Roatan Geography
Located 30 miles off the coast of Honduras the island Roatan is home to some of the best diving in the Caribbean with a variety of reef wrecks, caves and walls dives. Grey sharks, hammerheads, nurse and whale sharks call these waters home with eagle and manta rays often seen.
The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System (MBRS) is 550 mi long- and is the 2nd largest barrier reef in the world. Roatan forms the southernmost part of the MBRS which extends all the way from Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula down to Belize, Guatemala and ends up in the Bay Islands of Honduras. The Roatan Reef is unique in the quantity and quality of its reef and marine animals as well as its sheer beauty.
Roatan Diving Information
Comprised of over 175 named dive sites, Roatan has some of the calmest seas and best visibility in the Caribbean. There are two wrecks on the south-west side of the island that we are planning to dive on, as well as a multitude of walls and swim-throughs.
Expect air temperatures in the low 80s, with water temps in the high 70s.