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Roatan Island

Tela, Honduras
Ranked #1 of 2 attractions in Tela
4.5 of 5 stars 22 Reviews
Type: Islands
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Columbia, South Carolina
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9 reviews 9 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW

I stayed on Roatan for 2.5 weeks and loved it! I was there as volunteer making visits to different locations in Honduras rather than a tourist, so I stayed in an unairconditioned house in Punta Gorda. This is a side of Roatan most people who visit it will not see. I spent a couple days visiting the resort areas, and... More

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Vancouver, Canada
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed April 19, 2012

Honduras from Copan to Roatan to Guatemala. In Roatan, a place of some crazy expats, people hiding and the Islanders, the gangsters and the mainlanders. Made some good friends and had a blast on this West End port town. While diving is the norm, you can snorkel and see 90% of the fish from beach entry. The country is not... More

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TN
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135 helpful votes 135 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 2, 2012
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Chose this tour on our recent cruise, because we wanted to get a true feeling of Roatan and it's people. All our other stops on the cruise we were doing beach or snorkeling tours - we had booked all our tours through Island Marketing. The meeting instructions were terrific! We got off the ship and found the tour operator within... More

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Newtown, Connecticut
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 1, 2012

Just beautiful! People are friendly. Beach is small but clean, many things to do there. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 28, 2012
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We enjoyed Roatan very much. We snorkeling Half Moon Bay twice and saw amazing amounts of fish. Beware of boat traffic and note that it's quite a swim out to the reef. West Bay looked nicer but if cruise ships are in it's crowed and the marine park rangers limit access to the reef. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 19, 2012

The people are nice, and we did not feel any fear wherever we went. Diving and snorkeling were awesome. We enjoyed the zip line, the iguana farm and the mangrove tunnel( in a rustic boat) tour. More

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Bellingham WA
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 13, 2012
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If you are willing to step out of the box a little, Roatan might be just for you. It is a little island off the coast of Honduras and is still in the beginnings of development, so the amenities are a far cry from someplace like Hawaii....but that's part of the charm! We stayed in the Turrets at Turtle Bay... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 29, 2012

Beautiful beaches,crystal clear water,great snorkeling More

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Toronto, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 20, 2012

If you want to get best diving go to Roatan! Stay at West End.Enjoy good food and very busy night life! More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 12, 2012

If you go to Cozumel or other similar islands, why go to Roatan? There is less of everything in Roatan. Nice people. More

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