Best Roatán Dive Sites
Roatán is home to over 150 dive sites, including destinations that attract experienced divers from around the world. From wreck dives to swim-throughs, or walls, Island Dive Center escorts you to the most popular sites around the island. Let us know how we can customize your excursion to your liking, including a specialized diving and fishing combo.
Firelight Night Dive Our on-site dive shop is the only one in the West End to offer this night dive that uses high powered fluorescent lights to make the reef naturally glow with bioluminescence. Turn the lights out and see Roatán’s famous "String of Pearls".
El Aguila Wreck Dive Just a 5-minute boat ride from our beach is the El Aguila shipwreck. Explore the wreck formations and pass-throughs while keeping an eye out for large groups of garden eels and the occasional eagle ray.
Hole in the Wall Deep Dive Start your dive with a sand chute that descends over 130 feet and keep an eye out for beautiful pillar and brain coral formations. Divers are greeted by spotted drum fish, file fish and the occasional nurse shark.
Turtle Crossing There’s no deep diving required at Turtle Crossing, with most wildlife seen at 30–60 foot depths. In addition to schools of fish, it’s not uncommon to see large green sea turtles. You you might even get lucky and find a hawksbill turtle!
Pablo’s Place Large coral columns, barrel sponges, and a nice variety of sea life await you at Pablo’s Place. Just around the western tip of the island, the reef has a different look and feel to add some variety to your dives, playing host to dog snapper, great barracuda, trumpet fish, and triggerfish.
Blue Channel Shallow & Deep Dive Shallow areas allow snorkelers to explore for hours, while the deeper sloping sand patch covered with coral patches is fun for divers of every skill level. Explore the crevices for moray eels, lobster, fireworms, and large feather dusters.
Shark Dive
After a 15-minute boat ride south of Roatán, you can come face to face with Caribbean reef sharks measuring up to 10 feet long. Witness a shark feeding from the safety of the reef and look for shark teeth in the area afterward as a keepsake of your experience.
Mary’s Place
Famous for its deep, extended crack formed by volcanic activity, Mary’s Place is one of Roátan's most renowned dive sites. Shallows, towering channels, and passageways are home to stingray, turtles, crabs, lobster and many other colonies of plant and wildlife.
Group Trips
We offer special discounts for dive groups, whether you’re here with your family, a group of friends, or on a business trip. We’ll even help you plan your dives based on your group and experience.
Transportation, equipment, and instruction are all included when you schedule a group diving excursion with Island Diving Center. Whether you’re staying at Brisas del Mar or looking for a cruise ship diving excursion during your stop in Roatán, our dive shop staff take care of everything.
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