The bay of TELA is one of the most popular destination of HONDURAS.

Surrounded by mountains and national parks, the beaches of the bay of TELA offers a splendid postcard under Caribbean marine resources.
The bay is also characterized by its old banana activity and its ethnic groups like the GARIFUNA which bring most of the Hondurian culture.

It was in this bay that in 1524, the conquistador cristobal of OLID (sent by Christophe COLOMB), unloaded with the conquest of Honduras and baptized it TRIUNFO de la CRUZ.
TRIUNFO de la Cruz, is the largest village GARIFUNA of HONDURAS. The GARIFUNAS arrived in 1797 and have their own culture which constitutes the major cultural richness of the country, with their own dialect, gastronomy, rites and musics (the punta and yancunu).

Its surroundings take into account cultural and natural elements of first order; of which the botanical garden of LANCETILLA, second tropical botanical garden of the world with incredible varieties of plants and tropical trees.
The reserve of wildlife of PUNTA IZOPO, along the river "Rio platano", you will discover mangroves and channels surrounded by an exotic beautiful vegetation. The park being a reserve of wildlife your excursion will be accompanied by the cries of the forests of which parrots, toucans, monkeys, crocodiles and exotic birds.
The national park of PUNTA SAL, only accessible by the sea this park will leave you the memory of an unforgettable eco-tourist walk. Our guide will take you along in the unspoilt white sandy beach attended "puerto escondido" which was a reference mark of pirates. A walk will be essential in this exotic and exuberant parks on the research of the fauna of the parks.

All these richnesses make TELA a bay or much of tourist projects are in hand in order to make of it the tourist pole of HONDURAS.

TELA awaits you before it becomes a popular international tourist destination.