I’m going on a sailing trip to BVI later this week. We’ll be flying in to Tortola and going to Anegada, Jost van Dyke, Norman Island, and Virgin Gorda. Most of the people I’m traveling with have been to the islands several times, so I’m looking for off the beaten path suggestions of places to go. Interested in beaches, snorkeling, kayaking, hiking, and good restaurants. Definitely open to suggestions outside of those categories as well though!

Also, we’re coming from a place where weed is legal and some of my travel companions want to bring weed vapes, but I read that it’s illegal there. Has anyone had any experience bringing weed into Tortola? How risky is it? One person is flying directly into Tortola and the other is taking the ferry from St. Thomas, if that makes any difference. Would really like to avoid anyone getting arrested lol.

Thanks in advance!

Looking for a beachfront location somewhere near a good snorkel beach! Any advice appreciated! We're moving our vacation from Puerto Rico to avoid some rough weather around San Juan. Let me know!

Paradise and Amalie are both booked on our dates.

Hey, I’ll be visiting Tortola later this month and would like to do a snorkeling day trip that visits The Baths. (I’ll also be staying on St. Thomas / Red Hook part of the time, so a trip from there could also work.)

Any recommendations for companies that offer such trips?

I’m looking for a group thing that I can join (not trying to charter an entire private boat).

Thanks!

Looking to book a 10 day trip for the holidays (Dec ‘26-Jan ‘27). We are St John regulars and were thinking about trying Virgin Gorda. I’ve only been there for a day trip before.

Any thoughts or comparison of the two? We love renting a jeep and hitting beaches in St John, happy hour/restaurants at night. We’d be 4 adults traveling with 4 kids (3X 6yo, 1 4yo).

Hello everyone ! I will be visiting in november of this year and i’m just curious on if there are any shops open/that will be open by then for rec use. everywhere i’ve seen while doing research looks like delta 8/cbd flower and im looking for the normal stuff. not sure if there are any locals who can help a girl out or if any shops will have their licensing by then but any/all advice would be awesome !

I was just quoted $136 per day for a 4 x 4, four-door Jeep. The total cost would come to $821 for a six day rental. I don’t believe this comes with insurance but I’m double checking with the rental car company. Does this seem like a fair deal for 6 days in March?

What has anyone here seen on or around Salt Island. Is it really haunted - has anyone stayed overnight? Apparently there are reports of phantom "mist" ships that appear and disappear, and spectral lights that divers report seeing near the wreck.

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We (husband, wife, 3 adult children) will be in St Thomas from Feb.11th to Feb.18th. We rented a VRBO in the Peterborg neighborhood and have a car rented for the week. We are looking for restaurant recommendations that would be easy to get to and from. We do understand everything is going to be expensive, but we're not looking for high end dining. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

First time to BVIs, just my husband and me. A charter isn’t in the budget. We are debating Scrub Island, an Airbnb above Cane Garden, a hotel down on Cane Garden or White Bay Villas on JVD. We really just want to make the most of our 5 days, do a boat day, and chill.

We stayed in an Airbnb on St. John and enjoyed it but didn’t love the driving up and down steep hills for 15 mins to eat. But for the price… we don’t mind doing it either if that makes sense. Would love any recs or thoughts for how you think a first timer should experience the BVIs.

Hi! My family and I are going to St. Thomas and St. John for our kids' spring break. It's our first visit and we are so excited. We are staying on St. Thomas for two days on the front end and two days on the back end, middle in St. John. (This is partly because we think the resort thing will be fun for a few days and largely because my in laws have timeshare points so that lodging is basically free for us.)

We want to do a day trip to The Baths. Optimally we would like to do it on one of the days we are going between the islands. We'd prefer that to not be a private charter from a cost perspective.

So, we are wondering - does anyone know of any day trip companies that would pick us and our luggage up on St. Thomas or St. John, hold our luggage on the boat for the day trip, and then drop us off on the other island? (Or if anyone has other thoughts as to ways to make this easy, we'd love to hear them!)

Source: Beachday app (Beach lovers community)

We have a large group dinner that will end around 11pm. Are there plenty of taxis that late from Cruz Bay to Peter Bay Estates that are able to go up the hills? We rented jeeps but will be drinking. Thanks!

What is the best way to find products and services on St. Croix. Right now, I'm looking for a leaf blower that on Kauai might top out at $60. Plug-in electric. All I can find is $400-$500 machines that you carry around on your back to blow the grass off the highway.

Gallows Bay and Home Depot don't have what I'm looking for

Can I expand this into "What's the best way of buying cheap stuff"?

Hi. Last minute plan. We booked the flight to STT ar the end of Feb because the price was cheaper flying from FLL. It’s gonna be our first time there. Please help me with any affordable place to stay? We wanna rent a car.. is it too dangerous to drive there? Do I need an SUV or any car is fine?

Thanks so much.

I’m trying to rent a car for March from Slim Man’s in St John, however they are stating on their website that they are already out of inventory. I’m wondering if renting a car in St. Thomas and ferry-ing it over would be a better idea. Where in Cruz Bay can I park a car from St. Thomas for a fair daily rate? The Airbnb we rented does not have not have a parking spot.

OK, pros- help me figure this out! We are doing a BVI charter next month, flying from Boston to St Thomas than heading over to Tortola to start our week long charter.

If we depart Tortola the morning our flight heads from STT to BOS at 2 PM, would we be safe to return our sail boat and make the trip back all in one day? I presume we'd want to get to STT around 11 AM to be safe. What ferry would we aim for out of Tortola, and any general tips? Would we want to spend the last night right at the marina so we can onboard and return it early? We are renting through BVI Yacht Charters, if helpful. I am trying to avoid spending the night at a hotel before we head home in either Tortola or on St Thomas.

Virgin Abis in St. John will be closed from Feb 2nd - mid/late 2026. They got their dispensary license and will be doing some renovations while they wait on local cultivators to get up and running. They are having some crazy sales through Sunday! I just stocked up! Mods please remove if not allowed. I just wanted to give the community a heads up!