Båd og snorkling i West End (Blue Channel, The Aquarium, Turtle Crossing)

Easy as can be snorkeling experience! My girlfriend and I stayed in West End at an Airbnb, and we literally just walked into town and met our guides there on the boat. We hit blue channel, turtle crossing, and a last spot where they fed the fish and had them swim around us. Beni guided us the whole way and was very nice, 10/10 would recommend!

Nice early start time and convenient pick up at Infinity Bay. The first location Turtle Crossing was a dud, with unhealthy and dead coral and almost no fish. We swam a long time there and wish we had not stopped there. We enjoyed the Blue Channel a lot - beautiful spot with depth, good coral and marine life. The third location at the Aquarium had too many boats, and as we’re experienced snorkelers, feeding the fish was only fun for a moment. Swimming away from the boats was better, and we saw some great species, including leopard rays and flounder. It was recommended we not use fins because we would be so close to coral, but fins would have been perfectly fine and nice to swim with. There was plenty of depth, and again, we’re experienced snorkelers and are conservation minded, avoiding contact with coral. Our guide was super nice, but he didn’t point out any species of coral or fish while we were snorkeling. Very unusual on a guided tour. For the price, the boat was a disappointment. A water taxi with benches and a two stroke engine that wreaked of fuel and was likely leaking fuel into the water. The ladder needed another rung, as stepping up that high was challenging. We weren’t offered drinking water or told to bring it. Usually it’s specified in the tour listing or confirmation email. The only confirmation email came from Viator and didn't include any details other than the date, and the link to tickets didn't work. For the price, the short duration was also a disappointment, especially considering the first stop was not good. Overall, a mixed experience.

10 / 10 highly recommend. Dani was very responsive and informative after the booking and super helpful with instructions leaving the port. Mario, our guide, was super friendly and knowledgeable about the different snorkle areas and the island. It was very easy to find Mario outside of the port exit and the excursion went flawlessly. I want to come back and experience the island and snorkle areas more because of this experience. Book with this crew, you wont be disappointed.

Mario is a wonderful and knowledgeable tour guide! He is very positive and I had a great experience . The snorkeling was amazing and I can’t say enough about the tour guide he made the experience.

Great experience. Super punctual, and Amy and Wilson were friendly and very kind. Dani was attentive the entire time. 100% recommendable.

I really didn’t know what to expect but just chose this tour based on the reviews. It surpassed all of my expectations. Mario picked up my family of four at the port and took us to west end. We got on their boat and had an amazing snorkeling trip. Just us. We followed up with a dinner at a local restaurant and a tour of a chocolate factory. We got back to the ship with plenty of time to spare. Mario was an amazing guide. Better than any of the ship excursions.

Mario and Valentin were great guides. We took the whole family with swimmers of different skill levels and everyone was able to have a great time. Both guides were very knowledgeable and made sure to watch over everyone.

We booked this trip outside of the sponsored excursions from Royal Caribbean when we were there on Cruise outing. The initial experience was daunting due to the amount of people outside the gate at the port, but finding our excursion guide was easy. We took a walk to a car where we took a ride to the West End where we went to a chocolate factory to watch chocolate being made from Honduras chocolate beans. We then went across the street to the coast where we boarded a boat and went to three different snorkeling spots. They were all absolutely beautiful. We saw many different species of fish, rays, turtles, and beautiful reefs. We finished our day by going to a restaurant before returning back to the port. It was a very unique experience that we would definitely do again. Thank you Rovan and Danny.

Every minute we spent with Mario and Amy only got better and better! (Watch for Amy's bright peachy-orange shirt when you look for them at the port). The 3 snorkeling sites are what you need to try to do while you are in Roatan, as it it the home of the second biggest reef on the planet. Mario took me to his many favorite spots on the each part of the reef. My hubby chose to snorkel closer to the boat with Amy. Next time we go with them, I will message them in advance and ask for a full facial snorkel mask for him. Because Mario shares my enthusiam, he helped me swim faster to cover more of the reef and he also taught me to improve my novice deeper dives under the water. His geniune love for this sport is contagious. They will offer to show you some shopping spots, but as we are not shoppers, we chose to spend more time snorkeling and go back to ship at the end. I cannot wait to see the go-pro video they are sending me of the last stop and it should arrive to my email very soon. You will feel their enthusiam and love for their island.

Let me start by saying Dani did an exceptional job communicating prior to the tour. His company and the guides are outstanding and very professional. I got of the cruise ship and to the meeting point early and saw Mario with the RTGA sign. He wasn’t my guide as I was early but communicated to Dani and I was picked up for my tour earlier than even expected. It’s a short beautiful drive to west end and we were at the boat in 10-15 minutes. I went solo and there was one other couple on the boat and each group had its own snorkeling guide. They strive for an amazing guest experience coupled with safety. My guide was Amy and she was amazing. The ride from shore to the snorkeling spots is an easy 10 minute jaunt. Amazing reefs and corals such a short distance from shore. After a safety briefing and an assessment of our comfort levels we were given our gear and in the water. First spot was turtle crossing and it didn’t disappoint saw a green sea turtle shortly after entering the water and basically followed that for an amazing journey of discovery with a multitude of fish and coral. The next stop was blue channel and the reef and channel didn’t disappoint as we soon were following an eagle ray throughout the channel along coral walls. More beautiful fish than you could count along with barracuda. The last stop was the aquarium and you couldn’t come up with a more appropriate name. The threw some fresh mango out and there was no need to swim anywhere as huge schools of fish surrounded you! Unbelievable experience. Each stop was about 30 minutes of snorkeling time which absolutely flew by! It all ended too soon! Based on today’s experience I could go out daily! Definitely the highlight of the Western Caribbean cruise so far! They offered options to visit a chocolate factory or shop or get lunch, but I came for the snorkeling and elected to just go back to port. The drove me directly into the port area making so easy to get back onto the cruise ship. Dani offers multiple tours and options so inquire directly with him. You will be treated with professionalism and enthusiasm by him and his staff. You can’t ask for a better way to spend time in Roatan Honduras. Safe welcoming and treated like family.