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British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands

The sailing capital of the Caribbean, with The Baths and easy island hops.

Photo: Jaro Nemčok, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • AirportTerrance B. Lettsome, Beef Island (EIS)
  • CurrencyUS dollar (USD)
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Best timeDecember to May

With more than 50 islands and cays within sight of each other, the BVI are made for sailing. Charter a yacht or join a day sail between Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke and Anegada.

The giant granite boulders at The Baths on Virgin Gorda form grottoes and pools you can wade and scramble through, and Jost Van Dyke's beach bars are legendary.

Top things to do

  • Scramble through The Baths on Virgin Gorda
  • Charter a yacht or catamaran
  • Visit White Bay on Jost Van Dyke
  • Eat lobster on flat, reef-ringed Anegada
  • Snorkel the wreck of the RMS Rhone

Tours & excursions on British Virgin Islands

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Landmarks on British Virgin Islands

The Baths, Virgin Gorda
Beach & boulders

The Baths, Virgin Gorda

Wade through granite grottoes to Devil's Bay.

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Where to stay

Tortola

main island with Road Town and ferry links

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Virgin Gorda

resorts and The Baths

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On a yacht

the classic BVI way

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Getting there & around

Most visitors fly into St Thomas (USVI) and take a ferry, or connect via San Juan or Antigua to Beef Island.

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Cross over: nearby islands & regions

Combine British Virgin Islands with a neighbour. Distances are straight-line.

US Virgin Islands29 km awaySt Martin / Sint Maarten172 km awayPuerto Rico207 km awayAntigua and Barbuda336 km awayCartagena & Colombia's CaribbeanNeighbouring region · 1,471 kmBermudaNeighbouring region · 1,543 km

Header photo: Jaro Nemčok, CC BY-SA 3.0

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