Roatan -
Getting here:
Taca Airlines flies direct to Roatan on Saturday from Houston (IAH) and Sunday from Miami (MIA) as well as
daily flights to San Pedro Sula (SAP) on the mainland of
Continental Airlines flies direct with
2 flights on Saturday from Houston and daily to San Pedro Sula with connecting
flights to Roatan
American Airlines flies daily to
Nearest decompression chamber:
Within 5 miles of the resort on the
Weather
Yearly average temperature is 81 degrees F
The coolest month is January at 78 degrees F, the warmest month is August 84
degrees F.
Rainy months are October and November.
Mainland Excursions:
Banana Plantation tour
Trekking in
We often receive inquiries as to what activities are available in Roatan,
and specifically for guests at
1. Three boat dives a day for the divers.
Snorkelers are welcome to go on the boat snorkeling, swimming and
sunbathing. Free use of snorkel gear for our guests that are on a vacation package
(also includes room and meals ).
2. Here at the resort there are hammocks, a small library, a game room
with bumper pool and board games and a TV with satellite dish
programs….sports channels too!
3. Fishing charters can be arranged with a local guide for a couple hours
of early morning trolling. Gear is included.
4. A car shuttle to
5.
At a nearby resort, the dolphin encounter
is available with advance reservations. To swim with the dolphins is $85
and to dive with them is $125. There is also a dolphin show and an island
museum there.
6. Car rentals are
available. Usually a day is enough time to see the entire island.
The scenery is spectacular on the drive towards the east end of the
island. The Hole In the Wall in Jonesville is a
popular restaurant with locals and tourists alike. They offer a steak and lobster feed on Friday
and Sunday afternoons. In Oakridge you
can take a tour of the mangroves on a local water taxi. Past Oakridge is
Punta Gorda where the Garifuna
dancers live and often come out of their homes to dance for you. Scooter and
bicycle rentals are also available in
7. If you rent a car (24 hours),
you may want to try one of our local restaurants one night, since the taxi
fares are fairly expensive at night. Gio's in
8. There are white water rafting trips available on the mainland
that only take a day. Your flight leaves at 8am, the rafting
company picks you up at the airport in La Ceiba, gives you instruction, takes
you rafting, feeds you lunch, finish up the rafting and take you back to
the airport, and you are back on Roatan at 4:15.
9.Trips to
10. Karl Stanley’s
Submarine excursion! Roatan's Deep Diving Submersible "Idabel", designed and built
by Karl Stanley, is the most exciting shore excursion or tour you will find
almost anyplace in the world. Idabel will take you further into the Western
Caribbean's vibrant depths than most people will ever go-- depths up to 2,000
feet in our well-lit undersea vehicle; our large plexiglass
viewing bubble allows you to see a rare variety of underwater life never seen
at Scuba Diving depths. http://www.stanleysubmarines.com
Though there are a few prices listed in the above items, for most of
them we did not mention the price, as things are always subject to change here in the islands.
Books on Roatan:
The
Bay Islands of Honduras
showcases the natural beauty of the islands in beautiful full-color photographs
accompanied by fascinating descriptions. All profits from the sale of
this book are donated to the Doc Polo Galindo Clinic in Punta Gorda, Roatan.
To
purchase your copy, visit http://www.fthfoundation.org/bay_islands_of_honduras.htm .
Hotels
on the Mainland:
Microtel
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