Local Resources
A list of highlights that can be the focus of optional excursions during your stay, if you can tear yourself away from that comfortable hammock on the beach!
| Ecotours | |
 Cuero y Salado Wildlife Preserve - A tropical wetlands river excursion - see manatees and crocodiles, exotic birds and howler monkeys |
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 La Moskitia Rainforest - Visit the largest intact rainforest in Central America |
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 Pico Bonito - Natural preserve centered around Pico Bonito mountain, which is 2,436 meters, or 7,992 feet high (think Mt Rainier, but in a warm tropical climate). |
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 Wildlife Reserves - Tours available to many of the protected reserves using competent experienced ecotourism guides. GarifunaTours is one of the top tour guide businesses; Jungleriverlodge is another. Both are owned and staffed by local Hondurans steeped in the beauty of the environment they wish to share with visitors. |
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| Hotels | |
| Hotel Canadien - Our warm, friendly and hospitable neighbours, located 90 meters down the beach. | |
| Hotel Helen - Also warm, friendly and hospitable, these neighbors are situated 120 yards down the beach. | |
| Maps | |
| Interactive Honduras Map - Downloadable interactive map in the form of a .PDF file from Garifuna Tours. Green-shaded areas represent National Parks, Wildlife Refuges and Biosphere Reserves. | |
| Lonely Planet's Interactive Map - Our beachhouse is located 10 miles east of La Ceiba (the approximate centerpoint of the Caribbean coastline). Items in red text are active links to descriptions of picturesque towns, items of historical significance and eco-touristic attractions. | |
| Nightlife | |
| El Mussol - Disco and karaoke | |
| Expatriate Bar and Grill - Our favorite. | |
| Seaview - A classy older beach front bar-restaurant | |
| Snake Bar - Although the name sounds scary, they have a great beach location and is a lot of fun. | |
| Relocation Links | |
| Moving Center - Moving Estimates, Truck Rental, Moving Supplies and Storage | |
| Rainforest | |
| La Moskitia - LA MOSKITIA is the largest rainforest region in eastern Honduras (anglicized spelling: "La Mosquitia"). The original concept of "Mosquito Coast" (Paul Theroux novel, and Harrison Ford movie) is based on this untouched wilderness region. | |
| Restaurants | |
| El Patio - A new establishment located on Avenida 15 de Septiembre, in the vicinity of La Ceiba's bus terminal. A branch of the famous Tegucigalpa restaurant El Patio, offering Honduran style food. Very good variety of typical foods. Ask for the anafre, a sort of bean fondue served in a small ceramic charcoal container to keep it warm! Full international bar. Open daily for lunch and dinner. | |
| Expatriate Bar and Grill - In La Ceiba, my favorite for the bar scene, and the American and European ex-patriate clientele. They make their own cigars, which they sell at the bar. | |
| La Champa Kabasa - Excellent seafood, located a short 1/2 mile stroll down the beach. | |
| La Plancha - Great steak house. | |
| Mango Tango - Fun, funky place. | |
| Palace Restaurant - Great Chinese food. | |
| Ricardo's - Best Restaurant in all of Honduras - Visit Ricardo's for the beef but be prepared for North American prices. Ricardo has won "Best Restaurant - Central America" on several occasions | |
| Sambo Creek - within walking distance of the beach house: 1/2 mile down the coast. It has excellent seafood and a great view of the sea. | |
| SCUBA | |
| Utila Water Sports - Great boat and good equipment, reputable and safe (always an important consideration) and you can get SCUBA certification in 3 1/2 days for $200. | |
| The Copan Ruins | |
| Copan Mayan Ruins - Copan Ruins are located in the western part of Honduras | |
| Tourism Websites | |
| Explore Hunduras - Amazingly beautiful and diverse, off the beaten path and unspoiled, we want to share it with you! | |
| Honduras Off The Beaten Track - Care to saunter off the beaten track to the wilder places? This site from LonelyPlanet.com describes destinations where one can find vast reaches of virgin rainforest, mountain-top cloud forests, protected beaches where endanged turtle species lay their eggs ... come experience the wilder side of life! | |
| More links to Travel and Tourism info - Great collection of links and info in the La Ceiba area, with menus to expand scop to experience other Honduran highlights. | |
| Sidewalk Mystic's take on Honduras - Sidewalk Mystic travel advice - why Honduras? | |
| Whitewater River | |
 Rio Cangrejal - mongobay.com - Rio Cangrejal, Honduras Photos. The Rio Cangrejal is a Class III-V whitewater river on the north coast of Honduras |
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| Canopy Tours | |
| Zip Line - The tour features a spectacular 660 foot-long zipline across the Rio Cangrejal. | |
| Zip Line Canopy Tour Photos - | |
| Community | |
| The Trujillo Honduras Pages - The town of Trujillo, Honduras, where Christopher Columbus first set foot on the American continent in 1502 (on his fourth and final voyage to the new world) | |
