Escape winter with a week of warm water paddling! Spend eight days on this one of a kind Circumnavigation of Roatan.  Roatan is one of the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras. The Caribbean waters offer a diverse array of world class diving, snorkeling and tropical diversity. Our kayak circumnavigation is like no other adventure on the island. Our journey blends the physical and cultural.  Come ready for the harmony of island time and enjoy the beauty of the water, mountains and spirit of the people that call Roatan home.  

Day 1 - The adventure officially begins at the Juan Manuel Galvez Airport (RTB) on the trip start date. Your Northwest Passage guides will greet and transfer you to the West End where you can settle into your room. Before dinner your guides will lead a short paddle to get familiar with your kayak and basic rescue skills. A sunset welcome reception, trip orientation and dinner will round out the evening. (D)

Day 2 - Immediately following breakfast, you will begin the first leg of the kayak journey around Roatan. Paddling east, you’ll kayak past Sandy Bay and several diminutive cays. Deep water channels through the reef provide excellent snorkeling opportunities along the way. At the conclusion of the day’s on water journey, we will shuttle back to the West End for the night. (B, D)

Day 3 - After shuttling to the launch, the eastward journey continues through mangrove cuts and along sandy beaches to Turquoise Bay. Along the way there’s an opportunity to snorkel amongst giant starfish. (B, D)

Day 4 -  The eastward paddling journey continues with a lunch stop in the Garifuna town of Punta Gorda. After lunch we kayak past Punta Blanca ultimately stopping for the evening in Camp Bay. (B)

Day 5 - After paddling a short distance along the north coast, we kayak through a “secret” mangrove cut that traverses the width of the island. After emerging from the cut in the former pirate haunt of Port Royal, we kayak to Calabash Bight, the doorstep of a roadless, aquatic neighborhood. (B, D)

Day 6 - You’ll kayak through the aquatic boulevards of the town of Oakridge as we make our west along the southern coast. After crossing several bights (tiny, finger like inlets) around the corner of the prominent Caribe Point we conclude our paddling day in Dixon Cove. (B, D)

Day 7 - Today the goal is to complete the circumnavigation of Roatan. After passing the island’s main town of Coxen Hole we’ll round the western cape of the island and return to the shores of the West End for our final evening on Roatan. (B, D)

Day 8 - Following breakfast, transportation will be provided to the airport where we’ll part ways until our next adventure together. (B)

Note: This is our intended itinerary. As with any adventure travel, the forces of nature can be unpredictable, causing us to make adjustments and changes to the itinerary. Rest assured that our many years of exploring have provided us with numerous options if changes need to be made. If it is too windy to paddle, various hiking, cultural and historical options will make you glad for the winds.