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Honduras

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About

Beautiful country in the heart of Central America. Honduras is full of mountains, you will just find a couple of valleys but the country is mostly hilly. Open roads in Honduras are mostly safe all along the country. Cycle touring is not commonly done by Hondurans but they are mostly warm people, highest crime rate is mostly on the two biggest cities Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula and only on specific areas of this two cities. This two big cities are not cycling friendly because of road infrastructure but the rest of the country is just fine for traveling. Not recommended traveling by night, by day pretty much anywhere is ok.

Last updated 13 Feb 2021 by Bas IdsingaEdit

People

Mostly warm people specially on the countryside and small towns. In big cities people are more distrustful but this is because of high crime rate in certain areas.

Last updated 6 Feb 2021 by Tulio TerceroEdit

Visa

Most american and european countries do not need a visa for Honduras. Honduras mostly asks for visas from Asian and African countries. You can find which countries need a visa here.

Honduras

Visa-free access to Honduras

May not enter on Canada/Schengen/US visa

Source: Wikipedia.

Last updated 19 Mar 2021 by Cycle PlanetEdit

Border crossings (8)

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  1. Border crossing1. Goascoran (Honduras) – Santa Clarita (El Salvador)To El Salvador 2
  2. Border crossing2. Copan Ruinas (Honduras) – Camotan (Guatemala)To Guatemala 1
  3. Border crossing3. Esquipulas (Guatemala) – Santa Fe (Honduras)To Guatemala 1
  4. Border crossing4. San Marcos de Colon (Honduras) – Somoto (Nicaragua)To Nicaragua 1
  5. Border crossing5. Bacadilla (Guatemala) – Corinto (Honduras)To Guatemala
  6. Border crossing6. Choluteca (Honduras) – Somotillo (Nicaragua)To Nicaragua
  7. Border crossing7. El Paraiso (Honduras) – Ocotal (Nicaragua)To Nicaragua
  8. Border crossing8. San Ignacio (El Salvador) – Antigua Ocotepeque (Honduras)To El Salvador

See and do (11)

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  1. See & do1. Comayagua, colonial capital of HondurasSee & doYou can find beautiful scenery in this colonial like city, also museums and plenty of options for food 2
  2. See & do2. Yojoa Lake and Kayak tripsSee & doYou can find nice hotels to stay around this area and kayak to the biggest natural lake in Honduras, Yojoa Lake. You should also try the fried fish, its one of… 1
  3. See & do3. Amapala IslandSee & doBeautiful small island from volcanic origin. Nice place to chill, crossing by boat is super cheap.
  4. See & do4. Cangrejal River, rafting and Pico Bonito National ParkSee & doNice place to chill and also try rafting on the beautiful cangrejal river. In the hotels around here you can find touring services to Pico Bonito National Park.
  5. See & do5. Copan Mayan RuinsSee & doYou can find archaeological parks around the town of Copan Ruinas, this are one of the most beautiful Mayan Ruins in Central America. Also plenty of museums in…
  6. See & do6. Ferry DockSee & doHere you can find the ferry to go to Roatan or Utila, the caribbean islands of Honduras
  7. See & do7. Granada (City with ferry dock)See & doThis is one of the most cultural cities in Nicaragua. Its known to be a backpacker friendly place. Here you can also find one of the ferrys to cross to the…
  8. See & do8. La Ceiba (City)See & doBeautiful coastal city with great hotels, here you can find tour services to Pico Bonito National Park and also the dock where you find the ferry for the Bay…

Sleeping

(Formal) camping

Mostly only on national parks

Ho(s)tels

You can find hostels mostly in backpacker friendly places like La Ceiba, Utila, Roatan. Hotels you can find in any major city and most small cities too.

Wild camping

Not recommended unless you are on a national park

Last updated 6 Feb 2021 by Tulio TerceroEdit

Places to sleep (2)

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  1. Formal camping1. Camping near Yojoa LakeFormal campingYou can camp in a hotel called D and D brewery
  2. Formal camping2. Celaque National Park (Camping site)Formal campingCelaque National Park is where you will find the tallest mountain in Honduras.

Safety

Traffic

Big cities like San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa are not recommended for cycling, you should only pass through this places, there is not much to do for tourists in this two places. The rest of the country is ok, not much bike infrastructure but in small towns and cities traffic is fine

Criminality

High criminality in certain specific places in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, the rest of the country specially in small towns and open roads is just fine. You should always ask to the locals in the place town or neighborhood where you are. This will give you a reference to which places you should not go.

Corruption

You may find sometimes corrupt border agents but there should not be any major issue with them, policemen will mostly help you as a foreign traveler if you need any help. Honduras is known for high corruption by government officials but there should not be any issue with travelers, its corruption is mostly related with bad managing of state funds.

Nature and animals

Beautiful national Parks like La Tigra, Parque Nacional Cerro Azul Meambar, Pico Bonito, Celaque, Yojoa Lake, Parque Nacional Jeannete Kawas. Wildlife is not commonly seen in Honduras except for National Parks which are protected areas.

Last updated 6 Feb 2021 by Tulio TerceroEdit

Transport

Airplane

You can find three major airports in the cities of Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula and La Ceiba. Also medium sized airport mostly for national flights in Roatan.

Train

None

Bus

You can get to any place by bus, you can find buses pretty much anwhere in open roads, these buses are mostly safe. Public transportation inside big cities is not recomended because of robbery, if you need to move inside a big city better find a private taxi service, you should ask in any hotel. Public transportation in small towns is safe.

Boat

You can find ferrys to travel to the three major caribbean islands Roatan, Utila and Guanaja. You will find this ferrys in the city of La Ceiba in the north coast. If you want to visit the pacific island Amapala you can find small cheap boats that take you to the island in short time.

Last updated 6 Feb 2021 by Tulio TerceroEdit

Food and drink

You can find nice food all around the country. Close the the north and south coast the food changes, mostly seafood, you can find great seafood specially in the south coast. In the rest of the country you can find any type of restaurants with great food. If you ask you will find the cheapest places to eat. The most common food in Honduras is called Baleada, you can find them anywhere, its a wheat tortilla with beans and cream and cheese. For the rest of the country you will find anytype of common food, Honduras has no exotic or weird flavors in its gastronomy so dont worry, you can try everything all around the country. You can find the national beers anywhere, the most known are Salvavida and Imperial, also plenty of imported beers, specially in big and medium sized cities.

Last updated 6 Feb 2021 by Tulio TerceroEdit

Other places (6)

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  1. Shop1. Bike Mart (Bike Shop)Shop
  2. Shop2. Bike Mart (Bike Shop)Shop
  3. Shop3. Bike Spot (Bike Shop)Shop
  4. Warning4. Crime warningWarningYou should be wary to which neighborhoods you go in Tegucigalpa which is the capital city. You should always ask locals if you should go to certain places. The…
  5. Warning5. Crime warningWarningIn the city of San Pedro Sula you should ask the locals to which neighborhoods you should not go. The city is not completely dangerous, its specific places…
  6. Shop6. Hondubikes (Bike Shop)Shop