Sample 2 Week Itinerary

This is a sample itinerary for a university group coming for 2 weeks with a background in marine biology or coral reef ecology.

Day 1

Arrive in Roatan
Transport to RIMS
Check into Anthony’s Key Resort (AKR), unpack & settle in
Orientation to RIMS
5:30 PM Dinner

Day 2

7:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Coral Reef Ecology Talk
9:30 AM Rent Gear & Check out Dive
10:00 AM Dive—Buoyancy Skills
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Coral ID Lecture
2:00 PM Dive—Coral ID Exercise
5:00 PM Coral Specimen ID Lab
6:00 PM Dinner

Day 3

7:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Reef Fish ID Lecture
9:00 AM Dive—Reef Fish Key Out
12:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM Dive—Reef Fish ID Key Out
4:30 PM Dolphin Lecture Part 1
6:00 PM Dinner

Day 4

7:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Invertebrate ID Lecture
9:00 AM Dive—Sponge & Invertebrate ID
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Algae ID Lecture
2:00 PM Dive—Algae Collection & Key Out
5:00 PM Island Fiesta BBQ on Anthony’s Key with reggae, limbo & Garifuna dancers

Day 5

7:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Intertidal Lecture
Bus to Flower’s Bay Rocky Intertidal
Sediment Sample & Beach Profile
12:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM Dive—Lab Practical Review
6:00 PM Night Dive Lecture
6:30 PM Night Dive
8:00 PM Dinner

Day 6

7:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Mangrove Lecture
9:00 AM Man’O’War Mangrove snorkel & patch reef snorkel w/ organism collection
12:00 PM Lunch
1:30 PM Dive—Field Lab Practical
5:00 PM Turtle Talk
6:00 PM Dinner

Day 7

7:00 AM Breakfast
8:30 AM Dolphin Lecture Part II
10:30 AM Dolphin swim & free time
12:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM Research Proposal Presentations
6:30 PM Dinner

Day 8

7:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Marine Monitoring Methods
10:00 AM Dive—% Cover Transect
12:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM Dive—Quadrat Exercise
6:00 PM Dinner

Day 9

7:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Fish Monitoring Methods
9:00 AM Dive—Roving Fish Survey
12:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM Dive—Roving Fish Survey
6:00 PM Dinner

Day 10

7:00 AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Roatan Reef Study
8:30 AM Dive—Research Projects
12:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM Dive—Research Projects
6:30 PM Night Dive
8:00 PM Dinner

Day 11

7:00 AM Breakfast
8:30 AM Dive—Research Projects
12:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM Dive—Research Projects
6:00 PM Dinner
EVE Data Analysis

Day 12

7:00 AM Breakfast
8:30 AM Dive—Research Projects
12:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM Dive—Research Projects
6:30 PM Dinner
EVE Data Analysis & Presentation Preparation

Day 13

7:00 AM Breakfast
7:30 AM Dive—Mary’s Place—extra data collection if needed
12:00 PM Lunch
2:00 PM Work on Presentations
6:00 PM Dinner
EVE Project Presentations

Day 14

7:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Wreck Dive
12:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM Check out of Resort and move rooms
2:00 PM Bus Trip to West End
6:00 PM Dinner

Day 15

7:00 AM Breakfast
Depart for Airport

Sample 1 Week Itinerary

This is an example of an itinerary for a high school group coming for one week with limited background in coral reef ecology.