Holly Rogers - Gahanna, OH :
I booked a Bodden tour after reading the comments from past visitors, and am very glad I did. We came to Roatan via cruise ship on April 9, 2008. Julio Bodden was our tour guide and he was great. He took us all over, told us all about the history, life, people, etc and shows us some really cool things. He took us to a great local restaurant where we enjoyed native dishes and looked out over the water, while chatting with other guests. I could really spend some time on Roatan after seeing it up close like this. Roatan is a ‘genuine’ island with nice people. We felt like we had a pretty good understanding of Roatan when we left. This tour was so much better than anything we’ve ever had on the cruise ship. You can’t go wrong booking this tour! (Norweigan Sun, April 9, 2008)

Pat & Chuck Guest - Newfoundland, PA:
Thanks to you and Tex for making our time in Roatan so enjoyable. We truly enjoyed our personal tour. Tex took us to some beautiful places and well as time to snorkel and just "veg out" by the water. We sure will recommend you to others coming to Roatan. We also loved meeting Koki the monkey at your house even though he tried to steal my earring!! Good Luck to all of you! (Norweigan Sun, April 7, 2008)

David Leeson & Family:
Our tour last week with Tex was great. Thank you for booking our tour at the last minute and taking care of us. Tex was a good host and very flexible to our needs. We enjoyed having lunch with him at his “local” restaurant choice which was outstanding and talking about Roatan, cultures and children. We are already planning a return to your island, there is far more to see then the six hours we spent off the cruise ship. Look forward to seeing you and Tex again. –Best wishes. (Carnival Legend, April 4, 2008)

Ronald Shows Wanietta & Her Group How To Get the Iguana To Crawl-up Your Leg!

Wanietta Stuckey - Fort Wayne, IN:
Ronald was our tour guide for the day in early April of 2008. We had a spectacular time. There were four of us and we all enjoyed the tour of the island with Ronald. He was very knowledgable and agreeable. He stopped when we wanted to take a picture or several and helped to interpret when we didn't understand the islanders.

He took us to the iguana farm which was absolutley amazing! We enjoyed walking through the areas watching the iguanas sunning themselves. We even got to feed them. Ronald showed us how if you hold the tree branch close enough, the iguana would climb up your leg just to eat. We were all too chicken to try it, so Ronald did it for us. It made for a spectacular picture. One in our group even had the nerve to touch the iguanas.

Next we went to see the friendly monkey. Our guide Ronald has been there a few times. He was able to tell us all about the animals there. We especially liked how he knew the monkey and the monkey seemed to know and understand him too. The one thing that happened was that the monkey climbed on top of the shoulder of one of our group members. Then the monkey noticed the cigarettes in his shirt pocket. He reached down and dumped all the cigarettes into the pocket. Ronald said, "No." and the monkey immediately stopped. It was so exciting to see such an exotic animal up close and be able to hold him too.

Ronald then took us to a wonderful beach area where we lounged in the sun and shade, swam in the ocean, and spent time with some area residents. Ronald made our day one of the best days we had while on vacation. (April 2008)

Melissa Bryant - Arlington, TX:
My family & I had a WONDERFUL time in Roatan thanks to you & your tour company. Ann was our driver so my thanks go out to her as well. We came in on the Carnival Legend March 21st on a rainy day. Our original plan was to visit the zip lines, iguana farm, and monkeys. We were somewhat diverted due to weather however, that ended up being the best thing! We met up with a family friend that lives on the island. She joined us at the port & toured us around. The West End was GORGEOUS! We didn’t make it to the beach but the views were enough to take our breath away. We visited a private school that our friend is affiliated with as well as the oldest Methodist Church on the island. Lunch was made for us by a friend of hers – coconut milk, pastelitos & pineapple cookies. It was yummy! We met 40 local children in Flowers Bay that attend the church & use the library that our friend established. It was pure joy to work with the kids on crafts, coloring etc… My son even played basketball with a few of the boys! To see the simple enjoyment on their faces as we delivered chocolate to them was amazing. Roatan was our favorite stop – I can’t wait to return for an entire week or more! (Carnival Legend, March 21, 2008)

Michelle Mabis and Clyde Lucas - Indianapolis, IN:
My fiance and I were fortunate enough to read about, and book, a Victor Bodden tour over the internet. Victor's company and staff members were wonderful. The tour of Roatan was great and our tour guide, Julio, was extremely knowledgeable. The tour was very private and personal, something that we had never before encountered on our travels. If you have a certain interest or are curious about a certain aspect of the island, be sure to mention it to your tour guide and Victor Bodden tours will make sure that you experience it on their island. We stopped by a local hospital as well as a school all at our request. If you want an affordable tour, that is personalized, and without the cruise ship crowd, then you should definitely book with Victor Bodden tours as you will not be disappointed. It is the only way to truly experience Roatan. The customer reviews speak for themselves. Thanks again Julio and Victor Bodden tours! (Carnival Legend, March 14, 2008)

Our Friends from Canada, Steve & Janis, Visited a Kindergarten Class

Steve and Janis Green - Kitchener, ON, Canada:
We had a memorable tour of Roatan with much thanks to Julio! The trip far exceeded our expectations! Visiting the little Kindergarten was the highlight for me (I’m a Kindergarten teacher) and Steve loved the snorkelling. Zip lining was a riot! We both loved the little monkeys and as you can see, they loved us too! We will recommend your tour company to everyone we know that is travelling to Roatan. Thank you again for taking the time to show us your beautiful country and for getting us back to our ship in plenty of time before sailing! (Norwegian Sun, March 10th, 2008)

Kevin and Rebecca Bartlett:
We were in your country on the Valor on March 5th. My wife and I had Roland as a guide. He was very professional and did everything we asked. I want to thank you and Roland for making our day in Roatan very enjoyable. We are going to come back next year with our 2 boys and will book with you again for sure. Thank you again. (Carnival Valor, March 5, 2008)

Karen Clement - Grand Island, NE:
Our Victor Bodden tour was great. Thank you, Theris, for a wonderful and informative tour. Of course the day we were there wasn’t the greatest….raining!! And it was the 4th day in a row getting off the ship so we were a little worn out, so it was nice to have a comfortable drive around the island and see all the sights. But we all agreed it was the best day of the 4! We'll highly recommend your tours to anyone coming to Roatan and after seeing some of the beautiful resorts I’ve even got online and have checked into coming back for a longer visit. Thank you again. (Carnival Legend, February 28, 2008)

Karen Velthuys - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:
I wanted to thank you and our guide Enry for a fabulous day on Roatan!! He was amazing, what a fabulous ambassador for your company and your country! Thank you once again for a wonderful stop on Roatan. We won't forget it! I am only sorry that I couldn't bring some snow for your children! (Voyager of the Seas, February 28, 2008)

Peggy, Derrell, Rob & Jeannie Witt - Katy, TX:
I want to thank you so very much for a great day. We were there February 27, 2008 and had Angel Cerrato as our guide. He couldn't have been more friendly and helpful to us. We felt like he was an old friend just showing us his town. The zipline was great fun, only a little bit harder than we expected, we didn't even do the extreme version. But over all it was a great experience. I would just like to tell you once more how great Angel was to us. Thank you again and I hope we will be coming back there, your country is beautiful. (Voyager of the Seas, February 27, 2008)

Starrla Richardson - Orange, TX:
Just a note to say what a great time we had with Carlos, touring the island and snorkling.We loved visiting and hope to get back that way sometime. Thanks for a great day and a great time. Your island was my husbands favorite stop on the cruise. Thanks for the email correspondence prior to our trip. Although I didn't book before we left for the cruise, I was able to get in with you after we arrived because I knew where to find you. Thanks again! God Bless Y'all! (Voyager of the Seas, February 27, 2008)

Debbie & The Group of Six Ladies - Lakewood, CO:
Thank you for a great day in Roatan this past week when we came in on the RCCL Voyager. Our driver, Cardy, was GREAT!! We thoroughly enjoyed spending the day with him and seeing your beautiful island. And we even brought you some great weather!! :) Thank you Cardy!!! We will definitely share the info on your tour company with friends that may be headed down to Roatan in the future. And if we are ever back down your way, we'll be sure to look you all up again. (Voyager of the Seas, February 27, 2008)

Linda Young - Independence, MO:
We had so much fun on our tour of Roatan with your company.. it was the highlight of our trip. Cardi Grent was wonderful, we all fell in love with him. I can't say enough good things about him... he was so good with the kids, attentive to every need, informative, friendly... he made us feel like we were being shown the sights of Roatan by a friend rather than a tour guide. Roatan is so beautiful, the beach was gorgeous, the monkeys at your home were fun and the iquana farm was a fabulous experience. We would love to come back and spend some time on your beautiful island. We will be there as soon as I can figure out how to make that happen. Again please extend our thanks to Mr. Cardi for showing us such a great time. Thanks again! (Norweigan Spirit, February 26, 2008)

Tanya & Steve Kelly - Chester, Nova Scotia, Canada:
I just wanted to email you and tell you what a great tour we had with your guide, Laura. Thank you for setting us up with her. She was very knowledgeable, and I felt like I was being very well taken care of. She took us to your house, to the butterfly park, to Half Moon Bay to snorkle and for lunch, and showed us some other interesting places around Sandy Bay. We very much enjoyed her company. She was delightful as a guide and I know that we certainly will be asking for her again if we come back. Again, thank you. I will most certainly recommend Victor Bodden Tours to anyone I know coming to beautiful Roatan Island. Warmest Regards! (Norweigan Sun, February 25, 2008)

Penny Vanderstraeten - Santa Ana, CA:
We took a tour with you last week and wanted to Thank you very much for a GREAT day. Our whole group agreed this was the best day of our vacation. The zipline was great fun and going to your home and meeting your wife and your animals was unforgettable. You may remember me......we were the ones searching for a License Plate....and thank you for ALL your help. Victor, again thank you for a wonderful day! (Carnival Valor, February 20, 2008)

The Farrington Family - Fairfield, CT:
My family and I send a big thank you to Angel our guide and your service. Our stop in Roatan was the highlight of our trip and because of the wonderful day we spent with Angel. It is one thing to get in a cab and enjoy the beach, but it is a gift to see most of the Island and gain the knowledge from someone who has spent their life there. We were able to enjoy so many things that Roatan has to offer and have now put it on our list for a definite return. Thank you for the memories! (Carnival Valor, February 20, 2008)

Tom Jansa - Eden Prairie, MN:
I wanted to thank you for the great time we had in Roatan. My wife, daughter, sister and myself all spent the day with Albert. We did the extreme zip line (my sister chickened out), visited your home, hit the beach and did some shopping. Albert was great. He told us a lot about Honduras that we didn’t know and showed us all of the local highlights. My daughter loved the monkeys at your home and I didn’t think we would get her away from them. The guides on the zip line were very fun and helpful. We will all rave about your company to anyone that is planning a trip to Honduras. We will be back. (Carnival Valor, February 20, 2008)

Donna & Bob Lenz/Val & Bob Spendler - Manchester, MD:
We just wanted to extend special thanks to the Bodden tour company for a day we will always cherish. We spent the entire day with ALI, who was just fantastic! He took us anywhere we wanted to go. We saw so much and learned so much about Roatan from Ali. I wanted something to take home to the children I teach, Ali made it possible for me to get some Hondurus money for each of the children I work with. Some of our party had a fun time at the Canopy Jungle ziplines, going to the iguana farm was a great opportunity, then we went up to the View where we did some shopping from the vendors and took some beautiful pictures. We ate at Wimm's Caffee just down the road from the View. We saw alot of Roatan just riding around and of course we went to Victor's house. We had a lot of fun holding the monkeys, They were so cute! We met Victor's lovely wife and children. We loved meeting your family and seeing the animals. Your wife and children are lovely. I had a very nice visit with your daughter, Bianca. I told her that I have twins her age that turned 18 this past Monday. We talked about her going to a university here in the states. We did some shopping on their front porch shop. I can hardly wait to return to Roatan. If you ever get a chance to visit, make sure you book with Bodden tours, it is a great way to see the island. All of the tour quides we met were so nice, but ALI you are the best!!! (Carnival Valor, February 20, 2008)

Darren Follweiter & Sarah Randall:
My fiancee and I would like to let anyone who's thinking about using Victors tours to know we highly recommend it. We booked a tour in Roatan privately instead of going with the cruise ship tours mainly because we wanted to see as much of the island as possible and the tours mainly only concentrated on 1 site. We were both kind of iffy about the idea of going with a private tour, but after our experience with Victor Bodden Tours we may start considering it on a regular basis. When we arrived on the island at about 9am all we had to do was walk across the street and there was Victor. After quick introductions we started off to where the car was parked with Hanno, our guide for the day. He brought the car down to us from where it was parked and from first glance it looked slightly beat up, but once inside we found that it was very comfortable and the air conditioning worked well, although for a lot of the trip we had it turned off and the windows down so we could enjoy the island air. As we started through the streets Hanno did a very good job of informing us of our surroundings, giving us a good amount of history and pointing out sights. We drove through Coxen Hole first and then stopped at a ship wreck just outside of town where he stayed with the car and let us walk down to the water for better pictures. Next was another ship wreck but it was kind of obstructed so we didn't get out of the car for that one. Then on we went to the top of a hill where we could see around almost the entire island with the most amazing view of the water and reefs. There was some shopping to be had at a few stands at the top of the hill as well. Next Hanno brought us to the Iguana Farm where we found the $5 pp entrance fee to be well worth it, and just as a tip instead of buying the $4 per bottle of water off the ship the little store at the farm sells perfectly good bottles of water for $1 american. We had a blast feeding all the iguanas and seeing the animals they had there, as well as trying to pick out the different fish in their "fish tank". Hanno was very knowledgeable when it came to the different species of animals there fish included, he knew all of their names and even what animals where imported and from where. I read a few reviews where people said they where unhappy with the farm, but I found that it was well worth the entrance fee. We spent some more time driving about the island listening to the various facts Hanno had to tell about the area, and then we arrived at Victors house. The short road in was kind of bumpy and there where some broken down cars to the left of the drive way on the way in but the yard was still well kept and clean. There where a few animals to see here but we where most excited about getting a chance to hold live monkeys. Victor didn't let us down, the monkeys where amazing. We started off looking at the 2 larger spider monkeys after Hanno warned us about them, they are very sneaky and like to grab things and not give them back. We where still able to hold their hands though as long as we didn't let them get hold of anything we didn't want them to have. Next we where handed 2 small monkeys, 1 was a spider monkey and the other looked like a small gorilla, I don't remember the name of the species. Both were very friendly and very soft. Other animals included a small ant eater, a deer, as well as a night monkey I believe was the name. The entire visit was WELL worth the $2 pp entrance fee. Very memorable experience. After Victor's house we headed over to the west end of the island to visit the beach. Here Hanno dropped us off and let us wander around, but whenever we headed to the car he'd be right there ready to take us where we wanted
to go. It was really nice to have our own personal guide and protector. Next we headed back into Coxen Hole for shopping. Hanno took us to Yaba Ding Ding first but before going in there he walked us across the street to a store where he said we'd find good prices. Upon entering we where kind of scared by a rather low hanging dripping air conditioner and we didn't spend much time there, I beleive it was called new souviners.
After some time shopping though we realized the prices in that store where WAY better then others and really wish we had taken Hanno's advice. Their carved wood chests where by far the best priced we found on the island and it was quite a ways away from the dock. We then headed over to Yaba Ding Ding and I can't say I was impressed
by their prices, they weren't bad but they weren't amazing. After Yaba Ding Ding we both decided we would like to go off and explore the shops on our own, so we asked Hanno if he could drop us off at the shops near the cruise dock so we could wander around there, he said it was no problem. Hanno drove us to where we wanted to go and after good byes we parted ways. We would both like to say that Hanno pretty much made our trip, we both want to return to Roatan one day soon and owe a lot of that to his hospitality and friendliness. Hanno was very profesional, well spoken and informative, I would highly recommend him to anyone looking to visit this island looking for a guide. From Sarah and Darren thank you Hanno and Victor, you made our visit to Roatan one to remember. (Norweigan Sun, February 18, 2008)

Alicia & Patrick - Melbourne, FL:
My husband and I would like to thank you, Cesar and especially Anthony (our driver) for the great day that we had on our cruise stop in Roatan last week. What a beautiful island!! Anthony was very hospitable and enjoyable to spend the day with. He's a keeper (very good tour guide). The ziplines were very fun (scary at 1st) and we really enjoyed getting to play with the spider monkey and baby gorilla at your house. The beaches are nice and quiet, the water is clean and just the right temperature for swimming/snorkeling. Thanks again. We hope to come back again. (Norweigan Sun, February 18, 2008)

Kim Nolet - Madison, WI:
We had a fantastic time on our tour of Roatan! Our guide made the most of our short stay, visiting the zip lines, monkeys, sunset at the beach and some beautiful photo spots! He also helped us find some good shopping spots for everything we wanted. He shared his deep knowledge of Roatan’s culture and history along the way. The monkeys were so sweet and Victor’s daughter was a delight. We look forward to another visit where we’ll stay much longer. Roatan is a beautiful place and Bodden Tours was the best way to see it.

Heidi & Ron Wilson - Fremont, California/Prince Albert, SK, Canada:
Hi Victor-I wanted to thank you for a wonderful tour. Please thank Cardy for us - he did a great job of taking care of us for the day and showing us everything we wanted to see. We enjoyed getting to see the monkeys and other animals at your house, and the snorkeling in West End was great. Some of the best I have seen in a long long time. If you ever need any referrals, we are happy to help out! (Carnival Legend, February 15, 2008)

Natalie Wintle - Parma, OH:
Just wanted to let you know what a GREAT time we had with Ben on Wednesday, February 13! He was awesome and really did give us a day that we will not forget. After hearing what the others in our cruise group did (that didn't go with us) we feel very fortunate that we chose your company. We absolutely loved the zip line and the tour of the island was absolutely beautiful! Thank you for giving us such a wonderful day! (Costa Mediterranea, February 13, 2008)

Dee & Marty McIntyre - West Deptford, NJ:
We were in Roatan last week on the Costa Mediterranea. I had done a lot of research on the tours offered by the ship and also independent tours. I booked through Victor Bodden Tours based on the rave reviews here on their site and also on Cruise Critic.com. We were SO glad that we did. Our tour guide/driver - Anthony - was the best! He gave us a lovely tour of the island while giving us an overview of it's history, life on the island, etc. We got some of the most lovely views I have ever seen from the top of the mountains!! He then drove us over to Victor's house where we met his wife. We got to see all the animals there and even got to hold a couple of monkeys! Then we went to the West End to a little place where we could sit in lounge chairs, eat, drink and snorkel..... it was VERY relaxing and absolutely gorgeous. We can't say enough about Anthony...he was so personable and informative and gave us a day on Roatan we will not soon forget!!! (Costa Mediterranea, February 13, 2008)

One of the Shipwrecks on Eve & Greg's Tour

Eve & Greg - Avon, OH:
We were in Roatan on February 11, 2008 and our guide Tex did an excellent job at showing our party of 6 his island home. He was very informative, knowledgeable and very friendly and easy going. Our stops to watch the dolphins, a visit at to see the monkeys, lunch stop, beach stop, viewing of a ship wreck, and drive around the Island was the highlight of our
destination stops of our cruise. I would recommend Bodden Tours to anyone that plans a vacation or has Roatan as one of their destination stops. (Norweigan Sun, February 11, 2008)