Top Roatan Shore Excursions

Michelle was an amazing guide. She was very friendly and informative which made sightseeing all the more enjoyable. She drove us around the island in a SUV that was very clean and comfortable. Michelle also let us take our time at West Bay beach and stopped at the Roatan sign upon request so we could take pictures while heading back to the ship. She also dropped us off at the nearest security check point so we didn’t have to walk the hill. As for the walk through the sanctuary, it was great! We got an incredible guide who let us hold a monkey and perch a bird on our head. We also got some great photos of the sloths and other animals living there. We loved this trip and recommend it for anyone looking for a fun and relaxing experience!

This was a day very well spent. Only a short drive to/from the port. Christian was our driver. We enjoyed having the van to ourselves. It felt like Christian was our personal concierge for the day. The snorkeling was so beautiful. It was just windy and the current was hard to swim against. Take the life jacket if you’re not a strong open water swimmer.

I booked the tour to start at 10am, but I didn't know the ship time and the local time was different for MSC. So the tour company called me at 10:15am ship time as I thought I still had time for the local 10am tour. Local time was 1 hour before the ship's time, that was very confusing for me. As I didn't get internet on the ship I had to take the phone call which cost me another $18. I guess that's just travel expense. Anyone taking MSC Seascape should watch out for the time difference, need to go with the ship's time. Roatan is not a big place so we were lucky to have a private tour just me and my mom. Our first stop was to see the animals. I can't remember the name of the place, I think it's either Vincent or Victor something. Our guide Irwin I believe took us to see the monkeys first. They really loved to eat the coconut bits, climbed all over my shoulders. My mom enjoyed less as one money got some red thing on her shirt which couldn't wash out after. :D Then we got personal with some parrots. They sat on our heads. At least my mom had her hat on. When the parrot tried to get off my head, it hurt a little bit because of the claws, so I suggest anyone joining the tour should wear hat. The animal place is not too big, we saw a bunch of sloths just chilling, it's easier to take pictures with the sloths as they don't really move. LOL. I saw peacocks, turkey, deer, more monkeys and parrots. Irwin was informative about the animals in the sanctuary. Afterwards the driver took us to the chocolate making place. The chocolate was pretty good. Then we went to the rum cake shop and bought a rum cake for souvenir. The driver explained a lot about the island and we pretty much chatted the entire trip. It's a shorter tour compared to other cruise ports but I still enjoyed a lot with the private experience.