Are
you ready for the most exciting adventure trip in Central America? Come with
us to the legendary Mosquito Coast. | |
Trip
Itinerary:
Day
1: Leave Copán- to La Ceiba by public bus where we spend the
night and go to the supermarket shopping for the trip. Day
2: Up early to be at the airport
by 6 a.m for our flight to Palacios. From Palacios we go in canoe to Belen where
we take a horsecart to Kuri. Camp along the beach in Kuri. | Day
3: Take motor canoe through Kuri
mangrove canal to the Plátano river. We continue up the river Plátano
8 hours to the Misquito village Las Marias. We spend night there socializing with
the locals. |
Day
4: Take Pipantes ( canoes without
motors), for five hours upriver to see ancient hieroglyphs on the rocks along
the river. These hieroglyphs are believed to be carved by a lost indian tribe,
the Paya Indians. We return by canoe to spend the night in Las Marias village. Day
5: Board the motor canoe to go downriver
to Kuri where we take a pick-up to Kokovila, and then a motor canoe to the Garifuna
village of Plapaya, where we spend the night, and have the opportunity to witness
the local Garifuna group dance called the 'punta'. | |
Day
6: Head out for Palacios at 5:00
a.m. to catch our flight to La Ceiba. We split up there or continue on to San
Pedro Sula. Rate
Includes: - All meals from noon
on day 2 to breakfast on day 6 - All canoe rides - All in-country air
fare - Hotel and camping fees - Guide fees. Supplies
provided: Camping gear, tents,
cooking utensils, water purifier. This trip is the luxury trip, which means
we travel by air conditioned buses when possible and stay in nicer hotels. We
also have a budget trip, with the same itinerary, but we stay in budget hotels
and we travel by public buses. Both trips require a minimum of three people. |