Although the nearby port of San Lorenzo is now the Pacific coast's main port, the town of Amapala on Tiger Island used to have this distinction. A picturesque colonial town just 30 minutes from Cholut...
Located very close to the border with El Salvador, The Bahia de Chismuyo Wildlife Refuge is only accessible by water and offers a unique window into the wildlife of the Pacific coast of Honduras. ...
Tegucigalpa's residents’ beach of choice, the black volcanic sands of Cedeno are an interesting contrast to those on the Caribbean coast. This is the place to see Hondurans at play, particularly...
Choluteca’s old colonial centre demands at least a full afternoon to appreciate. Highlights include the Immaculate Conception Cathedral dating from 1643 and the older Iglesia de La Merced. The ...
The cloud forests of La Tigra National Park, covering 23,571 hectares, are rich in biodiversity, with a huge variety of flora and fauna, just 11km from the city. Over 200 species of birds, for example...
The Manuel Bonilla Theatre is one of the best-kept secrets of Tegucigalpa: built in 1925 the façade is unprepossessing, but the interior is modelled after the Athenee in Paris and is a sight to...
One of the most recent monuments in Tegucigalpa is the massive image of Christ that overlooks the city. Known as the Christ of the Picacho, because of the mountaintop (1,240m) where it is locat...
Most of Teguciglpa’s main sights can be covered on foot. A good one-day tour would include the Parque Central and the Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel (more commonly known as simply ‘the C...
A stunningly picturesque valley, at 1,310m surrounded on three sides by mountains and not too far from Tegucigalpa, the Valley of the Angels is, not surprisingly, popular with locals on weekends. ...
