I traveled to Tela the weekend before I came back to the United States. I wanted to go somewhere 'beachy' and Roatan was out of the question because of expense and limited time, so I decided on Tela.
The best parts of Tela seem to be found outside of the town itself. You can go on boat tours to Punta Sal, lagoons, Punta Isopo, or Garífuna villages (and more that I'm not going to list). The beaches are much nicer when you get outside of Tela. A woman I met at my hotel spent the day at the Jardín Botánico Lancetilla and loved it. Apparently you can sample fruit from the many tropical trees.
I went on a boat ride to Punta Sal and enjoyed it, we had a guided hike through a tropical forest where we saw lots of monster sized poisonous spiders and monkeys.Lunch was excellent! It was the first time I'd eaten a whole fish plucked fresh from the sea! You could also buy a coconut for $1 and drink the coconut water. Afterward they would chop the coconut in half so we could eat the meat on the inside. The downside? The return boat ride was rough and long. Water sprayed us constantly and it was very bumpy. If you are prone to seasickness, it would not be fun.
I wished I could have stayed longer to visit the botanic garden and more of the national parks.
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