TEAM TRAVEL INFORMATION

FACTS ABOUT HONDURAS:

Honduras is about the size of Tennessee with a population of 7.3 million. It has a tropical to sub-tropical climate so it is hot and humid most of the time. Honduras is one of the poorest and least developed countries in Latin America with nearly 2/3 of Hondurans living in poverty.

Narcoterrorism and organized crime are the focus of the armed forces. There are 143 organized gangs in San Pedro Sula. SPS is the commercial center of Honduras with the garment factories being the main industry. Bananas, coffee and pineapples are the main exports Tegucigalpa, about four hours south of SPS is the capital. Honduras is a Democratic Republic.

WHAT TO BRING:

  • Passports are necessary
  • Clothing for a hot climate: cotton wears well here
  • Appropriate Swimming attire
  • Sun Hat
  • Sunscreen
  • Insect repellent
  • Bible
  • Journal
  • $33 Airport exit fees

TRAVEL/AIRPORT INFORMATION

  • When you disembark the plane in San Pedro you will be sent to a line for immigration.
  • Here you will need your passport
  • You will need to know our address for destination: 9 CALLE 28/29 AVENIDA S O, COLONIAL FIGUEROA #278, SAN  PEDRO SULA, HN
  • After you have left the immigration, you will be in baggage, a baggage porter may be able to help you not only with your luggage, but also to get through customs. We will tip him for you when you proceed out in the terminal
  • It is important to remember not to change money in the airport
  • Also do not flaunt cameras or cell phones, etc as this may alert a robber
  • When you leave San Pedro, there is a $33 dollar exit fee at the airport. This has to be in cash, either limperas or dollars. It is wise to bring that with you and keep it separate until you leave.
  • Currency is limpieras: 19 lps to the dollar

FOOD AND ACCOMODATIONS 

We have found that it takes $30 a day per team member. In addition, hotel rooms are $55 and up to four people can be in one room. The per diam  is used for travel expenses, food and accommodations, purified water,  hired help, translators  and the extra electricity that is used. 

The Kuneys host their teams and most meals will be in their home. We enjoy the fellowship and hope you enjoy the fellowship and food as well. Your bedrooms will be air-conditioned. Towels and sheets are provided. It is important to remember that you can't drink the water out of the faucet. Purified water will be provided. Try also to not use electricity more than necessary as utility bills in Honduras are higher than the states.

A deposit of the per diam for the team should be deposited two weeks prior to the team arrival date. The deposit needs to be made either to Baptist Chapel or directly to an Arvest Bank account in Tulsa, OK. Please do not send it to Bridge the Gap as 10% is taken out of those deposits.

TOURS 

If desired there are several options for a break in the work to tour part of Honduras. About an hour-and-a-half away is the ocean.  For $15 you can enjoy a beach and lunch.

There is also the Mayan ruins in Copan. This is a three hour (one way) trip to Copan, near the Guatemalan border. These ruins are an international site. Usually a bus is hired.

The cost is about $20-$25 per person, depending on the size of the team.