The Diving Experience
Roatan is famous for its spectacular wall dives, sheer drop offs and giant sponges. However, its also home to magical drift dives, fascinating wrecks, incredible night diving and a reef oozing with crevices, canyons, swim thru's, caverns, sandy slopes, coral gardens ... yes, its got it all.
While larger pelagics are more common on the Pacific coast, Roatan still regularly hosts dolphins, reef sharks, whale sharks, whales, hammerhead sharks, and manta rays. Typical sightings include turtles, rays, moray eels, and a huge diversity of reef fish, many not found anywhere else in the Caribbean.
Bananarama is located near the southern "point" of the island. At no other location will you find better fish life and variety of corals and sponges.
Water temperature ranges from 78 degrees - 84 degrees with visibility consistent between 60-100ft, sometimes more! Diving takes place on both sides of the island. When it is choppy on one side of the island the other side is usually calm and provides the experience you hope for even in bad weather.
The Roatan Marine Park provides patrols and up keep within the south-west region, with plenty of shallow moorings ideal for novice and beginner divers. Currents are gentle, making Roatan an ideal location to get certified.
