Roatan vs Utila

[Bay Island Diver]

The age-old debate!

I have extensive experience of both islands and have chosen to make Roatan my home. So, I won't link to my blog posts because people will consider them biased. Here are two posts from people i do not even know that i feel a fair and accurate.

Here are a couple of good blog posts:

Roatan vs Utila: Which Honduran Island is Right for You?

Heading to the Bay Islands in Honduras but not sure which one is right for you? We compare Roatan vs Utila in a number of categories to help you decide.

sallysees.com

Utila vs Roatan: Which Bay Island is Right for You? - Madison's Footsteps

Utila vs Roatan: where is your next Honduran vacation? Click here for the pros and cons of each island to decide the best fit for you!

madisonsfootsteps.com

 

[Diver00002]

Since these names have been mentioned, I figured I would elaborate.

Tank'd Pro had a fire a couple nights ago, I believe they managed to save most with water hoses, buckets and the community working at it. I don't remember reading that operations are halted, so that's good. You can read about it in a FB group for Utila.

For the person with the 5 day trip to Utila, if you haven't looked already Alton's has a Dive & Stay package of 5 nights 10 dives private room with AC for $650 or basic dorm with fan for $375 or AC $425. All courses also come with free nights and if you add Nitrox it's $135 with another free night I believe.

Cozumel has a similar place for Dive & Stay and in fact, most every country has places like this - Just need a fine tooth comb and desire to search.

Diving Note: On Utila from Pumpkin Hill you can drift dive the reef to Roatan, about 3 miles, then take the 2pm ferry back.

Logistics: From SAP - Private Cessna, CM Airlines (local), bus/driver to La Ceiba Ferry.

 

[GreggS]

Diving Note: On Utila from Pumpkin Hill you can drift dive the reef to Roatan, about 3 miles, then take the 2pm ferry back.

You really might want to recheck this. The following is copied and pasted from this website.

Distance from Utila to Roatan​

There are several ways to calculate the distance from Utila to Roatan. Here are two standard methods:

Vincenty's formula (applied above)

• 27.562 miles
• 44.357 kilometers
• 23.951 nautical miles

Vincenty's formula calculates the distance between latitude/longitude points on the earth's surface using an ellipsoidal model of the planet.

Haversine formula

• 27.568 miles
• 44.367 kilometers
• 23.956 nautical miles

The haversine formula calculates the distance between latitude/longitude points assuming a spherical earth (great-circle distance – the shortest distance between two points).

 

[chillyinCanada]

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