Zambrano: The Hidden Gem of Honduras

As the violent status of Honduras begins to die down, an increasing number of individuals are slowly starting to visit Honduras. However, those that do go to typically bury their nostril in guidebooks and fail to discover locations off the crushed path. Yes, you may see Mayan ruins, experience horses, scuba dive for depraved low cost however what if I informed you that there’s one other half of Honduras that’s ready to be explored?

It’s the agricultural village referred to as Zambrano, situated within the countryside simply 20 miles from Comayagua and a few 40 minute drive from the nation’s capital, Tegucigalpa (or Tegus because the locals wish to name it).

Zambrano is the right escape from the hustle and bustle of town, overly crowded vacationer areas and an amazing alternative to find a spot not present in your typical guidebook. It can be a safer different to staying in Tegucigalpa.

The city’s peaceable nature is one thing you don’t wish to miss out on, there are a lot of issues to do within the space equivalent to mountain climbing up mountains, visiting locals in close to by villages, using a horse, visiting lovely waterfalls, or simply plain out chilling and stress-free. You may also do day journeys to the neighboring cities like Comayagua, and Tegucigalpa.

The cooler local weather, and the mountainous and peaceable surroundings of Zambrano may have you forgetting you’re even in Honduras. Backpackers coming from, or going to Nicaragua wouldn’t wanna skip this charming little village.

Please Note: There aren’t any ATM or banks within the city. The nearest financial institution or ATM is 30 minutes away.

Where To Stay:

Caserio Valuz, a fantastic inn, nestled within the hills of peaceable Zambrano is the right place to remain. The countryside inn was designed and construct by the proprietor Jorge Valle-Aguiluz and has a quantity of rooms obtainable, together with a dormitory for backpackers. Each of the rooms has their very own personal bathtub and a few actually have a personal balcony with a hammock ready for use.

There is a bar situated on the premises in addition to a restaurant the place friends can order breakfast, lunch and dinner all made by the proprietor himself. Jorge additionally presents a spread of actions to his friends equivalent to, horse-back using, village excursions, Spanish classes and a lot extra.

The inn is gorgeous however the hospitality of the proprietor is what makes Caserio Valuz totally different from the remainder and one of the perfect locations we stayed in Honduras. I’d even say in Central America.

Meet The Owner

Jorge has an enormous coronary heart and is amazingly pleasant, educated and a properly seasoned traveler. After closing his well-liked restaurant in Tegus, he adopted his coronary heart and constructed his dream resort, Caserio Valuz within the nation aspect of Honduras.

Jorge hospitality is like no different, he likes to share tales along with his friends, take them round city to fulfill locals, discover the encircling space and in case your fortunate, he may even take you on a hike to a close-by waterfall.

You will come as a visitor however will go away as a good friend, that’s a assure!

Prices

Prices for personal rooms vary from $60- $103 per evening.

For price range vacationers, there are bunk beds in a ten individual dormitory room obtainable. There is a non-public bathtub within the room, in addition to a small personal kitchen.

Normally the costs are:

• From 1 to three individuals: US$20.50
• From 4 to 7 individuals: US$18.50
• From 8 to 10 individuals: US$16.50

However, in the event you point out Road Affair, Jorge offers you a discounted value of $15 per individual irrespective of how many individuals you’ve gotten in your group.

How To Get To Caserio Valuz

– Coming from San Pedro Sula take any bus heading to Tegus. You will wish to get off by the third pedestrian’s bridge, within the city of Zambrano or you may simply ask the motive force’s helper to let you recognize whenever you attain Zambrano. You will know that you’re shut when the bus passes by way of Comayagua.

– Coming from Tegus, get off on the first pedestrian bridge or just ask the driver’s helper to let you recognize whenever you attain Zambrano.

No matter from what path you come, the bus will drop you off on the village entrance. From there you may both stroll or take a 5 minute mototaxi experience for 15.00 Lempiras (~$0.60 USD) to Caserio Valuz.

Address: 1 km 1.5 Camino a La Catarata Escondida. Zambrano, Francisco Morazan

For extra details about Caserio Valuz go to the website or contact Jorge by way of e mail at [email protected].

So now you haven’t any excuse to not go to Zambrano, you recognize it’s off the crushed path, you recognize what you are able to do there, the place to remain and how one can get there. The solely factor left is YOU. What are you wanting for, go now earlier than this hidden gem is now not a secret and is polluted with vacationer.

Disclosure: We didn’t receives a commission for this submit nor did we obtain some other sort of compensation. We merely loved our keep in Zambrano with Jorge at Caserio Valuz and needed to share this gem with our readers. Get off the crushed path and help native companies.