Mangrove Tours
Local Mangrove tours are very popular, there are 4 types of Mangroves in the area Black Mangrove, White Mangroves, Red Mangroves, Button wood Mangroves.These trees have the ability to survive in the salty inter-tidal area by the seacoast. Red mangroves colonize the seaward fringe. These give way to muddy zone of Black mangroves and eventually stretch to the land where White mangroves and Button wood dominate.Mangrove forest provide a vital service by protecting the coast from hurricane and storm damage. They stabilize the shoreline and trap river sediments, preventing the mud from being deposited on the coral reefs.
Mangrove leaves, nectar and fruit, feed a variety of animals above the water, Decomposing leaves in the water feed an entire different ecosystem. Mangroves serve as important nursery grounds for many marine animals, including valuable species like bonefish, snappers, lobsters, conchs, and shrimps. The Mangrove tour feels magical with a mystery in the shadows and around every turn. You can imagine how it use to be when indingenous people lived here and then when the pirates came and hid along the coast. Many say there is still buried treasure in the hills of Roatan. There are many guides that provide Mangrove tours through the area but our caretaker George has been guiding tours through the Mangroves for many years and is one of the best. He has many stories about the mangroves and the area he grew up in.
