Coxen Hole, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras Port Reviews

Did our own excursion. Rented a cab for $18 for two. Edwin, our driver took around the island telling us of history and points of interest. He was with us as long as we cared to explore. Bought him lunch

This is where things get interesting. Overall, I enjoyed this stop. Been to Roatan Honduras once before many years ago. This time with this group, I wanted to do something a little different. So we booked an ATV, Monkey and Sloths tour with a third party tour group. I did a LITTLE research on the company and saw that they were recommended by a few cruise vloggers. So I felt pretty good about my choice. The Monkey and Sloths part of the tour was good. So I WOULD recommend that part of the tour, HOWEVER the ATV part I would not recommend. Now with that said, after the cruise, I did look up reviews on the company and for this particular tour. The majority of the reviews were very good, but 1, now 2 (mine) are not so good. I think that any tour group that is doing any kind of vehicle tour where you are the driver, then the first thing that should be asked is how comfortable are you with driving this vehicle. Or have you driven one of these before. And the tour should be adapted for the situation. Now mind you, it was only the 6 of us that was in the group. NONE of us had ever ridden an ATV before. First off they did have helmets, but they said that we didn't have to ware them because we were not going fast. The ATVs, in my opinion, were not kept up. Tires didn't have enough tread for the conditions. Two of the ATVs, the chains kept coming off. And just before we got back, one of the ATVs completely broke down and had to be left on the road. For people that are not proficient in driving ATVs, I don't think we should have been driving on steep muddy narrow roads. Twice I had to get off of my ATV and walk up the steep road, and have the tour guide drive it up the road. The tour driver said that I was sitting to far up on the ATV and the tires were unable to grip the road properly. So I guess I should sit far back on the ATV going up a steep slop, and let gravity cause the ATV to flip backwards. Needless to say the next time I book an excursion like this I will do A LOT MORE research.

Did the rum and chocolate tour, met some nice people.

Beautiful port, not terribly far to walk from ship to shore. Cave tube ride was very good but having to carry large tube all the way to the starting point was very difficult. Tubes needed to be at starting point.

Ocean water was the perfect temperature for swimming. Nice little beach easy to get to at mahogany bay.

Our favorite day! We did a tour where we went and held sloths, monkeys, a macaw, and some Guinea pigs. Later we ziplined and then ended up going on a wonderful snorkeling adventure. It was called the Sloths, Monkey, Zipline, and Snorkel Combo through Dream Vacations. 10/10 recommend!!

We booked an excursion to an eco park with sloths and monkeys. We picked this particular excursion because all of the animals were rescues and therefore not as exploited as other animal excursions. The staff at the eco park were very nice and knowledgeable of their animals. Our driver was very good at his job and even pointed out some things about Honduran culture that we did not understand. Be prepared for the immense cultural disparity when you leave the terminal with your guide, and stick with guides that have been approved by the cruise lines.

We did a monkey/sloth excursion through Viator.

My husband said this was the best snorkeling.

Poor island, no sites to see, sad island