Cayos Cochinos is a group of 15 islands in between Roatan and Honduras. It is world famous for it´s marine life and is a UNESCO world heritage site. The reefs of Cayos Cochinos are military protected and visits are strictly controlled by the government of Honduras. The islands have been the site for the TV show Survivor Italy, Survivor France and Surivior Spain. The village on the island of Chachauate has been around since the 1800´s after a slave ship left them stranded. The Garifuna tribe who live on the island dwell in huts and survive off rain water and fresh fish they catch by hand line.
Toi da di Honduras va den Roatan cua Bay Islands nam 2013 va toi thay ve dep noi day nen bay gio toi den lan nua.
Lan nay toi di den dao thu 2 cua Bay islands la Utila. Utila la mot trong nhung dao nam o cuoi duong cua dai coral reef lon thu 2 the gioi. Dai nay chay tu Cancun den Honduras. Dai 190miles va duoc Unesco cong nhan la tai san The gioi nam 1996.
Toi bay den thanh pho San pedro luc 11-30Pm ngay 12 va den noi 11am ngay 8-13, Sau do toi di xe bus den La Ceiba khoang 7 gio chieu , thanh pho nam doc the bo bien cua Honduras ma ngoai xa la cac dao nho thuoc Bays islands. Gan bo bien nhat la dai dao Cayos Cochinos. Cayos Cochinos la group cua 15 dao giua dao Roatan va Honduras. Nhung dao nay noi tieng the gioi vi marine life do do duoc Unesco cong nhan la tai san the gioi. The reefs cua dao nay duoc bao ve boi quan doi va su tham vieng dao nay duoc kiem soat boi chanh phu Honduras. Dao nay duoc nhieu nha lam phim den day de lam movie nhu: Survivor Italy, Survivor France, and Survivor Spain. O day co khu lang ten la Chachauate duoc thanh hinh vao nhung nam 1800. Garifuna tribe song tren dao nay hang the ky cho den ngay nay. Ho song nho vao rain water va fish bat duoc bang giang cau.
De den day gan nhat la tu La Ceiba. Thuyen den thuong xuyen tu Sambo Creek and Armenia to Hog Cays. O
dao nay co Turtle Bay resort con cung cap Phuong tien chuyen cho cho khach. Co 4 tours offer tour cho khach tu Sambo.Creek ma tour khoi hanh moi buoi sang luc 8am.
De den day gan nhat la tu La Ceiba. Thuyen den thuong xuyen tu Sambo Creek and Armenia to Hog Cays. O dao nay co Turtle Bay resort con cung cap Phuong tien chuyen cho cho khach. Co 4 tours offer tour cho khach tu Sambo.Creek ma tour khoi hanh moi buoi sang luc 8am.
8-14-15 Toi nho Hotel tim tour cho toi di ra dao Coyos Cochinos va 7AM tour guide den cho chung toi den. Sambo creek de nhap vao nhom tourist khac khoang 30 nguoi cung di thuyen ra dao. Mat 45 phut de den dao. Dao nay cach La Ceiba 29km va cach bo 17km .Ho dan chung toi len bo di vao rung de xem vung rain forest noi day. Rung nay tren dao co loai ran la Pink Boas. Loai ran nay chi co duy nhat tai day.
snorkeling va noi day co nhieu reef dep vi la doan cuoi cua 2nd largest reef in the world. O duoi bien snorkeling khoang 45 phut thi chung toi duoc dua den hon dao khac co dan dia phuong co restaurant de an trua roi tro ve dat lien khoang 2 gio trua.
8-15-15 Chung toi hen voi nguoii tour guide hom truoc den dua chung toi di xem rain forest vung Parque Nacional Pico Bonito. Noi day co nui Pico Bonito rat dep. Chung toi duoc xem vuon truong chom chom. Lan dau tien chung thay cay chom chom mac dau toi an rat nhieu trong doi song. Sau do chung toi bat dau leo nui Pico Bonito.
Nui Pico boni to cao 2246m va rat kho leo.Den thac nuoc. Toi co dip tam trong dong suoi nay.
Toi tro ve khach san khoang 1 gio trua. Toi di dao pho vao khu cho lan dau. O day co ban rat nhieu chom chom, co le la vung trong chom chom.. Toi co dip an loai tray cay thu vi nay.
de di chuyen ferry tu La Ceiba ra dao Utila va dinh o day 3 ngay den 8-18 thi tro ve dat lien. Den dao Utita la muc dich chinh cua chuyen di nay vi Utla la hon dao rat dep nam trong dai Bays island. 2 nam truoc toi co den Roatan cung nam trong dai Bay Islands nay. Tu Roatan den Utila hay Coyos Cochinos rat dac. Ho co tour di den day. Tuy nhien neu di den La Ceiba roi den Utila va Coyos Cochinos thi re hon nhieu. Hon nua air ticket tu Los Angeles den ROATAN khoang $750, mac hon tu Los Angeles den Sqn Pedro, $550. Do do muon di den Utila di den San Pedro roi di xe bus mat 3 tieng den La Ceiba la hay nhat.
Co 6000 nguoi song o dao Utila. Du khach va dan dia phuong gan gui nhau hon o Roatan vi chi co mot town duy nhat noi ma co rat nhieu diving school offer day diving va diving trip to nearby reef. Duoc coi nhu la one of the best spot for diving. Food va hotel o day re hon o Roatan mac dau
dac hon o main land. Utila dai 13km va 5km rong voi nhung cays nho o phia nam ma moi ncay nay thuong la private co nha cho du khach thue. Utila cach dat lien 29km.
Utila town la town duy nhat tren dao nay.
Khach san toi muon re $50/ dem nam canh bo bien ma toi rat thich de moi buoi sang toi xuong bien boi. Ngay dau tien den day toi muon taxi, loai nhu xe lam 3 banh dua di vong dao.
8-17-15 Chung toi loi bo den Coral View, noi co platform cho nhung ai nhat la du khach den de snorkel. Coral o day rat dep. Chung toi o suot ngay duoi nuoc
8-18-15 Toi da lien lac voi chu dao Little cay dinh muon can nha cua ong ta tai day de o toi nay. Dao nay chi co can nha cua ong ta ma thoi. Ong ta se dua chung toi ra dao o va se ruoc chung toi ve ngay hom sau. Tuy nhien toi lo la so ban dem khong ai ngoai tru chung toi, neu co ke gian xam
nhap thi nguy hiem va neu lo ong ta khong ra ruoc thi toi bi ket lai dao. Do du nen toi cancel va muon tour ra ngoai dao ke ben de tam va snorkel roi chieu ve . Nhu vay toi thay an tam hon. Dao toi den goi la Water cay, rat dep vat ho mong. Dep nhat la coral tai day, toi chua thay noi nao coral dep nhu vay. TOi snorkel tu 9am den 3pm duoi troi nang nong ma toi khong biet vi gio bien rat mac. Chung toi duoc dua ve dat lien luc 5PM. Tren duong ve voi chiec tau nho va song lon. Thuyen chong chenh rat nguy hiem ma tour khong co Life vest nen chung toi hoi kinh hoang . Mai man chung toi vao dat lien an toan.
8-19-15 Chung toi di chuyen ferry luc 2Pm de tro ve La Ceiba. Den La Ceiba chung toi di thang den bus Terminal de di San Pedro de sang hom sau Thy ra phi truong ve lai US, con toi va Jennie di xe bus den Guatemala city.
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