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

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).

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Hotels

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Anthony's Key Resort
Sandy Bay
Roatán, Honduras
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Distance: 3.5 Miles
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Palmetto Bay
French Harbour
Roatán, Honduras
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Distance: 3.1 Miles
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Paradise Beach Club
West Bay Beach
Roatan, Honduras
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Attractions

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West Bay
Tabyana Beach
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Distance: 5.4 Miles (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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Herbie's Fantasy
Off Key Point
Roatán, Honduras
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Valley of the Kings
Roatán, Honduras
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