Safemike1 Posted December 16, 2022 Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 I am thinking of taking the monkey/sloth excursion. Are the lines very long? If you have taken that excursion, would you do it again? How did you set up the excursion? Through RC, or on shore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoCruiser Posted December 16, 2022 Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 I've never done that particular one before, but I would mention that if you're into nature things, if you've ever thought of doing a dolphin encounter ,the one in Roatan at The Institute of Marine Science is by far the best I have ever seen anywhere, with the most natural setting, and the most ethical treatment of the dolphins that I have ever encountered anywhere, they definitely get 110% there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted December 16, 2022 Report Share Posted December 16, 2022 There are a few different places on the island - they usually have a collection of other animals (monkeys and birds). You will get to hold the sloths for a minute or two and take pictures. I use Rony's Tours which is a private tour company. They have several prepackaged tours which include the sloths, or you can just create your own tour and essentially have a private driver for the day. HOME - Roatan Tours, Cruiseship Activities, Excursions, Zipline Canopy Tours with Ronys Independent Tours, Roatan (ronystours.com) Neesa and Yo2slick 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 We really enjoyed ours through Roatan Getaway Tours last spring. They went to AJs. We did the combo with the easy snorkeling and the water was amazing - warm and very clear. It was perfect for a beginner, and although we were not beginners, it was still enjoyable. We saw mostly conch and lobsters, not as many fish in that spot. We booked that tour on Viator, but you may be able to find just the sloth/monkey tour on there as well from the same company, or you can go directly to their own website: Roatan Getaway Tours. The owner, Jim, is very responsive by email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK6404 Posted December 17, 2022 Report Share Posted December 17, 2022 Hi @Safemike1! Here is Matt's review of a monkey/sloth excursion/tour he took in Roatan... https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2022/03/14/easy-monkey-sloth-iguana-tour-review-roatan Neesa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobroo Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 Matt's review is absolutely spot on! I would mention a couple additional things. The Royal Monkey/Sloth tours are likely the cheapest Royal excursion you'll ever take and it is very favorably priced to what you can do something similarly. IMO, it's really a no brainer; go with Royal. The sloth thing is cool and quintessential "I Cruised To Roatan" and perhaps quintessential "I've cruised Royal Caribbean a lot". So yeah, ya' gotta do it. But what people won't tell you is the highlight of the tour will be the monkeys. They are fun and you'll spend way more time with them. Nobody minds getting felt up by a spider monkey and trust me; that's going to happen. Cactus527 and Neesa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bod925 Posted December 20, 2022 Report Share Posted December 20, 2022 On 12/15/2022 at 10:26 PM, WhoCruiser said: I've never done that particular one before, but I would mention that if you're into nature things, if you've ever thought of doing a dolphin encounter ,the one in Roatan at The Institute of Marine Science is by far the best I have ever seen anywhere, with the most natural setting, and the most ethical treatment of the dolphins that I have ever encountered anywhere, they definitely get 110% there! How far is it to travel from the cruise port to the Institute of Marine Science? We are considering the dolphin action swim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoCruiser Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 I couldn't tell you in miles, but it was less than 15 minutes on the little tour bus that was part of the tour package as sold by the cruise line. If you'd like to look into the Institute yourself, here is a direct link to them https://www.roatanims.org Cactus527 and bod925 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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