La Ceiba, a small metropolis that’s surprisingly pleasant has turn into the eco tourism capital for Honduras. It really has the potential to turn into the ecotourism capital for all of Central America! This may appear fairly pretentious, particularly when you think about that different international locations in Central America, akin to Costa Rica, Panama and Belize have constructed themselves an enormous fame as eco tourism vacation spot.Honduras has been lagging behind, and its unlucky tag, because the world’s most harmful nation has saved vacationers from touring and discovering all that Honduras has to supply. Luckily, issues have modified after the political disaster that spun the nation into hassle, and I can fortunately say that scenario is effectively beneath option to regain complete management of safety. The present authorities has managed to curb crime, and though a lot stays to be carried out, there is no such thing as a doubt that loads is being carried out! Better of all vacationers are by no means focused and the principle vacationer locations are very secure, as any traveler that has not too long ago travelled to Honduras can verify.La Ceiba is positioned on the Caribbean coast of Honduras, additionally known as the “north coast”. In case you take a look at a map of Central America you’ll perceive why: Honduras has a unusual geographic location that places the Caribbean Sea to the North, and the Pacific Ocean to the South. Along with Panama, Honduras is the one nation in America with this distinctive scenario. So long as you’ve a map, you would possibly as effectively discover that there’s a small archipelago of islands simply north of La Ceiba. These are the Bay Islands of Honduras. They’re shut sufficient to the mainland of Honduras to be seen on a transparent day from the seashores round La Ceiba. Of those islands, three are inhabited: Roatan, the most important, Utila, the closest to the mainland, and Guanaja, the place Columbus disembarked on his fourth and final voyage to the “Indies”.

If you’re taking a look at attending to the Bay Islands, you possibly can state, doubtless, that La Ceiba is the gateway to the Bay Islands of Honduras. From La Ceiba you’ll discover day by day ferry service obtainable between this metropolis and the islands of Utila and Roatan. Along with the ferry service, the Goloson Worldwide Airport in La Ceiba provides a number of day by day flights to and from the islands of Utila, Roatan and Guanaja.Utila has turn into world well-known as probably the most reasonably priced vacation spot to get “scuba certified” on the planet! Roatan has turn into the quickest rising cruise ship port of name within the Caribbean, and Guanaja is a laid again paradise with stunning inexperienced mountains, crystal clear creeks and waterfalls and excellent reefs. Really a paradise for anybody eager to get away from all of it and expertise the Caribbean for what it’s!These stunning Caribbean islands take the lion’s share of tourism visitation to Honduras, and many of the vacationers really move by the town of La Ceiba on their option to the islands. Extremely, the overwhelming majority of vacationers utterly bypass the town and easily think about that La Ceiba is the gateway to the Bay Islands of Honduras!With a lot to supply, and being the true eco tourism capital of Honduras, with four protected areas inside its simple attain: Pico Bonito Nationwide Park, Nombre de Dios Nationwide Park, Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge and Cayos Cochinos Marine Monument, La Ceiba is a real paradise price visiting! No matter whether or not you’re on the lookout for an journey trip or a nature trip, you’ll discover the right components for each, better of all, you possibly can really mix them!

One of many extra distinctive areas inside La Ceiba is the Cangrejal River Valley. This can be a distinctive extraordinarily scenic space, the place white water rafting, unimaginable waterfalls, a community of trails, excellent birding alternatives, and far more will be discovered all inside strolling distance of the totally different excellent lodges throughout the valley.If you’re planning a go to to the Bay Islands of Honduras, you merely should put in a while to go to La Ceiba and the Cangrejal River Valley. To move by right here and to not so could be like visiting the Bay Islands and never going out on the seashore and swimming within the turquoise waters of the Caribbean! You will see that over 10 totally different lodges and mattress and breakfasts within the Cangrejal River Valley. There may be certainly one that can match into your price range. This can certainly flip into one of many highlights of your journey to the Bay Islands of Honduras!