Las Cascadas Lodge Honduras

Las Cascadas means waterfalls in English. Every room at the resort has a waterfall view and the relaxing sound of falling water. The hotel offers all-inclusive getaways with many exciting things to do, from whitewater rafting on the Rio Cangrejal, hiking, mountain biking, horseback rides, and of course most importantly relaxing!

Guests can also enjoy: Massages, an artisanal chocolate tour, an Outdoor Hot Tub great for stargazing, and a jungle sauna which is just perfect after your eco adventures!

Las Cascadas Lodge is also home to Honduras Waterfall Descents offering day tours rappelling waterfalls and canyoning through the jungle. We are here to help you plan every part of your trip to Honduras!

Las Cascadas Lodge also offers great options for Bay Island residents or to compliment your Roatan or Utila Island vacation and is also family friendly with customizable rates and packages! Come for one night or many, and enjoy our waterfalls, great comfort, and tropical nature!

Discover tropical nature and active adventures at this 5 star eco-hotel in Honduras. Las Cascadas Lodge also offers great options to compliment a Roatan Bay Island vacation.

This hotel offers all-inclusive getaways with many exciting things to do, from whitewater rafting on the Rio Cangrejal, hiking, mountain biking, horseback rides, and of course most importantly relaxing!

This eco-resort accommodates solo travelers, couples, groups, and families. When you arrive to the hotel, you enter a private tropical paradise with over 100 acres of pristine jungle, pools, waterfalls and orchards to explore and enjoy. As you unwind and relax, our staff will set an effortless tone for your stay with us in paradise.

Between all the activities, our award winning chef has a wide variety of cuisines, beverages, and snacks for you. Meals are cooked to order offering vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free options too.

Accommodation
The buildings and cabins at Las Cascadas Lodge are all expertly designed to maximize the view and sounds of the lower falls. They are all constructed from hardwoods and river stones with natural thatch roofing creating an exotic and one of a kind ambiance.

The Bejuco Cabin
Our most romantic cabin with a bath and indoor/outdoor shower for two and views of the waterfall. The Bejuco Cabin has a Queen bed, a loft with a single bed and another single bed on the veranda. It is equipped with Wi Fi, bath towels, and bath amenities. It has both ceiling and floor fans.

The Queen Suite
The Queen Suite is located in the main house of the lodge. It offers a spacious setting with a private veranda facing the lower falls. The suite has a Queen bed, an additional single bed, Wi Fi, bath towels, as well as bath amenities. It also has both ceiling and floor fans.

The Master Suite
The Master Suite is located in the main house of the lodge. It offers a spacious setting with a private veranda facing the lower falls. The suite has a Queen bed, an additional single bed, Wi Fi, bath towels, as well as bath amenities. It also has both ceiling and floor fans.

The River House
The River House is located a minute away from the main house at the lodge. It offers a spacious setting with a private veranda facing the Rio Cangrejal. This cabin has a Queen bed and an additional single bed located in the loft. Another single bed can be arranged if desired. The cabin has Wi Fi, bath towels, as well as bath amenities. It also has both ceiling and floor fans.

A Jungle Vacation
Discover tropical nature and active adventures at this 5 star eco-hotel in Honduras. Las Cascadas Lodge also offers great options to compliment a Roatan Bay Island vacation.

This hotel offers all-inclusive getaways with many exciting things to do, from whitewater rafting on the Rio Cangrejal, hiking, mountain biking, horseback rides, and of course most importantly relaxing!

Waterfall Descents
Extreme adventure in the jungle descending waterfalls and swinging on giant rope swings! The 1/2 Day Waterfall Descents/Canyoning involves: swimming, descending on ropes (abseiling), jumping into pools, hiking, and some climbing/scrambling. A good level of fitness is required for this trip. Your photo/video packet is included and shared via an iCloud link at the end of the day!

Full Day Waterfall Descents
This all day trip combines a morning adventure to Pico Bonito National Park followed by lunch at Las Cascadas, tree swings, and then the ‘Cascadas Canyon’ in the afternoon. The Full Day Waterfall Descents/Canyoning involves: swimming, descending on ropes (abseiling), jumping into pools, hiking, and some climbing/scrambling. A good level of fitness is required for this trip.

Guided Hike In Pico Bonito
The Guided Hike in Pico Bonito National Park departs from the resort through an old chocolate plantation and crossing the river into the jungle. Your adventure guide will help identify all of the plants, trees, and animals you see along the way! Hike to the base of ‘El Bejuco’ waterfall (90m). Enjoy a lunch on the trail and some great photo opportunities. This hike is generally suitable for children 12 and up.

White Water Rafting Half-Day
Whitewater Rafting class 1-4. The rafting run varies depending on the season and flow. Guides give you lots of instruction at the start and then assign you to specific rafts. The rafts on the Rio Cangrejal are small with a capacity for up to 4 passengers.

The river water is warm and the rapids are steep and exciting! The rafting section runs along Pico Bonito National Park and offers spectacular views of the 90 meter waterfall ‘El Bejuco’. There are lots of spots to jump off rocks and to go swimming along the way. Lunch is included after the trip with all of your fellow rafters. A great river and experience!

Ziplines & Hot Springs
It’s a 20 min drive to the Sambo Creek Ziplines and Hotsprings tour. Get fitted with the proper safety gear and experience the thrill of 17 ziplines through the forest. Some of the ziplines are fast and some are quite lengthy!

After the tour relax and soak in several hot pools with varying temperatures. Have a snack and a mud bath if desired. Guides will help with photos. Paid massages are often available after the mud bath.

Mountain Biking
Tour through three local villages by Mountain Bike stopping to swim and enjoy the jungle scenery along the way. Please contact us for start times.

This guided Mt. Bike tour is great for moderate riders looking for scenery, culture, and birdwatching. The ride is almost all downhill. Helmets are provided. Bikes have front suspension for added comfort. The ride returns to Las Cascadas Lodge.

Cayos Cochinos
Cayos Cochinos is a natural paradise in Honduras preserved as a Marine National Monument. Snorkel and sightsee on this boat tour of the islands. The Cayos Cochinos or Cochinos Cays consist of two small islands and 13 smaller coral cays situated 30 km northeast of La Ceiba on the northern shores of Honduras.

The coral reef in this case is part of the second largest coral reef in the world, known as the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef. There is a scientific research station on Cayo Menor, the smaller of the two main islands in the system.

Valley Tour
A scenic drive and tour in the Valley of the Rio Cangrejal. Travel through the local villages taking opportunities to birdwatch, take photos, and sightsee. There are spots to swim and walk nature trails. Experience more of the local culture in Honduras while you stay at Las Cascadas Lodge. Group/Family rates are available.

Horseback Riding
Riding through jungle villages, located between 2 National Parks, learning about nature on a hike with a local guide, helping a sustainable tourism project to progress, and a swim in spectacular natural pools.

The horses love to take you out to discover the valley with its beautiful views and authentic small villages. Lunch is near a fresh mountain stream. Guests can swim if they want. Helmets are available for the ride or cowboy hats if you prefer.

A Birder’s Paradise in Honduras
Las Cascadas Lodge encompasses 100 lush, rain-forested acres on the western edge of Nombre de Dios National Park, extending from 75 meters above sea level to 173 meters above sea level at its highest point above the waterfall trail.

Birders and nature enthusiasts enjoy first-class facilities in tropical rain-forest habitats with hummingbird and fruit feeders and a full third of Honduras’ 780+ bird species. Las Cascadas Lodge is located in the scenic Rio Cangrejal Valley, nestled between Pico Bonito and Nombre de Dios National Parks on Honduras’ north coast.

With Pico Bonito’s 280,000 acres of primary forests to the west, and Nombre Dios’ 66,000 acres to the east, Las Cascadas is the ideal birding location within a region of primary forests ranging from near sea level to upwards of 8,000 feet elevation. All of the rivers, valleys, rain and cloud forests within, provide home for 70% of Honduras’ 780+ bird species.

The lodge’s proximity to other key birding locations like Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, Rio Santiago, and even the dry forests of the upper Aguan Valley, offers easy access to a rich mix of birding habitats.

There are numerous rain forest trails on the property which lead to stunningly beautiful waterfalls. And along those trails, birders have the chance to see some of the most spectacular species Honduras has to offer.

The bird list on the lodge property alone approaches 300 species, and sought-after birds such as the Sunbittern, Yellow-eared Toucanet, Lovely Cotinga, Keel-billed Motmot, and many more share the nearby forests with Jaguars, Ocelots and a rich list of iconic, tropical fauna.

Las Cascadas Birding Package
6 NIGHTS/7 DAYS
This compact and diverse guided birding tour focuses on the avifauna of Honduras’ north coast and adjacent habitats at an easy pace, all from your comfortable base at Las Cascadas Lodge.

Over 6 days and 7 nights, we’ll enjoy birding the tropical rain forests of Nombre de Dios and Pico Bonito National Parks, the wetlands and coastal mangroves of Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, and even take a day to bird the tropical dry forests of the Aguan Valley for Honduras’; endemic species; the Honduran Emerald.

Day 1: Arrive San Pedro Sula (SAP), transfer to Las Cascadas Lodge.
Most international flights get into San Pedro at mid-day or later, so our arrival to Las Cascadas Lodge will be late afternoon and leave time for relaxing and a late dinner in our waterfall-side dining area. Meals: Dinner Las Cascadas. Lodging at Las Cascadas Lodge

Day 2: AM birding Las Cascadas trail. PM birding the Orchard Trail.
After breakfast this morning we’ll start out birding the “La Cascada Trail” which leaves directly from the lodge. The route is somewhat steep, but we’ll take it slow. The forest here is high-canopy, primary rain forest, and is an ideal place for chasing mixed flocks of birds that move in search of food throughout the forest.

The route here is mostly shaded and allows for observation of more interior forest species such as Tody Motmot, Keel Billed Motmot, Black Throated Trogon, Northern Schiffornis, Stub Tailed Spadebill, Chestnut-colored Woodpecker, Brown-hooded Parrot, Great Tinamou, Ruddy Quail Dove, Tawny-faced Quail and others, as well as species associated with mixed flocks such as White-shouldered Tanager, Green Shrike-vireo, Tawny-crowned Greenlet, Plain Ant-vireo, Russet Antshrike and many more.

After lunch and some mid-day rest, we’ll head for the lodge’s Orchard Trail, which passes through open canopy forest and tropical forest edges that are mixed with cocoa and citrus crops.

This mosaic habitat is ideal for observing birds that feed in open places such as: Keel Billed Toucan, Collared Aracari, Black-crowned Tityra, Scarlet-rumped Tanager, Golden-hooded Tanager, Olive-backed Euphonia, Green Honeycreeper, Red-legged Honeycreeper, Pale-billed Woodpecker, and many New World tanagers and finches.

Day 3: AM birding Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge. PM birding Corinto Pearl. Night Las Cascadas.
Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge is named for the Cuero and Salado Rivers which here meet the ocean, The Refuge comprises over 35,000 acres of rivers, lagoons, mangroves, and forests that are home to diverse wildlife and a variety of birds exceeding 350 species.

We’ll meet our guide early for breakfast, and depart for the refuge by 6:30. Access into this wilderness is via a small, fruit company railroad, which takes us along a century old track through bird-rich ranchlands, marshlands and plantation areas, ultimately arriving at the mouth of the Salado River and the Refuge itself.

Birding from the train is always fun and exciting, as the conductor is eager to stop and point out species of interest along the way. Depending on season, a variety of raptors, wading birds and edge-habitat species abound along the railway.

Conditions of the railway are always changing, and there is a chance we’ll access the refuge more from the west, which is just as bird-rich and offers great birding as well. Once at the Refuge, we’ll explore the various aquatic and forest habitats from a small, motorized skiff.

Our guides and boat handlers are superbly trained spotters and when needed, prefer to silence our boat’s motor and quietly paddle in for a better look. Agami Heron, Boat-billed Heron, Bare-throated Tiger Heron, Yellow-crowned Night Heron, Tri-colored Heron, Jabiru Stork, Pigmy Kingfisher, Gray-necked Wood Rail, Laughing Falcon, Bat Falcon, Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture, Gray-necked Wood Rail, and Sungrebe are but a few potential highlights of a visit to Cuero y Salado.

Other wildlife commonly seen here include: Black Howler Monkeys, White-faced Monkeys, Lesser Anteater, Central American Coati, Raccoon, Green Iguana, American Crocodile, and Spectacled Caiman.

En-route back to Las Cascadas, we’ll stop for lunch and an afternoon of birding at Corinto Pearl Eco Resort along the northern slope of Pico Bonito National Park. Corinto Pearl is a several hundred-acre property bordering the park along the Rio Corinto, containing vast areas of secondary rain forest and an incredible diversity of important fruit -bearing tree species, which are crisscrossed with easily accessible and walkable trails and roads.

The entire area is attractive to many secondary forest and open-area species such as: Lovely Cotinga, Crimson-collared Tanager, Turquoise-browed Motmot, Lesson’s Motmot, Squirrel Cuckoo, Keel-billed Toucan, Collared Aracari, Black-headed Trogon, Blue-crowned Chlorophonia, Plain Chachalaca, Yellow-billed Cacique, White-collared Manakin, Red-capped Manakin, Long-billed Hermit, Stripe-throated Hermit and many, many more.

We’ll finish out the day’s birding here and make our way back to Las Cascadas Lodge for dinner. Meals: Breakfast Las Cascadas, Lunch Corinto Pearl, Dinner Las Cascadas. Lodging at Las Cascadas Lodge

Day 4: Full day birding Olanchito dry forest and endemic Honduran Emerald.
We’ll begin this full day of birding Honduras’ unique dry forest habitat with an early breakfast at The Lodge, and departure by 4:30 AM. Descending the “rain shadow”, or southern side of Pico Bonito National Park, cloud forested peaks and pine studded slopes give way to an arid, almost desert-like plain, once completely dominated by tropical thorn or dry forest.

This is the home of the Honduran Emerald and thankfully, this tiny hummer can be common where it has been protected. As such, our chances of seeing this endemic jewel are very good. Our ride into “Emerald country” can be equally exciting, as a surprising number of bird species inhabit dry forest. Along the way, we’ll also visit localized wet areas within this arid region.

These sites can be magnets for wading birds and other species. We’ll go after species such as; Double-striped Thick-knee, Lesser Roadrunner, Lesser Ground-cuckoo, Beardless Tyrannulet, White-lored Gnatcatcher, White- throated Magpie-jay, Banded Wren, White-bellied Wren, and Stripe-headed Sparrow, and Salvin’s Emerald among others.

We’ll enjoy lunch at a small, family run hacienda, and return to Pico Bonito Lodge by 4:00 PM. After dinner, we’ll be guided around the Lodge’s gardens where Mottled Owl, Vermiculated Screech Owl, Black and White Owl, and both Great and Northern Potoo may be found. Meals: Breakfast Las Cascadas, Lunch en route, Dinner Las Cascadas. Lodging at Las Cascadas Lodge

Day 5: AM birding Rio Santiago. PM birding Pico Bonito.
Today will begin with an early breakfast and departure for Rio Santiago, about an hour to the west along Pico Bonito National Park. Rio Santiago is a 150-acre private preserve located along the northern foothills of the park.

Its secluded, rain forest location and impressive numbers of hummingbird feeders have earned it the name of “hummingbird capital of Honduras”. Throughout most of the year, Santiago’s trails and main garden areas abound with bewildering numbers of some of Honduras’ most well-known hummingbird species.

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Cinnamon Hummingbird, Brown Violet-ear, Band-tailed Barbthroat, Violet Sabrewing, Crowned Woodnymph, Stripe-throated Hermit, Long-billed Hermit, Stripe-tailed Hummingbird, White-bellied Emerald, and Scaly-breasted Hummingbird are among the 20+ species that frequent Santiago’s feeders.

In addition, the spectacular Keel-billed Motmot, Rufous-tailed Jacamar and Sunbittern are frequently seen along with Red-capped and White-collared Manakins and much more along Santiago’s trail system.

For lunch, we’ll head back east and stop at the Lodge at Pico Bonito, another prime birding site along Honduras’ north coast. We’ll enjoy a relaxed lunch in the Lodge’s Itzama restaurant overlooking the Lodge’s bird-rich gardens. Afterwards, our guide will lead us throughout the Lodge grounds and plantations.

A climb to the top of the “Toucan Tower” observation platform, usually offers a bird’s eye view of the forest canopy that can include heart-stopping views of the coveted Lovely Cotinga. Throughout the afternoon we’ll bird areas of tropical, secondary and gallery forest and plantations areas along the Rio Coloradito.

Along this route, diversity is the rule and examples of sightings include Lovely Cotinga, Masked and Black-crowned Tityras, Lesson’s and Turquoise-browed Motmots, Tody Motmot, Keel-billed Toucan, Collared Aracari, Ferruginous Pigmy Owl, Black-cowled Oriole, Black-headed, Violaceous, Collared and Slaty-tailed Trogons, Royal Flycatcher, Green, Shining and Red-Legged Honeycreeper, and 16 species of Hummingbirds including Crowned Woodnymph, Violet-headed Hummingbird, Violet Sabrewing, Purple-crowned Fairy, Stripe-tailed Hummingbird, Brown Violet-ear, and White-necked Jacobin. We’ll return back to Las Cascadas for dinner.

Day 6: AM birding Relumbrosa. PM birding Cascadas upper trail and grounds.
La Relumbrosa is 20 minutes’ drive up-river from Las Cascadas Lodge, and is a huge area of primary and secondary tropical rain forest bordered by riparian segments, thickets, and micro-basins that supply the Cangrejal River.

A network of trails here were built and are maintained by a local conservation organization called Guaruma and provide some of the best birding in the Cangrejal River Valley.

Species typical of this habitat are: Blue-black Grosbeak, Black-throated Trogon, Buff-rumped Warbler, Red- capped Manakin, White-collared Manakin, Lineated and Pale-billed Woodpecker, Rufous Tailed Jacamar, White Necked puffbird, Little, Slaty-breasted and Great Tinamou, and many, many more.

Terrain is fairly easy going. We’ll have a full morning of rain forest birding here, and head back to the lodge for lunch. In the afternoon, after a bit of a siesta, we’ll do some final birding of the lodge’s gardens, grounds and Orchard Trail. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Las Cascadas. Lodging at Las Cascadas Lodge

Day 7: Depart for San Pedro Sula (SAP) and flights home (4 hours travel time)
Meals: Breakfast Las Cascadas

Website: www.lascascadaslodge.com

Rooms: 4

Price: from 450 EUR per night