Dive Review of SeaGrape Plantation Dive Shop/Posada Las Orquideas in
Honduras/Roatan

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SeaGrape Plantation Dive Shop/Posada Las Orquideas: "Roatan -Locally owned & operated, well run & good value", Jul, 2018, by Vickie Ellett, OR, US ( 2 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 10791 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We stayed at Posada Las Orquideas. Lovely small local hotel. Spacious room, we had 2 beds & 3 divers, corner room, 3rd floor (up 3 flights of steps) small kitchen in 1 corner. Nice deck out back, with hammocks, connected to other rooms on that floor, so we could pass fish ID books, music, pictures/cameras (and beer) back & forth, enjoyed music played by one young couple. SeaGrape Plantation Dive Shop was next door, about 1 min walk. They were great. Well run & owned by local family. They put us on the same boat each day. Crew/dive masters knew us, our gear, cameras after first day. About 8-10 divers on each boat. Roatan reef is a protected park. ($10 park fee, paid in cash) Most dive sites were so close we came back to the dock for surface interval. We had varied weather, some rain & chop, vis was not great, nice schools of fish, some rays & turtles, no big critters. Overall I'd say Roatan more reef fish, better coral. Hawaii better vis & more sharks, rays, turtles. I had 2 nieces diving with me, their first dives out of USA. The dive masters were very helpful and kept an eye on them. I think their rental gear was included. The restaurant next door had good food. It was about 1 mile into town of West End with lots of tourists, shops, bars, traffic, etc. The Posada Las Orquideas is just far enough from town to be quiet, relaxing. And close enough to town for younger set to walk. We were there in July, rained a little almost every day. The bugs usually eat me up, and I had only a few mosquito bites. We did take malaria medicine. Highly recommend Posada Las Orquideas and SeaGrape Dive Shop for relaxing, low key, well run. good value, vacation.
Websites	SeaGrape Plantation Dive Shop Posada Las Orquideas
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Oregon, Washington, California, Galapagos, Palau, Raja Ampat/Indonesia, Caribbean, Fiji
Closest Airport	same island	Getting There	Flying from Oregon, had to overnight both ways. There may be a "red eye" available.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, surge, currents, no currents
Water Temp	84-°F / 29-°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	60-85 Ft/ 18-26 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	We were asked to stay w/group. Being a photographer, I'm always slow, they kept a eye on me.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Had rinse bucket on boat. Crew was good to hand camera off to you after you got in the water. After 1st day, they knew who had what camera.

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Dive Review of SeaGrape Plantation Dive Shop/Posada Las Orquideas in Honduras/Roatan

SeaGrape Plantation Dive Shop/Posada Las Orquideas: "Roatan -Locally owned & operated, well run & good value", Jul, 2018,

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Dive Review of SeaGrape Plantation Dive Shop/Posada Las Orquideas in
Honduras/Roatan