!

The majority of European travelers would love to avoid going through the hassle of traveling through the USA. Even for a short couple of hour’s layover at the airport, you are required to go through the whole process of immigration and customs, and you are not even going to go past the airport! There are several different options to fly from the UK to Central America, but most of them make you go through the USA. The alternatives to avoid the USA are limited, you could take Iberia direct from Madrid to San Jose Costa Rica, Guatemala City or San Salvador; however we all know that the service Iberia provides is not known to be top quality. This leaves another option to fly from the UK to Central America via Amsterdam, with nonstop service through Panama City.

However there is a great alternative to flying from the UK to Honduras, in Central America, and this is using the service of British Airways from London Heathrow to Georgetown, Grand Cayman. Service operates 4 times a week, and although it does not have a connecting service the day of arrival, you do have next day service using Cayman Airways to the city of La Ceiba in the Caribbean Coast of Honduras.

I don’t know about you, but the idea of spending a night or even a couple of them in Grand Cayman sure beats the idea of spending a night in Miami, Houston or Atlanta….

Cayman Airways offers service between Georgetown, Grand Cayman and La Ceiba twice a week, using a modern Boing 737 jetliner. Flying time is just over an hour, and is usually very affordable service. The return flight from La Ceiba to the UK has a layover of just a couple of hours, making the connection a breeze!

Best of all is that your port of entry into Honduras will be the city of La Ceiba, world famous for both its Carnival in the month of May as well as for the outstanding National Parks that surround it! Plan on spending a few days here, and allow me to give you a tip: Consider staying at the Cangrejal River Valley. A truly unique and beautiful micro destination within La Ceiba, where you will have many different adventure or nature tours to choose from. Trip advisor has several award winning hotels in this area, including the charming La Villa de Soledad B&B.

March 20, 2015

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Are you traveling to or from the Bay Islands and wondering why stop in La Ceiba?

Most people don’t even consider stopping in La Ceiba on their way to or from the Bay Islands. Most do not even ask themselves the question: why stop in La Ceiba? They simply take it for granted that there is nothing to do or see in La Ceiba. The reality is that as you drive through the city towards the port terminal, which is the most popular tourist spot in town, you will not see anything that calls your attention to even ask yourself why stop in La Ceiba!

The truth is that if you look just below the skin, you will find that there are many reasons why you should consider stopping in La Ceiba a few days while on your journey through Honduras. The reality is that you will find many good positive answers to the question: why stop in La Ceiba?

La Ceiba offers the best adventure sports in Central America. You can enjoy some of the best white water rafting in Central America; as well as canyoneering and rappelling down lush tropical waterfalls. There are several zip line canopy tours that will allow you to glide through the magnificent tropical rain forests and jungles of Honduras. You can also explore hot springs, hidden deep in the jungles, visit magnificent the Caribbean islands of Cayos Cochinos, also known as the Hog Keys, just off the coast, or immerse yourself in the exotic Garifuna culture by visiting one of the Garifuna villages on the coast of La Ceiba.

Best of all, you will find that there some truly spectacular small hotels and resorts, that are intimate, offer high standards of service at a reasonable prices and will put you in touch with nature. Perhaps the best area around La Ceiba where you should consider staying is the Cangrejal River Valley, which is a truly scenic and beautiful area with many activities to enjoy. Here, in the Cangrejal River Valley you will find La Villa de Soledad B&B, recently distinguished by Tripadvisor as the number one bed and breakfast and inn in Honduras!

Do yourself a favor when traveling towards the Bay Islands, ask yourself why stop in La Ceiba and research the answers, you will find that it just might turn into one of the highlights of your trip through Central America!

January 20, 2015

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Planning an adventure traveling Nicaragua and Honduras?

I cannot imagine two more different countries located next to each other! Nicaragua and Honduras are so close and yet so different between each other! There is no doubt in my mind that traveling Nicaragua and Honduras makes for the perfect trip in Central America! They are certainly a perfect match, and anyone considering an extended vacation in Central America should consider traveling Nicaragua and Honduras!

Although both countries have shores on both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, they are both developed on opposite sides, so for starters, the perfect plan for traveling Nicaragua and Honduras is to focus on the Pacific coast in Nicaragua and the Caribbean Coast in Honduras.

In Nicaragua, you should make sure you visit the Pacific coast beaches. Make sure you include San Juan del Sur in your itinerary. Then of course you need to visit the colonial cities of Granada and Leon, where you will find a rich historical legacy from the colonial times. Make sure you visit the volcanoes in Nicaragua, there are many along the Pacific Coast. Concepcion and Maderas in the island of Ometepe, which by the way, is a must on your list visiting Nicaragua, this is not only a biosphere Reserve, it is also the largest fresh water lake in the World! Other volcanoes to consider are Mombacho or Masaya near Granada, and you should not miss out on Cerro Negro near Leon, site of the only regular volcano boarding tour in the World! For more information on Nicaragua visit Nicatips.

The only two UNESCO World Heritage sites in Nicaragua are located in Leon, Nicaragua. The old Cathedral in Leon, as well as the ruins of “Old Leon” the original city of Leon established on the shores of Lake Managua or Xolotlan are two sites that you should visit while in the area.

Of course, the most difficult part of traveling Nicaragua and Honduras is how to travel from one to the other. If you are set on an overland trip, then your best option is to book the shuttle between Leon and La Ceiba. There are at least two weekly departures and you can book your ticket through the offices at Bigfoot Hostel. The bus leaves way to early, but is is because it is meant to arrive in La Ceiba, at the Caribbean coast of Honduras in time to catch the afternoon ferries that travel the Bay Islands of Roatan and Utila! There is of course the option to fly. If you prefer this option, you will have to backtrack to Managua, where you can take La Costena airlines flight from Managua to Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras. The flight departs Managua at 7:00 am and arrives in Tegucigalpa 40 minutes after, giving you enough time to go through immigration in Honduras and purchase a ticket from Tegucigalpa nonstop to to La Ceiba or Roatan using either Avianca, Aerolineas Sosa or CM Airlines. This will save you a full day of traveling overland from Leon to La Ceiba!

Many tourists traveling Nicaragua and Honduras go directly to the Bay Islands and completely miss the tropical rainforests of Honduras’ Caribbean Coast. This is a HUGE mistake! The Cangrejal River Valley offers a unique window to two different national Parks in Honduras: Pico Bonito and Nombre de Dios National Parks. These two parks separated by the scenic Cangrejal River, which incidentally, is located only 5 miles, 9 km from downtown La Ceiba. You should certainly plan on spending at least a couple of days in the Cangrejal River Valley on your way to the Bay Islands of Utila or Roatan. It really does not matter if you do so before or after the Islands, as long as you leave enough time to spend a few days there.

The Cangrejal River Valley offers many different activities, such as hiking in the rain forests, white water rafting, rappelling down pristine waterfalls hidden in the jungle, and zip line canopy tours that allow you to get a “birds view” of the dense rain forests of Central America. Best of all, there are several different hotels in the area where you can stay. La Villa de Soledad B&B is one of the favorite eco lodges in the area, and offers lovely verandahs with hammocks where you will relax in nature, re connect with the tropical environment and enjoy some great birding from the comfort of your hammock. Home cooked meals are another plus of staying at this lovely boutique hotel, which is within walking distance of all the above mentioned activities!

Just as Nicaragua is perfect for surfing beaches and volcanoes, Honduras is perfect for its tropical rain forests and the magnificent barrier reefs and white sand beaches at the Bay Islands. To finish off your perfect trip traveling Nicaragua and Honduras, there is one more site you absolutely need to visit in Honduras: The Mayan archaeological site at Copan Ruinas, in Western Honduras Although at the time of posting this article the best option between La Ceiba and Copan is to use the Hedman Alas bus company, there is a new airstip under construction in Copan that is scheduled to be finished sometime in March 2015, so there will soon be air service available from both La Ceiba and Roatan to Copan Ruinas, which will certainly cut the travel time seriously. I hope the above tips about traveling Nicaragua and Honduras have been useful!

If you have any specific questions about this post, feel free to ask for more information at my personal email, info@lavilladesoledad.com

December 30, 2014

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The best Honduras Vacations include La Ceiba and Roatan, the perfect combination!

As the cold weather sets in the Northern Hemisphere, there are more and more people looking to plan their winter vacations to Central America, and the idea of some nice tropical Honduras Vacations suddenly seems quite enticing!

Central America is a relatively close destination from Canada, and the fact that Sunwing was charter service from both Toronto and Montreal towards two different gateways within Honduras makes it really easy to plan some Honduras vacations from Canada. Sunwing offers packages to both the Island of Roatan as well as to the Caribbean cities of Tela and La Ceiba, using the international airport that is located in La Ceiba, Honduras. A short and very affordable 5 hour flight means that you can soon be flying relaxing in some pleasant, tropical balmy beach or jungle in Honduras.

If you choose to fly into Roatan, it is good to be aware of the fact that Roatan and La Ceiba are very close to each other, and that the ferry service between both cities takes less that 1 ½ hours so you can easily combine a vacation visiting both destinations in one single trip, either by splitting a week between both or spending one week in each! This is truly a great option for the perfect Honduras vacation!

You might not yet be on to this, but many Canadians have found the mainland of Honduras so attractive, that they have invested in real estate and either have moved to Honduras for retirement or are planning their retirement in Honduras. Community developments sponsored by Canadian investors and companies have blossomed into total success stories, and it all started with some good home grown Honduras vacations that investors enjoyed in this lovely Central American country.

You will find that the Canadian tour operator, Sunwing, is offering a very limited selection of hotels and resorts where you can stay. If you are looking for an all inclusive resort, then you are probably best purchasing their package, however if you are looking for the possibility of getting to know more of Honduras, and having a vacation that is rich with experiences and that allows you to get the feel of the country, then you should seriously consider purchasing an air only solution and setting up your own arrangements on where to stay and what to do. In other words, you can easily arrange your own Honduras Vacations without having to fit into the limited packages that are offered on the market!

One of the best kept secrets within Central America is the Cangrejal River Valley, a unique location just outside of La Ceiba where you can enjoy magnificent adventure activities, such as white water rafting or waterfall descents by means of rappel! You can also have direct access to the hiking trails in both, Pico Bonito National Park and Nombre de Dios National Park, located on opposite banks of the lovely Cangrejal River. This is truly the perfect setting for some unique Honduras Vacations!

One of the top options in the Cangrejal River Valley is La Villa de Soledad B&B a unique, friendly, very cozy hacienda style inn where you will feel like the owner of a lovely home and enjoy the great outdoors with friendly, fully bilingual English Spanish service; best of all, very affordable pricing will make you plan on coming back again and again. Give us a ring or drop us an email about planning your own special Honduras vacations with us, you will end up with a memorable vacation that you will cherish for a lifetime!

December 23, 2014

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Copan and La Ceiba: a perfect match for your holidays.

If you are looking for a spectacular vacation, where you can combine the mythical Mayan ruins in Central America jungles that were first brought back to life by American explorer John Lloyd Stephens and his drawer, Mr. Frederick Catherwood, and some of the most majestic tropical rain forests that you will find in all of Central America or the Caribbean, look no further, and start planning the perfect vacation: Copan and La Ceiba.

Traditionally these two destinations, Copan and La Ceiba, within Honduras have been hard to connect, with the only reliable option of the Hedman Alas bus company that provides service to both destinations via their hub in San Pedro Sula. (www.hedmanalas.com) the only drawback to this option was the fact that the travel distance between both destinations was over 7 hours in total, making you lose a full day going and another full day coming back.

However the government of Honduras has finally decided to make a decades old dream come true, a small airport in Copan Ruinas. President Hernandez apparently understands the importance of this runway, and he has taken the executive decision to build it immediately. Ground was broken earlier this year, and construction is progressing very much on time, with the new facility scheduled to be finished in March 2015, within 12 months of breaking ground.

The facility will be able to handle regional airliners of up to 100 passengers and will surely be able to put Copan Ruinas on the map. Best of all, it will also help travelers on the backpacker trail traveling between Copan and La Ceiba as well as on the Bay Islands of Honduras with a faster option to travel between these two destinations.

For the clients who travel from the Cayman Islands to La Ceiba using the great air service provided by Cayman Airways, the possibility of spending three nights in one destination and four in the other will surely enhance their experience in Honduras, giving them the best of two different worlds within easy reach.

It is expected that air service between the destinations of Copan and La Ceiba will commence soon after the inauguration of the airport facility early next year!

For a perfect Copan and La Ceiba experience, plan on staying a few nights at La Villa de Soledad B&B in La Ceiba. Innkeepers, John and Soledad will help you arrange the best deals for you based on your specific interests. Soledad is a native of Copan Ruinas, and John was the editor of Honduras Tips magazine for many years, both can provide you with valuable tips for a fantastic stay in both cities.