Three Days in the British Virgin Islands Without a Yacht
Your British Virgin Islands Itinerary at a Glance
- Day 1 Day 1: Tortola on foot
- Day 2 Day 2: Virgin Gorda
- Day 3 Day 3: Anegada
Where to Stay in British Virgin Islands
Guavaberry Spring Bay Vacation Homes
Family run since 1969, houses built among the granite boulders rather than on a cleared site.
Neptune's Treasure
A family run guest house on the quietest of the main islands, run by the Soares family, a long established Anegada fishing family.
What to Do in British Virgin Islands
Shark Bay National Park
A short walk through shady tropical forest to a rocky beach, a cliff and a lookout, with the boulder known locally as the Bat Cave.
Josiah's Bay
A 300 metre crescent with Atlantic swell and headland trails above.
Gorda Peak National Park
260 acres established in 1974, one of the last remaining examples of Caribbean dry forest in the region, climbing to 1,370 feet.
Flamingo Pond Lookout
A raised platform with a fixed telescope over the Ramsar listed Western Salt Ponds.
Where to Eat in British Virgin Islands
Good Moon Farm
A family owned regenerative organic farm doing farm boxes, tours and farm to table dinners by appointment.
Your Day by Day British Virgin Islands Itinerary
Day 1: Tortola on foot
Start with the forest rather than the beach bars.
Shark Bay National Park
A short walk through shady tropical forest to a rocky beach, a cliff and a lookout, with the boulder known locally as the Bat Cave. No fee, roadside parking.
Josiah's Bay
A 300 metre crescent with Atlantic swell and headland trails above. Free with free parking, unlike nearby Lambert which is behind a resort day pass.
Good Moon Farm
A family owned regenerative organic farm doing farm boxes, tours and farm to table dinners by appointment. Planting by the lunar calendar, natural manures, no insecticides.
Day 2: Virgin Gorda
Ferry across for the day.
Gorda Peak National Park
260 acres established in 1974, one of the last remaining examples of Caribbean dry forest in the region, climbing to 1,370 feet. No entrance fee. Home to the endemic Virgin Gorda gecko, one of the smallest lizards in the world.
Guavaberry Spring Bay Vacation Homes
Family run since 1969, houses built among the granite boulders rather than on a cleared site.
Day 3: Anegada
The only coral island in the chain.
Flamingo Pond Lookout
A raised platform with a fixed telescope over the Ramsar listed Western Salt Ponds. Free, and built so people watch from a distance rather than approaching the birds. The flamingos were reintroduced in 1992 after the original flock was lost.
Neptune's Treasure
A family run guest house on the quietest of the main islands, run by the Soares family, a long established Anegada fishing family.