Honduras holidays 2024 & 2025

Highlights of a trip to Honduras include diving on pristine reefs, hiking through lush jungle, and visiting Maya ruins. Honduras is largely undiscovered, and one of the greatest joys of a visit is having beaches, jungle trails, and archeological sites all to yourself.

You could start a trip roaming ancient cities and temples with a guide who can bring the lifestyle and culture of the Maya people to life. Follow it with a hike into the surrounding jungle to search for tree frogs, anteaters, and scarlet macaws, then relax along the coast snorkeling or diving in waters home to turtles, rays, and sharks as well as reefs teeming with tropical fish.

In Honduras, you can stay in beachfront resorts, small boutique hotels and local guesthouses. In the popular Bay Islands, you’ll find small resorts with individual cabañas opening out onto a beach where you can go kayaking or snorkeling, while in Copán you might choose a historic townhouse decorated with art and antiques, and in Pico Bonito a jungle lodge with its own pool.

In less visited areas, the options are more limited and basic, but wherever you choose to go, we’ll help you find a place to stay that suits you. For some more ideas, browse our collection of places to stay in Honduras.

The key destinations in Honduras are the Bay Islands, Pico Bonito, and Copán. The rich marine life, narrow canyons, and untouched reef systems lure divers to the sleepy Bay Islands, and in particular, to Roatán where divers go in search of rays, turtles, sharks, and giant sponges and sea fans.

Venturing beyond the beaches and into the subtropical forests of Pico Bonito National Park, you’ll find hidden waterfalls and a forest filled with the sound of monkeys and tropical birds, while at Copán the jungle gives way to the giant ball courts, stone temples, pyramids, and plazas of a ruined city thought to have once been home to 20,000 people.

It takes around 13 hours to fly from the UK to Honduras, via the USA or mainland Europe.

The time zone in Honduras is UTC-6 hours. Daylight Savings Time isn’t observed.

The best way to get around Honduras is to travel by road and air. Infrastructure can be poor, especially in the mountainous interior, so we recommend a private driver-guide or taking internal flights for longer distances.

Although Honduras is a rewarding standalone destination, it also combines well with a trip to nearby Guatemala.

UK citizens don’t need a visa to visit Honduras for stays of up to 30 days. Before you travel, fill in a pre-clearance immigration form to speed up the process on arrival.

If you’re flying to Honduras via the United States, you need to have a valid authorisation to travel under the Visa Waiver Program. You can apply in advance on the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). Applications can take up to 72 hours to be processed and approved.

Your doctor can provide you with vaccine advice for Honduras, but you should also ensure you’re up to date with the recommended vaccinations for your home country. You can also check the suggested vaccinations on the Travel Health Pro website.

Your passport should be valid for at least six months after your date of departure from Honduras and have a minimum of one unstamped double page free.