Honduras

Our Top Picks For Honduras

• 1 Parque Nacional Jeannette Kawas/Punta Sal

  White sand beaches, great snorkeling and howler monkeys galore

• 2 Utila

  A backpacker Mecca with cheap eats and dorms, a raucous nightlife and terrific diving

• 3 Roatán

  Budget or luxury, Roatán’s got your perfect hotel, restaurant, and dive site

• 4 Comayagua

  Semana Santa’s colorful ‘street carpets’ are one of many traditions in this gracious colonial city.

• 5 Gracias

  A cool colonial town at the foot of the country’s tallest peak

• 6 Lago de Yojoa

  Honduras’ lake region offers world-class bird-watching, waterfalls and outstanding national parks

• 7 Copán Ruínas

  Intricate stellae, stone glyphs and an excellent museum make this a must-see

• 8 Cayos Cochinos

  Plucked from a postcard, with white-sand islands, pristine coral reefs and Garífuna villages

• 9 Río Cangrejal

  One of Central America’s best, from Class II rollers to Class V whitewater

• 10 Pico Dama

  Journey though the rainforest, up La Moskitia’s most distinctive peak

• 11 La Picucha

  One of the toughest ascents around, way out in the Honduran outback

• 12 Reserva de la Biósfera del Río Plátano

  Where rivers are roads, canoes are cars and travel is new again

• 13 Parque Nacional La Tigra

  Set in rugged former mining country, just a stone’s throw from Tegucigalpa

• 14 Río Patuca

  An incomparable paddle from rugged Olancho through the dense rainforest into La Moskitia

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