Private Roatan Honduras Tour: Sloths, Monkeys, Chocolate and Rum

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Your own vehicle, your own guide, and a pace set by your party. You meet outside the port an hour after your ship docks. Then come the sloths and monkeys, the highest viewpoint on the island, a chocolate tasting, a rum tasting and time in West End. The day runs on ship time, so the clock you watch is the one that matters.

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Sloths, a viewpoint, two tastings and West End, at your pace

Out of the gate on ship time

The meeting time is one hour after your ship arrives, and the crew are at the port from the moment it docks. At the Port of Roatan you walk past the shops and the tour kiosks and leave by gate 1, the one that leads to downtown. At Mahogany Bay (Isla Tropicale) the meeting point is outside the terminal, a walk of two to five minutes, or a US$2 taxi if you would rather ride. Look for the 2K's Adventures Tours sign.

Two things save a lot of worry. Keep the operator's name and number with you, since your phone may have no signal outside the port, and several companies hold similar signs, as Marian B. found. And the day runs on ship time, not island time: Roatan keeps Central Standard Time, which a ship may not. Both ports are laid out step by step on the cruise port page.

Sloths, monkeys and macaws near Coxen Hole

The first long stop is the animals. Your guide takes you to the sloths, the capuchin monkeys and the macaws near Coxen Hole, and the monkeys often climb straight onto visitors. The animals live in enclosures, which TNaige W. pointed out so nobody arrives expecting a forest walk. William C. would happily have stayed longer.

A word on the sloths. Candace M. and several others were not able to hold one, and no fare here promises that you can hold a sloth. You get close enough for photos, and the monkeys make up for it. Whether the sanctuary entry is in this fare is not stated, so ask when you book. Every sanctuary the island's days use is compared in our guide to the sloth and monkey stops.

The viewpoint, and the painted sign

From the animals you climb to the highest viewpoint on the island, with the town and the sea below. It is the photo most people take home. Later there is a stop at the painted Roatan sign, for the group picture.

The ground at some stops is uneven. Jeffrey P. suggests trainers rather than flip-flops. The vehicle is wheelchair accessible, and melony d.'s group of 11 travelled with two wheelchairs and a patient guide.

Chocolate, rum and West End

The tastings are shops as much as factories. At Mayak Chocolate you sample chocolate made on the island and hear how cacao becomes a bar. At the Roatan Rum Company you taste the flavoured rums. Jean L. and Mindy H. both found these stops closer to a store than a tour, so treat them as a sweet interlude, not a highlight. Elma W. added a coffee tasting across the road.

Then comes time in West End, the village of bars, restaurants and souvenir shops on the north-west tip. Lunch is not in the fare, and this is where to eat: your guide will point you to a local place. What else West End and West Bay offer is on the things to do page.

Your pace, your stops

Because the vehicle is yours, the order bends to you. c_s asked for stops and got them. Carmella e.'s guide shaped the day around the group and had them back at the port on time. If you want the beach too, say so early, since the day is three to four hours.

At US$56 a head this is one of the lower fares on the island for a private vehicle. How it sits against the other private days, the beach-club ones included, is set out on private tours in Roatan Honduras.

How your three to four hours run

1. One hour after docking. Gate 1 at the Port of Roatan, or outside Mahogany Bay.
2. Sloths, monkeys and macaws. The animal stop near Coxen Hole.
3. The highest viewpoint. Photos over the town and the sea.
4. Mayak Chocolate. A tasting of chocolate made on the island.
5. The Roatan Rum Company. A tasting of the island's flavoured rums.
6. West End. Shops, bars and a place for lunch at your own cost.
7. Back to the port. Via the painted Roatan sign, on ship time.

Who this suits: couples and families who want the island at their own pace

What the fare covers

Finding your guide at either port

At the Port of Roatan (Coxen Hole), walk through the port past the shops and the painted wall, turn right through the kiosk area, and follow the signs for the port offices, taxis and the exit. Leave through gate 1, the gate to downtown; your guide waits just outside with a 2K's Adventures Tours sign.

At Mahogany Bay, walk two to five minutes out of the terminal to the meeting point, or take a US$2 taxi. Hotel guests are picked up at the lobby. The meeting time is one hour after your ship arrives, or as soon as you can get off. Both ports are drawn on the Roatan map.

Know before you go

• Carry the operator's number. Your phone may have no signal outside the port.
• Ask for a short walk. If anyone in your party walks with a cane, ask for the vehicle at the gate.
• Bring water. Bottled water is not in the fare, and the day is hot.
• Budget for lunch. West End is the place to eat; lunch is extra.
• Wear closed shoes. Some ground at the stops is uneven.
• Ask about the sanctuary entry. The fare does not say whether it is included.

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