![]() The station also offers three great hiking tours. It’s open Monday to Friday from 9:30 am – 12 pm and 1:30 pm to 5 pm. Visitors can visit the station and take a tour to learn about the endangered iguanas and gain some insight into other wildlife on Utila. The charity, run with the help of volunteers, also has a breeding programme to increase numbers of swampers on the island. The Iguana Research and Breeding Station was set up in 1998, primarily to protect the swamper and its mangrove habitat. Utila is the only place in the world where this particular species of iguana is found. In the mangroves of Utila lives the endangered Utila spiny-tailed iguana, or ‘swamper’ as it’s affectionately known. The other tip is to use mosquito repellent – especially if kayaking at dusk as there are lots of mosquitoes. Nearly grounds for divorce – haha! Single kayaks would have been much easier. It was pretty hard to paddle in sync going through the mangroves, we kept crashing. If I were to give two tips for kayaking the mangrove canal the first would be if there are two of you, don’t get a double kayak like Andy and I did. Snorkel gear so you can explore underwater – we sadly forgot ours! There are untouched reefs around this area so don’t forget to bring your We decided to kayak out to it and went on shore for a short rest and to take photos of the mainland. A little way offshore in Rock Harbour is a tiny islet or ‘The Rock’ atop of which are four concrete pylons marking the place where a structure once stood.
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