Honduras

At a Glance

Honduras is a Central American country with a Caribbean coast, Mayan ruins at Copán, and the Bay Islands, home to some of the best and most affordable diving in the world. The interior has cloud forests, bird-rich national parks, and colonial towns that see relatively few visitors. Those who come for nature and diving rather than polished urban life will find it genuinely rewarding.

• Copán rivals Tikal as a major Maya centre — yet far fewer tourists visit.
• Bay Islands offer some of the cheapest scuba diving certification in the world.
• Roatán has the world's second-longest barrier reef system after Australia's.
• Garifuna people have their own language, culture, and visually distinct coastal settlements.