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Scuba diving in Roatán
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Roatán Dive Prices 2026: Reef Dives to Divemaster

Roatán prices above Utila but well below most Caribbean resort islands, and our four tracked operators (Splash Inn Dive Resort, Octopus Dive School, Moana Divers Roatan, and Anthony's Key Resort) show a wide single-dive spread depending on volume tier: a night dive from Splash Inn runs USD 15, and a standard single boat dive settles around USD 35-55 once you're past the cheapest per-dive tiers. Certification runs USD 290-440 for Open Water, and Divemaster courses top out at USD 1,350.

Real prices from our tracked Roatán operators, from a USD 15 night dive to a USD 2,300 45-dive/9-night package, so "how much does diving Roatán cost" gets an actual number.

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    Bay Islands, Honduras

    Roatán

    Beginner-friendlyMid-range

    Open Water course from USD 220 · Day trip from USD 15

    Single boat dives run USD 15-55 depending on volume tier and which operator: Splash Inn Dive Resort prices per-dive tiers at USD 35-45 depending on how many dives you've already booked, while Octopus Dive School's site-specific dives (East End, Mary's Place) run USD 20-55. Discover Scuba Diving runs USD 60-150 depending on operator and dive count. Multi-dive packages run from Moana Divers Roatan's 4-dive pack at USD 150 up to their 45-dive/9-night package at USD 2,300; Octopus Dive School's 10-dive pack runs USD 400. PADI Open Water certification runs USD 400-440 across Splash Inn, Octopus Dive School, and Moana Divers Roatan. Advanced Open Water runs USD 410. Specialty courses (deep, wreck, navigation, search & recovery) run USD 170-220 each at Splash Inn Dive Resort. At the top end, a Divemaster course runs USD 1,150-1,350 depending on operator.

Before you book

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Roatán

Season

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Also good: Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug.

Getting there

  • Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport (RTB) in Coxen Hole has direct flights from several US gateways (Miami, Houston, Atlanta) and connections via San Pedro Sula.
  • A flat-rate taxi (around $25 for up to four people) covers the airport transfer to West End or West Bay, the two main dive-tourism areas.

Minimum stay

4 nights

Good for your first trip if

Open Water minimum for most reef sites. Mary's Place, drift dives and deeper wrecks are best done as Advanced or with an experienced guide.

Know before you go

  • Roatan has its own hyperbaric recompression chamber, unlike the smaller Bay Islands, which is a meaningful safety advantage for divers pushing depth or drift limits.
  • Most sites are calm reef/wall diving well within recreational limits; the current-exposed south-side and wreck sites are where shops brief more conservatively.

Top dive sites

Top sites in Roatán

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Mary's Place

Advanced only

Depth9–36 m

Narrow volcanic-origin crevices on the south shore, their walls dense with coral growth. Depth and tight sections make this Roatan's signature advanced dive.

  • coral-covered crevices
  • swim-throughs
  • sponge growth
  • dramatic topography
Coral reef
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El Aguila Wreck

Advanced only

Depth20–30 m

A 210ft cargo ship deliberately sunk in 1997, broken into three sections by Hurricane Mitch. A multi-part wreck dive with resident fish life.

  • wreck
  • artificial reef
  • resident fish

Common questions

What's the cheapest dive in Roatán?

Splash Inn Dive Resort's night dive at USD 15 is the cheapest single dive we track. For a standard daytime boat dive, expect USD 20-55 depending on operator and how many dives you've already bought in that visit.

How much does a PADI Open Water course cost in Roatán?

USD 400-440 across the three operators we track that offer it -- more than Utila's USD 290-350, but still well below most Caribbean resort-island certification rates.

How much does a Roatán dive package cost?

USD 150-2,300 depending on scale -- Moana Divers Roatan's 4-dive package starts at USD 150, and their most extensive package (45 dives over 9 nights) runs USD 2,300. Octopus Dive School's 10-dive package sits in between at USD 400.

Is Roatán or Utila cheaper for diving?

Utila, consistently. Our destination research notes fun dives on Roatán run roughly USD 35-50/tank against Utila's USD 40/tank floor and lower package rates, and Roatán's accommodation runs noticeably higher too -- Utila is the budget choice of the two Bay Islands.

How this guide was built

Every fact above is pulled live from the same destination and operator records used on Dive Curated's destination pages. It can never drift out of sync with what those pages say.

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