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Completely amazing location. A literal tropical paradise. We loved our stay here. The facility is very well kept and the staff (Kelin) was top notch. My daughter swam with the jaguar and loved it. Highly recommend this excursion that is booked directly through their website.

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Completely amazing location. A literal tropical paradise. We loved our stay here. The facility is very well kept and the staff (Kelin) was top notch. My daughter swam with the jaguar and loved it. Highly recommend this excursion that is booked directly through their website.

 

Glad you enjoyed it. We can’t wait to go back next time we are in Roatan.

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Decided to put my notes in a couple of different places.

If we were going to Roatan, I knew that my family would be going to Little French Key. A private island with an animal sanctuary, kayaks, paddle boarding, horses…that’s wild! Then our traveling crew wanted to come with us, too. Groups of more than 10, get a 10% discount. We had 13 (including kids 5-15). Just make sure you reach out to them to verify what the pricing would be specifically. I had calculated at home and prepared envelopes with cash and found that the check-in desk would charge a bit more. I am not going to complain because we had a terrific day.

We left the ship at 9AM and made our walk through the Mahogany Bay port area. I had checked out 2 YouTube videos on the walk to find the Little French Key drivers located outside the port area. I was prepared. We walked up the stairs to the left to the Mahogany Bay taxi area, and really, it was a short walk. I easily found Dave in his neon green Frenchy’s 44/Little French Key shirt. Once I had my reservation confirmation with me so our group of 13 was immediately led to a van and shuttled off to the Frenchy’s 44 restaurant about 15-20 minutes away from Mahogany Bay.

We were some of the first to arrive at Frenchy’s 44, where we paid our admission fees for Little French Key(LFK). I am so glad we got off the ship and made our walk quickly because the crowds and the line that formed after we were escorted to the LFK ferry was no joke. We left that line behind as we made the quick 5 minute journey across the way to LFK.

Upon arrival to LFK, Keilin was to be our server for the day and she led us on a quick 5 minute tour or the island. We went to the wild animal sanctuary first where all of our kids (and some adults) went gaga over the lions, tigers,monkeys, and tropical birds. While they were entranced by the animals, I was more entranced with the vistas. White sand beaches, crystal clear Caribbean waters, palapas in the water, hammocks in the water, chaise lounges that had shade and sun…damn, it was beautiful. We walked by showers, restrooms, gift shops, massage services, bars…it was fast because the island is super small. But this island offers paradise for a day.

It is truly gorgeous. Lots of places for glorious beach photo shoots. If Sports Illustrated does not come here for their swimsuit edition, they would be stupid. My entire traveling crew could not believe their eyes, and I was patting myself on the back for doing my research.

We parked ourselves in a corner under some trees on the shallow end close to the kitchen, bar, and the gift shop. We also took the large palapa high-top so we could have a dining area. We could see the deck and the rope swing where some folks could dive or jump from. The water here was super salty so floating was a less than effortless. They had some wooden platforms anchored to the palapas in the water so people could catch some sun or dive from. From where we were, we had direct view of Big French Key (which is owned and operated by Carnival and costs twice as much).

Everyone went their way after we parked and let sunscreen dry. The little kids hit the water, and the big kids (including the adults) went up tothe second story deck for a jump. Our kids are older so I felt completely safe to let mine roam the island and explore. I found later that ours did a photo tour of the animal sanctuary, so they saw all the animals.

I really liked that Keilin let us do our own thing, and only checked to see if we needed anything. It was super comfortable. We ordered some Monkey La Las (which tasted more like chocolate milkshakes instead of a boozy concoction) and they were super yummy. When we did order lunch,there was an assortment of food for everyone. Burgers, pizza, fried fish and chicken tenders and fries. We ordered cocktails from the bar and some of the kids got virgin drinks. We did order the LFK Plate with beef, chicken and shrimp with rice and beans and veggies. It was all pretty good. I think our tab was about $200 (including tax and tip) for the day.

Four of us decided to partake of the massage services at LFK. The ladies who work here are good. It’s $60 for an hour and $30 for half an hour. Our cousins did the half hour and my husband and I went in for the full hour. Services are rendered in the third story of the 3-story hut. There are stalls, but the stalls are missing the wall facing the water. The view is spectacular. I wish I had gotten a photo from there before we left. I was thoroughly relaxed.

We took a lot of photos on the island. There are hand chairs in the water. There are swings in the water. There are hammocks in the water. There are statues of Posideon and other things in the water. This place is super picturesque without being super touristy or garish. We took a lot of video of all the daredevil dives off the platform. Some of us when snorkeling and found squid and lobsters.

I almost feel as if we didn’t have enough time on LFK. I was really sad that our day was over, and it was time to head back to the ship. The kids walked through the sanctuary to say goodbye to the animals, and we hopped on the ferry to take us back to shore. Dave organized us and we got our own van back to Mahogany Bay.

While in the port area, we did some shopping and I had our passports stamped for Honduras.

But how wonderful it was to be able to spend the day at Little French Key!

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For those that have been what package do you recommend? We will have my husband and I, and our 19 yr old, 15 yr old, and 11 yr old with us. 11 yr old wants to either swim with or interact with a jaguar. How much extra does that cost? I can't seem to find it on their website.

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For those that have been what package do you recommend? We will have my husband and I, and our 19 yr old, 15 yr old, and 11 yr old with us. 11 yr old wants to either swim with or interact with a jaguar. How much extra does that cost? I can't seem to find it on their website.

 

I booked the Discovery package for our group of 13. You can book that just to hold a spot and then upgrade when you arrive. Payment and/or deposits are not needed to book. I actually do not remember them offering a swim/interaction with the jaguar option at the check-in office. I do remember, snorkeling, SCUBA, helicopter rides, and horseback ride options.

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