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Travel guide · The Bay Islands, reefs and Maya ruins

Travelling to Honduras

The islands of Roatán and Utila on the second-largest barrier reef in the world, the Maya ruins of Copán and the Garifuna coast. We tell you when to go, what to see and what to eat.

Updated 18 October 2026 · How we make our guides

  • Best time: from January to May
  • Where to eat: a baleada stall or a comedor
Photo: Pi3.124 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Honduras in 30 seconds

  • The months with the fewest warnings to travel to Honduras are from January to May. If you can, avoid from August to October (hurricane season).
  • To eat like a local: a baleada stall or a comedor. Don’t leave without trying: Baleada, Sopa de caracol, Plato típico.

Honduras in November

You can go, with a few caveats: hurricane season, rain on the north coast. Book with free cancellation, take out travel insurance that covers weather events and check the National Hurricane Center’s forecasts a few days before you go.

  • November

    Hurricane season

    Hurricanes can form from June to November; August, September and October are the riskiest months. There are almost always days of heavy rain and humid heat.

    What to do: Book with free cancellation, take out travel insurance that covers weather events and check the National Hurricane Center’s forecasts a few days before you go.

  • November

    Rain on the north coast

    From October to December it rains a lot on the Caribbean coast and the islands, with northerly winds that churn up the sea.

    What to do: For diving and beaches, March to August is better.

November is one of the months when people search most for travelling to Honduras: book early. More destinations for November

When to travel to Honduras

The months with the fewest warnings to travel to Honduras are from January to May. If you can, avoid from August to October (hurricane season).

  1. Jan no warnings
  2. Feb no warnings
  3. Mar no warnings
  4. Apr no warnings
  5. May no warnings
  6. Jun with warnings
  7. Jul with warnings
  8. Aug with strong warnings
  9. Sep with strong warnings
  10. Oct with strong warnings
  11. Nov with warnings
  12. Dec with warnings

More destinations for those dates: where to travel in January · where to travel in February · where to travel in March · where to travel in April

  • from June to November

    Hurricane season

    Hurricanes can form from June to November; August, September and October are the riskiest months. There are almost always days of heavy rain and humid heat.

    What to do: Book with free cancellation, take out travel insurance that covers weather events and check the National Hurricane Center’s forecasts a few days before you go.

    Best time: December to April

  • from October to December

    Rain on the north coast

    From October to December it rains a lot on the Caribbean coast and the islands, with northerly winds that churn up the sea.

    What to do: For diving and beaches, March to August is better.

What to see in Honduras

The cities and areas most worth your time, with their highlights. Open each one for all the places, where to stay and its day trips.

  • Roatán

    Roatán

    The largest of the Bay Islands, with West Bay, coral reefs and first-class diving.

    • West Bay
    • West End
    • Reef diving
    • Carambola Gardens
    Roatán guide
  • Utila

    Utila

    A small, laid-back island, famous for dive courses and whale sharks.

    • Dive courses
    • Whale sharks
    • Water Cay
    • Pumpkin Hill
    Utila guide
  • Copán Ruinas

    Copán Ruinas

    One of the great Maya cities, famous for its stelae and its hieroglyphic stairway.

    • Copán archaeological site
    • Hieroglyphic Stairway
    • Sculpture Museum
    • Scarlet macaws
    Copán Ruinas guide
  • La Ceiba

    La Ceiba

    The gateway to the islands and Pico Bonito park, with rafting and its famous carnival.

    • Pico Bonito National Park
    • Rafting on the Cangrejal River
    • Cayos Cochinos
    • Malecón
    La Ceiba guide
  • Tela

    Tela

    Beaches on the Caribbean coast, Garifuna communities and a large botanical garden.

    • Lancetilla Botanical Garden
    • Punta Sal
    • Garifuna communities
    • Beaches
    Tela guide

Day trips and activities

What’s most worth booking from each city. We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

From Roatán

From Utila

From Copán Ruinas

From La Ceiba

From Tela

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What to eat in Honduras

To eat like a local: a baleada stall or a comedor, and order baleadas or conch soup. And don’t leave without trying:

  • Baleada

    A flour tortilla with beans, cheese and mantequilla (sour cream).

  • Sopa de caracol

    Conch soup with coconut milk, from the Garifuna coast.

  • Plato típico

    Grilled beef, beans, plantain, avocado and cheese.

  • Pan de coco

    Garifuna coconut bread.

  • Fried fish

    With slices of fried plantain.

  • Machuca

    Mashed plantain with coconut soup.

The typical dish of Honduras, at home

Baleadas
Photo: Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Baleadas

Honduras’s best-loved food: a thick, soft flour tortilla folded over refried beans, grated hard cheese and mantequilla, plus egg, avocado or meat if you like.

  • Serves 4
  • 1 h

Ingredients

  • 400 g flour
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 60 g lard or butter
  • 250 ml warm water or milk
  • Salt
  • 400 g refried red beans
  • 150 g grated hard cheese (or feta)
  • Honduran mantequilla (thin sour cream) or soured cream
  • Scrambled eggs and avocado (optional)

How to make it at home

  1. Mix the flour with the baking powder and salt, add the lard and the liquid and knead until you have a soft dough. Leave to rest for 30 minutes.
  2. Shape into balls and stretch them by hand into tortillas about 20 cm across.
  3. Cook them in a dry frying pan or comal until they bubble and have golden spots on both sides.
  4. Spread each tortilla with beans, mantequilla and cheese.
  5. Add egg or avocado if you like, fold it in half and serve.

The trick: With beans, cheese and mantequilla it’s a “sencilla” (simple); with everything, an “especial”.

The typical food of each city, with a recipe

Curious facts about Honduras

What guidebooks don’t tell you and will help you understand the country better.

  • The Bay Islands sit on the Mesoamerican Reef, the second-largest in the world.
  • Utila is one of the cheapest places in the world to get your diving certificate.
  • Between March and April there are whale sharks off Utila.
  • Copán’s Hieroglyphic Stairway is the longest known Maya text.
  • The Garifuna are descended from Africans and indigenous Caribbean peoples; their culture is part of UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage.
  • The currency is called the lempira, after an indigenous chief.

Traditions of Honduras

Customs and celebrations that will help you experience the country like a local.

  • June Feria Juniana

    San Pedro Sula’s festival.

  • May La Ceiba Carnival

    The biggest in Central America.

  • Garifuna punta

    The music and dance of the coast.

  • 12 April Arrival of the Garifuna

    A commemoration on the coast.

What not to do in Honduras

First-trip mistakes that are easy to avoid.

  • Don’t go to the parts of Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula that official travel advice warns against.
  • Don’t travel by road at night.
  • Don’t keep valuables on show.
  • Don’t touch the coral or the animals when diving.
  • Don’t forget insect repellent: there’s dengue.
  • Don’t hail taxis in the street in the cities: order one by phone or app.

Before you go

Entry requirements depend on your passport and change: always check them with official sources before travelling.

Frequently asked questions about Honduras

What people search for most before travelling to Honduras.

What’s the best time to travel to Honduras?

The months with the fewest warnings to travel to Honduras are from January to May. If you can, avoid from August to October (hurricane season).

What to see in Honduras in a week?

The essentials of Honduras: Roatán, Utila, Copán Ruinas, La Ceiba and Tela. How many places fit into your days, and in what order, depends on your dates and how you get around: the Bagintravel app plans your trip day by day in a minute.

What to eat in Honduras?

Baleada, Sopa de caracol, Plato típico, Pan de coco, Fried fish, Machuca. To eat like a local: a baleada stall or a comedor.

What is the typical dish of Honduras?

Baleadas. Honduras’s best-loved food: a thick, soft flour tortilla folded over refried beans, grated hard cheese and mantequilla, plus egg, avocado or meat if you like.

What should you not do in Honduras?

Don’t go to the parts of Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula that official travel advice warns against. Don’t travel by road at night. Don’t keep valuables on show.

Is it worth travelling to Honduras in November?

You can go, with a few caveats: hurricane season, rain on the north coast. Book with free cancellation, take out travel insurance that covers weather events and check the National Hurricane Center’s forecasts a few days before you go.

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Guide reviewed 18 October 2026. Seasonal data, places and areas: the same ones the Bagintravel app uses. Sources and method.

Photos: cover, Pi3.124 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Roatán, Westbrowncanada (CC BY-SA 3.0). Utila, CIA Factbook (Public domain). Copán Ruinas, me, Bamse (CC BY-SA 3.0). La Ceiba, Made by RichardWeiss's wife Beverly (1972-2018) and originally released with her (CC BY-SA 3.0). Tela, Stefano Foggetti (CC BY-SA 4.0).