Introducing New Tours for this Season
Visit The Baths, Salt Island, Norman Island & Jost van Dyke
We've got something new for you! Try out one of our fantastic new excursions designed especially for guests who are staying in hotels, resorts & small properties. They are offered as half day or full day tours. All of them make an excellent way to "see more of the BVI" and get some interesting information along the way.
NORMAN ISLAND EXPLORER - Legend plays a large part in the history of Norman Island with tales of pirates and treasure caves, although the role of the island as the model for the epic "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson is perhaps the most famous legend of all. While the island is now uninhabited, farmers have in the past reared cattle there and today the Caves are one of the most popular tourist attractions in the islands.
Tour Itinerary
8.30/9.00am Departs
9.30am Arrive at Norman Island
9.45 am Hike Spyglass Hill
11.00 am Snorkel the Caves- Treasure Point History of the Caves & Treasure Island
12:00 pm Depart Norman [HALF DAY]
12.30 pm Arrive Starting Point [HALF DAY]
12.00 pm Lunch - at Pirates restaurant or pack lunch from your hotel/resort on beach.
1.30 pm Guided Snorkel along the beach at Pirates /Kelly's Cove or play in the water/sunbathe on beach
2.30 pm Snorkel the Indians
3.30 pm Return to Norman for Happy Hour cocktail/sodas and hear cannon fire.
4.15 pm Depart Norman [FULL DAY]
4.45/5.15 pm Arrive Starting Point [FULL DAY]
DISCOVER THE BATHS - The Baths National Park is an idyllic spot to explore some of nature's little secrets. The Baths are a geological wonder comprised of awe-inspiring granite boulders which form sheltered sea pools on the beach's edge. Just north of The Baths, Spring Bay is reached by a separate road and includes a lovely white sand beach.
Tour Itinerary
8.30/9.00am Departs
9.30am Arrive at Baths National Park
9.45 am Snorkel Ashore
Follow guided trail through Baths. Beach Comb, Snorkel Devil's Bay.
12:00 pm Return snorkel to the boat. Depart Baths [HALF DAY]
12.30 pm Arrive Starting Point [HALF DAY]
12.00 pm Lunch - at beach bar/restaurant or pack lunch from your hotel/resort on beach.
1.30 pm Hike to the Top of the Baths for shopping /ice cream/sodas
2.30 pm Hike back to Devils Bay or to Spring Bay, Snorkel, Explore the Boulders. Return snorkel to the boat.
3.45 pm Depart Baths [FULL DAY]
4.15/4.45 pm Arrive Starting Point [FULL DAY]
THE JOST VAN DYKE ENDEAVOUR - [This Tour Weather/Sea Condition Dependent]
Named for an early Dutch settler and former pirate, rugged scenery and colorful folklore make up Jost Van Dyke. With fewer than 300 inhabitants, it measures just four miles by three, with the highest point at 1,054 feet and has been home to Arawak Indians, Caribs, Dutch, Africans and the British. Notable inhabitants have included William Thornton, architect of the U.S. Capitol Building, and John Lettsome, founder of the London Medical Society.
Tour Itinerary
8.30/9.00am Departs
10.30am Arrive at White Bay JVD
10.45 am Snorkel Ashore
Relax on Beach, visit Soggy Dollar Bar, beach games, snorkel, water play.
12:00 pm Return snorkel to the boat. Depart JVD [HALF DAY]
1.30 pm Arrive Starting Point [HALF DAY]
12.00 pm Lunch - at Soggy Dollar or pack lunch from your hotel/resort on beach or hike over hill to Foxy's for lunch.
1.30 pm Snorkel back to boat from Soggy Dollar or pick up on dock from Foxy's
2.00 pm Hike to Bubbly Pools, Explore the cliffs/boulders.
3.00 pm Depart JVD [FULL DAY]
4.45/5.15 pm Arrive Starting Point [FULL DAY]
SALT ISLAND HISTORICAL TOUR - Salt Island is named just that because it is comprised of large shallow depressions called salt flats, where salt can be harvested in the springtime. Early Caribbean Traders had a high demand for salt. The island is also steeped in lore relating to the Famous RMS Rhone which sank on her western shores during a hurricane in 1867.
Tour Itinerary
8.30 Departs Tortola
9.00am Arrive at Cooper Island - pick up kayak & kayak to Salt Island ( conditions permitting), alternately travel to Salt Island via Boat
9.45 am Visit Settlement homes, & RMS Rhone Gravesite monument
11.00 am Hike across island & salt ponds, noting flora fauna & geological points of interest
12:00 pm Depart Salt Island - kayak or boat back to Cooper or Starting Point [HALF DAY]
12.30/1.00 pm Arrive Starting Point [HALF DAY]
12.00 pm Lunch - pack lunch from your hotel/resort on beach.
1.30 pm Guided Snorkel along the shallow section of the RMS Rhone Wreckage (stern section) and snorkel Rhone Reef
3.00 pm Depart Salt Island - kayak or boat back to Cooper or Starting Point
3.45 pm Return to Cooper Island for Happy Hour cocktail/sodas
4.30 pm Depart Cooper [FULL DAY]
4.45/5.15 pm Arrive Starting Point [FULL DAY]
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Published: Sunday, January 06, 2013
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