Activities and Adventures

Travelers will find almost unlimited opportunities of activities and adventures in Central America. Diving, hiking, white water rafting, surfing, mountain biking, canopy tours, bird watching, fishing, etc. are sports accessible to pros and novices alike. There are few places on the globe where travelers can enjoy such a diversity of landscapes. From lowland jungles and mountainous cloud forests to spectacular coral reefs and idyllic beaches, the region offers exciting places to practice an vide array of adventurous sports.

Adventure travel has never been so popular in the region. Outfitters provide the logistics so that you can focus on the activities you like best. Some of the best options include river rafting in Honduras and Costa Rica, surfing in Costa Rica, El Salvador and Nicaragua. Belize offers multi-day hiking treks within the Toledo Community and in Panama one can explore jungle trails cross the Darien Province. Hang gliding is popular around Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. And true wilderness expeditions can be found in the Mosquitia region of Honduras and Nicaragua.

The world's second longest reef lies off the coast of Belize and Honduras. The Bay Islands are popular dive destinations, famous for their wall dives. Snorkeling and diving are also popular in Nicaragua's Corn Islands, Cahuita in Costa Rica and Portobelo in Panama.