Smugglers Cove
A small sandy beach at the western tip of Tortola, offers good snorkelling.
The road is unpaved but passable.
Long Bay
This is a lovely mile-long stretch of white sand beach. A hotel
and several guest houses line its eastern portion. The western end
offers greater solitude and good swimming.
Apple Bay
"The Surfing Beach," is home of the surfer's bar - Bomba's Shack, as
well as a small community and hotel.
Cane Garden Bay
This bay has a gently curving beach and is a popular anchorage.
There are watersports, restaurants, bars and guesthouses.
Brewer's Bay
This lush, tropical bay has two beach bars, a campground and good snorkelling.
Josiah's Bay
On the north shore near East End, a dramatic beach, often good body
surfing, and a small beach bar and bar-b-que.
Elizabeth Beach
This is a wide, palm fringed beach, which can be reached from East
End by private road. In winter, when there is a north shore swell,
the undertow here and at Josiah's can be very strong.
Little Bay
A small but wide beach, very private, and which is reached by a very
rough road from East End. A small guest house is situated just in
back of the beach. In winter, when there is a north shore swell,
there may be an undertow here.
The Baths
Giant boulders form a series of spectacular pools and grottoes which flood with sea water, creating an unforgettable setting. Nearby snorkeling is excellent. Map of The Baths.
Spring Bay
Neighbouring the Baths, has white sand, clear water and good snorkelling.
Trunk Bay
This is a wide sand beach reachable by boat or along a rough path from
Spring Bay.
Savannah Bay
This is a sandy beach north of the Yacht Harbour, just before the road
begins to climb Gorda Peak. A long strech of sand, with good snokeling
and rarely more than a handfull of others on the beach. Go down to
the eastern end for secluded privacy and try some skinny-snorkeling.
Mahoe Bay
Mahoe Bay beach at the Mango Bay Resort has a gently curving beach
with vivid blue water.
Long Bay, Beef Island
Has a secluded beach with sheltered waters. In order not to disturb nesting terns, enter from behind, not across, the salt pond.
Loblolly Bay, Anegada
Has a small beach bar and sun shelters. With its many miles of
untouched beaches, Anegada is sometimes called "The Beach Lover's Island".
White Bay, Jost Van Dyke
This beach is most easily reached by boat and has a beautiful sand
beach and a small hotel and restaurant.
Sandy Cay
An uninhabited islet off Jost Van Dyke, has a lovely white sand beach
... and little else.
Deadman's Bay, Peter Island
This is Peter Island Resort's idyllic palm fringed beach. It
can be reached by boat or ferry from Road Town.
Vixen Point, Prickly Pear, North Sound
This is a long stretch of white sand with a beach bar.
