PARQUE ACUÁTICO WATER JUNGLE

Este parque acuático es el más grande del país, y cuenta con extensos toboganes, una gran piscina de olas y un área extensa para los pequeños de la familia. El tema del parque es la selva, y podrá observar una extensa decoración que incluye animales de la selva y coloridas aves tropicales. Beach, lagoon and forest come together to expose the wonderful natural treasures in Honduras. You can observe howler and white-faced monkeys, as well as a variety of birds. From the community of El Cacao, you walk a short distance amongst the cacao and sugar cane plantations until you reach a small channel where you can embark on a local paddle boat, canoe, or kayak for the ride to the lagoon surrounded by a mangrove forest. Tours available with the Nombre de Dios National Park Foundation (FUPNAND) and local tour operators: La Moskitia Eco Aventuras, Jungle River, Omega Tours, Garifuna Tours, Turaser and Tourist Options. Bring good sunscreen, a hat, and water. Reservations La Ceiba, a tour operator that promotes sustainable development in the city and surrounding areas, offers the first tour of this kind in the country’s largest pineapple plantation. Enjoy fascinating views of streams, rivers and green mountains, and wrap up the tour tasting the fruit in the traditional “pineapple sucking” by the Zacate river. The tour is given on traditional transportation known as “Chalana”. Cassava, one of the staples of the Garifuna diet, is a tradition has been kept alive for over 200 years. During the tour you will get acquainted with the process involved in producing cassava, with a demonstration of the traditional way, and an explanation of how it has evolved into semi-industrial processes. The 45-minute tour takes place at the Casabe Factory in the community of La Union.