Garifuna Culture Tour and Mangrove Cruise

Dive into the Garifuna traditions through punta music, dance, and cuisine, and take a leisurely cruise along mangrove channels

The Garifuna People are a unique ethnic group with their own unique culture, recognized by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

The Garinagu (plural of Garifuna) are descendants of Carib, Arawak, and West African people, and are mostly dedicated to woodwork, fishing, and farming

Their history on Roatán started with a group of Garifunas deported after trying to avoid Great Britain from colonizing the Caribbean Island of St. Vincent in 1635. They settled in Punta Gorda, on the Northside, where they rebuilt their culture

Notably, these African descendants were never made slaves, and they display their pride through the conscious preservation of their long-standing cultural traditions.

Visit the village of Oakridge, board a cayuco (motorized wooden canoe also called Dory) and cruise towards Jonesville, where the mangrove tunnels are located