About Addie's Garden
Addie's Garden is one of 350 dive and snorkel sites located around Roatan, Honduras, within the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System. This site was named recently in memory of Alistair Bennie's parents, indicating its purpose to honor individuals while supporting the Roatan Marine Park through mooring fees. The broader Bay Islands region is celebrated for its diverse underwater topography, including sheer walls and extensive coral formations. While specific details on Addie's Garden's topography are not provided, it is part of a system known for fringing reefs that transition into dramatic walls, along with intricate swim-throughs and shallow coral gardens. Depths throughout the Bay Islands typically range from 9 to 40 meters (30 to 130 feet), accommodating various dive profiles. The region's reef systems are often adorned with large barrel sponges, sea fans, and elephant ear sponges. The Bay Islands attract a wide variety of marine life due to the healthy reef system. Divers can commonly encounter species such as hawksbill turtles gliding along the reef. The area is also home to abundant macro critters, various tropical fish, and occasionally larger pelagics like manta rays or sharks. Night dives in the region reveal octopuses, basket stars, and bioluminescent plankton. Diving in this area is generally described as easy and relaxing. A typical liveaboard itinerary in the Bay Islands includes up to five dives per day, which can encompass night dives, allowing for extensive exploration of multiple sites over a week-long charter. The focus is on enjoying the rich marine environment and diverse underwater scenery.
Highlights
Mesoamerican Barrier Reef SystemDiverse coral formationsHawksbill turtlesRich macro lifeDramatic wall divingHealthy fish populations
Best Season
The Bay Islands of Honduras offer excellent diving year-round, with consistently pleasant tropical temperatures. Water temperatures average between 27-31°C (80-88°F), though they can drop slightly to 22°C (72°F) in January. While visibility generally ranges from 24 to 45 meters, it might decrease during the rainy season, which typically occurs from October to January.
Dive site facts: Addie's Garden
- Current
- Moderate
- Entry
- Liveaboard or dayboat
- Level
- Intermediate
- Dive type
- Reef, Reef
- Region / port
- Honduras
- Coordinates
- 16.3090° N, 86.5160° W
Conditions & Currents
Specific current information for Addie's Garden is not detailed in the sources, but diving in the Roatan area is generally characterized as easy and relaxing. The outer walls of the reef system can experience currents that sweep divers past large sponge formations and into open water, suggesting that some sites may involve drift diving. Water temperatures remain warm, averaging between 25-28°C (78-84°F) in summer and 24-27°C (75-80°F) in winter, which means thermoclines are not typically a significant concern. Visibility is consistently good, ranging from 24 to 45 meters, ensuring clear underwater views. The general ease of diving in Roatan suggests conditions are suitable for a range of certification levels, though specific sites within the region can cater to more advanced divers exploring deeper walls.
Why dive Addie's Garden from a liveaboard?
Addie's Garden is one of Honduras's signature dive sites. A liveaboard sleeps you on the water and puts you in the water for three to four guided dives per day, including dawn and night dives that day-boat operators rarely offer. You skip the daily commute back to port and reach quieter, less-crowded sites in the same region on a single trip.
Below are the liveaboards that include Addie's Garden on their Honduras itineraries.
Liveaboards diving Addie's Garden
These liveaboards may visit Addie's Garden on selected itineraries — the exact dive sites depend on departure, weather and conditions.
Roatan Aggressor
Honduras
18 guests31.1 m
$309/day
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