Roatán-South Shore

HIGHLIGHTS
Reservations: 1-800-282-8932
2007
Honduras
www.roatan.com
Roatán-South Shore
CoCo View Resort
Imagine waking up to the blue Caribbean crashing over a plateau of
coral reef so lush and close that you can lean over and reach it from
your porch. That’s CoCo View; Roatán’s award winning dedicated
dive and snorkel resort. Unlimited scuba diving 24 hours a day, all
meals, free use of snorkel gear, 50 ft. dive boats and a PADI 5 Star
dive shop on site. All 26 air-conditioned rooms have a private porch
or balcony overlooking the sea. Choose from ocean front beach
rooms or over-water bungalows and cabanas.
If scuba diving or snorkeling is part of your vacation plan, then CoCo
View Resort must be on your short list. The location is perfect —
tucked behind extensive shallow coral formations and protected by a
barrier reef wall with an open water drop off of 110 feet — straight
down! Unlimited 24 hour a day barrier reef wall and wreck diving is
included in every dive package, the only dive resort in the Bay Islands,
and one of the few in the world, where this is possible. And with its
unique just-off-the-beaten-path location and laid-back ambiance,
Playa Miguel
Beach House Rentals
Perfect for families and small groups, each rental
includes basic maid service, airport transfers, linens,
essentials like soap, towels, paper products, coffee
and popcorn, as well as full use of the facilities at CoCo View Resort
located just a few yards down the beach (bicycle use is complimentary.)
Bring your own beach/boat towels. Except where noted, all houses have
complete kitchens with service for 6. Coffee maker, popcorn popper, all
utensils, microwave ovens, towels, outdoor showers. Most have CD
players. Some have air conditioned bedrooms, high speed Internet or
satellite TV.
7 Night rentals from $372/person, with 4 person minimum
CoCo View boasts one of the highest repeat guest rates in the Caribbean.
The club house is large and casual with two dining rooms, lounge areas,
hammocks, briefing and video areas, spa and excercise room, lots of sun
decks and a bar with beach access. It’s a great place to rub elbows during
that surface interval. All packages include meals and airport transfers.
7 Night unlimited dive package from $849/person
Free brochures and DVD. Photos and webcam at www.cocoviewresort.com
Beach house rentals also available: www.playamiguel.com
Roatán Yacht Club
No trip to Roatán is complete without a visit to the
island’s finest Thai style restaurant. And for many,
there is no reason to leave. Centrally located in
French Harbour on Roatán’s south shore, the Yacht
Club is following its long tradition as the favorite
hangout for Honduras aficionados, ex-pats, tourists,
yachties, and businessmen. The view overlooking the harbor is
spectacular, and the five tropical acres embrace a swimming pool,
outside chickee bar and marina. All rooms are equipped with cable TV,
radio, ceiling fans, AC, hair dryer, large shower, and much more. The
Marina has slips for 12 cruising yachts and provides power, water,
cable TV, shower, and bathrooms. If you like to check out the local
scene, check in to Roatán Dive and Yacht Club.
Single rooms from $60/night
Photos and details: www.playamiguel.com
Fantasy Island Resort
NEW-Barefoot Cay
Located on a privately owned four acre cay on Roatán’s south shore,
these one and two bedroom award winning beach bungalows come
equipped with kitchen and bar, TV and DVD, high speed Internet,
ceiling fans, and air conditioning. The tropical bungalows are
designed to make great use of the breezes, views, and proximity to
the sea. Stay a few days, or a few weeks, and find comfort in the
unique architectural design. Fall asleep to the distant waves breaking
on the reef, swim in the unique fresh water pool, or ferry across to
the main island to enjoy all of the restaurants and activities available
on Roatán. Scuba diving is available through Subway Water Sports.
Suites from $115/night
Air conditioned rooms complete with mini-bar,
telephones, and satellite TV. A fine, full service
restaurant, brilliant white sandy beach, fresh
water pool, boutique, and scuba center are
among the offerings at Fantasy Island. Families,
honeymooners, affinity groups, even conventioneers will discover a
familiar and friendly tropical comfort. Pamper yourself, enjoy a
cocktail and listen to a live band around one of the resort’s two
lounges. Dive the fabulous sites of Roatán’s south shore. Activities
include Wave Runners, ocean kayaking, banana boat, and power
boating. A modern retreat with comforts for all at a reasonable price.
Special 7 night dive packages from $609/diver, plus taxes
Mango Creek
Light tackle anglers feel right at home in this beautiful lodge tucked
in Port Royal on Roatán’s eastern south shore. Accommodations are
both in the main lodge (3 bedrooms including the king-bed
honeymoon suite) and in over-the-water cabanas. The dining room
seats 18, a new waterfront restaurant seats 50. Both specialize in
seafood, of course. The fishing guide has world wide experience,
and all the staff is friendly and knowledgeable. Bonefish, tarpon,
permit, and barracuda are frequent catches. When not fishing,
snorkeling, or diving at leisure. 22 acres of tropical gardens and
trails have splendid Caribbean views.
The Prince Albert sits upright just off the beach at
CoCo View Resort and is divable 24 hours a day.
Roatán-North Shore
Anthony’s Key Resort
Roatán’s most venerable and innovative resort
offers dolphin encounters, horse back riding,
and world class scuba diving in a true island
atmosphere. Enjoy a picnic, kayaks and canoes,
a swim in the newly completed freshwater
pool, or just take a colorful walk among the palms, boutiques, and
friendly villagers along the island’s north shore. Choose a comfortable
hillside cabin overlooking the sea, a dockside room, or your own
private retreat on the Key. Air conditioned rooms available.
7 Night dive and snorkel
packages from $928/person
including taxes
From $125/person per night
AKR is Home of the Roatán
Museum and the Institute of
Marine Sciences where you can
snorkel or dive with dolphins in
their natural habitat. Discover
what many divers, world
travelers, nature lovers and
active families already know.
Anthony’s Key Resort is the
resort designed by nature
where tranquility and adventure
combine for a formula that has
drawn visitors back again and
again. Don’t miss the summer
Dolphin Camp and other
family programs.
Paya Bay Resort
Inn of Last Resort
Nearly as remote today as in the days of the native culture that first
settled the area, Paya Bay is the perfect retreat for honeymooners,
scuba divers, and nature lovers. Your cabin perches high on a cliff
above a crashing sea. Take a quiet stroll on grand white beach
forested with coconuts. The crowds are not
here, the beach is your own. Optional tours
include a Seafari of the nearby islands and cays
with deserted beaches and rare flora and fauna.
The restaurant and dive shop are on premises.
HINT: Think wedding, honeymoon, or a special
treat for that special person.
Inn of Last Resort is a friendly little paradise
carved among the mangroves, palms, and
lagoons of Roatán’s north shore, 5 minutes
from the popular village of West End. Expect
modern conveniences such as spacious air
conditioned rooms, Internet access, a
waterfront restaurant & bar serving meals
that are both delicious and healthy. The Inn
of Last Resort is a perfect base for hiking, fishing, kayaking, scuba
diving, and visiting all of Roatán’s attractions.
7 Night package $775,
diver $975, plus taxes
7 Night specials from
$645/diver, $545 vacationer
Bay Islands Beach Resort
NEW-Turquoise Bay Resort
If a small folksy, family-friendly atmosphere with great service, great diving
and snorkeling, and one of the finest beaches on the island is what you are
looking for, then Bay Islands Beach Resort could be your place. With only 15
rooms and 30 guests, BIBR provides plenty of special touches like limiting
the dive boats to 8-12 guests, preparing excellent meals and running a
flexible schedule. Unlimited shore diving and snorkeling is available in both
famous Spooky Channel and the Natural Aquarium Buoyed Snorkel Trail
located just off 450 feet of sandy beach. And there is plenty to do for nondivers. All rooms are air-conditioned and have great ocean views. 45-acres
of resort property is lush with tropical plants, trees, and a 39-acre preserve
for hiking & bird watching. There is always something special going on: a
year-round Kids Adventure Camp, Spooky Channel Mapping Project, AdoptA-Buoy, and much more.
7 Night dive package from
$799/diver, plus taxes
This newly opened Mediterranean style dive and
beach resort is in Milton Bight on Roatán’s north
shore. The resort has 6 duplex bungalows set on the
hillside overlooking the reefs, palm trees, and
planted gardens. The main reception, central pool,
restaurant and bar all have beautiful unobstructed ocean views. All
air-conditioned hotel room are fully appointed with 2 double beds or
one king-size bed, bath and balcony. Below the pool deck is the safe
private beach protected by a natural mangrove sea wall. Whether
you are scuba diving or relaxing, come and spend your Bay Island
vacation at Turquoise Bay Resort and enjoy the friendly service,
relaxed atmosphere, a great beach and incredible ocean views.
Double occupancy rooms
from $90/night plus taxes
Roatán-West Bay
Las Rocas Resort and Dive Center
If Roatán’s beautiful West Bay Beach is the attraction, then
consider Las Rocas Resort for your intimate tropical get-away.
Settle into your ocean view air conditioned cabin and kick off
your shoes. Dive or snorkel Roatán’s Marine Park from your
doorstep. Enjoy Caribbean food with an Italian twist in the
waterfront restaurant and complimentary water taxi service to
the popular village of West End. Full service PADI dive center.
Double occupancy value bungalows from $65/night plus taxes
Mayan Princess
Bananarama
Discover the perfect beach resort: A
coconut-palm shoreline with tropical
vegetation, soft white coral sand, and
turquoise water just outside your elaborate
Spanish style villa. The Mayan Princess
Beach Resort has a huge new pool with outdoor bars,
restaurant, and verandas, making “The Princess” one of the
most lavishly complete beach resorts in the islands.
These pretty and comfortable 2 and 4 person cabins are
conveniently located in the midst of West Bay Beach, close to all
the restaurants and perfect for swimming, sunbathing, snorkeling,
and diving. The cabins have private bathrooms, fans, cable TV, air
conditioning, refrigerator, microwave, daily maid service, and
plenty of privacy. Breakfast, kayaks, beach chairs, rafts, bicycles and
video library of over 400 selections are all free to guests. There’s
even Internet access and an in-house PADI 5 STAR dive center to
handle your scuba needs.
Poolside rooms from
$165/night plus taxes
Double occupancy
suites from $65/night
Paradise Beach Villas
Located on beautiful West Bay Beach, Paradise Beach Club and
Villas is only footsteps away from the Marine Nature Reserve on
Roatán. Comfortable and spotlessly clean, these Villas,
Apartments and Hotel Rooms allow the eco-friendly traveler to
enjoy an uncrowded vacation with all the vacation comforts you
expect: swimming pool, central air conditioning, cable
television, a restaurant/bar with entertainment, a dive shop and
a new beach bar. And the price is right.
Standard rooms start at $80/night double occupancy, plus taxes
Henry Morgan
The unique and all-inclusive Henry Morgan Resort has
combined local architecture with a true European flare.
Enjoy a variety of exciting activities or simply relax in
the comfortable elegance of the Henry Morgan on
West Bay Beach. Double occupancy rooms are equipped with two
queen size or one king bed, private bathroom, telephone, satellite TV,
refrigerator, safety deposit box, air conditioning and a veranda with
the view of gorgeous gardens. Services include: medical center,
gymnasium, massages, laundry, postal service, Internet service,
wake-up calls, voice mail, taxis, car rentals, entertainment crew, tours
and excursions, gift shop, diving center and much more. Local beer is
complimentary with lunch and dinner.
Double occupancy rooms
$84/night, plus taxes
Live-Aboard Vessels
Utila Aggressor
The Utila Aggressor offers seven day live-aboard dive excursions
departing from La Ceiba. Divers aboard the 14-passenger vessel will
explore the sheer walls and wrecks and offshore sea mounts and
unexplored banks Utila and the Honduras Bay Islands. Utila is worldfamous for whale sharks and Aggressor guests often have the
opportunity to swim with the biggest fish in the sea. If you think
you’ve seen everything the Caribbean has to offer, it’s time to consider
the Utila Aggressor. Length: 100 feet, Beam: 22 feet, Draft: 6 feet,
Cruising Speed: 15 knots, Range: 1,200 Nautical miles, Staterooms:
6,Passengers: 14. 7 Nights Quad suite $1695/diver
Roatán-West End
NEW-Sueno del Mar
Located at the western end of West End village, Sueno del Mar
is quiet yet close to shopping, dining, and entertainment. The
new luxury air conditioned accommodations have decks
overlooking the beach and taking advantage of the fabulous
West End sunset views. Tastefully decorated rooms include
amenities to make your stay with Sueno del Mar comfortable
and convenient. Both Sueno del Mar and sister hotel Sea Breeze,
also in West End, utilize Sueno’s first class dive shop for scuba
training and excursions. Packages available.
Rooms from $75/night, dive
package $624/diver, plus taxes
Lost Paradise Inn
Inexpensive and perfectly located on a beautiful sandy beach,
Lost Paradise was a favorite for beach lovers long before Roatán’s
surge in popularity. And for good reason; its coconut palm beach
is among the prettiest in all the islands, and the atmosphere is
laid-back-tropical. If your idea of an island vacation is a breezy
beach cabin within an easy walk to the cafés and hot spots of
West End, then Lost Paradise is for you. All beach cabins are
equipped with private bath, hot water, minifridge, ceiling fan and air conditioning.
Double occupancy room rates from
$85/night plus taxes
Pura Vida
The name says it. Pura Vida is The Good Life. This Italian owned
Mediterranean style hotelito, is located in the heart of eclectic West
End... a perfect location for soaking up local flavor. There are 18
cozy rooms with television, private bath, and air conditioning.
Refrigerators are available. The full service bar, pizzeria, and Italian
restaurant is open air — just perfect for a cool drink and a West End
sunset. A PADI 5 Star dive shop offers daily scuba trips as well as
complete certification courses. It’s a good life indeed; Pura Vida is a
fun and affordable vacation choice.
Double occupancy room rate
from $66/night plus taxes
Luna Beach Resort
Tucked away on a sandy beach cove beneath an outcropped shoulder of sea-washed iron shore, set
squarely between old West End and the newer
developments of West Bay, lies the pretty Luna Beach Resort.
Surrounded by abundant tropical trees and flowers, the 15 privately
owned acres are on prime beach front property with easy access to
the omnipresent reef. You’ll experience the best of Roatán —
especially the spectacular sunsets. Accommodations include premium
tropical houses, beach suites, swimming pool, sports bar, restaurant,
dive shop, beach bar... and the jungle walk is a pleasant and tranquil
surprise. Both PADI and SSI scuba certification are available.
Double occupancy beach view
suites from $111/night
Guanaja
NEW-Coral Bay Dive Resort
Newly opened for the 2007 season, Coral Bay opens a whole new
experience for Guanaja divers. The main resort offers a swimming
pool, fresh sea breezes, and a clear cascading waterfall providing
the cabanas with the sweetest crystal clear drinking water you
have ever tasted. Divers will enjoy everything from shallow reefs to
wrecks, caves, canyons, underwater volcanoes, and plummeting
walls. Snorkelers love the reef life right off the beach.
7 Night dive package from $854/diver
End of the World
End of the World offers an undisturbed Robinson Crusoe atmosphere
— but with creature comforts. Explore the jungle and waterfalls or
roam miles of unspoiled beaches looking for another footprint in the
sand. 6 beach front or mountainside units with private bathrooms
offer stunning panoramic views of the ocean. Enjoy the full service
bar, restaurant and clubhouse. All packages include meals and special
needs can usually be accommodated. Packages can include scuba
diving, sea kayaking, fishing, and its a great honeymoon or
anniversary getaway. EOW can accommodate 16 guests.
7 Night dive package
$850/diver plus taxes
West Peak Inn
Launch your kayaking adventure from West Peak Inn with its thatched
open-air bar and restaurant and stilt cabins set on a forested hillside
overlooking the beach. Comfortable cabins with ceiling fans and tiled
showers lie nestled about the gardens. West Peak trips are taken in single
man Apostle kayaks outfitted with skirts, pumps, paddles, rudders, dry
sacks, life vests, and two man tents for overnights — everything
necessary for an offshore adventure. Itineraries include guided trips across
coral reefs, through hidden marshes, and up inland streams to island
waterfalls. Evenings are spent camping with meals at local guesthouses.
7 Night beach retreat $620/person
Sea Kayak Adventure $1095/person
Utila
Utila Lodge
The little dive lodge with HUGE diving!
On Utila Island, the clear leader in dedicated dive vacations is the little
over-water lodge located down a Victorian street lined with citrus and
mango and garnished with spicy English accents. Utila Lodge offers the
friendliest and most casual of vacation experiences. With a total of 8
rooms, all of them air conditioned, and all with private over-water
balconies or porches; a PADI 5 Star dive shop, on-site hyperbaric facility,
complete instruction, repair, rental, classroom, friendly staff and services,
it’s easy to think of Utila Lodge as your own little Western Caribbean
scuba paradise. Utila Lodge is base station to WSORC (Whale Shark and
Oceanic Research Center) and guests often participate in many projects
involved in the study and preservation of the “biggest fish in the sea.”
7 Night packages from $845/diver, $749/vacationer plus taxes
Check out the webcam at www.utilalodge.com
Laguna Beach Resort
A short boat ride from the Utila town docks
places you on a private beach bordered by
groves of palm and mangrove. Laguna Beach
Resort caters to divers and vacationers who
want to get away from it all and still enjoy
the best that the Bay Islands have to offer.
Charming and spacious bungalows have
double beds, private bath, and air conditioning. Three buffet meals
are served daily in a beautiful clubhouse and lounge that overlooks
the Caribbean. Scuba divers enjoy an excellent in-house dive facility,
a roomy boat, and the most accessible shore diving on Utila.
7 Night packages from $940/diver,
$810/vacationer plus taxes
Mango Inn
Colorful, funky and fun, Mango Inn is one of
the best deals in the Bay Islands and its
restaurant and bar is a local hot spot.
Situated at the center of the village within
easy walking distance of all island amenities,
the lodge is nestled in beautiful gardens,
creating a perfect tropical paradise. With
Honduran pine construction, large airy rooms, and big porches
where guests can swing in hammocks and relax at a true Caribbean
pace, Mango Inn is a great choice for any visit to Utila. For the
budget conscious and those that enjoy mixing with the locals, it is
the place to be. Air conditioned rooms and cable TV are available at
additional charge. The affiliated Utila Dive Center is located in town.
Deluxe cabins from $79/night
Cayos Cochinos
Plantation Beach Resort
Unspoiled, undisturbed, undiscovered but not unprotected, this
intimate dive resort is located on a private island in the Cayos
Cochinos Marine Biological Reserve. Low environmental impact is
an obvious priority at PBR, and with a 24 guest maximum you are
assured ultimate privacy and excellent service. Some call Cayos
Cochinos the macro capital of the Bay Islands. You’ll witness the
rare and odd sea creatures and spend your surface interval relaxing
on the beach, hiking the tropical forest, snorkeling the coral reefs
or exploring the bay by kayak.
7 Night packages from $650/diver,
$550/vacationer plus taxes
Maninland Tours and Attractions
See details at www.roatan.com
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Do Not Miss!
Copán Conference 2007
June 13-17, 2007
A giant 4 days of activities for scholars, tourists,
and anyone lucky. These Maya seminars, tours
and activities are sponsored by the Honduras
Institute of Tourism, the Mundo Maya
Association and Archeology Magazine.
Reservations: 1-800-282-8932
Scuba Diving
Snorkeling
Pool
Boat Trips/Tours
Fishing
Kayaking
Beach
Birding
Canopy Tour by Horseback and Hot Spring Waterfall
Cuero y Saldo Wildlife Reserve
Rio Cangrejal jungle river rafting
Pico Bonito cloudforest and lodge
Punta Sal Marine Park, and Lancetilla Botanical Gardens in Tela
Garifuna culture, old fort, cemetery, lagoons and reserves of Tela
Mayan Ruins of Copán
Lenca culture and Indian markets of the Honduran highlands
City tours and markets
Mountain rimmed Lago Yojoa, Pluapanzak waterfall
Birding in Tela, Copán, and the Moskito Coast
Cigar factories
National Parks and reserves
Fincas, coffee plantations, gold panning
Rio Platano Biosphere, ancient hieroglyphs and local
indigenous cultures.
Hiking
Tennis
Cycling
Rafting
Ruins
Dining
Shopping
Great mainland additions to your Island vacation
Jungle White Water
River Rafting
Copán Overnight
Chattering parrots, crashing waterfalls, and
impossibly green canyon walls meet you at
every bend. This half-day trip down the Rio
Cangrejal is by far the most popular river trip
in the country and can even be done affordably
in a single day with round trip flights from
Roatán. It includes all equipment, professional
guides, a tropical picnic, and one night double
accommodations in La Ceiba, 5 hour raft trip,
class II-IV rapids, and a picnic lunch.
For longer white water and river trips including
longer itineraries with naturalist guides and
overnight camping,
please call.
This 2 night Copán tour is by far our most
popular mainland extension. Besides the
incredible sculptures, stellae, and museums of
the Copán archaelogical park, you will have time
to relax and enjoy one of the prettiest villages in
Central America with its cobbled streets, open
market, craft shops and restaurants. And there
are plenty of nearby attractions: Macaw
Mountain Bird Park, horseback riding to Los
Sapos and Hacienda San Lucas. 2 nights is not
nearly enough, so plan to stay longer or come
back! Includes transfers from San Pedro Sula, 2
Nights Copán (or 1 night Copán, 1 night San
Pedro if your air schedule is tight) lunch, English
speaking guide, tours of ruins and museums.
Cuero y Saldo
Wildlife Refuge
After an early breakfast,
you’ll be transported to
the Cuero y Salado Wildlife
refuge where, if the old burra is running (a
locomotive relic from plantation days,) you’ll
chug across a lowland plantation toward the
river. Drifting downstream, you’ll observe
wildlife (monkeys, manatees, and exotic
birds such as the boat billed heron) enjoying
lunch enroute. There’s a stop and time for a
swim where the river empties into the salty
Caribbean, before the return trip and transfer
to your hotel for the evening. This is a fun
and interesting trip
for all ages.
From $256/person with 2 person minimum
PRSRT STD
U.S. POSTAGE
Roatán Charter, Inc.
P.O. Box 877
San Antonio, FL 33576-0877
Reservations & Information:
1-800-282-8932
[email protected]
PAID
TAMPA, FL
PERMIT #2622