Destination Guides
Honduras

 
assport/Visa
 
Passport/Visa

Yes No No
Yes No No
Yes No No
Yes No No
Yes No No

 
Passport Note

It is advisable to have a return ticket, but not obligatory. However, visitors may be asked to prove how they plan to leave the country.

 
Passports

Passport valid for three months from date of arrival required by all nationals referred to in the chart above.

Note: A certificate of vaccination against yellow fever is required if arriving within six days after leaving or transiting countries with infected areas (transit passengers not leaving the airport are exempt).

 
Visas

Not required by all nationals of countries referred to in the chart above for stays of up to three months.

Note: Nationals not referred to in the chart above are advised to contact the embassy to check visa requirements (see Contact Addresses).

 
 
 
ontact Addresses
 
Instituto Hondureño de Turismo

Apartardo Postal 3261, Edificio Europa, Colonia San Carlos, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Tel: 222 2124 ext. 502 or 503.
Website: www.letsgohonduras.com

 
Embassy of the Republic of Honduras and Consulate General in the UK

115 Gloucester Place, London W1U 6JT, UK
Tel: (020) 7486 4880.
E-mail: hondurasuk@lineone.net
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 1000-1600.

 
Embassy of the Republic of Honduras in the USA

3007 Tilden Street, NW, Suite 4M, Washington, DC 20008, USA
Tel: (202) 966 7702 or 737 1972 (consular section).
Website: www.hondurasemb.org

 
 
 
ealth
 
Health

Sometimes
Yes
Sometimes*
Sometimes
Yes
Yes
No**

 
Health Care

Health insurance is recommended. There are hospitals in Tegucigalpa and all the large towns. Mosquito nets are recommended for coastal areas.

 
Note

* Malaria risk is a variable risk throughout the year in 80% of the municipalities, especially in the rural areas such as Roatán and the other Bay Islands.

* *A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required from all travellers arriving from areas in the endemic zone.

 
 
 
ublic Holidays
 

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2007-December 2008 period.

2007
1 Jan
New Year’s Day.
5 Apr Maundy Thursday.
6-8 Apr Easter.
14 Apr Day of the Americas.
1 May Labour Day.
15 Sep Independence Day.
3 Oct Soldiers’ Day.
12 Oct Americas’ Day.
21 Oct Armed Forces’ Day.
25 Dec Christmas Day.

2008

1 Jan New Year’s Day.
14 Apr Day of the Americas.
20 Apr Maundy Thursday.
21-23 Apr Easter. 
1 May Labour Day.
15 Sep Independence Day.
3 Oct Soldiers’ Day.
12 Oct Americas’ Day.
21 Oct Armed Forces’ Day.
25 Dec Christmas Day.