Suggested Tours In The Copan Region

Archaeology, Nature, Adventure

ARCHAEOLOGY & CULTURE

Copan Ruins - Full Day Tour

Today you will be picked up at your hotel in Copán at 8:00 am for a magical tour of the famous Copan Ruins. You will start your Full Day Tour to the Main Archaeological Site: the tour includes the acropolis, the ball court, the hieroglyphic stairway and the great plaza of the stelas; as well as the Museum of Mayan Sculpture, acclaimed by experts as unique in the Mayan World. A masterpiece within the museum is the exact size replica of the famed Rosalila Temple, discovered in 1989. Lunch will be provided in the quaint colonial town of Copán Ruinas. In the afternoon return back to the hotel.

Price/pers. until Dec 14, 2009: $105 (2-3 pers.), $84 (4-10 pers.), $73 (11+ pers.)
* Includes: Transport, bilingual guide, entrance fee and lunch

Quirigua (Guatemala) - Full Day Tour

At 8:00 am, meet and greet at your hotel in Copán and transfer to Quirigua with a bilingual guide. Quirigua is one of the smallest Mayan Cities, but one of the most notable due to its splendid series of monuments, probably founded in the Late Pre-Classic era and flourished until the 10th century, when it was abandoned for unknown reasons. The archaeological site of Quirigua contains the largest stela ever discovered in the Mayan world. It seems likely - because of its sudden burst of mastery - that the artisans, and perhaps the rulers of Quirigua came from Copán, Honduras, less than 100 kilometers south across the mountains. Copán had been erecting monuments for 250 years before Quirigua, and both cities apparently ceased within five years of each other. In 738 AD Quirigua's forces defeated the city of Copán and captured its ruler, XVIII Jog (18 rabbit), and had him beheaded. In the afternoon, transfer back to Copán.

Price/pers. until Dec 14, 2009: $185 (2-3 pers.), $123 (4-8 pers.), $113 (9+ pers.)
* Includes: Transport, bilingual guide, entrance fee and box lunch.

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NATURE & ADVENTURE

Copan Coffee Tour - Half Day Tour

We invite you to learn more about shade grown coffee, the traditional way of growing coffee beans, in an interactive and enchanting way. After a short trip from Copán Ruins, the Finca Santa Isabel offers this once in a lifetime "hands on" experience. Here you will learn all about shade grown coffee, beginning with the plant nursery where young coffee plants are grown and as we continue our hike up the mountains through the exuberant green plantation under magnificent trees, we will show you the harvesting and finally the processing of this bean. As shade coffee farms support over 150 species of birds you will also have the opportunity to watch birds and to take amazing jungle photos as you hike the different trails. During our lunch break, you will have the opportunity to enjoy both the typical Honduran food and this peaceful place.

Price/pers. until Dec 14, 2009: $49 (2 pers. and up)
* Includes: Private transport, expert bilingual guide at Finca Santa Isabel, entrance fees and lunch.

Hacienda San Lucas / Horseback Riding - Half Day Tour

Starting at your hotel crossing the Copán River you will be taken to a small Archaeological Site called Los Sapos or the toads (a place that the Mayan women used to give birth to their children) and to the Hacienda San Lucas. From this restored 100-year-old farmhouse you will get lovely views of the town and the valley and start your ride on horseback (approx. 2 hrs) through the surrounding area accompanied by your guide.

Price/pers. until Dec 14, 2009: $28 (2 pers. and up)
* Includes: Private transport, Spanish speaking instructor, entrance fees and horseback riding.
* Optional: English speaking guide $60

Macaw Mountain Bird Park - Half Day Tour

Transfer to the Tropical Bird Park by motorcycle taxi or horse back riding. The Macaw Mountain Bird Park & Nature Reserve is an innovative tropical bird reserve in Copán Ruinas that cares for rescued and endangered birds of the American tropics. It offers a first class experience in an unspoiled part of the world. Here you learn about and interact with the intelligent, colorful birds of Central America. It is only about 2 kilometers from Copán. The birds here were rescued or donated by individuals concerned for their condition or unable to care for them in the long-term. The birds provide visitors a nearly complete reference of the parrots and toucans found in Honduras as well as the chance to interact directly with the birds.

Price/pers. until Dec 14, 2009: Transport by horse: $42 (1+ pers.)
Transport by motor taxi: $25 (1+ pers.)
* Includes: Private transport (horseback riding or motor taxi), expert bilingual guide in the bird park, Spanish speaking instructor with the horses, and entrance fees.
* Optional: English speaking guide $60

Copan Canopy Tour - Half Day Tour

Starting at your hotel, transfer up to the mountains to the beginning of the system of trails, 14 suspension platforms, and zip lines that will offer you the opportunity to observe, and appreciate tropical vegetation from different vantage points, above the rainforest canopy. An exhilarating experience of boiling adrenaline at its top. The Copan Canopy Tour zip lines require not special athletic abilities. All you need to know is how to sit down - gravity will do the rest for you. The guides will gear you up and get you started from each platform. The last section crosses over the Copan River.

Price/pers. until Dec 14, 2009: $49 (1+ pers.)
* Includes: Private transport, expert bilingual guide, gear and entrance fees.

Luna Jaguar Natural Hot Springs & Spa - Half Day Tour

Located 45 minutes north of Copan, this "Maya theme" venue, with natural streams of hot and cold water, has 13 strategic spots along the trails aiming to replicate the Maya rulers' and elite's health rituals performed in ancient times, within a perfectly blended natural environment. The thirteen numbers of the symbolic wave represent the energy of the universe that is present at any place, in every thought, in the growing of the living being, in a new project or a newly conceived idea. The perfectly mixed temperature - warm water - of this natural spa's ponds invite you to soothe yourself into the relaxing ambience; ideal for a late afternoon time after a busy and active day.

Price/pers. until Dec 14, 2009: $84 (1 pers.), $49 (2-3 pers.), $37( 4+ pers.)
* Includes: Private transport, refreshments (snack & soft drinks), and entrance fees.