5- or 7-Night Stay with Daily Meals and Optional Diving Package at Utopia Village in Honduras
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On a Honduran island near the world’s second-largest reef system, this beachfront resort offers scuba diving and kayaking
What You Get
Stay for two in an oceanfront king or double room
- Option 1: $1,399 for a 5-night vacationer package, including transfers, welcome cocktail, and meals (up to a $2,906 value)
- Option 2: $1,569 for a 7-night vacationer package, including transfers, welcome cocktail, and meals (up to a $3,156 value)
- Option 3: $1,669 for a 7-night diver package, including transfers, welcome cocktail, meals, and scuba diving (gear rental not included) (up to a $3,322 value)
Included in all options:
- Welcome rum punch and appetizers
Included in vacationer package:
- Land/boat transfers to and from airport in Utila
- Welcome cocktail
- Breakfast, lunch, three-course dinner and afternoon snack prepared fresh daily
- Coffee, tea, filtered water. Fresh orange juice during breakfast hours
Included in diver package: • Land/boat transfers to and from airport in Utila • Welcome cocktail • Breakfast, lunch, three-course dinner, and afternoon snack prepared fresh daily • Coffee, tea, filtered water; fresh juice during breakfast hours • Diving Sunday–Thursday, two tanks, morning boat dives (5 days of boat dives with standard 7-night package) • Weekly scheduled night dive with 7-night diver package • Complimentary shore diving available with diver packages • Tanks, weights, and belts • Gear valet • Refreshments and towels on boats • Private equipment room with oversize lockers • Gear and dive-light rentals available (not included in this package)
Policies and Fees
Book by: 3/14/14
Travel by: 6/30/14- Blackout dates: not valid 3/15/14–4/1/14
- Cancellation policy & fees: 90-day cancel notice required or fee of 1/2 Groupon price applies; 31-day notice or fee up to Groupon price applies
- Taxes: 16% tax not included
- Additional fees: $3/person airport entry fee, $39/person airport departure fee not included; $25/person reef fee for diver packages not included
Read the Fine Print for important info on travel dates and other restrictions.
- Blackout dates: not valid 3/15/14–4/1/14
- Welcome rum punch and appetizers
Beachfront Hotel next to Massive Caribbean Reef on Remote Island
There are no nightclubs, no skyscraper hotels, and just a handful of roads on Utila, a tiny Bay Island in the Caribbean, about 11 miles off the coast of Honduras’s mainland. But it's on this sliver of land that you'll find Utopia Village, a dedicated adventure resort that can only be reached by taking a 20-minute boat ride through a mangrove-laden jungle lagoon. Once you step out of the boat, you essentially have a remote slice of tropical paradise all to yourself, complete with sandy beaches, jungle wildlife, and—the biggest draw of all—a giant coral reef.
Bordering the island of Utila is the Mesoamerican Reef system, which is second in size only to Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Just 100 feet from Utopia Village, the beach gradually descends into a 130-foot drop-off. Here, elkhorn coral and giant pillar coral are part of a diverse ecosystem of colorful marine life and vegetation. Divers, who can become certified at Utopia's PADI dive shop, frequently encounter the whale shark, the ocean's largest fish at up to 39 feet in length. Despite its formidable name, the slow-moving whale shark follows a strictly pescatarian diet and is harmless to all humans with the exception of Captain Ahabs.
At the Dulce Vida restaurant, there's an à la carte menu of fresh, Latin-inspired cuisine available for three meals daily (included with this getaway). You can also stop for a drink at the oceanfront Dive Bar, a thatched-roof spot where bartenders serve beer, wine, and spirits, or head to the Library Lounge, which has an air-conditioned lounge and billiards table. All the rooms are air-conditioned, too, and you can see the jungle, mountains, or ocean from your window.
Utila, Honduras: Unspoiled Caribbean Beauty and World-Class Scuba Diving
The ocean waters around Utila are naturally heated to an average temperature of 80 degrees, making it ideal for diving. If you opt for the diver package with this getaway, you’ll be entitled to two morning tank dives Sunday–Thursday as well as diving on the reef. During the boat dives, you’ll head out by boat to buoyed dive sites around the island, where the underwater terrain can vary from coral reefs and drop-off walls to shipwrecks and caves to whale sharks and dolphins. To explore above surface level, rent a sea kayak free of charge, and travel across the briny, mangrove-filled lagoons.
Utopia Village's front-desk staff can also arrange other exotic excursions and events for an additional fee. On a flats fishing tour, you’ll fish for tarpon, permit, and bonefish, near the Utila Cays and lagoons guided by local fisherman. Alternatively, the Day at the Cays excursion begins at the fishing village of Pigeon Cay and ends with a beach barbecue at Water Cay, an uninhabited island ideal for snorkeling and PADI open-water courses. The activities aren't limited to just nature tours, either, as there are spa treatments that incorporate local ingredients like sweet mango and papaya.
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Other Details
Room Details
Included in each room: private bath, air conditioning, and ceiling fan
King Room
- One king canopy bed
- Standard occupancy: 2
- Maximum occupancy: 2
- Adding occupants above standard: not allowed
Double Room
- Two double beds
- Standard occupancy: 2
- Maximum occupancy: 3
- Adding occupants above standard: $108 per night for an additional guest 12 or older; $54 per night for an additional guest 11 or younger
Hotel Policies
- Check in: 1 p.m.
- Check out: 11 a.m.
- Parking: not available
- Rollaways: not available
- Smoking policy: outside in designated areas only.
- Pet policy: pets are not allowed inside the property.
- Accessibility: handicap-accessible rooms are not available.
- Room upgrades: Panoramic Ocean View and Bungalow Suite upgrades available for additional cost. Contact property for details.
Amenities
- Onsite restaurant
- Oceanfront beach bar
- Onsite spa
- Snorkeling at Utopia house reef
- Volleyball, horseshoes, and billiards
- Complimentary WiFi
- Sea kayaks
Traveler's Tips
- A passport with at least 6 months before expiration is required for all travel outside the U.S.
- Before international travel, always check the State Department's website for important info on the destination and its entry/exit requirements.
- Additional PADI Training courses and diving packages may be purchased directly through the resort.
Getting There
- By boat: boat ride to/from Utila Airport (UII) included
- US/CANADA international flights on AA, United, Taca and Delta to the neighboring island of Roatan (RTB) or mainland/San Pedro Sula (SAP) (Not included in this deal)
- Resort can coordinate and book connecting flights from RTB and SAP to UTII (Not included in this deal)
Need To Know Info
- Promotional value expires Mar 14, 2014. Amount paid never expires.
- Book by 3/14/14 or promo value expires
- Travel by 6/30/14
- Not valid 3/15/14-4/1/14
- 2/person +2 as gifts
- 2/visit
- Valid only for option purchased
- Reservation required, subject to availability
- 90-day cancel notice required or fee of 1/2 Groupon price applies; 31-day notice or fee up to Groupon price
- Must be 18+ to check in
- Credit card required at booking/check-in
- Not valid with reward points
- 16% tax not included
- $3/person airport entry fee, $39/person airport departure fee not included
- $25/person reef fee for diver packages not included.
- Merchant is solely responsible to purchasers for the care and quality of the advertised goods and services.
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