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If you start your Caribbean sailing
vacation in the BVI's, which would be by law necessary if your group is larger then
6 passengers, you will fly into Tortola, Beef Island, (airport code EIS). The
crew of your charter yacht can pick you up right at the airport.
Some charter yachts, coming from St.
Thomas will ask you to take a short taxi ride to the West End of Tortola
to pick you up at Sopers Hole.
The itinerary for your yacht vacation
is flexible and will be adopted to your needs and the actual weather
conditions.
Choose from a large variety of sailing
yachts, catamarans or crewed motor yachts, starting as low as $3000 for a
couple for a 7 night all inclusive yacht charter.
click here to start the search for crewed charter yachts in the Virgin
Islands
Tortola, the main island has a
population of 14,000. Mountain peaks covered with frangipani and sage
characterize its southern coast, while its northern shores offers white
sandy beaches, groves of bananas and mangoes and clusters of palm trees.
Sage Mountain National Park is at 1,780 feet the B.V.I.'s highest point.
Filled with lush tropical vegetation, the park exhibits many of the
characteristics of a rain forest.
Road Town, located on the southern shore, is the busy capital of the
B.V.I., as well as the central administrative and business centre of the
Territory. Here are the shops, banks, administration buildings, the
hospital and Government House. The beautiful 4-acre Botanic Gardens
feature a lush array of indigenous and exotic plants.
Virgin Gorda - With a
population of about 2,500 is a favorite stop-over for both yachtsmen and
landlubbers. The northern half of the island is mountainous with a
good-sized peak of 1,370 feet, while the southern half is flat and
scattered with giant boulders. The B.V.I.'s most famous natural
attraction, The Baths - giant boulders forming a series of spectacular
pools and grottoes - is located here. There are some 20 beaches on
Virgin Gorda, including the beautiful Devil's Bay (a national Park),
Spring Bay and Trunk Bay. There is also the abandoned Copper Mine on the
southeast tip of the island where a boiler stack and other 19th century
stone buildings can still be observed.
Anegada - A coral island with a
small population of 150 people. Its highest point is only 28 feet above
sea level and it can barely be seen on the horizon when approached by
sea. It's known for its miles of endless white sand beaches and the
horseshoe reef, which in years past has ensnared hundreds of shipwrecks.
Today this reef makes the island a popular dive area. A lobster dinner
al fresco at the Anegada Reef Hotel, prepared on old oil barrel
barbeques, is one of the highlights of any BVI yacht charter.
click here to start the search for crewed charter yachts in the Virgin
Islands
For more
information about Caribbean sailing vacations visit also
www.sailingvacations.travel
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