Virgin Islands Ecotours | Enjoy USVI Tours: Kayak, Hike & Snorkel

Are you on vacation in the USVI and thinking about heading to the neighboring BVI to explore for the day, but aren’t sure where to go? A BVI day boat charter is such a fun way to spend a day (or two!) of your USVI vacation, and we highly recommend it. The British Virgin Islands, while a separate territory from the US Virgin Islands, are nearby enough to visit within a day.

Here on our website, we have an array of day boat charter trips to choose from. You can select a boat to meet your needs from a wide range of boat sizes and amenities. All of the boat charters are captained, so you can safely explore the local waters with an expert and not have to worry about piloting the boat yourself. The best part? When you charter your own boat for the day, you can customize your itinerary and hit up the top stops on your must-see list.

If you’re wondering where you should go on your next BVI day boat charter, here is a list of some of our favorite BVI pit stops, in no particular order:

The Indians & The Caves of Norman Island – incredible snorkel stops
Pirate’s Bight of Norman Island – beach bar, restaurant, shopping, beach, and hiking
Cooper Island Beach Club – beach bar, restaurant, rum bar, shopping, beach, and snorkeling
The Baths of Virgin Gorda – hike and snorkel through boulders on a gorgeous beach
North Sound Virgin Gorda – a protected sound with several beach bars and restaurants to check out including Bitter End Yacht Club, Saba Rock Resort, and Leverick Bay
Oil Nut Bay – a high end resort with upscale dining
Scrub Island Resort – restaurant, pools, and snorkeling
Smugglers Cover of Tortola – snorkeling and beach bar
Sandy Cay – uninhabited white sand cay
The Bubbly Pool of Jost Van Dyke – hike to a frothy natural “jacuzzi”
Foxy’s of Jost Van Dyke – famous restaurant, beach bar, and shopping
White Bay of Jost Van Dyke – long stretch of white sand with iconic beach bars, including Soggy Dollar, and restaurants and shopping

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Our Favorite St. John Photo Ops

By Chrissann Nickel • March 27, 2025

St. John is an incredibly picturesque island. Those white sand beaches, the sparkling aquamarine water, and those dramatic green hillsides… both locals and visitors alike can’t resist pulling out their phones to snap one more picture, again and again. And don’t get us started on those Virgin Islands sunsets! Whether you’re a first time visitor to the island, or will be coming back soon on your 36th annual vacation, every trip to STJ is special—and every trip is worth commemorating with fresh photos. One of our newest experiences that we’re excited to offer is our Private Photoshoot Tour . On it, you’ll be matched with a talented professional photographer who will take you to some of St. John’s most stunning photo ops and take photos of you that are 1,000x better in framing, lighting, and style than those your well-meaning taxi driver took for you off the side of the road (he tried his best, but… we said what we said ;) ). In celebration of this new tour, we thought we would share some of our personal favorite photography spots on St. John. Here they are, in no particular order: