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Roatan, Honduras | November 2016

Roatan, Honduras | November 2016

November 9, 2017 By Scuba Club Tucson

Added by Steven Backerman from his trip to Anthony’s Key, Roatan, Honduras in November 2016.

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Atlantic Trumpetfish-3700 website
Black Grouper 2-3641 website
Caribbean Reef Octopus 5-3876 website
Caribbean Reef Shark 4-4035 website

Channel Clinging Crab 2-3835 website
French Angel 2-3601 website
Goldentail Moray, dark variation 2 website-3662
Green Moray 2-4735 Website

Green Turtle 2-3963 website
Hawksbill Turtle 2-3818 website
Honeycomb Cowfish 3-3977 website
Landscape 1-3713 website

Midnight Parrotfish 2-3669 website
Queen Angel Lanscape-4567 website
School of Blue Tang and Doctorfish-4228 website
Sponge Brittlestar-4717 website

Star Horseshoe Worm-3715 website
Tiger Grouper inside a Giant Barrel Sponge-4314 website
Yellowhead Jawfish 5-3742 website
Yellowhead Jawfish 8-3746 website

I stayed at Anthony’s Key Resort Roatan, Honduras.  It’s easy to get to….from Tucson, you can simply connect in Houston right to Roatan.  Anthony’s Key is pretty short drive from the airport which the resort will arrange.  

You can expect incredible service.  It’s a very well-organized, well-run dive operation.  While there are a few other attractions on the island, such as Gumbalimba Park, where you can zipline, interact with wild white-faced capuchin monkeys and beautiful macaws, the diving is the top draw.

Roatan is situated along the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, the 2nd largest barrier reef in the world (the Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the largest).  Every dive provides stunning visuals of beautiful corals, fans and sponges.

You can expect to see turtles, sharks, octopuses (you don’t want to miss the night dives here) and jawfish.  There are also several wrecks to dive.

You (or your group) will be assigned to a DiveMaster for the length of your stay.  You’ll get a chance to dive at a different site for every dive of your stay.  Mary’s Crack, Key Hole, Barry’s Reef and Fish Den are just a few of the more unforgettable sites. 

The dive operation is extremely efficient, but it is a bit of a cattle call.  Dives are pretty strictly timed to 45 minutes.  If you get in good with your assigned DiveMaster, you’ll manage to be able to dive a bit longer.

Most of the dive sites are considered to be novice to intermediate, mostly at 50′-60′ of depth, with very little current.  We did a couple of 100’+ dives, but that was because we asked to go a bit deeper.

Kayaks and SUPs are also available during your surface intervals.

Accommodations are fantastic:  comfortable rooms, great and abundant meals.  Each staff member in every department is friendly and works hard to be accommodating to individual needs.

For more information about Roatan and/or Anthony’s Key Resort please fill out the Contact Form.

 

Filed Under: Dive Experiences - Roatan, Honduras Tagged With: angelfish, brittlestar, cowfish, crab, eel, grouper, Honduras, jawfish, landscape, octopus, parrotfish, Roatan, school, shark, trumpetfish, worm

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