What to do and see in Bay Islands, Bay Islands: The Best Things to do Adventurous

November 1, 2021 Chanda Heide

If you’re looking for a budget-friendly island vacation, consider the Bay Islands. Each one appeals to different travelers—Roatan’s the most developed (but still not as built-up as, say, St. Thomas), Guanaia’s rustic and Utila’s in between. All three have great dive spots and beaches.
Restaurants in Bay Islands

1. Utila Dive Center

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5.0 based on 1,314 reviews

Utila Dive Center

The Utila Dive Centre is an established dive operation and hotel, offering all levels of scuba instruction from beginner to PADI Scuba Instructor, including Tec diving. Utila Dive Centre has been a PADI Career Development Center since 2002 and is the most popular and successful CDC in Central America. We have Instructor level continuing education courses (Specialty Instructor, Master Scuba Diver Trainer, IDC Staff Instructor) and internships that add real value to your training with us.

2. Coconut Tree Divers

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5.0 based on 1,276 reviews

Coconut Tree Divers

BEST location in West End, Coconut Tree Divers is the Premier award winning PADI IDC Center on the island of Roatan. Proudly the ONLY dive center to offer IDC, Technical, Sidemount, Rebreather support, & Divemaster internship programs. The shop offers four daily dives: the morning boat leaves at 9:00 AM for two dives and returns at around 12:30 PM. The afternoon dives go out at 1:00 and 2.30 respectively. Night dives are available every Tuesday and Thursday. The shop's second boat, Pot Licker, is dedicated for cruise ship visitors on various cruise ship schedules. The shop's friendly, experienced staff will guide you through the various dive sites in Roatan's reef system. We have a variety of different size tanks to offer, as well as many DIN tanks if needed. Nitrox and Trimix fills are also available with our Oxygen clean Haskel booster pump. Snorkelers and Cruiseship guests are also welcome.

3. Bananarama Dive Center

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5.0 based on 587 reviews

Bananarama Dive Center

Bananarama Dive Center offers the full range of diving activities on the worlds' second largest barrier reef. Experienced staff, small groups and the best dive sites make diving with Bananarama an unforgettable experience.

4. Native Sons Dive Shop

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5.0 based on 724 reviews

Native Sons Dive Shop

Native Sons is the longest running dive shop in West End, under the same ownership. Set up in 1993, by local dive legend Alvin Jackson, Native Sons provides a 5 star service and has a spotless safety record. If you are looking for the best, most professional outfit, with the nicest boat in the Bay Islands, this is where you need to dive.

5. Gunter's Ecomarine

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5.0 based on 206 reviews

Gunter's Ecomarine

Gunter's Ecomarine Dive Shop is a world famous secret found only on the island Utila. We offer a familiar atmosphere, professional service and the best diving on Utila. Whether you are first time diver or a diver of the world, Ecomarine will give you a dive adventure of a lifetime....

6. Freedive Utila - Apnea Total Freediving School

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5.0 based on 151 reviews

Freedive Utila - Apnea Total Freediving School

Freedive Utila, Central America's Freediving Headquarters, is the place to learn how to hold your breath and go deeper than you ever thought. Now in our new location and offering Instructor training courses.

7. West End Divers

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5.0 based on 1,148 reviews

West End Divers

West End Divers is a fully certified PADI Five Star Dive Resort offering scuba diving excursions and training daily. With our four boats, new gear, enthusiastic staff, the second largest barrier reef in the world, and forty plus dive sites in the Sandy Bay Marine Park that surrounds our shop and dock, are just some of the reasons that make West End Divers your best choice for your fun diving adventures during your holiday here on Roatan.

8. Roatan Divers

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5.0 based on 1,027 reviews

Roatan Divers

Roatan Divers is an award winning PADI 5 Star Instructor Development Center located in West End, Roatan, in the Bay Islands of Honduras. We focus on top quality service, personal attention, safety, comfort and environmental responsibility. With a fantastic team of knowledgeable instructors and experienced captains, combined with our great location and some of the best scuba diving in the Caribbean at our doorstep, we are able to offer you first class scuba courses and dive excursions to an underwater world that will take your breath away!

9. Octopus Dive School

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5.0 based on 457 reviews

Octopus Dive School

We are a 5-Star Padi Dive Center located on the island of Roatán, Honduras, at Gibson Bight. We have been operating since 2005, offering PADI courses from Open Water all the way to Divemaster, taught by our qualifiedd instructors. Classes can be held in English, Spanish, German, Italian and French. Our class size is limited to four students per instructor. For those of you that want to try diving for the first time without having to take a full course, we offer Discover Scuba Diving, which is a quick and easy introduction into what it takes to explore the underwater world. With over 50 different dive sites to choose from, we take you to some of the best walls, canyons, caves, and wrecks the Caribbean has to offer. You will experience calm, warm, clear waters (yearly average temperature: 24-32ºC, 75-90ºF). At Octpus Dive School we focus on smaller groups and personal attention, catering to our clients expertise and interests. We also organize private trips upon request.

10. Subway Watersports

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5.0 based on 537 reviews

Subway Watersports

We are PADI 5 Star Dive Center and Green Star Award Winner located on the north side of Roatan, Honduras, at Turquoise Bay Resort catering to multiple hotels, vacation rental homes and cruise ship visitors. We offer scuba diving and lessons, snorkeling, kayaking and other water sports as weekly packages or day excursions. Enjoy diving or snorkeling on our private dive sites. Only a short boat ride away you find amazing dive/snorkel sites with drop offs, canyons, swim throughs and the Caribbean's biggest variety of coral and sponges. PADI Divemasters guide all dives. Enjoy valet diving and the best personal attention and customer service you deserve!

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