Roatan Private Excursion Monkey & Sloth, City Tour & Beach Break

Roatan tour was very informative and we enjoyed our time here with a terrific and local tour guide name Chriss, who love loves Roatan, &, who made our tour wonderful and very patient, no rush, assured us we would not miss our carnival cruise., on a sidenote, once off ship just head to the taxi area, which then you can pay 2 dollars to drive over a small like road(hill) or walk across, people w/ signs for your tour will assist once across. Food @ local restaurant was great, Eric @ monkey, sloth, was terrific, Rum cake was wonderful and bartender outside was nice as well, purchased a wonderful cocktail drink and rum cake, took photo outside. MAYAK chocolate place purchased coffee and teas also there were tastings for both locations, we loved the local instore ice cream @ location tried the pistachio one, NICE...we also bought Botana oil for hair here...We stopped took pick on road w ROATAN sign, bought a coconut from a local who was out there as well. We stopped by a local area and purchased was souvenirs as well. The beach was part of the tour but we opted to just drive by instead and head back, we were dropped off right at taxi area and proceeded back....We did have an hour to go to the beach area right outside the port or shop by cruise terminal.... Hope this helps others who may be undecided about this tour.... We had a memorable & terrific time here.

This was our third visit to Roatan and our third time booking an excursion with Sandri’s Tours. We keep coming back because we’ve had such great experiences with them! Malcolm was friendly and attentive, and he made our day enjoyable from start to finish. We’re already looking forward to our next visit and would happily book with Sandri’s Tours again.

We had an awesome time today seeing the monkeys, sloths and macaws. Highly recommend for you excursion!!!

The sloth & monkey tour was excellent, after that we went to a rum tasting, chocolate factory and a private beach club. Also a city tour by our guide. Tatiana. She was excellent. We did have to pay extra at the beach club for chairs and an umbrella. There was a pool and bathrooms there too. All in all it was an excellent day. She got us back to the port in plenty of time to get on our ship.

Our guide Malcolm was amazing! Very informative and friendly and accommodating. Best part was the jungle tour. Very interactive!!! The beach stop was a very nice location but w/o a day pass (can purchase there) the menu is prices I would pay in a US city, and you can’t lay on the beach, only access the water.

I booked a custom tour for 5 through this provider which, after some back and forth via WhatsApp, settled on the following: snorkeling stop, mangrove tour, village stop with lunch, and possibly chocolate factory. I told Luis that our family loves mangoes and pupusas, he assured me we would have a wonderful time. Malcolm picked us up at the tour meeting point, it’s chaotic but he had an easily identifiable sign. The first part of our drive he was talkative in telling us about the island and sights along the way. He told us this is mango season, they are falling from the trees and he would stop at a local fruit stand to get some. We got to the mangrove boat and Edward was our captain, he was very friendly and gave a nice tour, returning us to the dock. We then drove around the island and through the driver’s home village so we got to see pretty much the entire island which is really beautiful. We then stopped at the Mayak Chocolate Factory for about 30 minutes. It smelled wonderful and the frozen chocolate was good. While there Malcolm handed us a plastic bag of fresh cut, but completely unripe mango to share, kind of disappointing. We got back in the van and continued driving only to arrive back at the cruise dock by 12. No village, no lunch, no snorkeling and he was mostly silent for the whole second half of the drive. To be fair, we were late getting off the ship because of the time change, maybe that’s why we lost half the tour? It wasn’t communicated though. Take water with you, they provide nothing to drink along the way. Scheduling and payment was easily handled online but, bottom line, I wouldn’t book with this company again.

Malcolm was amazing! After a short walk to his van, he told us a little bit about the island and answered about a million questions from my 10 year old. We first went to see the monkeys, sloths and macaw. That was the highlight of our trip!! We got to hold a monkey and a macaw, and we also got to take pictures with a sloth and fed another animal but I forgot what it was called. He then took us to a souvenir shop that had pretty much anything and it was not very expensive. We chose to skip the rum tasting and chocolate part and went straight to the beach. The beach was beautiful and there was a restaurant and bar right on the water. I wish we had a little more time at the beach, but they like to ensure you make it back to port on time so we left a little early. Malcolm dropped us off right inside the port entrance, so we didn't have to walk very far. I will definitely book with them again next time I'm in Roatan!

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It was nice and enjoyable! I could definitely do it it again. Please bring good walking shoes, insect repellent and water.

We loved this excursion and would recommend it to all. The only confusing part was the meet up. We actually were walking to the address noted in our directions, when we were stopped and turned around. Everyone was so kind and helpful in finding our specific company/guide. (They tried to contact me, but I didn't have my internet working at the time - so my fault). Julian and our driver, Edward, were great. Julian was super friendly and engaging from the very start. She customized the tour for our family of 7. We skipped the rum portion, since we don't drink. She even went out of her way to find a banana flavored soda for our son in law and gave us each a little Roatan currency. She made this tour so fun. We LOVED having her as our guide and learned so much from her. She was engaging and made us all feel comfortable, making sure we returned to our ship in plenty of time. We would highly recommend this tour.

From the beginning of our tour Christian (Chris) shared information about the island, culture and more. The animal sanctuary was amazing with the monkeys and sloth were so cute. Make sure to wear a walking shoe- you will be walking thru hillside terrain… but worth it! We did the rum and chocolate factories that provided more local history. Loved the stop at paradise beach where we had time to swim and have refreshments for an hour. Note: the souvenir shop in this resort area had the best deals!! Highly recommend Christian he made Roatan a place we will visit again!