Suggested Tours in Roatan

Watersports, Nature, Adventure

WATERSPORTS & NATURE

Kayaking and Snorkeling Adventure - Half Day Tour

After a short motor-coach along the hillsides you will reach our nice meeting point. After having tried the equipments and left your personal belongings, you will be ready to get wet and start this kayak excursion to be remembered, in a beautiful bay surrounded by a picturesque landscape, accompanied by our professional instructors (while you're gliding through our clear and smooth waters, look down, you won't believe what you will see, maybe a Green Moray Eel or an endangered Sea Turtle!), after kayaking and a short introductory briefing be ready to start a guided snorkeling swim, to admire our wonderful coral reef.
Duration: 4-4.5 hrs

2008 Price/pers.: $69 (2-3 pers.), $66 (4-8 pers.), $62 (9+ pers.)
2009 Price/pers.: $87 (2 pers.), $87 (3-4 pers.), $80 (5-10 pers.), $80 (11+ pers.)
* Includes: Private transport, bilingual guide, Honduran coffee, natural fruit juices, snorkeling equipment and life-vests.

Catamaran Sail & Snorkeling - Half day tour

A half hour bus transfer takes you to the catamaran dock where you will be given a brief orientation about your safety before setting sail. Your sailing and snorkeling adventure begins aboard a luxury yacht called "Graziafelice" that is a 70 ft catamaran 33 ft wide. The one of a kind catamaran has sailed around the world several times. Lavished in the finest mahogany and maple, plenty of space inside, three different areas furnished with comfortable sofas, a wet bar, two large trampolines suspended between the hulls, and spacious sun decks, is what dreams are made of. While sailing for approx. an hour, relax in the shaded cockpit or take a seat at the bar while enjoying the view admiring part of the coast of our beautiful island. The catamaran will reach an area where the coral reef caused many naval disasters during the last centuries and you can still see the remaining of some ship-wrecks semi-submerged in the sea in a very beautiful bay surrounded by mangroves. When your captain drops anchor, it's time to enjoy some of the best snorkeling on the world! Your party will be divided into groups according to your snorkeling and swimming abilities, each group assigned to by our snorkeling guides. Our guides will provide complimentary snorkeling equipments (fins, snorkel, mask and snorkel flotation vest). A demonstration of proper fit and use is given along with a safety briefing about snorkeling and of course being respectful of our living reefs. If you are a snorkeling beginner don't worry because you will receive extra attention and our guides will assist you closely during the one-hour visit to one of the best living coral reef in Central America and its wonders. Spectacular coral formations and colorful tropical fish will serve you as your underwater scenery as you snorkel right from the catamaran. Once you are back on board, your captain will set sail for the pier as you soak up the sun and enjoy complimentary refreshments and a light lunch.
Duration: 4.5 hrs

2008 Price/pers.: $123 (4-8 pers.); $72 (9+ pers.)
2009 Price/pers.: $305 (2 pers.), $175 (3-4 pers.), $150 (5-10 pers.), $140 (11+ pers.)
* Includes: Private transport, bilingual guide, snorkeling equipment, refreshments and a light lunch.

Dive with Sharks in Roatan - Half day tour

A coral reef that caused many naval disasters during the last centuries is the only location in Honduras for a spectacular boat dive with the sharks. It will be possible to observe closely sharks like Black Tip, Bulk Shark and Silver Shark from 7 to 10 ft. long! This particular dive site is in open waters and you will descend following a fixed path (a rope), as far as reaching a natural sand platform at about 60 feet, where you will stand with your back against a coral formation, and from there you will admire this amazing passage of sharks and tropical fish being fed by your dive instructors. Duration: 3 hrs

2008 Price/pers.: $131 (2 pers. and more)
2009 Price/pers.: $150 (2 pers.), $107 (3-4 pers.), $107 (5-10 pers.), $107 (11+ pers.)
*Includes: Private transport, expert bilingual guide, diving equipment (air-tank, belt and weights)
*Please note: It is necessary to present a diving certification and you must have been on a dive within the last 6 months to take part in this tour. Other diving equipment than the once mentioned above available for rent, please inform us at least 48 hours in advance if you would like to rent other equipment, with detail of equipment and sizes.

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CULTURE & ADVENTURE

The Best of Roatan and Village - Half day Tour

Your tour today starts off with a half-hour drive to Carambola Botanical Gardens. This is the best developed inland reserve on the Bay Islands. The walkways and paths are well-prepared, with boardwalks being used in some places. Your naturalist guide will provide you with a myriad of details during an easy 50 minutes walk through the jungle garden path, as you stroll through forests of ferns, spices, orchids and flowering plants. A light snack (fruits and water) will be offered in a rest area. The next stop is a visit of the Roatan Butterfly and Birds Garden, located at 150 mts. off main road out to the village of West End. Here you can appreciate a live exhibition of some of Honduras most colorful butterflies. Some species reproduce right at our facility where you can learn and see the different stages of the butterfly life cycle. Entering the second part of the pavilion you'll meet our colorful toucans flying free surrounded by a beautiful array of exotic plants. You can take pictures with parrots and toucans right in your arms! Your next visit is to West End Village and our beautiful meeting point built over the water. In West End Village there are several shops along the beach with time for shopping. Complimentary Honduran coffee, lemonade or iced tea, are offered.
Last but not least, visit the only Cameo Factory in the Americas! Enjoy watching master craftsman create both classical and modern cameo masterpieces, and benefit from paying factory direct prices, which is unheard of in the world of cameos and shell carving art.
Duration: 4.5 hrs

2008 Price/pers.: $92 (2-3 pers.), $62 (4-8 pers.), $42 (9+ pers.)
2009 Price/pers.: $115 (2 pers.), $97 (3-4 pers.), $80 (5-10 pers.), $80 (11+ pers.)
* Includes: Transport, bilingual guide, entrance fees and snacks

Jungle Canopy Tour - Half day tour

This Adventure Park is located in Roatan' s jungle. Exotic plants and giant African Palms are all around you as you experience one of the most breathtaking adventures on the island. If it's your first time don't worry, because you will be taught all you need to know about this activity, and there will be a professional canopy instructor at your side the whole time. This Canopy Adventure has over 20 stops including bridges, wooden ladders, climbing walls, walking ropes and more. There are stainless steel gliding cables up to 120 meters long! Enjoy the tropical scenery as you glide from one mountain to the next in this untouched natural habitat. Even though this adventure reaches up to 20 meters in height, it is very safe even for children of age 7 and up. When you reach the bottom of the mountains, you will have time to relax at the bar or resting area. You will not have to climb back up to the top of the mountain to leave this park; instead the motor coach will be waiting for you at the bottom. A ten-minute ride by bus will then take you to the next stop "The Iguana Farm" where you will be stunned by an incredible amount of giant iguanas running freely around you, some of them more than 3 feet long, free to eat directly from your hands!!! Time to see the small in-sea aquarium. Uniformed bilingual guide (Spanish-English) onboard the motor coach and with group at all times.
Duration: 3.5 hrs

Price/pers.: $91 (2-3 pers.), $85 (4-8 pers.), $72 (9+ pers.)
*Includes: Private transport, expert bilingual guides and canopy instructor, and entrance fees