Roatán Family Travel Guide

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Roatan, Honduras
Roatan's calm, clear waters offer amazing snorkeling and scuba diving spots close to the shore (Nathan Borchelt)

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Roatán Family Highlights

By Travel Expert: Candyce H. Stapen

  • Watch, learn about, and swim with dolphins at the Roatán Institute for Marine Sciences
  • Snorkel the Blue Channel in search of moray eels, schools of tangs, and big groupers
  • Learn how to dive so you can explore vibrantly colored sea fans, sponges, and schools of rainbow-colored fish
  • Sun and swim on a palm tree lined beach


Roatán Overview

By Travel Expert: Candyce H. Stapen
Honduras' mountains, Maya ruins, rainforests, and abundant reefs draw eco-adventurers seeking a good-value vacation amid splendid natural settings. The three biggest of the Bay Islands—Roatán, Guanaja, and Utila—reward travelers with some of the Caribbean's best snorkeling and diving. For families, Roatán, the most developed of the Bay Islands and home to the Roatán Institute for Marine Sciences (located at family-friendly Anthony's Key Resort), is the best bet for exploring Honduras' spectacular underwater wonders. The Institute, open to day guests, has a small museum with exhibits on reptiles and reef life, but the dolphins are the highlight. Watch them perform at the dolphin show or get up close to these loveable critters by swimming or diving with them (book ahead). Read More


Hotels

Anthony's Key Resort

Sandy Bay
Roatán, Honduras Map

Distance: 3.5 mi.
(from destination center)

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Palmetto Bay

French Harbour
Roatán, Honduras Map

Distance: 3.1 mi.
(from destination center)

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Paradise Beach Club

West Bay Beach
Roatan, Honduras 76903 Map

Distance: 0.0 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars
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Attractions

West Bay

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Tabyana Beach
Roátan, Honduras

Distance: 5.4 mi. (from destination center)

Description: West Bay, also known as Tabyana Beach, offers a good-sized swath of palm-tree lined sands, and is a good destination for diving and snorkeling.... Read More
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Blue Channel

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offshore Roátan
Roátan, Honduras

Distance: 4.4 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Blue Channel is located about 300 feet from Suena... Read More
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Herbie's Fantasy

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Off Key Point
Roatán, Honduras

Distance: 0.0 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Herbie's Fantasy is a popular shallow dive site... Read More
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Airports

Major Airports near Roatán

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Other Smaller Airports near Roatán

Distance (mi.)
La Ceiba Golson International Airport 45.2 map
San Pedro Sula La Mesa International Airport 115.0 map
Belize Philip S. Goldson International Airport 144.2 map



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