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Natural History

10 Days / 9 Nights
Approach: Culture, Nature & Birdwatching. 2 passenger minimum

Day 1: Arrival in San Pedro Sula
You will be met at the Airport and transferred to your hotel. Overnight San Pedro Sula.

Day 2: San Pedro Sula - Copán
Early transfer by road to Copán. We travel through beautiful rural countryside as we make our way to the picturesque village of Copán Ruinas. In the afternoon we will take a bird watching hike around Copán, where we will have the chance to observe, motmots, toucanets, tanagers, blue herons and oriels. Overnight Copán.

Day 3: Copán Ruins
Today we will visit the legendary Archaeological Park of Copán, which consists of two main sites. The Ruins and the Sepulchres. We will learn about the amazing 63 step stairway with over 2,500 hieroglyphs and the masterfully carved Stella. We also visit Las Sepulturas, a resdental and burial site of the mayan nobles. We return to Copán for lunch. In the afternoon we bird watch in the Rural Eco Hacienda San Lucas and The Los  Sapos Archaeological Site and we visit the Enchanted Wings Butterfly Garden. Overnight Copán.

Day 4: Copán – Santa Barbara – Lago
This morning we take a nature and culture tour of Copán Valley. After lunch in Copán we transfer to Lago Yojoa. En route we will visit Santa Barbara a typical rural town. Here we visit a handy craft center that surports work with artisans women of the surrounding area. Panama hats, colorful woven baskets and many other products are produced from natural fibers such as reed, corn husk, flat rush and palm leaf. After this tour we continue on to Lake Yojoa. For some late afternoon bird watching before arriving at our hotel. Overnight Lago Yojoa.

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Day 5: Los Naranjo and Pulhapanzak
Lake Yojoa is a natural paradise, an area which contains one of the richest avifaunas in Central America, with more than 350 species of birds. Today we explore this area. We visit the lake and Los Naranjos Ecology Park and then lunch in a typical restaurant to savor the tasty bass. After our meal we visit Pulhapanzak Waterfall the most spectacular in Honduras. We return to our hotel in the late afternoon to bird watch amoungest the hotels orchard. Overnight Lago Yojoa.

Day 6: Lake – Lancetilla - Tela
Morning transfer to Tela. After lunch in Tela we visit the Lancetilla Botanical Gardens. The gardens were founded over 70 years ago as an experimental botanical site by the United Fruit Company. The gardens are  home to hardwood, medicinal and ornamental plants as well as tropical fruit trees from all over the world. Lancetilla is home to over 300 species of birds, great antshrike, cinnamon becard, lovely cotinga, purple crowed-fairy, toucans, trogons, motmots, parrots and tanagers are all found. An Orchid Garden and a Natural Reserve with a beautiful 1,200 hectares of virgin tropical rainforest make up this wonderful natural area. Overnight Tela.

Day 7: Los Micos
Los Micos is separated from the sea by narrow tongue of sand. The lagoon is surrounded by mangroves which form many canals and cays where coexist a huge variety of plant and animal species. Over 350 different species of birds are found in the lagoon, look for the roseate spoonbills, white ibis and magnificent frigate bird. We will explore the lagoons canals and mangroves by boat. Overnight Tela.

Day 8: Tela – La Ceiba
Morning transfer to La Ceiba and Pico Bonito Lodge. The Lodge at Pico Bonito is a luxury nature resort located on Honduras' Caribbean coast and nestled within the magnificent rainforest of the Pico Bonito National Park. The luxuriously appointed cabins are the perfect marriage of rustic elegance and all the comforts of home. On arrival we will take a bird watching hike in the beautiful surroundings of Pico Bonito Lodge. Over 275 species have been located near the lodge, blue gray tanager, painted bunting, blackheaded tragan and the long-tailed manikin are but a small sample of the species found here. To add to this jaguar, ocelots, kinkajous, peccaries and a number of species of monkeys are also found. After lunch your guide says farewell and you will have the rest of the day is free to explore the lodges surroundings. 2 Overnight Pico Bonito Lodge, La Ceiba

Day 9: Pico Bonito Lodge
Day at leisure to enjoy the wonderful nature surrounding the Pico Bonito Lodge. Suggested activities include hiking through the well marked trails to the natural pools or the waterfalls, a visit to the serpentarium and butterfly farm or just relax by the pool. Enjoy! Overnight Pico Bonito Lodge.

Day 10: La Ceiba – San Pedro Sula - Departure
Morning transfer to the airport in time for your connecting flight. End of Program.

Services Included 9 nights lodging with breakfast Mesoamerica Travel Natural History Guide day 2 - 8 All excursions and local guides Transfers and entrance fees according to itinerary 16% local taxes Rates valid until 15.12.2010

Price Per Person 2 persons US$1619.- 3 persons US$1298.- 4 persons US$1298.-