Highly recommended tour – ask for Fernando! We traveled as a party of 5 (my husband and I, our two teens, and my dad). We had such a great time and felt comfortable with our tour guide Fernando during our entire visit. He picked us up at the designated location and drove us to our stops in a cool A/C van. He shared so much information with us about the island and had such a great sense of humor. Our visit to Manawakie Park was amazing! We were able to leave our belongings in the van (since we had the same driver the whole time) while we went to visit our island animal friends. Our guide at the park was Michelle (like Mrs. Obama as she would say) and she was so good at giving us such a great experience. We learned about the island, traditions, culture, and got to visit with a handsome sloth, a pretty parrot, and a bunch of adorable and fiesty monkeys. I want to also add that the sloth handler shared so much information about the sloth as well. We enjoyed our visit at the park and it wasn’t overly crowded. We actually had private time with the animals with our guide. The chocolate and rum tour was fun. We didn’t stay there long, and it worked out because we had more time at the beach. The beach that we went to was absolutely beautiful. We’re from Hawaii, so we can appreciate a good beach. I got a massage for about $20 for 30 minutes. There were jet skis available to rent and places to buy food. Our guide was SO awesome that he gave us the option of him hanging out with us (staying with our items) or just hanging out nearby to give us privacy. We ended up not eating at the beach and instead Fernando took us to a local spot near the cruise port. It was pretty pricey compared to buying food outside of a tourist spot.. however it was near the cruise port, so it was expected. However, the food was great! We ate at the Jungle Top restaurant. I had a fried fish plate (with rice/beans, salad and plaintains) for $25 and there were other options such as chicken, stewed beef, shrimp, and lobster plates. You can even try fried iguana and enjoy a nice selection of beer/cocktails. Overall, great visit and lots of great memories! Ask for Fernando!

Don’t miss this tour!! Kevin and Michelle were awesome park hosts. Michelle shared island knowledge in a fun and interesting manner. Kevin shared a great deal of time with the sloths. Truly an amazing experience. I would recommend this tour time and again!

Great place to visit. My tour guide was Michelle. She was wonderful. We had such a great time visiting the monkeys and parrots. The sloths were so adorable. Highly recommend visiting the park.

Great with one major drawback. WARNING! The bad news first: I would give it 5 stars except for this… Package #2 that includes the beach does not inform you that there is an extra entry fee into the beach area (which is not part of Manawakie Park. It is a separate area for tourists). The unexpected fee was $15 per person plus tax. So for the 4 of us it was an extra $72 out of our pocket. If we weren’t so hungry we would not have paid the fee as there is a restaurant on the premesis. The restaurant obviously charges as well, so it turned out to be a very’ very expensive lunch in a small un-airconditioned room that looked more like just a bar. The food was good, but the person who ate the burger was convinced that it was plant-based rather than actual beef. So I don’t recommend that beach/restaurant. Even though we didn’t use the beach area, they still charged us the full entry fee. Otherwise, the tour of Manawakie Park was great with the animals. Monkeys jump on you which is fun, but they keep trying to get in your pockets looking for food or trinkets I guess. One jumped on my head and I think he tinkled in my hair, but just a very little bit and didn’t bother me being a guy. There is a chance of them urinating and/or pooping on you, so keep that in mind. Also it’s a dirt floor enclosure, so you will get monkey feet dirt on you, but again did not bother me. They do have a washing station.Holding the sloth was great, yet brief. It’s like holding a very hairy baby. Holding a toucan was fun as well. Then they take you to a small room with murals and statues explaining their history. The “park” is quite small, but we still recommend it.Our first stop on the way to the park was to what I would call a touristy flea market with the usual wares. We bought some items with decent prices. But check all the booths because they will have the same items at different prices.The chocolate “factory” (small store, actually) was about as expected. They give an explanation of where chocolate comes from. The Rum “factory” was just a small store as well. They had only one brand of rum in different flavors. Although I’m a rum drinker, I did not buy any as it was $35 for a 750ml bottle, and I was poorer due to the aforementioned beach fee.The island tour was good. It definitely showcased the poverty of the island (passing a massive garbage heap on the way to the park) in contrast with $380,000 houses. JV was our island guide/driver who was very knowledgeable of the island and history. He was very personable as well. I just wish he had warned us about the beach fee.

Amazing solo tour; learning; animal experience. I will never forget my time with Flash and time with the monkeys!! 🥰 Priceless!! Tour guides so accommodating and educational. Flash and Pickaboo fun. Monkeys so engaging and friendly.

Fun time with Monkey’s and Sloth’s! This place was great it had everything we were looking for! Michelle and Mario were great! We had such a good fun time with the monkeys and then a amazing time holding the sloth! It was everything I could ever want!

Manawakie Our family enjoyed visiting this park for Spring Break. We loved the monkeys and the sloths. Our guide told us about history of Honduras. He also told us how they use natural resources to make medicine. The monkeys were awesome especially the ones in training.

Great Experience What a wonderful experience. Not too crowded so we had plenty of time with the birds, monkeys and sloth! Shout out to Jonathan and Daniel for making our visit great!

Great private tour of the island! My husband and I had a private tour by Fernando (who was amazing!). He tailored the tour to our wants and needs and we got to see the remaining items on our wish list. He was so personable, knowledgeable about the island and helpful. We learned a lot and had such a good time! I would highly recommend 🙂 The 1st picture is of my husband, myself and Fernando. We will always cherish the memories we made in Roatan.

Unethical treatment of animals Roatan is somewhat dependent on tourist dollars, so it doesn’t surprise me this is a popular attraction. However, tourist should beware that the animals in this park are caged, are used for photo opts for visitors and exploited for the profit of the park. What I observed while there was a number of caged animals, many without water in their dishes, a sloth that typically would sleep for the majority of the day, getting passed from person to person for photos and a macaw that had a similar lifestyle of getting passed around. If you are discouraged by these practices and want to see these beautiful creatures in a more natural setting, I would seek an alternate destination that has more ethical practices toward wildlife.