Dolphin's Den
East End site on the north side with tunnels, caverns and swim-throughs, snapping shrimp, slipper lobsters and anemones; similar canyon terrain to Mary's Place but usually fewer boats. Position = Roatán Marine Park mooring buoy for this site (RMP 'dive sites' map, Sept 2026 list). RMP lists inside, outside and shallow variants.
Facts
- Region: Honduras – Roatán
- Area: East End (Oak Ridge – Camp Bay)
- Depth: 4–9 m
- Level: intermediate
- Current: moderate
- Type: reef, swim-through, cavern
- Coordinates: 16.415832, -86.388312
- Highlights: tunnels and caverns, swim-throughs, snapping shrimp, slipper lobsters, anemones
- Permit: Roatán Marine Park (RMP) user fee: the park's own page calls it a 'voluntary user fee' of US$10 and gives a bracelet/token in return; it is sold at the RMP EcoStore in West End and at partner dive shops and resorts. In practice dive operators ask divers to hold it before diving the park's reefs (one operator lists US$10 per year or US$3 per day), so treat it as required and confirm the current amount and validity with the park or your shop. The fee funds the mooring buoys and reef patrols.
- Issuer / contact: Roatán Marine Park (RMP)
- Phone: +504 9430-3193
- Email: info@roatanmarinepark.org
- Website: https://www.roatanmarinepark.org/voluntary-fee
- Phone and e-mail from roatanmarinepark.org; fee amount from the park's voluntary-fee page (US$10). Per-year/per-day wording comes from an operator listing, not the park.
- Tips: Weather dependent (open north side). Check conditions with your operator.