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The BVI experience. . .

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Known as “the land that time forgot,” the British Virgin Islands remains an undeveloped haven for natural treasures; what the destination lacks is its greatest asset — no high-rise hotels, no casinos and no crowds Mystical, lush and inspiring with 60 storied islands, the destination lures adventurers, romantics and escapists with verdant hillsides covered in ancient mahogany trees and cacti, pristine beaches kissed by Technicolor tides, a colorful aquarium of the world’s most diverse sea life, extensive coral reefs responsible for claiming renowned wrecks, vast outbacks and wildlife sanctuaries sheltering endangered species.

The British Virgin Islands are situated between the deep waters of the Atlantic and the glittering Caribbean Sea, just east of Puerto Rico. Other nearby neighbors include the US Virgin Islands, located to the immediate south west of the BVI Most islands lay in a distinct formation flanked around the Sir Frances Drake Channel – including the main island of Tortola creating the backbone of the Channel, Virgin Gorda stretching to form the eastern border, Jost Van Dyke lingering in the west, Anegada dangling remotely north in the Atlantic and a series of smaller islands speckled in the south.

Rising majestically out of the Caribbean Sea, the islands, nearly all mountainous with lush elevations, envelope visitors in the relaxing embrace of Caribbean lifestyle. . .

The BVI is known as the Undisputed Sailing Capital of the World – with fair weather and constant winds, most islands are reached by line of sight navigation and contained within an 80 nautical km radius. Both crewed and bareboat charters available (Tortola houses the largest bareboat fleet in the Caribbean totalling more than 700).

Preserving Nature’s Little Secrets, the more than 60 islands create a mystical archipelago in the form of coral atolls, verdant hillsides, endangered wildlife, reefs scattered throughout the Technicolor sea and a biodiversity of marine life rivalled only by the Amazon from a primeval rainforest on Tortola and Mother Nature’s finest creation on Virgin Gorda, to the droves of wildlife roaming Jost Van Dyke and the rich reefs surrounding Anegada.

Whether “floating rooms” in the form of yachts or land-based abodes, the BVI offers a wide range of accommodations from modest inns and high-end hotels to private resorts encompassing entire islands, all unpretentious and complementing the natural island beauty.

There are no direct flights into the main airport of the BVI from the USA, Canada, Europe or South America, though flights are routed through San Juan, Puerto Rico – connecting service to the BVI offered by American Eagle, Caribbean Sun, Cape Air, and Liat. Visitors flying into St. Thomas in the USVI have the option of either arranging a charter flight to the BVI or by taking the ferry between St. Thomas and Tortola Ferry service can be accessed by taking a taxi from the St. Thomas airport to the ferry dock.

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