ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2020 EST.): 9,904,608 • CAPITAL: Tegucigalpa • MAIN CITIES: La Ceiba, San Pedro Sula • VISA: No visa for stays of up to 90 days. Passport must be valid for six months and tourists must provide evidence of return or onward travel • HEALTH: Yellow fever certifi cate required if arriving from an infected area. Precautions against hepatitis A, typhoid and malaria are recommended • CURRENCY: Lempira (HNL) = 100 centavos. U.S. dollars and all major credit cards widely accepted
• EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): HNL24.35 = $1 • TIPPING: 10 percent service charge added to most bills, otherwise 10-15 percent is the rule • TIME: GMT –6 • ELECTRICITY: 110 volts. No adaptor required • DRIVING: On the right. An international driving permit or Inter-American permit is required • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2023): Jan 1, 6; Feb 3; Mar 19; Apr 14-17; May 1, 8; Jun 16; Sept 10, 15, 17; Oct 3, 12, 21; Dec 25, 31 • LANGUAGE: Spanish • RELIGION: Catholic • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +504
CLIMATE Honduras is tropical to temperate, depending on altitude. It’s seldom cooler than 70F, but can reach 104F in the lowlands. June to October is the rainy season
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAYS: San Pedro Sula (SAP) Goloson (La Ceiba) (LCE) Roatan (RTB) • TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From Miami, 2h • PORTS: Puerto Cortes, Tela
Kayaking in Honduras
CARIBBEAN SEA BELIZE Puerto Cortes GU A TEMALA La Ceiba Puerto Lempira HONDURAS