 | Tela Things To Do | Tips 1 - 9 of 9 |  |
Popular Things To Do | Other Things To Do Tips | All Tips (9) You can go here and hike through the jungle, it was really nice, but HOT! I learned a lot of things, like bananas grow on the side of the road here and parrots live up in these extremely tall trees in tear drop nests. I have never seen a tree this tall, i would say it was about 100 ft! More probably, and these parrots were living there. The connection of the nest to the tree didn't seem so strong. I guess since i don't fly i am more worry about the security of the connection of the nest to the tree!
While you walk through this park you will see a cool bamboo forest, which was unexpected by me. And tell me why the insects seem to be 10x the size in central america. There is a little building that has information about the wild life and dead bugs in cases that are exsisting in the forest. There is one small bathroom, use it only for emergencies! Trust me, i saw the biggest spider of my life in there! I think i even saw it lick its lips when it saw me! Directions: Between Tela & Progresso, off the "high way"---I''m sure you can look it up on the Honduras pages on the internet
|
 | |  |
Visiting Tela?
Read reviews about Tela Hotels
Real Reviews from Real VirtualTourist Members.
The Bulevard is a nice stretch of road running from the New Bridge to the pier (and the edge of Telamar an expensive tourist resort). It is a popular pastime in Tela to ride your bike along the bulevard and up the calle de comercio. Leave a Comment
|
This is the older bridge crossing the Tela River. It runs from the Calle de Comercio (main street) in the old part of town to Barrio de la Independencia in the new part of town. Leave a Comment
|
Go to the Old Bridge at dusk and watch the hundreds and hundreds of egrets come in to roost. It was fascinating!! Leave a Comment Directions: The old bridge between Old Tela and New Tela
|
This bridge crosses the Tela River to connect Tela Vieja and Tela Nueva . The new bridge runs from the old Barrio el Centro to the newer "Bulevard", a beautiful, wide, palm tree lined street. Leave a Comment
|
Visiting Tela?
Read reviews about Tela Hotels
Real Reviews from Real VirtualTourist Members.
This is the section of Tela Beach about 200m from where I lived. The pier was once where large ships docked to pick up the banana's for export. The end section of the pier burned down in 1992 and was supposed to be re-built. I am not sure if it has been or not.
The beach in Tela runs for miles continuously. The water is warm year round. I have seen jellyfish in the rainy season but other than that nothing dangerous! The beach is overrun with people during Semana Santa (Easter) but any other time isn't crowded. Leave a Comment
|
For many of the tourists that visit Tela, the beaches are the most important reason. Long sandy beaches can be found everywhere in the Gulf of Tela; a long white stripe at the sides of the Caribbean Sea.
In the old part of Tela (Tela Viejo) you can already visit the beach, at a few metres from a lot of cheap guesthouses. But, this part of the beach is not the best part. The beach here is not taken care of, and so it is poluted, dead leafs of the palmtrees are all over and there are no facilities at all here.
The newer part of the town, at the other side of the bridge is Tela Nuevo. Here you will find the best beaches of the town. The Resort Telamar takes care of the biggest part of the beach here, and has a nice restaurant where you can can something to drink and eat during a day on the beach. The beach is open for the public, and it are not only tourists you'll see here.
A lot of Garifuna-people hang out on the beach here to sell their coconut-bread and to make braids in the hair of the tourists. Leave a Comment Address: Tela Nuevo, Tela
|
| | |
In the 18th century, the British brought some African slaves from the island of St. Vincent to the Bay Islands, close to the mainland of Honduras. From Isla de Roatán these black people quickly made it to the mainland and as free people they started to build a large community there. Throughout the years, these African-rooted people spread out over the coastline; from Belize in the north until Nicaragua in the south. The centre of these "Garifuna" people remained the mainland closest to their roots: the area around Tela.
In everything you can still clearly see the roots of these people. Of course their looks are still African, but also their language has strong West-African roots, the way they build their houses, the way they cook their food, the way they dress, and also their "no-hurry" mentality.
Around Tela there are several small Garifuna-villages that you can visit. I took the bus to the closest village from Tela: La Ensenada. This village is only 3 kilometres to the east from Tela. And as soon as you enter the village, you forget you are in America: this feels like Africa! The houses look just like Africa, the people, the streets: everything is exactly like you see it in West-Africa. Although there are no main attractions here, it is fascinating to see that these people hold on to their roots and keep their African lifestyle, even though their are so far away from "home".
In La Ensenada there are several seafood restaurants where you can get a nice traditional meal or a refreshing drink. And there is a nice beach from where you have a good view over Punta Izopo and Tela. Leave a Comment Address: La Ensenada, Tela
|
| | |
The Gulf of Tela is shaped by two peninsulas. When you stand on the beach in Tela, you'll see a peninsula of Punta de Izopo at your righthandside. At the left you'll see Punta Sal. This long peninsula is a National Marine Park with a very diverse nature in it. Punta Sal has mangrove forests, swamps, coral reefs and tropical forests, and a large laguna: the Laguna de la Micos, all in an area of several square kilometres.
Garifuna Tours, a company that you can find at only 20 metres west of the Parque Central, arranges daily tours to the National Park. In the morning you will be picked up by a boat that takes you to the end of the peninsula. This is where you will spend the rest of your day.
In the beginning you have the chance to make a walk through the jungle of Punta Sal. During the 30 to 40 minutes of the walk you'll see the beautiful nature all around you, and you have a good chance of seeing some monkeys up in the trees. But: there is one enormous disadvantage of this walk: the mosquitos. Never in my life I have seen this much of mosquitos and this size! Enormous insects cover your whole body in no-time and pretty much spoils the walk. Think twice before you enter the jungle here: it is really bad!
After the junglewalk you can spend the rest of the day on the beach. You'll get a nice Garifuna-meal for lunch, you have the chance to do some suntanning and to do some snorkling. And at the end of the afternoon you get back into the boat to go back to the mainland.
This trip is a nice one to do, but I must say that the 30 dollars you have to pay for it, are pretty much for what you get for it. Since the nature is almost impossibleto enjoy because of the insects, you pay the money mainly for an expensive day on the beach. Leave a Comment Address: Parque National Punta Sal, Tela
|
| | |
 | 1 |  |
|
|
on September 22, 2005
on March 28, 2003
on November 2, 2003
on January 19, 2008
