|
Roatan The Bay Islands Honduras |
| LADATCO TOURS | |||||||||
| HOME | South America | Central America | Falkland Islands | Explorer Tours | RIO Carnival |
RIO New Year |
Newsstand | Air Only | |
|
Roatan The Bay Islands Honduras |
| Largest of the bay
islands, stretching some 24 miles long but usually less than two miles wide, Roatan
is a paradise for divers, snorkelers and sun worshippers. The long irregular mountain
ridge with hilltops reaching up some 235 meters, provide a multitude of beaches, inlets
and bays. Reefs line the north coast, a few hundred meters from the shore; along the
south, coral formations can be within steps from the beach. There is daily air service from the mainland (La Ceiba, San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa) to the airstrip located just a mile from Coxen’s Hole, the main metropolis of the island with shops, post office and other civilized amenities. From Coxen’s Hole, there are (relatively speaking) good roads that link the main points on the island. Because of its small size, nothing is far away. Some of the best beaches are at West End Point; French Harbour is a small village of over-the-water stilt houses; Punta Gorda on the north shore is a Black Caribe village and Helene is on its own "island" separated from the main island by a canal. Because it is so popular with divers and fishermen and facilities are limited, reservations should be started far in advance for the main season of December through April. |
