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Tela, Lancetilla and Punta Sal
Beaches & islands

Tela, Lancetilla and Punta Sal

Quiet Caribbean beaches and Garífuna culture, close to your school.

Photo: schromero · CC BY 3.0

Travel time
≈ 1.5 h from San Pedro Sula
Best for
Weekend
Best time to go
March to September

Why go

Tela is one of the easiest beaches to reach from the Sula Valley. A few kilometers away are the Garífuna villages of Tornabé, La Ensenada and Triunfo de la Cruz, and the Lancetilla Botanical Garden, a huge tropical garden with trails among fruit trees and bamboo.

Don’t miss

  • Lancetilla and its trails.
  • The Garífuna villages, their food and their music.
  • Jeannette Kawas National Park (Punta Sal), with beaches and jungle.

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