Útila
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Utila is the 3rd smallest of the major islands in the Bay Islands group in the west Caribbean Sea off the northern coast of Honduras.
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See
- Black Coral Wall
Get in
Islands are weather, ferry and aircraft dependent. Detailed information (which the webmaster works very hard at keeping up-to-date) can be found at AboutUtila.com the Official Utila web site, which also contains a lot of tourist and scuba diving information, listings of hotels, bars, restaurants, also local news, weather, travel, general and historical information, etc.
Do
- Diving Utila boasts the cheapest Open Water courses in the Caribbean, average price is currently $219.00. This does not include the required $3 a day reef tax.
Eat
The food has a wide variety of fruit, seafood meals, pasta, vegetarian and breakfast fitting for a king with fresh and full-bodied coffee.
Drink
- There is no shortfall in entertainment with the consistent danceable music of Coco Locos, the bar on a dock, and the open-air feel of Treetanic Bar, perched up on a tree.
- Bundu Café offers free movie nights and live music Jam on Thursdays (a
- If you want to dance the night away, it is the Bar in the Bush on Fridays.
Buy
One needs to understand that islands are isolated and thus gasoline is sparse, bank machines non-existent, Euro and other currency (except US dollar) unchangeable to Lempiras, and credit cards are not always taken.
Cope
Lots of lotion-based insect repellent is required to deter these ravenous Sand Flies.
Contact
Its distance and isolation raises prices for high tech luxuries in particular Internet Services ($4-$10 an hour) and international calls. de:Útila
