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Explore

Things to do in Roatan: the island from West End to the East End

Snorkeling trips, diving, a 2,000-foot submarine, West Bay Beach, ziplines, the dolphins at Anthony's Key, Punta Gorda and the quiet East End:...

21 Oct 2026

Stay

All-inclusive resorts in Roatan: which ones, and what is actually included

Every Roatan resort that sells an all-inclusive stay, grouped by area, what the plans really cover, and when a dive package or...

17 Oct 2026

Explore

Roatan's reef and wildlife: what lives here and how to see it

What you will actually see on and around Roatan, from turtles, eagle rays and reef sharks to the island's endemic iguana, plus...

17 Oct 2026

Explore

How healthy is Roatan's reef? What the monitoring shows

Record heat bleached Roatan's corals between 2023 and 2025, and a coral disease arrived in 2020. Fish numbers are rising and restoration...

17 Oct 2026

Culture

The Caymanians who made Roatan English

Roatan speaks English because the Cayman Islands came apart after emancipation in the 1830s. Who came, where they settled, the kidnapped commandant,...

17 Oct 2026

Culture

Port Royal, when Roatan was a pirate harbor

Roatan really was a pirate harbor, and the records prove it without the legends. Port Royal from 1638 to the Battle of...

17 Oct 2026

Plan

Roatan entry requirements: visas, passports and the customs form

British citizens now need a visa. Everyone needs the online customs form. And the tourist extension is done in Coxen Hole, not...

05 Sep 2026

Wellness

Spas and massage in Roatan: where to go and what to book

Kao Kamasa, Tranquility, Spa Baan Suerte and the West End massage clinic: where to book, what a massage costs, and how to...

26 Aug 2026

Wellness

Gyms and staying in shape in Roatan

Where to train in Roatan: Adrian's Gym in West End, the West Bay resort gyms that take outside visitors, classes, and the...

26 Aug 2026

Plan

Flights to Roatan: every direct route and who flies it

Every non-stop route into Roatan in one table, who operates it, which are winter only, what Air Canada adds this December, and...

26 Aug 2026

Dine

Fine dining in Roatan: the best restaurants in West End and West Bay

The kitchens on the west side cooking above the island's weight class, in West Bay and West End: what to order, how...

26 Aug 2026

Culture

Four hundred years of visitors, from privateers to cruise ships

Roatan was Spanish, English, empty, Caymanian and British before it was Honduran. The dates, the Garifuna landing of 1797, and why the...

26 Aug 2026

Wellness

Yoga in Roatan: where to practice and what it costs

Sun Yoga at Sundowners, the dock at Posada Las Orquídeas, aerial yoga at Cocoon and the resort classes: when they run and...

26 Aug 2026

Stay

Where to stay in Roatan: the best luxury resorts and boutique hotels

Eight properties at the top end of the island, what each is actually for, and the age limits that catch families out.

26 Aug 2026

Stay

West End vs West Bay: which side of Roatan to stay on

Ten minutes apart and two very different trips: which side to base yourself on, what the beach really looks like in each,...

26 Aug 2026

Dine

The best places to eat in West End, Roatan

Where to eat in West End, Roatan, meal by meal: breakfast, lunch, casual and upscale dinners, fine dining and street food, with...

26 Aug 2026

Plan

Is Roatan safe?

Roatan is safe for ordinary visitors who take ordinary precautions. What the current US State Department advisory actually says, the real risks,...

26 Aug 2026

Dine

The most romantic restaurants in Roatan

Fifteen tables for an evening that matters, from torch-lit beachfront rooms in West Bay to a candlelit garden in West End, plus...

26 Aug 2026