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Place · West End village

Half Moon Bay (West End)Half Moon Bay

The sandy cove at West End with reef right off the beach: snorkel in the morning before the water-taxi and dive-boat traffic starts.

go at hour · before 10:00gate: unknownNot field-verified
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Key facts

Time on site
75–120 min
p95 180 min
Price
Free
Hours
unknown
Best time
before 10:00
quietest window
28″ bags
Painful
West End village: painful
Getting there
Walk from the main street
  • Go before 10:00
  • Free entry

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Rules in force · 10Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua (CA-4) giv…Do not walk the main road after darkSand and broken paths
  • Central America ↗Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua (CA-4) give one shared entry allowance, usually 90 days in total; leaving for Belize, Costa Rica or Mexico and coming back does not always reset it — check with immigration before a long stay.
  • Central America ↗Cross land borders in daylight and early in the day; many posts close or empty of transport by late afternoon, and the approaches are where robberies happen.
  • Central America ↗Several borders charge entry, exit or municipal fees in US dollars (Belize exit, Nicaragua entry and exit, Honduras entry); carry small, clean US notes and ask for a receipt.
  • Honduras ↗Check entry rules for your passport with Honduras's migration authority or a Honduran consulate; the CA-4 agreement with Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua can make your permitted stay count across all four.
  • Honduras ↗Transit San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa by day and with pre-arranged transport; do not use public buses between cities.
  • Honduras ↗Do not travel to Gracias a Dios (La Mosquitia) except with a specialist operator; several governments advise against all travel there.
  • Bay Islands ↗Do not touch coral or take shells; check the safety record of any dive shop.
  • Roatán ↗Do not walk the main road after dark: it is unlit and has no pavement. Book a taxi or stay in the village where you sleep.
  • Roatán ↗Sand and broken paths: bags go from the taxi to the door, never on a walk.
  • Roatán ↗Do not touch coral or take shells: use reef-safe sunscreen and check the safety record of any dive shop.
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Time on site

minutes

Minimum

45min

Worthwhile

75min

Typical

120min

p95

180min

A public beach: no opening hours; go in daylight.

On the ground

Getting in, crowds, and where to go if it does not work

Getting in

Stop
Walk from the main street
Exit
—
Ticket
free · official site
Stairs
note: none of note
Shoes
Sandals; reef shoes for snorkelling.

Crowds and switching

Crowd clock
Busier once dive boats and day visitors arrive.
Sensory load
2/5
Exposure
high

Bailouts

  1. heat

    Beach bar (shade)

  2. crowd

    Beach bar (shade)

Nearest rescue anchor: D — Half Moon Bay beach shade (field-verify)

Red lines

  • Do not touch coral or stand on it.

Deep dive

Questions, what is nearby, photos and sources

Questions and answers

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Nearby

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.

Sources