West End Wall

A maioria dos mergulhos que são chamados de Texas realmente começam mais perto da bóia Salt Life Point e se deslocam para o Texas. A razão para isto é que o Texas é a área fora do ponto mais ocidental da ilha e pode estar sujeito a fortes correntes. A própria bóia do Texas está em 40 pés / 12 m e se houver corrente, ela geralmente estará empurrando você para fora da ilha e para fora em direção ao azul, de modo que seu mergulho pode ser duro e curto.

Referred to by most as West End Wall, the official name is Buca Quay. This is a great wall drift dive with side canyons, chutes, and sand falls starting off at about 66 ft / 20 m to the bottom of the wall it drops off as you head west/south.

A continuation of West End Wall, Black Rock also provides an outstanding dive site with numerous fissures in the reef wall. Featuring spectacular soft coral formations and giant barrel sponges, this dive site joins up with West End Wall, Texas, and Pablo’s Place.

Located on the western tip of the Island, this is a great drift diving site with a vertical reef wall starting at about 50ft. An east to west current gives a moderate drift for recreational divers.

Located on the prestigious West Bay Beach, Mandy’s Eel Garden starts at around 20 feet and continues towards the outer wall on the reef dropping down to the abyss.

Located just off West Bay, this site encompasses various dive sites, suited for beginners on the inner reef and snorkelers. A short distance away is the outer wall and greater depths.

Um belo e relaxante local de mergulho, com o nome do remendo de recife sobre o qual um velho barco de mergulho em resort superaquece a cada dia. Over Heat é um dos locais de mergulho mais preferidos em Roatan.

Butcher’s Bank offers is so much variation, making it a firm favorite with many dive operators in the area. The line is set at the usual 40 ft / 12 m at the inner end of a coral finger running in from the outer wall.

A popular dive site that is quick to get to. It is one of the more commonly dived sites in Roatan. Sandy bottoms and plenty of life makes it well worth a dive.

Seaquest Shallow is a shallow reef starting on a sandy bottom. Follow the sand to the top of the reef, which sits at 18ft. Situated in West End, this is an easy site to reach.