Trip Leaders
Glenn Crawford
Kevin Loughlin
2009 Dates
December 5 - 13
2009 Cost
$2200 from San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Prices per person, double occupancy.
Limit 10 participants. Warm tropical temps on the coast. Cool, wet mountain climate. Some high elevation walking (5000+ft.)
Full payment required 120 days prior to departure date.
Price based on double occupancy. If a single room is preferred, a single supplement fee of $350 will be assessed.
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HONDURAS: Mountains & Ruins
For environmentally oriented travelers, especially for those who like to get off the beaten path, Honduras is a dream come true. The North Coast of Honduras stretches 750 kilometers along the Caribbean Sea from the Guatemala border in the West, near the Mayan ruins of Copan, to Nicaragua in the East, along the Mosquito Coast. It consists of alternating white sand beaches, mangrove forests and rocky cliffs overlooking the clear blue water of the Caribbean Sea. Just inland, high mountains cloaked in clouds harbor hundreds of exotic species of wildlife, the inaccessibility of the land protects the habitat. Honduras is a land of beautiful diversity: mountains and untamed rivers, beaches and coral reefs, mangroves and wilderness. Two-thirds of the nation is mountainous and 40% is still forested.
ITINERARY
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival / Copan
Arrival in Honduras and drive to Copan. We will bird along the way as light permits. Arrive in time for dinner at our lodge.
Day 2 - 4: Copan
Our first four nights will be birding and exploration into the Mayan world around the amazing ruins of Copan.
Forests, farmlands and riverine habitats offer a plethora of beautiful birds.
The ruins of Copan are some of the most intact and studied of the ancient Mayan Civilization. The museum at Copan is world renown for its structure as well as content.
Day 5 Drive to Pico Bonito
After breakfast today we will depart for the mountains around Pico Bonito National Park, stopping along the way for some great birding and scenery.
Day 6 - 8: Pico Bonito
A tropical paradise full of rivers, waterfalls and swimming holes, much of Pico Bonito National Park is yet to be explored!
Here we will find many different species of birds from what we found at Copan due to higher elevations.
There will be optional opportunities for additional activities such as kayaking, rafting and horseback riding.
Day 9: Return Home
