Your year in Honduras is also for exploring

Caribbean beaches, Maya ruins, waterfalls and cloud forests a few hours from your school. Teach Monday to Friday; on weekends, discover a country few people know.

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Photo: Adalberto Hernandez Vega · CC BY 2.0

Your life in Honduras

Teach on weekdays. Explore on weekends.

Honduras is one of the most beautiful and least touristy countries in Central America. From Villanueva, El Progreso or San Pedro Sula you are a few hours from the Caribbean, the Maya ruins of Copán, waterfalls and cloud forests. Your year here is also a chance to get to know it.

Weekends to explore Classes run Monday to Friday: most Saturdays and Sundays are yours.
Holiday weeks Holy Week, the Semana de Oxigenación (July) and the Semana Morazánica (October): ideal for the islands or for Gracias.
Easy travel First-class buses, always by day, and a local team that advises you before every trip.

Places to start with

Copán Ruinas

A UNESCO World Heritage Site: the Great Plaza, the Hieroglyphic Stairway and scarlet macaws flying free.

≈ 3–4 h from San Pedro Sula Weekend

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Roatán and Utila

Turquoise water and the Mesoamerican Reef, the second largest in the world: diving, snorkeling and sunsets.

Ferry from La Ceiba or a short flight Holiday week

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Lake Yojoa

Honduras’ largest lake: boat rides, birds everywhere and craft beer on the shore.

≈ 1.5–2 h from San Pedro Sula Weekend

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Pulhapanzak Waterfall

43 meters of water in the middle of the jungle; with a guide you can walk behind the curtain.

≈ 1.5 h from San Pedro Sula Day trip

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Tela and Lancetilla

Caribbean beaches, Garífuna villages and a huge tropical botanical garden a few minutes away.

≈ 1.5 h from San Pedro Sula Weekend

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Pico Bonito and the Cangrejal River

Rafting, crystal-clear swimming holes and jungle trails next to La Ceiba.

≈ 3 h from San Pedro Sula Long weekend

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Cusuco National Park

Cloud forest in the Merendón mountains, right above San Pedro Sula: frogs, orchids and fresh air.

≈ 1.5–2 h by 4×4 Weekend

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Omoa Fortress

An 18th-century Spanish fort facing the Caribbean, with a quiet beach a few steps away.

≈ 1.5 h from San Pedro Sula Day trip

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Gracias and Celaque

A colonial town, hot springs and Cerro Las Minas, the highest point in Honduras.

≈ 4 h from San Pedro Sula Holiday week

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Travel smart

Explore with the backing of a local team

Honduras has real safety challenges and we take them seriously. That is why you get an orientation when you arrive and advice before every trip, so you can focus on enjoying it.

Travel by day Use first-class buses or transport recommended by your school, never at night.
Tell someone before you go Tell your coordinator and housemates where you are going and when you will be back.
Make the most of the holidays Save the islands and Gracias for Holy Week, the Semana de Oxigenación or the Semana Morazánica.
Avoid La Mosquitia Several governments advise against travel to the department of Gracias a Dios.

Can you picture your year here?

Teach English for a school year, with housing and a monthly stipend, and discover Honduras on your weekends.

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Photos: Copán Ruinas · Mónica J. Mora · CC BY-SA 4.0 — Roatán and Utila · Migdoniodiaz · CC BY-SA 4.0 — Lake Yojoa · Frank Domínguez 15 · CC BY-SA 3.0 — Pulhapanzak Waterfall · Apoxyomenus · CC BY-SA 4.0 — Tela and Lancetilla · schromero · CC BY 3.0 — Pico Bonito and the Cangrejal River · Denis Fournier · CC BY 2.0 — Cusuco National Park · Jessica Towne · CC0 — Omoa Fortress · Adalberto Hernandez Vega · CC BY 2.0 — Gracias and Celaque · HermesLeonelVega · CC BY-SA 4.0

Your year in Honduras is also for exploring

Teach on weekdays. Explore on weekends.

Places to start with

Explore with the backing of a local team

Can you picture your year here?

Change their world. Change yours.