Honduras - Bio Security

COVID-19: OPEN

• The Government of Honduras announced that from 22 March 2023, to enter Honduras you do not need to present proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test.

Our thanks to Bill and JoAnne Harris, SSCA Hosts for the region, for information throughout the Pandemic.

Resources:

• Covid19 Roatan and Bay Islands Information - FB page by the Governor of the Bay Islands, Dino Silvestri to provide accurate and up to date information.
• https://covid19honduras.org/
• https://www.facebook.com/gobernacionislas/
• The Honduras Bay Islands Cruisers
• Rio Dulce Cruisers

Reports:

• Stuck in Roatan (Cruising World Magazine - October 08, 2020)
• Honduras Bay Islands, Roatan: Covid19 Field Report (March 22, 2020)

Contacts:

Honduras Government: gobernadorilsas@gmail.com

History: 

• 16 March, 2020: Honduras banned all foreign arrivals. No yachts could enter or leave the country.
• 20 March, 2020: A State of Emergency was declared. Honduras went into Lockdown.
  Re-supplying was only permitted once very 2 weeks based on the last digit of your passport.
  Visas and cruising permits were ‘frozen’ at the start of the lockdown period. The countdown on visas/cruising permits will restart once movement is permitted again.
• 14 May: The Central Government in Honduras announced a 6 phase plan to start easing restrictions in Roatan.
• 01 September: Honduras opened the airport for international flights with 14 day quarantine.
• January 2021: Maritime borders for The Bay Islands opened up.
• March 2021: Maritime borders for all of Honduras opened up with a vaccination certificate required or prior testing.
• March 2023: All covid restrictions lifted.