Utila Information
The island of Utila is the smallest island of the Bay
Islands group, Utila is almost 7 miles long and 3 miles
wide. The Island of Utila is 20 miles north of the Honduras
mainland.. Utila is much flatter than Roatan, the highest
point on Utila is 290 feet. Population of Utila is around
7,000 full time residents, and averages 500 tourists at any
given time. Cellular phone service is limited to the Eastern
end of Utila. There is also limited internet access at Utila
Hotels.
Utila is known for its beauty and is
surrounded by coral reefs and exotic undersea life. it is one of the least
expensive islands and would make a wonderful place to plan
your scuba diving vacation. The people of Utila are very
friendly and look forward to making your stay relaxing and
memorable. The locals on Utila are very accommodating and
helpful. Though Spanish is the official language of
Honduras, English is spoken by the residents of Roatan and
Utila.
If
you are looking for underwater adventures, Utila is famous
for divers coming into contact with the whale shark, the
biggest fish in the world. The whale shark is a slow moving,
gentle creature that eats a vegetarian diet of plankton near
Utila. There are over 60 different dive sites on Utila, so
you can take your pick. You can choose from a number of
wrecks and caves to explore and find your tropical
underwater paradise on Utila.
Most of the restaurants, bars and hotels are on
main street which runs throughout the island. You can walk
from the beach at one end of the Utila to another beach on
the opposite end of the island in about 30 minutes. You will
not find national food chains or franchise hotels on Utila, all
business are run by local families. Utila businesses accept
US currency as well as the Honduras lempira..
Island of Utila Information
The
island of Utila is more expensive to get to than Roatan, but
once you are there you will find that everything else on
Utila is Cheaper than Roatan. Utila does not have a
hyperbaric chamber, Roatan does have a hyperbaric chamber.
You never plan on needing a chamber for recreational scuba
diving, but it is nice to know that there is one nearby if a
scuba diving emergency occurs.
