What to do and How to Arrive to Guanaja, Honduras

Guanaja is the easternmost of Honduras’s Bay Islands, which also include Utila and Roatan. While Guanaja Honduras is the least touristed of the Bay Islands trio, it’s the most distinctive in many ways, not least when it comes to looks—the island is a tall, mountainous land mass covered in Caribbean pine, split in two by a man-made channel, and surrounded by glowing water.

Guanaja’s main community, Bonacca, is actually a tiny, crowded cay right off the main island. The cay has been called the “Little Venice of the Caribbean”—it’s crisscrossed with canals that teem with colorful boats and canoes, navigating Bonacca’s packed streets.

Most budget hotels are located in Bonacca. However, Guanaja’s most spectacular attractions are its forests, rivers, and miles of unspoiled beaches, so it’s worth paying a little extra to stay on the main island, at least for a night or two.

Guanaja is clearly the island least visited by tourists. Many yachtsmen also choose to bypass the island in favor of the more developed Roatan.

However, Guanaja Diving Resorts are very cozy and offer magnificent views and world class Honduras Diving with some outstanding open water experiences to enhance your Honduras Travel.

Banking is limited on the island of Guanaja. There is only one bank, Banco Atlantida, and no ATMs. It is recommended you carry cash, as traveler’s checks are not accepted, and cannnot be changed at the bank. Almost all establishments do not accept credit cards.

What to Do:

Sunbathers, rejoice! Guanaja has a number of beautiful beaches. One of the island’s best stretches of sand is owned by The End of The World Resort, while the West Peak Inn borders the largest. Guanaja’s resorts are often smallish, family-run enterprises, offering everything from inland treks to snorkeling and scuba diving in the Bay Islands’ famous reefs.

More than anything else, Guanaja scuba diving is underscoring the island on travelers’ maps. The second largest barrier reef in the world begins near Guanaja and extends north towards Belize and the Yucatan.

Non-divers can hike between Mangrove Bight and Savannah Bight, Guanaja’s second-largest settlements, or trek inland to behold sparkling waterfalls among the trees—90 percent of Guanaja is a forested National Reserve. Travelers can also rent bikes or sea kayaks and explore the coast.

How to arrive:

You can arrive to guanaja from tegucigalpa or san pedro sula by airplane in Aerolinea sosa (https://www.aerolineasosahn.com) From Tegucigalpa about $ 100 round trip.

Fastest - Fly to Roatan and then charter a boat or flight directly to Guanaja on the weekly Saturday flight from Roatan (see details below).
Second Fastest - Fly to Roatan and then take two 15-30 minutes flights: one to La Ceiba on the mainland and then another to Guanaja

Flying from the US to Roatan or the mainland: 

Keep in mind because there is only one flight to Guanaja a day that you may not be able to connect the same day.

To Roatan - You can fly the following airlines: Continental, Delta, Taca. Continental flies into and departs Roatan on Thursdays (During Peak Times), Saturdays and Sundays

To La Ceiba - I am not aware of any direct flights from the US to La Ceiba. You must fly through either Roatan, Tegucigalpa, or San Pedro Sula then onto La Ceiba. Since Sosa Airlines is the only one currently flying to Guanaja, you have to connect through La Ceiba

To San Pedro Sula - American and Continental fly to San Pedro Sula. From here take Sosa Airlines to La Ceiba then onto Guanaja

It`s the paradise on earth!!! Just go, relax and enjoy this beautiful and cheap place in Honduras. Another beaches on the caribbean are not prettier than Guanaja, but more expensive by sure. You can invest in this island, living for some months or just going to relax some days.