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Roatan's ORIGINAL Customizable Best of Roatan Tour
Roatan, Honduras
- 3 to 8 hours
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
See the highlights of Roatan on a fully customizable tour that includes all the sites that interest you and skips the ones that don’t. Roatan is a diverse island with everything from white-sand beaches and rural villages to adventure sports and wildlife sanctuaries. With a guide as your personal escort, you won’t waste time figuring out where to go.
- Explore the island of Roatan on a private, tailor-made tour
- Choose from an extensive list of popular activities and get personal recommendations from your guide
- Maximize your time on the island with transport that takes you from your ship or hotel straight to your personal must-sees
- Flexible start time and duration mean you can fit the tour in around your other plans
What's Included
- Live commentary on board
- Local guide
- Tour escort/host
- Entrance fees to any add-on activities not preselected
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Food and drinks
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Start time
Opening hours
- 12/2/2018 - 5/16/2025
Monday : 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Tuesday : 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Wednesday : 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Thursday : 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Friday : 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Sunday : 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Pickup details
For guests staying on the island, we will pick you up and return you to your lodging accommodations. Be sure to provide us with the NAME and LOCATION (or Airbnb or VRBO listing website address) of where you're staying! Roatan has two Cruise Ship Terminals -- Please check below for meeting location for your arrival dock below: 1) Port of Roatan Cruise Terminal (NCL, RCI, MSC, etc.): As you exit your ship, Pass the Shopping Plaza stores. Take a right at the restrooms past the shops and wrap-around building to the Independent Tours booths. Look for the Victor Bodden Tours Kiosk -- You'll see our VICTOR BODDEN TOURS signs and uniformed employees at Kiosk #1 at the port's Independent Tours area. One of our representatives will greet you at the kiosk, locate your name on our list and introduce you to your guide for the day. 2) Mahogany Bay Cruise Center (Carnival, Princess, AIDA, Costa, Holland American, P&O, etc): As you exit your ship, customers on Local Independent Tours will be required by Carnival Corporation to exit their dock area through the gates and walk over the hill to the main road. Once outside the gates and over the hill, look for our representatives holding VICTOR BODDEN signs. One of our representatives will greet you, locate your name on our list and introduce you to your guide for the day. At the end of your tour day, we ARE able to drop you off to the entrance of the dock...so you will only have to do this long walk one-way, when you first arrive. a. Once you are outside the cruise compound, look for the VICTOR BODDEN TOURS signs and shirts!! b. The Port Manager of the Mahogany Bay Cruise Center has negotiated with the on-site Taxi Association to provide transportation, if required, to the Independent Tours meeting area. Please see the Taxi Dispatcher (in the Green Mahogany Bay shirt) to arrange for your group to utilize this service -- tell them that you need the shuttle service to Victor Bodden Tours on the other side of the hill. Or, if you'd rather, you can still walk over the hill (approximately 350 yards) to the designated area.
What To Expect
Victor Bodden Tours (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- All guides are bilingual (Spanish/English)
- Wheelchair guests must be able to transfer
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Reviews
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221 reviews
Julie_E, Mar 2024
Charlie was a great guide. She was wonderful. I got to hold my sloth and we rode the 4 wheelers. We had a great time.
Valerie_P, Mar 2024
We booked a private tour of Roatan through victor bodden tours and it was fabulous. Charlene was our driver and was so knowledgeable and such a great person to show us all around the island. She took us to the 3 places we wanted to see and showed us some other places along the way. We went to the iguana farm, the monkey, sloth and parrot sanctuary and then to a beach. We took excellent photos but I could not upload them because they over over 10 mb. Definitely use this tour company above any others. We were on a cruise and she was waiting for us at the pier whenever we got off the boat. Then she was sure to get us back on time. Best tour of our entire vacation.
Carrie_D, Feb 2024
While it took us a little while to find where to meet the driver (user error LOL) once we did the day was fantastic! Kenia took us all over the island and showed us exactly what we wanted to see. The Sloths, monkeys and other animals made for a fabulous day!
Mark_T, Feb 2024
This was a great tour. Calvin, our tour guide, asked us what we wanted to see. Then he planned out our day to get to all the places so we would avoid the crowds of when other group tours would be there. We could spend as much or as little time at each spot. He even stopped for us at the local grocery store to pick up some local beer. A private tour is the way to go and Calvin was a fantastic guide. HIGHLY recommend Bodden.
Becky_m, Feb 2024
There were none, we were expected to have a customized trip! Not just driving around the bad island, we were expected to either zip line, parasaling or beach and none of that happened! So
upset and would like a refund for this misguided tour!
Debra_M, Jan 2024
This day was one of the BEST days of our cruise! We had six in our group, and Ben was our private tour guide for the day. He helped us have so much fun! Although we were unable to participate in parasailing, which was our #1 activity, because of too much wind, we engaged in many other activities that were phenomenal. First, we went on the ziplining and animal sanctuary tour, where we were each able to hug a cute, sweet sloth--HIGHLIGHT of the trip! You need to wear a hat when in the macaw cage, though, or your scalp with get a bit pinched when the bird lands on your head. I loved having the cute monkey on my shoulder as well. We were able to go down plenty of ziplines, and a professional photographer snapped shots all along the way. (I think we ended up having 238 pictures from which to choose!) A tour guide even showed us how to zip down one of the lines upside down--what a thrill!! The cost of being able to download our photos (through an email link) was quite reasonable. I recommend going first thing when you arrive on the island; we did, and we were able to get right in and have lots of personal attention. Then Ben took us to the beach where we were able to have a glass-bottomed boat tour to see lots of fish and coral. I loved the way we actually sat in the bottom of the boat with windows all around. We were able to see turtles, stingrays, lots of fish...and even people who were scuba diving. :-) (This boat is much better than boats with just a piece of glass on the deck that you have to look through.) Then we went jet skiing instead of parasailing. Wear your sunglasses because the salty ocean water spray in the eyes doesn't feel very good!! Be aware lots of vendors will approach you on the beach trying to sell you something. I really appreciated that this tour is customizable--Ben took us exactly where we wanted to go and patiently waited as we engaged in the activities. He was knowledgeable about the island and answered all our questions. He got us back to the ship in time for us to embark. Our group consisted of ages 29-65 years old, and we all had a wonderfully exciting day in Roatan, Honduras!!
Brett_B, Dec 2023
This excursion was my family's favorite.
I did some research on things to do and see in Roatan and decided on the following:
Zip-lining
Monkey, sloth sanctuary
Lunch at Happy Harry's
Chocolate "factory"
Cigar shop
Rum shop
The zip-lining ($45 per person) and animal sanctuary (free with purchase of zip-lining) was GREAT! We had three guides for zip-lining and had a blast! It lasted about 45 minutes. Bring a GoPro if you have one. Be prepared to tip up to three people and go upside down at least once!
I read that the slothes aren't very active in the afternoon. We were the last group for the day and were still able to hug a couple slothes, interact with monkeys and see other exotic animals. Be prepared to tip an additional guide for this portion of the excursion (40-minutes).
We ate at Happy Harry's which is on the West End and on the water. On nice days you can swim there! The food and drinks were great, but pricy.
We hit up some local shops on the way back. Be sure to get some coconut rum cake!
Our driver, Tex, was friendly and helpful.
Onnaedo_N, Nov 2023
Overall, the tour was designed how I wanted it, but there were some issues with the pricing of certain activities. The tour guide was kind and knowledgeable but a bit disorganized. The spots I was taken to for food were not that good, and it seemed like I was steered away from better places because maybe the tour guide knew someone from other inferior restaurants.
The transportation was air-conditioned, but I was concerned that the tour guide was not vigilant about locking the door between stops, especially since I had all my belongings in the back in plain view. I had to ask a couple of times for the guide to close the door. She mentioned that I had nothing to worry about, and people in Honduras do not steal. Be that as it may, as a foreigner, I expect the guide to exercise discretion regarding customers' belongings. In the end, I did end up doing a lot of things, but I am not sure it was worth the hassle plus I felt rushed.
Response from Host, Nov 2023
Sorry your did not enjoy your tour day with us. Our guides to their best to do/see what our private tour guests request. Food/Drinks are "up to you" and I'm sorry you didn't enjoy the place that you selected. Luckily, we don't have the crime problems experienced elsewhere, but am sorry you felt unsafe during your tour. We hope you can come back and enjoy Roatan more in the future. thanks agian. VB
Anthony_R, Sep 2023
Went to see the sloths and the Monkeys which was very good. Guide gave us a tour around and informed us of some of the history ....Mr Martinez (sorry forgot his first name ) was excellent . Highly recommend as trip was excellent from pick up to drop off
Response from Host, Sep 2023
I am very pleased that you enjoyed your private tour day with Jorge (Pilo). He loves to share his island knowledge with visiting guests...like all of our tour staff, being born here helps to know the "BEST" places to visit! We hope you come back again soon...and request PIlo...he'd love showing and sharing more of Roatan with you! Thank you again very much! VB
Michael_J, Jun 2023
Our driver Jethro was very friendly and knowledgeable. We were able to learn about the culture and the history of the island. Jethro, made sure we were comfortable and all of our excursion requests were met.
Response from Host, Jun 2023
Thank you for sharing your visit with us! I know that Jethro really enjoyed sharing the sights, culture and island history with you. Please come back again soon for more fun! Jethro would LOVE seeing you again!! Thanks again! VB
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