Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

Travel and Scuba Facts

Located 35 miles north off Honduras' Caribbean coast lie a patchwork of island called the
Bay Island of Honduras. ( Roatan, Guanaja, Utila are the largest. )

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT:

ROATAN via SAP w/AA and then Islena or TACA from LAX, SFO, MIA , IAH, MSY

CAPITAL CITY:

Tegucigalpa ( TGU )

HIGHEST POINT:

770 feet

AIRLINES:

TA 800-535-8780 CO 800-231-0856 AA 800-433-7300

BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE:

Check with each airline

DEPARTURE TAX:

Approximately US $25 / per person

ENTRY DOCUMENTS:

Passport and return ticket

TIME:

Central Standard Time ( no daylight savings )

LANGUAGE:

English - Spanish

CURRENCY:

US$1 = 14.08 Lempira or CONVERTER

SIZE OF ISLAND:

32 miles by 4 miles

POPULATION:

Approximately 30,000

ELECTRICITY:

110 Volts / 60 cycle

TELEPHONE:

From US 011-504-455 + 3 digits

CLIMATE:

Tropical - Hot & humid

AIR TEMPERATURE:

77F to 84F all year

CLOTHING:

Light, informal

WATER TEMPERATURE:

78F( winter ) to 84F( summer )

VISIBILITY:

40 - 100+/avg 65ft

RAINY SEASON:

Late fall

KIND OF DIVING:

Walls, caves, sponges, tunnels, night dives, shore diving dolphin diving at Anthony's Key, eel gardens & sand chutes, some wrecks.

DECOMPRESSION:

In Roatan

INOCULATIONS:

Some reported malaria case in the mainland, but not a problem in the island. Insect repellent is a must.

DRINKING H2O:

Fine at resorts

DRIVING LICENSE:

Not needed

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

Watersports, snorkeling, Marine Science Institute at AKR, horseback riding
good idea to visit the ruins at Copan.

TOURIST BOARD:

Consulate in LA 213-383-9244 NYC 212-269-3611 WAS 202-966-7702

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