Travel to Honduras to backpack, study, intern, volunteer, work,

or live as a digital nomad, expat or emigrant?

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 Honduras

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Backpacking in Honduras?

  • Honduras is a destination for backpackers looking for a mix of adventure and relaxation, top beaches, dense jungles and ancient Mayan ruins.
  • Diving on the Bay Islands is an absolute must for underwater enthusiasts, while nature lovers can indulge themselves in the Cusuco National Park.
  • Characteristics: hospitable, Mayans, beaches, nature, relatively safe as long as precautions are taken.

Traveling in Honduras?

  • Honduras offers beautiful landscapes, low-budget and more expensive archipelagos and diverse cultures. From the dense rainforests and impressive Mayan ruins in the interior, to the crystal clear waters and colorful coral reefs along the coast. Spotting cities: Copán (Mayan ruins), San Pedro Sula (vibrant, lively), Tegucigalpa (capital, cultural center, colonial), La Ceiba (port city and base for Pico Bonito NP), Gracias (colonial, in mountainous interior)
  • Spotting animals: biodiversity is great in Honduras: dense rainforests and clear water. Jaguars, pumas, toucans (Pico Bonito NP), sea turtles, rays (Cayos Cochinos), jaguars, tapirs, manatees, vultures (Unesco's Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve), sharks, rays, dolphins (Bay Islands)

Studying in Honduras?

  • Studies: in principle all subjects and forms of education can be found. Studies such as Spanish language & literature, archaeology, environment, anthropology, tourism, international business and international relations predominate. Study cities: in the capital Tegucigalpa you will find the largest and oldest university of Honduras, with a lively student culture. few -but good- public universities and several private educational institutions. But also San Pedro Sula (business administration, engineering) or Roatán (island with opportunities for marine biology or tourism) offer plenty of opportunities.
  • Characteristics: education is of increasingly better quality; relatively low tuition fees compared to other Central American countries, often slightly smaller classes. Much attention to sustainability.

Internships in Honduras?

  • Internships: internships can be found in all sectors of society. The tourism & hospitality sector has the most on offer. Certainly also opportunities around the environment, biodiversity, archaeology, development cooperation, agriculture, business administration, healthcare and education.
  • Internship cities: Tegucigalpa (economic and political center), San Pedro Sula (industrial center), Roatán (tourism, marine biology) and Copán (archaeology, sustainable tourism, anthropology). Characteristics: the internship culture is generally very 'mañana', informal, attention to personal relationships, emphasis on applying knowledge in practice, solution-oriented work.

Volunteering in Honduras?

  • Volunteer projects: mainly in education (also after-school guidance), health care (basic care, mental health, mother-child), nature management & environmental protection, community development, tourism.
  • Animal projects: protection of sea turtles, reintroduction of jaguars / monkeys and bird species, combating illegal trade, awareness of the need for animal protection.
  • Characteristics: volunteer work possible from 1 or 2 weeks to several months. You work in a rich biodiversity, in impressive nature reserves and make a social impact in a very direct way, often on a small scale.

Working in Honduras?

  • Jobs: temporary work can be found mainly in the sectors: hospitality and tourism (hotels, diving schools, travel sector). Also opportunities in education, health care, agriculture or nature conservation, IT and with international NGOs. Characteristics: take into account the mañana work culture, ensure a good basic knowledge of Spanish, work on your personal network and prepare yourself for work in exchange for board and lodging.

Working as a digital nomad in Honduras?

  • Favorite cities: Bay Islands Roatán and the more affordable Utila (both growing number of co-working spaces), Copán (vibrant expat culture), San Pedro Sula and of course Tegucigalpa (with the better infrastructure for digital nomads).
  • Characteristics: the digital nomad culture in Honduras is growing, but still take into account intermittent wifi, regularly slow internet and a varying 'value for money'. Certainly digital nomad accommodation can sometimes be more expensive than you would expect from this relatively cheap country.

Living in Honduras?

  • Language: Spanish is really the basis. English is increasingly spoken, especially in the more well-known tourist cities and hotspots.
  • Characteristics: The special Mayan atmosphere, enormous hospitality, mañana mentality, attention to mutual social relationships. Safety can vary greatly at neighborhood level; so orient yourself well in advance. Cheaper in terms of living than most other countries in Central America. Prepare for a tropical climate: high temperatures, lots of precipitation.
  • Health insurance: make sure you have your own good health insurance.

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    • Have you ever thought of mountain biking, rafting (going down a wild river on a raft or rubber dinghy, climbing or canoeing), survival (which involves building rafts, climbing or canoeing), abseiling (descending a rock face while secured to ropes), zip-lining (whizzing down a cable), canyoning (starting at the top of a river and then climbing, swimming, diving down the bed) or caving (scrambling, wriggling and crawling through caves and crevices)?
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