Caribbean Honduras is the area of northern Honduras on and just inland of the Caribbean coast.

Regions

Bay Islands (Bahia Islands)

Cities

• 1 San Pedro Sula
• 2 El Progreso
• 3 La Ceiba
• 4 Omoa — small beachfront town with a Spanish colonial fortress.
• 5 Puerto Cortes
• 6 Puerto Lempira — the main town in the remote northeast.
• 7 Tela
• 8 Trujillo — founded in 1525, this is where Columbus first set foot on mainland America. Overlooks a beautiful bay with nice beaches against mountainous backdrop with a nature reserve.

Other destinations

• 1 Bay Islands - Utila, Roatán, Guanaja, and the Cayos Cochinos - a natural paradise where snorkeling and diving is a must.
• 2 Cusuco National Park
• 3 Jeannette Kawas National Park - remote coastal park with pristine wetlands
• 4 Montaña de Yoro National Park - highland mountain park with a mysterious lagoon and miles of hiking trails
• 5 Pico Bonito National Park
• 6 Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve - the largest tropical rainforest in Central America.
• 7 Rio Kruta National Park - protected natural areas along the Miskito Coast

Understand

Island of Guanaja on the Honduran Caribbean coast

This is a region of great contrasts. The Sula Valley in the west is the most densely populated part of the country. In the east, the La Mosquita region is a huge area of remote lowland jungle, including the UNESCO world-heritage site Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve.

Perhaps most well known to travellers though are the offshore Bay Islands. These offer some of the best diving and snorkeling anywhere in the Caribbean.

Get in

By plane

The nearest large airport to the region, and the only one with commercial and international service, is in San Pedro Sula (SAP ^IATA).

Two small airports in this region, neither offering commercial flights, are:

• Golosón International Airport (LCE ^IATA)
• Puerto Lempira Airport (PEU  ^IATA)

By boat

One of the best ways to see the southernmost Caribbean islands or surrounding South American islands is via a cruise.

Sleep

• Anthony's Key Resort, Carretera Pavimentada Principal, Sandy Bay, Honduras, toll-free: +1 800 227-3483, info@anthonyskey.com. Award winning Roatan Honduras resort. A World-class family diving vacation destination for its charming, private cabanas and ocean vistas on the palm studded hillside and shimmering lagoon. Enjoy wreck diving, dolphin swim, shark diving, dolphin scuba camp for children, snorkeling, horseback riding, canopy tours, kayaking, canoeing, white water rafting and Mayan sights.