Honduras entry requirements, by passport

What draws travelers to Honduras

Honduras brings together Maya heritage, tropical rainforest and the world's second-largest coral reef. Copán, near the Guatemalan border, is the Maya city with the most refined sculpture and epigraphy of the Classic period: its Hieroglyphic Stairway, with over 2,000 glyphs, is the longest known Maya inscription. It has been a World Heritage site since 1980. The Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, in the Mosquitia, is one of the last large blocks of tropical rainforest in Central America and also a World Heritage site, though it has been on the List of World Heritage in Danger since 2011 due to deforestation and illegal settlement — access is logistically complex and best done with a local operator. On the north coast, the Bay Islands (Roatán, Utila, Guanaja) sit on the Mesoamerican Reef and are one of the cheapest diving destinations in the Caribbean. Honduras has 2 UNESCO World Heritage sites. Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs keeps a caution level for crime, advises against night road travel and extra care in Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula and La Ceiba; in 2026 the Honduran government ruled out a nationwide state of exception but keeps it available for specific areas.

Sources for this section: whc.unesco.org (World Heritage List, 2 sites in Honduras: Copán 1980, Río Plátano 1979 — in danger since 2011); Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Honduras (security, state of exception); Infobae (6 Jul 2026, the Honduran government's decision on the state of exception). Accessed 6 September 2026.