Description:
Guanaja is one of the Bay Islands of Honduras, approximately 70 km off the north coast of Honduras and 12 km from the island of Roatan.
Guanaja town is located on Bonacca, one of the small cays off Guanaja, the main island. This is where the majority of the population of 4000 lives. It has no roads or cars and is jam-packed with houses and businesses on stilts, canals and fishing boats. The other two main settlements on Guanaja are Mangrove Bight and Savannah Bight. Smaller settlements include East End and North East Bight.
Cruiser Highlights:
The unique town has a variety of small bars and restaurants, a bank, shopping and fuel. On the main island, there is hiking and a variety of dive resorts which offer restaurant options and dive excursions.
Entrance Notes or Cautions:
The most sheltered anchorage at El Bight may be entered either from town (keep a visual lookout for obstacles); or from inside the reefs through a channel between Dunbar island to port (a 5 story hotel built on a single rock) and visibly marked reefs extending from the headland. Cruisers report Cmap and Navionics to be confusing, inaccurate and actually misleading as to depths—though hazards appear to be accurate.
Position: 16° 26.44'N, 85° 53.33'W (off Bonnaca)
Last updated: May 2023
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