Honduras : Expert advice to help prepare you for your holiday

Amy Adejokun Expert destination Honduras

Honduras: the key figures

Surface area : 112492.0 km²

Population : 7639327 inhabitants

Dream beaches and a tourist industry that is slowly developing.
Diving and watersports are practiced in perfect conditions on the Caribbean coasts.

Hurricane Mitch destroyed everything in its wake in November 1998 and many places have not been reconstructed.
Honduras is a very poor country, so expect to experience very basic accommodation and sanitary conditions.

Honduras: what to visit?

Honduras: what to buy?

The art and craft work includes nice wood work (especially musical instruments), baskets, embroideries and cloth painting. You can also bring a box of cigars back from Honduras because the country is a big producer of tobacco. Shops are open from 9:00 a.m to 6-7:00 p.m, sometimes with a break between 12:00 p.m and 2:00 p.m. Shops are closed on Sundays.

Honduras: what to eat?

The plato tipico (typical dish), offered in all restaurants in Honduras, is made of beans, rice, tortillas (corn flat bread), fried bananas, potatoes and cheese. On the cost, fish is excellent and very cheap. It is often served, as is seafood, with a snail soup composed of coconut. Sunday is the day of mondongo soup (tripes). Tropical fruit juices, composed of milk or sugary water are excellent. The best brands of rum are Ron Flor de Caná, Ron Plata and Yuscarán.

Honduras: main cities

Tegucigalpa

Honduras: travel tips

A word of warning to those who decide to stay near Mosquitia - the housing conditions are very basic, but a few days in the jungle with Indian tribes is really worth the trip. In Honduras, people do not joke about mosquitoes. Do not forget to bring sprays, creams and mosquito nets to protect yourself.

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