Visit the Mayan Copán Ruinas, Pico Bonito, Punta Sal National Park & San Pedro Sula
6 days / 5 nights
From $2,033 per person, double occupancy for 2011

Day 1: San Pedro Sula
Upon Arrive in San Pedro Sula, you will be met by your guide and depart on a city tour. Shopping at Guamilito Arts & Crafts Market, which offers the most complete selection of Honduran handicrafts in San Pedro Sula. The market is also a good place for vegetables and flowers. Dinner at typical restaurant. Overnight at the Hotel Real Intercontinental (or similar), breakfast included. (D)

Day 2: San Pedro Sula – Tela – La Ceiba
After breakfast depart early to the city of Tela and Tour to Jeannette Kawas (Punta Sal) National Park, A fantastic park with abundant bird life, including the Lagoon of Los Micos. In Tela you will go on board of a motorboat which will take you to the Park. En route, with some luck you will see dolphins. There is a 25 minutes hike over flat land to arrive at the very secluded cove of Puerto Escondido, reputed to have been a pirate hang out, where you will aboard the boat back. You may see different birds and with luck, some of the noisy Howler Monkeys. Lunch will be served at a pretty beach. Afternoon depart to Pico Bonito in La Ceiba. Overnight at the Pico Bonito Lodge, all meals included – 2 nights. (B,L,D)

Day 3: La Ceiba
Visit to Pico Bonito National Park. Optionally do the Canopy Tour or the Hiking Tour. Unquestionably one of the most diverse parks in Honduras, Pico Bonito covers an extension of land that goes from sea level to as high as 2,378 meters boasting the largest change of altitude in Honduras. As you climb up into the mountain, you will find incredible views of the Caribbean coast, and if you climb high enough, you will even see the Bay Islands in the distance. Overnight at the Pico Bonito Lodge. (B,L,D)

Day 4: La Ceiba – San Pedro Sula – Copán
Breakfast and transfer to Copán Ruinas (4½ hour drive). Visit to Finca Santa Isabel for the Copan Coffee Tour, this is a “hands–on” experience where you will learn all about shade–grown coffee, beginning with the plant nursery where young coffee plants are grown and as we continue our hike up the mountains through the exuberant green plantation under magnificent trees, we will show you the harvesting and finally the processing of this bean. As shade coffee farms support over 150 species of birds you will also have the opportunity to watch birds and to take amazing jungle photos as you hike the different trails. During your lunch break, you will enjoy the typical Honduran food and this peaceful place. Tonight, a traditional Copan dinner will be served. Overnight at Hotel Marina Copán (or similar), breakfast included – 2 nights. (B,L,D)

Day 5: Copán
After breakfast, visit the Copán Archaeological Park, with its monumental Hieroglyphic Stairway; the Ball Court, considered to be the social center of the Mayan city; the Great Plaza, famous for its stelae and altars; as well as the Museum of Mayan Sculpture, acclaimed by experts as unique in the Maya World. A masterpiece within the museum is the exact size replica of the famed Rosalila Temple, discovered in 1989. Las Sepulturas Residential Area, Just down the road from Copan. This residential site most likely provided housing for Copan nobles. Las Sepulturas is the only residential Mayan site that is open to the public in the Mayan World. Afternoon Tour to Hacienda San Lucas, starting at your hotel crossing the Copán River you will be taken to a small Archaeological Site called Los Sapos. From this restored 100 year–old farmhouse you will get lovely views of the town and the valley. Overnight at Hotel Marina Copán (or similar), breakfast included. (B,L,D)

Day 6: Copán – San Pedro Sula
Breakfast and return transfer to San Pedro Sula. (B)

NOTE: Between days 3 and 4 you can include a trip extension to Roatan.