Six tours with the Roatán Chocolate Factory, each with private vehicle & driver for just your group, round-trip port pickup, and tastings included. Each pairs it with something different: the rum tasting and West Bay Beach; the rum tasting, West End and West Bay Beach; a guided reef snorkel, the rum tasting and West Bay Beach; sloths and monkeys at Daniel Johnson's, the rum tasting and West Bay Beach; Mayan Eden Eco Park, a zip line and the rum tasting; or a guided island tour of both ends of the island with West End shopping.
Private vehicle & expert local driver included, never shared, sized to your party. Prices are per person, all-in, no surprises.
Roatán Chocolate Factory · Rum Company · West Bay Beach Break
$49 / person · all-in, no surprises
5–6.5 hrs · private vehicle & driver · round-trip port pickup · tastings included
See what's included
Chocolate factory — bean-to-bar sample tasting
Rum house — sample tasting with Caribbean views
West Bay Beach Break (Beach Access) — swim and relax on world-famous white sand
Your US-based Roatán Excursion & Transportation Specialist for prompt help & planning
What to expect
At the Roatán Chocolate Factory in West End, a bean-to-bar chocolate maker, watch how island chocolate is made, then enjoy a sample tasting across a dozen varieties. At the cliff-top rum house near West Bay, sample local rums and famous rum cakes with an epic Caribbean view.
Good to know: the rum tasting is 18+, and children are welcome in the shop. The rum house is closed on Sundays.
Check a tour for your sailing
Pick your ship, your day in Roatán and your party to see your exact times in both clocks, and every tour that fits your port window.
Ships usually spend about 8½ hours docked in Roatán. That leaves roughly 6¾ hours for your private day.
Two clocks, both shown. Your ship keeps either its home port's time or Roatán time. It's the captain's call, and no schedule says which. We show both, always, and your reservation has a place to circle the one your ship is on.
Off the ship and to your driver. About 45 minutes to get off the ship. Your reservation has clear directions to the pickup spot, where your private driver waits with a sign showing your name. Your driver's name and phone number are sent to you before you sail. If it takes longer to get off, your driver waits.
Every excursion mapped to your port window. Real durations plus drive times, against the hours you actually have ashore, starting when your first stop opens.
An hour held for the trip back. You're back at the port an hour or more before all-aboard. That hour is never counted as touring time.
Your driver watches the clock. Your reservation lists all your stops and how long you'll spend at each.
Getting off the ship in Roatán
Carnival, Princess and Holland America ships dock at Isla Tropicale (formerly Mahogany Bay). Royal Caribbean, Norwegian, MSC, Celebrity, Virgin Voyages, Margaritaville at Sea, Regent, Oceania and Crystal ships dock at Port of Roatán (Coxen Hole). Your reservation shows your port and the exact steps.
Port of Roatán (Coxen Hole)
When you get off the ship, head to the shopping area and turn right under the double stairway (you'll also see a sign for taxis).
You'll pass the independent tour sellers. They'll try hard to sell you an excursion; just tell them you're already booked.
At the end of that section, turn left, then right toward port exit gate #1.
Your driver is waiting across the street with a sign showing your last name.
Isla Tropicale (formerly Mahogany Bay)
When you get off the ship, head toward the duty-free shop and walk through.
Walk up the hill and turn left toward the taxi parking lot.
Turn left toward the port exit gate and walk up the hill.
Your driver is waiting with a sign showing your last name.
Can't manage the hill? A taxi is $2 per person; tell the driver your private driver is waiting at the gate.
Before you sail: your driver's name and phone number are on your reservation, sent to you before you sail, so you can reach them if you need to. Only go with the person holding a sign with your name.
Who plans your day
Hi, I'm Jen, your US-based Roatán Excursion & Transportation Specialist.
I first came to Roatán as a visitor and used the same local team every trip. That's how this partnership began.
— Jen
One team, two locations
In the US
Planning, your questions and every detail before you sail, with prompt answers by phone, text or email.
In Roatán
The driving, the logistics and fifteen years of local knowledge, with licensed & insured vehicles and English-speaking driver-guides trained through the Honduran Institute of Tourism.
Prompt answers from the US. Fifteen years of experience on the island.
Questions people ask
Where is the Roatán Chocolate Factory?
In West End. It's a bean-to-bar chocolate maker: you see how island cacao becomes chocolate, then enjoy a sample tasting across a dozen varieties.
Is there a Roatán chocolate and rum tour?
Yes. Roatán Chocolate Factory · Rum Company · West Bay Beach Break ($49 per person) includes both tastings, then West Bay Beach. The rum house is a cliff-top spot near West Bay with local rums, famous rum cakes and an epic Caribbean view.
Are the tastings included?
Yes. The chocolate and rum sample tastings are included in the price, along with your private vehicle and driver and round-trip port pickup. The price you see is the price at checkout: no surprises, no hidden fees.
Can kids come on the chocolate and rum tour?
Yes, these tours are all ages. The rum tasting is 18+, and children are welcome in the shop. The tour with the zip line is ages 5+. Children 3 and under are free, and car seats are included.
Is the rum house open on Sundays?
No, the rum house is closed on Sundays, so tours with the rum tasting aren't offered on a Sunday port day. The Roatán Private Island Tour includes the Chocolate Factory without the rum stop.
Can I do the chocolate factory from the cruise port?
Yes. Your driver picks you up at the port and has you back at the port an hour or more before all-aboard, every time, by design.
See your day, timed to your ship
Pick your ship and your day in Roatán. See every excursion that fits your port window, in seconds. Your exact times in both clocks (home-port time and Roatán time), and your price. Private tours from $49 per person.
Group savings: 5 or more guests pay less per person on most tours.