Roatán, Bay Islands, Honduras

Hole in the Wall

Hole in the Wall is a deep wall dive on the western tip of Roatán frequently included on the Bay Islands' top-five lists by local operators. The dive starts in shallow water on the reef shelf, then drops through a vertical chimney that opens into the face of the wall around 24 meters; from there divers can descend along the drop-off to 40 meters and beyond. The chimney itself is densely covered in deep-water gorgonians, rope sponge and brittle stars, and the wall below is studded with tube sponges and black coral colonies. Resident species include creole wrasse, blackbar soldierfish, queen triggerfish, spotted eagle ray passages and the occasional Caribbean reef shark cruising the blue. The site requires advanced certification due to the depth and is best done as the first dive of the day. Currents are usually mild, visibility is consistently 25 to 35 meters and access is by boat from West End.