Roatan Info

Roatan is a mountainous ridge of an island located 30 miles off the north coast of Honduras. It is roughly 40 miles long, and about 4 miles at its widest. English and Spanish are both spoken widely across the island. The principal economic activities are tourism and fishing.    Roatan is located along the largest barrier reef in the Caribbean (second worldwide only to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef), providing plentiful  opportunities for marine activities like diving and fishing. Accessible neighboring islands include Utila, Guanaja, and Helene, also known for their excellent diving.

The Honduran currency is called the lempira. Dollars are accepted virtually everywhere on the island. The exchange rate is approximately 18-19 lempiras per dollar.

The temperature on the island is consistently between 76 and 90 degrees F. Water temperature is between 78 and 85 degrees F year round. Roatan is south of the primary Caribbean hurricane belt. Over the last 3 decades, Roatan has averaged one hurricane passing within 60 miles roughly every ten years.

Island Activities

Recreational opportunities abound on Roatan. A sampling of activities on the island includes:

Scuba Diving and snorkeling - available on both sides of the island, nearest through Subway Watersports

Golf at the Black Pearl, Roatan's new 18-hole Peter Dye design golf course

Seaplane flights with Bay Island Airways (Aerial photos and video on this site were taken with their flights)

Canopy tours with Clip n Zip and Pirates of the Caribbean

Horseback Riding

Massages, facials, and reflexology at Sante Wellness Centre and Spa Baan Suerte

Deep Sea Fishing (Roatan’s fishing tournament, usually held in September, attracts worldwide attention)

Dolphin encounter at Anthony’s Key

Sail with Roatan Sailing and Salty Dog

Deep-sea submarine rides with Stanley Submarines

Glass bottom boat tours with the Coral Reef Explorer

 Iguana farm, Roatan Butterfly Garden,  Carambola Gardens, and Gumbalimba Park

The Bay Islands Triathlon - an ITU-sanctioned event, scheduled for November 2010

Getting to Roatan

As this was published, the following airlines have direct flights from the US:

TACA flies  to Roatan daily through San Salvador (SAL). Airlines with connections into San Salvador include American, Continental, Delta, Copa, and Mexicana. An alternative route is through San Pedro Sula (SAP). From SAP, there are three flights daily to Roatan on Islena and Sosa Airlines. TACA, American, Continental, Spirit Airlines, and Aeromexico fly daily to San Pedro Sula.   In addition to the U.S. flights, Europe Air runs a weekly charter to Roatan from Milan, Italy.

Casa Vista Verde
Milton Bight, Roatan
Bay Islands, Honduras 
USA: 401-741-7862
Honduras: 504-3338 3756
info@vvroatan.com