Punta Sal National Park
A fantastic park located only 60 miles from San Pedro Sula, but accessible only by water, Punta Sal is a unique reserve with abundant bird life, which is divided into two basic areas: The peninsula and the Los Micos Lagoon. The peninsula is home to a tropical rain forest, and is inhabited by various interesting animals, the most visible of which is the Howler Monkey.
The tour departs from Tela early in the morning, where you board your motorboat to Punta Sal. Once at Punta Sal, your the tour includes stopping at several beaches.
En route, you may be lucky and see many dolphins. You will cross the peninsula by foot during a 2.5 minute hike over flat land to arrive at the very secluded cove of Puerto Escondido, reputed to have been a pirate hang out, where you will reboard the boat. Hn route you may see different birds and with luck, some of the noisy howler monkeys which inhabit the area. Lunch is served at a pretty beach, before returning lo Tela. This tour is available as an option for guests staying in San Pedro Sula and La Ceiba. Snorkeling equipment is provided.

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Lancetilla Gardens and Tela Beaches
Just outside of Tela lies the second largest tropical botanical garden in the world: Lancetilla Gardens, Established by the Tela Railroad Co. as an experimental planting station, the garden is full with tropical plants from around the world, many of them bare exotic fruits, which have attracted a multitude of tropical birds that have made the park their home. Huge bamboo forests add a mystical atmosphere.
For guests who originate in San Pedro Sula or La Ceiba, after the guided tour of the gardens, we will continue to the famous beaches of Tela, some of the best in Central America. Here you will have time to enjoy the ocean and the sun, after having a light lunch.

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Punta Izopo National Park
Located on the eastern end of the Bay of Tela, this National Park gives you a hands-on opportunity to mix into the nature of the reserve. From Tela, you will take a jeep lour along the beach to our embarkation point. From here we will continue on sea kayaks and enter the mangrove canals, giving you a chance to see alligators and birds native to the mangrove forest. Upon returning to Tela you will have time to enjoy the beaches and have a light lunch.
* The above tours are available for guests staying at hotels in Tela as well as full day optional tours from San Pedro Sula and La Ceiba.
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