03 DAYS / 02 NIGHTS | This tour originates in San Pedro Sula
DAY 01
Meet and greet at the International Airport of San Pedro Sula and transfer to Copán Ruinas. After lunch, we will visit Copán Main Archaeological Site. Overnight in Copán. Meals included: None

DAY 02
After breakfast, visit to Las Sepulturas - a Maya residential area - and the Maya Sculpture Museum. In the afternoon, you will have the choice between three tours: 1) a tour to the Hacienda San Lucas (horse back riding or hiking) where you will visit the archaeological site known as Los Sapos (the toads), 2) a tour to the Butterfly Farm or 3) visit to the Tropical Bird Park. Overnight in Copán. Meals included: Breakfast.

DAY 03
Breakfast and departure to the International Airport of San Pedro Sula. Meals included: Breakfast

INCLUDED SERVICES
All land transfers according to the itinerary in A/C units, excursions and entrance fees with a bilingual guide (Spanish / English), 02 breakfasts, 02 nights accommodation in Copán and the tour of your choice.

HALF DAY TOUR | THIS TOUR ORIGINATES IN COPAN RUINAS

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.

Conventional, "modern" coffee plantations are replacing wildlife habitat, and the population of songbirds across North and South America is in significant decline. "Shade grown" coffee, the traditional method of coffee farming, offers a promising alternative. Benefits of this alternative way of growing coffee beans are among others: the better taste due to the natural sugar that increases its flavor, it is healthier as it is more often organically grown, it helps in protecting the environment as less or no chemical fertilizers are needed, it provides bird habitat and greater biodiversity and helps to sustain rainforests.

Traditionally, all coffee was shade grown. Many growers cut their shade trees and switched to the new varieties developed in the seventies. Unfortunately, this new varieties came with an additional cost: soil erosion, water runoff and soil depletion caused producers to clear vast tracts of rainforest for new soil to plant, and it became apparent that this new method of growing coffee was unsustainable. That is why the traditional way of growing beans that can be observed at the Finca Santa Isabel has been reinforced and clear land has been transformed into shade grown coffee plantations. 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. Meals included: Lunch