Reviews

we had an amazing experience with our tour guide Jairo. He was not only helpful with taking photos and telling us the plans every step of the way, but he... read more also answered the thousand questions we asked and even took us on a little detour to get some amazing local food on the way from one stop to another! The monkey/sloth adventure was one my gamily and I will not forget!!! our group of 7 opted for a private tourand did the Sloth/monkey, town and beach tour. highly recommend!

We had a wonderful trip with Adrian as our host to Little French Key and to see the sloths. Thanks to the Explore Roaton crew for a great time.

Explore Roatan exceeded our expectations! We had a wonderful time. We met our tour guide Adrian, who is literally THE BEST, he took us around and showed us to the... read more place where we got to pet and hold sloths, monkeys, birds, you name it. The butterfly garden was really interesting too. You can tell they take very great care of the animals and wildlife and take pride in what they do. All the employees were incredibly friendly, Mateo is the one who took us through the animal exploring. Super sweet kid, a college student working his way through school majoring in accounting. We loved the beach area we were taken to afterwards. I wish I remember the names of the animal and beach place but I can’t at the moment but I highly recommend. I’m positive the Explore Roatan staff will help you find them and have the best trip ever! Special shout out to Adrian for how hospitable and sweet you were! We’ll be back to see you!!

Cynthia was so pleasant and knowledgeable! It was really neat to see so much of the island, but the monkeys were the stand out favorite - they were adorable and... read more interactive, we loved them! Also, Cynthia may be the best driver on the island - lot of crazy taxi drivers and she made us feel very safe. She was also very flexible with the tour schedule to help us with the heat; we're from New Hampshire, and needed some cool down time. I wish I could give her 10 stars, you should definitely ask for her for your tour!

We booked Explore Roatan last minute and they still accommodated our group of 4! We had Alisha and Fanny as our Tour Guides and both gave our group an... read more excellent tour of their island taking us to an Iguana Farm, Monkey & Sloth Park, Look-Out, Chocolate Factory, and Rum Cake Place. We learned firsthand about the culture and viewed this beautiful country with all its lushness. Our Tour Guides were willing to take us to other areas of their country too. They were accommodating and willing to answer lots of questions. I would highly recommend Explore Roatan for your next excursion too. 🦎🐵⛰🍫🧉🏝

Booked a last minute excursion to Little French Key last week. Adrian was our driver/tour guide and he did an amazing job with our large group of 8. He was... read more super friendly and told us A LOT about the island of Roatan and helped us coordinate our afternoon at LFK. Cannot recommend Explore Roatan enough. LFK is absolutely gorgeous and totally worth the trip. Our only regret was not having more time to spend there!!

Went with Jim on a tour and was the best experience! He tailored our trip around us. My husband mentioned a find memory of trying sugar cane as a... read more child with his family. Jim surprised us by having a friend meet him with some for our daughter to try. He went above and beyond in every aspect. Highly recommend.

What an absolutely amazing and perfect day with Cecilia! We loved every bit of our super combo. Horse riding, snorkeling, beach break, sloths, delicious local cuisine and... read more much more! Fantastic guide. Fantastic tour. 10 out of 10 stars! Will go again! 💓💓💓

We booked! Orlando our personal tour guild did not disappoint. He took us everywhere. Loved the entire tour. The island is beautiful and we can't wait to return! Thank you

Dorian was awesome! This was the best excursion that we have ever booked. Definitely recommend Explore Roatan!!!

Excellent service very trustworthy and highly recommend you contact them for any excursions you are interested in.

Arrived in Roatan on Jan 2nd and this was by far my favorite part of my cruise! I messaged Dorian, the owner, privately with a few questions prior to booking.... read more He was able to answer all of my questions, and was very kind and helpful with completing my purchase. I opted to build my own excursion and paid to have private transportation. It was amazing! Our guide, Howard, was so knowledgeable and friendly! We went to the iguana park, sloths and monkeys, island tour, Roatan sign, and glass bottom boat! It was even Howard’s first time doing the boat! It was an exciting day for all of us! 😃 100% have, and will continue to recommend this company for any Roatan excursion needs! 💗 Thanks again!

Big big thank you to the Explore Roatan team special big thank you to our tour guide Fany! She made our 1st visit to Roatan unforgettable. We opted to book... read more with explore roatan because we wanted a more local and private experience. We asked and she delivered! Fany definitely knew her stuff. She was a very careful driver, she was able to make sure we were treated like VIPs the whole day. We never felt unsafe as long as she was around. She was always making sure we were comfortable and having fun. One thing Explore Roatan will make sure of is that you will never miss your ship. They have a policy that they have to return you back to the port 2 hours before. Fany was very careful and would keep us updated on the time while we enjoyed the beach. This was a big deal to me for peace of mind. We got to enjoy the whole day without having to worry about missing our ship. This company is really great they will make you feel like family. Don’t hesitate and book with them. I promise you will have the time of your life and they will safely return you back to the port.

We absolutely love doing our Roatan tour with Explore Roatan, we had Ramon and Fany as our guides and they are amazing! We have out little one with us and... read more they were so good with him, they took us to a lot of places and we are in love. We will definitely be back to Roatan and will tour with them again. Thanks for the wonderful experience.

Visited Roatan on Dec 29, 2022 while on a cruise. Our guide was Adrian! He was amazing! Awesome personality and so fun! It was a private tour... read more whoch was a nice surprise! He took us on a zip lining, sloth park, and beach break tour. Along with all those stops, he took us around the island to see the rum and chocolate factories and also to a mountain top restaurant for authentic central american cuisine. We never felt rushed and were allowed to move at our own pace. Adrian had us back at port with plenty of time to spare for some shopping. I definitely recommend Explore Roatan for fun excursions! Will definitely use them again on our next trip there and we will ask for Adrian!

We had an amazing tour with Ramon. We absolutely had a blast visiting local souvenir shops, getting great views of the island and water, touring the animal center getting pics... read more holding sloths, toucans. macaws, monkeys, and seeing lots of other animals. Ramon was so great taking our family pictures everywhere and giving us lots of info about the island. We really enjoyed the Roatan Chocolate Factory tour and they had 15 different chocolates to sample, plus bars and baked goods to buy. We also got to visit the rum factory - there were samples but we didn't really have an interest. There were AMAZING views there and across the street we went to a beautiful old lighthouse. The worker let us go to the top for free if you bought a souvenir, which was great. Ramon was awesome and very accommodating as well as super friendly and patient. Best excursion ever!

We had a private tour with Aaron and it was great! Took us all over Roatan and provided some interesting facts about the island and population. Thanks... read more Aaron, you were great. So happy to hold the sloth

Ask for Adrian as your guide! He was the best and made our experience unforgettable!! He waited for us at every stop and made sure we were comfortable... read more at all times! Highly recommend the beach break

Our tour guide Adrian Jimenez was absolutely amazing!!! We booked on the Explore Roatan website a couple weeks before our Carnival Mardi Gras cruise, and he did an amazing job... read more of meeting us at the port, took us everywhere we wanted to go, no rush, just island time fun! Highly recommend!!!

Amazing experience!!! Aaron was our guide and we really enjoy Roatan. We play with the monkey,sloth.We also did snorkeling and my dream came true.We saw the sky in the ocean with a... read more lot start,reef,fishes,conch. We also had the best coconut rice with fresh fried snapper,pico de gallo and plantain chip.🤗😋 Thank you so much!!!🙂

We had an amazing time in Roatan thanks to Explore Roatan. Cecilia was our tour guide and she was the Best! We visited the sloth park, beach and did... read more a private snorkel. Most beautiful waters we have seen. Everyone we encountered was so nice and helpful. We will use Explore Roatan on our next visit.

Recently I traveling on the Carnival Paradise in Sept 2022 and scheduled an excursion through ExploreRoatan. It was a great experience and would recommend this group. When we arrived and... read more left the port area we were great by Cecelia and drove into town. She showed us parts of the island and explained her island. Our excursion included ATV, Zipline and animal encounters and is was worth it. Make sure you wear close toe shoes and bring a water bottle. Cecelia stayed with us the whole time and waited patiently for us to finish and was back in port with plenty of time. I also like the I wasnt taken advantage of on the photos, I paid $30 (zipline) and $ 35 (animal) photos which is very reasonable. I received over 125 pictures via download. Next time I will bring my go pro for the ATV adventure because you cannot drive and take photos. Thank you to the staff for making our vacation awsome and we'll see you next year!!

Our experience was by far one of the best days on our vacation. Holding the sloth was beyond incredible. Dorian had excellent communication and our driver Isaiah exceeded our expectations.... read more His knowledge for the island and its history was fun to hear. He continued to ask us what we wanted to do. Our day revolved around what we wanted to do and see, you can't find that sort of service much anymore. He recommended a nice little shop we stopped at for some souvenirs and helped us take any pictures we wanted. I would 10/10 recommended this tour and plan on returning soon with my kids!

We booked outside of Carnival and have zero regrets! Adrian our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable! He answered all our questions about the island from taxes, gas, schooling, government, history,... read more you name it we asked it and he had a answer for us. Adrian did everything he could to give us an amazing tour of the island. We had a blast with the ATV, sloth, and monkeys. He took us to some amazing photo spots, and a little shopping area. Even with one person in our party a little under the weather we had the best time on this excursion and appreciate Adrian going out of his way to make it extra memorable for us. We also love that they are doing private tours!!!

We had the best time with Ramon and Fanny on our tour. They were so welcoming, informative and humble. We went to French Key and the sloth and monkey park.... read more The locals were so nice! We had the best time ever! We will definitely be back and use Explore Roatan. We will ask for our favorite tour guides Ramon and Fanny! 🤗

This company is awesome. I will admit I was worried going off the list from carnival but it was sooo worth it. Our tour guides John and marlin were fantastic... read more and made us feel safe the whole time. The water is so clear. My whole group had the best time. We did zip lining and they were so great.

Adrian was amazing! He helped me do a custom trip for my group so I could fit in everything we wanted for my Mom's 80th. He is born and raised... read more there knows everything about the island. Friendly and adaptable.

Nola. Was. AMAZING!!! We learned so so much about the island that we were do excited to see and it's history. We were amazed at all the insight from a... read more local and by God that woman was prompt and helpful. She made our experience great. We hope to make it back next year and we will ask for her! She also brought our babies mango suckers and local currency to keep as keepsakes. Wow you guys, I was scared to go off the cruise ship excursion but I'm so glad we did. We were always in good hands!

Cecilia was amazing. We did a private tour and she was so accommodating and helpful. Simply the best!

Me and my boyfriend had such a blast doing the Island tour + sloth/animal park + ATVs with Explore Roatan! Hendry Lonzo was our tour guide and he was the... read more best. He picked us up at the port and dropped us back off with plenty of time to spare. He even recommended a place for us to eat when we got hungry! I would 100% do it again.

This port can be very intimidating from the locals just outside the port entrance. Explore Roatan was right there with the entire team of guides to swoop you out of... read more that mess. Boogie was are guide and he was INCREDIBLE!!! We felt very comfortable from the start with Boogie. His knowledge of the island, nature and the islands real estate was very informative. We even got a flat tire halfway thru that Boogie just took in stride and changed out while we were in the chocolate shop. Looking forward to snorkeling with Boogie on the next time around.

We had a great day with Explore Roatan. Nola was amazing. We loved hearing about the beautiful island of Roatan from a native islander! We went to... read more see the sloths and monkeys which did NOT disappoint then to Little French Key which was breathtaking! I did not want to leave. On the way back to the ship, Nola was kind enough to stop at a chocolate store for us to get some local chocolate to take him. Would use this tour company again and highly recommend them! Thank you for the best day 🙂

This port can be very intimidating from the locals just outside the port entrance. Explore Roatan was right there with the entire team of guides to swoop you out of... read more that mess. Boogie was are guide and he was INCREDIBLE!!! We felt very comfortable from the start with Boogie. His knowledge of the island, nature and the islands real estate was very informative. We even got a flat tire halfway thru that Boogie just took in stride and changed out while we were in the chocolate shop. Looking forward to snorkeling with Boogie on the next time around.

This is long overdue but my husband and I were so blessed to have Andy as our tour guide back in November 2022. He made us feel like we belonged... read more in Roatan and he was so passionate about his hometown. Andy took his time with us and truly went above and beyond. He had the warmest personality and made us feel so safe. My husband and I loved all of the facts he told us about Roatan. If you can, please book with Andy. I'm actually tearing up writing this because he was so sweet and genuine. Andy deserves the world. Explore Roatan, thank you guys for the experience and having Andy on your team. Andy, thank you, thank you, thank you for being you and just being such a blessing to us. My husband and I will never forget you and the experience we shared with you.

We had a great tour with Jamel. He is very enthusiastic about showing you his island! We did the sloths and monkeys, the chocolate, rum and cameo factory.... read more We loved Roatan and hope to visit again!

Highly recommend. Get the private tour and ask for Hendry, an accommodating local that goes beyond to show you the best the island has to offer.

We had the best time with our guide Cynthia! She was the sweetest and coordinated everything for us to take a boat ride thru the mangroves and see some amazing... read more views. Definitely recommend her! Thanks Cynthia!!!

I heard about this company on Griff & Alyssa’s YouTube channel and was pretty excited since it’s was our first cruise trip to Roatan. Google reviews were also promising. But... read more overall our experience was just ‘okay’. Would we book with them again? No. First, the directions are clear as mud. And there are a large amount of aggressive tour booth workers, so if you get lost you have no choice but to ask one of them or some other stranger for directions; we had one follow us down the street asking for a tip because he helped us cross the street. The real directions should say “follow the exit out of the port…until you get to a quiet creepy path…keep going…when it looks even sketchier keep going…then exit the back parking lot onto the street of a large group of aggressive vendors and pray you can see a staff member with a sign, they will be standing across the street so good luck, then follow them down to a alley and hope your in the right place”. That’s basically how the directions played out. We booked the Little French Key and sloth park. In the tour group it was my husband and I, and one other couple. We had originally booked with our 11 year old daughter, but she was sick with COVID so she didn’t come because as a nurse I don’t think it would have been responsible. The tour guide called her boss, and they said sorry but they are charging me the $50 for her anyway, which I didn’t think was fair considering it was due to sickness. SO IF YOU GET SICK GOOD LUCK CANCELING RESERVATIONS. They said I still needed to pay for her to account for her reservation space. However When we got to the sloth park and little French key they did not purchase a ticket for her ‘reservation’ (we stood right there with the tour guide when they paid for our ticket) which means that money went straight into Explore Roatans pocket. Im giving them 3 stars for the driver and tour guide. They got us there and back, on time, so they did their jobs. My advice: just go to each place on your own and pay directly to the establishment. The sloth park is Daniel Johnson’s and as far as LFK, just go to Big French Key since cruise excursions can get you there safely for cheaper- and will refund you if you’re sick with COVID. **Reservation was 3/1/23 under Patricia Fuller. LFK & Sloth Park. Two adults and one child. If this company reaches out I will gladly update my review. **UPDATE: As of today, 3/14, no direct communication from company other than a response here, and no refund received. So there’s that.

We booked our private ($10 more) Monkey, Sloth, Rum Factory and Chocolate Factory tour with Explore Roatan. Our guide was Joe. He was fabulous!! We were never rushed. Joe took... read more us to beautiful sights and went above and beyond to make us comfortable and have a great time!! This excursion was beyond what we ever expected!! We highly recommend Explore Roatan!!

Had a Wonderful Private Tour of the Island. We booked this excursion thru Explore Roatan & couldn't be more happy with our Experience. Our tour guide Eddie was Fantastic &... read more very knowledgeable. We visited the Chocolate Factory & the Rum Factory. We also took in all the Views & places for photo opportunities. It was a Great day & Explore Roatan is an Amazing company to book thru.

Angela was our tour guide and she was absolutely amazing. She took such great care of us the entire day. We did the ATV excursion, sloths and monkeys,... read more chocolate and rum factory. It was a rainy day so we were really muddy after the ATVs. Highly recommend a poncho of some sort for that. We were able to see so much of the island. Would definitely go back to Roatan for a longer visit.

Had a fantastic day with our tour guide Jim! He took us to the monkey/sloth sanctuary, shopping, the chocolate factory, rum factory, and to a beautiful resort on the... read more beach. We felt safe and well taken care of the entire time. It was definitely worth the extra money to have a private tour with just our group of three! I would absolutely recommend it to anyone looking for an excursion in Roatan!!

Great communication and customer service. Andy, our driver, was fantastic!

Five Stars are NOT enough!!! These folks are outstanding! Our guide was Nelson and we couldn't have asked for a better experience!! We are so grateful for having found Explore... read more Roatan. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Great company! Our tour guide was Aaron and he was great!! We booked the sloths and snorkeling from a boat. Aaron heard that the animal park was super busy, so... read more he arranged for us to snorkel first. We joined 5 other people on a pontoon boat and the captain took us to see dolphins and mangroves before finding a perfect spot to anchor. He got in the water with us and wrangled a sea turtle our way, found a starfish, and led us over and around the reef. It is incredible. Soooo many beautiful and wild looking fish!! After snorkeling we grabbed lunch in a local restaurant and then went to the animal park. We missed the crowds and practically had the park to ourselves! The park lets many of its animals roam freely, and those in the roomy enclosures have plenty of plants and trees as well as treats. Our park guide took us inside the toucan enclosure (they are sooo inquisitive!), coaxed the free roaming monkeys over to us (a 6 month old monkey was mesmerized by his reflection in my sunglasses!), and introduced us to Honduran badgers and macaws on our way to the sloths. And let me tell you how awesome the sloths were!!!!!! They made sure we had tons of photos with the sloths and all the animals. And you could tell the park guide really cares about the animals and their welfare. He was very sweet with all of them. This was our favorite day on our cruise, and quite frankly one of my favorite vacation days ever! Our cruise didn't offer this tour and I'm so glad we did it with Explore Roatan!! They were fantastic and professional and I can't recommend them enough!!! Book this tour! You will be so glad you did!!!

Visited Roatan on Dec 29, 2022 while on a cruise. Our guide was Adrian! He was amazing! Awesome personality and so fun! It was a private tour... read more which was a nice surprise! He took us on a zip lining, sloth park, and beach break tour. Along with all those stops, he took us around the island to see the rum and chocolate factories and also to a mountain top restaurant for authentic central american cuisine. We never felt rushed and were allowed to move at our own pace. Adrian had us back at port with plenty of time to spare for some shopping. I definitely recommend Explore Roatan for fun excursions! Will definitely use them again on our next trip there and we will ask for Adrian!

My family and I went on a cruise with Royal Caribbean this week. There were eight of us; four teenage boys, my mother and father in law, and my husband... read more and myself. In Roatan, we chose to do an excursion with “Explore Roatan”. We did the zip lining, sloth/monkey park, and beach break. Our guides for ziplining were JB, Antony, and Peter. All three were knowledgeable, helpful, and very entertaining! We loved the whole experience! Adrian was our personal tour guide with Explore Roatan and he made us feel safe & welcome. He took us anywhere we wanted to go and was full of interesting facts about the history of Roatan etc. He also made sure we got to spend plenty of time at each place we went. We paid the extra money to make it private which I would highly recommend as well! Everything was personalized to our group. The van we rode in was very nice and had plenty of seating and AC! Adrian made the whole experience a 10/10! If we ever made it back to Roatan we would make sure to book with Explore Roatan and Adrian again!

Would highly recommend this company for your Roatan tours! We did a private Island tour and Cynthia was the absolute best! Will definitely ask for her next time we come... read more because there's a lot more we want to see!

We had the pleasure of riding with Adrian for the day. He was wonderful and a safe driver. We did the ziplining, the sloth experience and little French key. All... read more were amazing! We had a grand time. Highly recommend booking with this company before your port day.

Great service

I give Explore Roatan 5 stars! Other than the beginning looking for the travel company being hectic and unsure how I was going to find them, the directions were... read more spot on. Our guide today was Nola. She was sweet and knowledgeable! Being an island native she told us about the islands history and how the island culture was completely different than the mainland culture. I highly recommend asking for Nola on your visit!

My family and I loved our monkey, island and beach tour with Nola! She did an amazing job telling us about her island and we felt very safe the whole... read more time. My family and I would do this tour again and request Nola in a heartbeat

Do not recommend. I had some trouble at the snorkeling area, snorkel mask kept coming off but my guide was no where instead enjoying snorkeling with the others. Got my... read more leg all scraped up and bloody on the reefs. Not to mention, they put me and my family at a high dollar hotel beach table area and had make purchases to be able to use their table and instead of enjoying family private time, the guides were at the table with us and was awkward ordering drinks for just us and they gladly accepted my offer to buy them drinks and on top of that expected tips. So give 2 stars just because my did family enjoy the snorkel time up until the time we gathered at the hotel table. I updated to give 3 starts because the guides were friendly and were informative about the tour. Just 2 suggestions.. 1. The snorkeling tour should be taken at a non hotel beach property where a family is NOT expected to buy food or drinks just because we are on their tables, it’s not our fault that’s where we were put at. 2. Guides should not be mixed in with a family, they can be close by but give a family some private time when resting or relaxing. My wife made the reservations Rhonda Guerra.

We had a wonderful time with Fannie and Alisha was very responsible great drivers was awesome one on one experience. Hope you get these fine ladies you wont be disappointed