The snorkeling was amazing, beautiful waters and friendly staff made this a great adventure. BFK was lovely. "It was all incredibly green and fertile," and Christopher Columbus named it Isla de Pinos. Had our own snorkel gear and enjoyed snorkeling with the kids in the lagoon area. Travellers talk about
All activities were very good. They had so many included activities you could do, like zip lining, high jumps, swings, kayaking, snorkeling, etc. To show your support, consider leaving a review or posting photos of tours and experiences you have taken. The island is believed to be originally settled by a Frenchman in the 1760s. Several movies have been made there too. Big French Key is part beach lagoon and simple lunch and bar following the snorkeling tour. We were taken to a dead part of the barrier reef! Family friendly, kids loved the piñata and the host for that was great with the kids. Kayaking is available (xtra fee) as well as snorkeling (also xtra fee since a boat ride is required to take you to a safe spot). but small. Come visit.. Great experience! The water was calm, clear and beautiful.
We took a short bus ride and then a short boat ride to arrive at the island.
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A private island with beach club and tons of watersports activities great for the whole family and young groups looking to have fun on roatan, We booked this excursion from the MSC ship and glad we did. Little French Key is right adjacent to Big French Key, so you could actually use both (even tho they say you can't).
It's a nice place to visit with some activities but you need to pay for the activities like renting a kayak. If you are a resident of another country or region, please select the appropriate version of Tripadvisor for your country or region in the drop-down menu. We also were treated to a boat tour and saw the house where the TV series "Fantasy Island" was filmed. BFK had plenty of chairs, nice staff and good food and drink but they didn’t have the a, Nice beach Food is good We he fun swimming snorkeling and just relaxing . We will NEVER visit French Key, nor travel with MSC Cruises EVER again!!
We loved visiting Big French Key through a ship excursion!!! A few emprisoned tigers were near the dock. Central America ; Honduras ; Bay Islands ; Roatan ; Things to Do in Roatan ; Big French Key; Search. "It was all incredibly green and fertile," and Christopher Columbus named it Isla de Pinos. This site uses cookies to improve your experience, to enhance site security and to show you personalised advertising. How Many cruise ship ports are there on Roatan?
A long bus ride back and the next thing you know 5 hours have gone by, but hey I did swim with a pig. The beach was beautiful but we forgot our beach shoes which would have been great as there was a bit of a rocky area.
The pre-arranged snorkel trip was also amazing. with decent food and an area to sit by the ocean. We loved this tour. Great excursion with RC, great beach day. Big French Key is a beautiful place to visit. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in the United States. This is the version of our website addressed to speakers of English in Canada. Support this operator: Times are tough for the travel community right now. While trying to see something of interest on this dead reef the operators of this. Big French Cay, Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras , C.A.
Visitors have to take an easy 5 to 10-minute boat ride from Lion Fish Landing (dock), located on the main island, to get to the Cay. Family friendly, kids loved the piñata and the host for that was great with the kids. Very clean area, friendly helpful staff, delicious food and drinks. Another boat ride is required to take you to little french key where the pigs are, as well as a few more caged animals (jaguars, chickens, peacocks, a lion & pigs. eats/drinks a little pricey.. Only downside is that they keep 5 tigers in an enclosure - this is wrong on so many levels - they said they were rescued and were awaiting relocation, but I'm not sure - very small enclosure with the only water to swim in being salt water, which they don't care for - that was quite upsetting. Big French Key is a beautiful place to visit.