You can rent sit inside kayaks at Cinnamon Beach on St. John, $50/ day, less for 1/2 day. Or also on St. John, take a guided tour out of Cruz Bay w/ Arawak Adventures. $90 pp.,includes a hearty lunch provided by Deli Grotto. There is also a sit on top rental available from a place in Coral Bay next to the police station.

You don't need photography tips...you'll be snapping your camera and everything you see! The colors in the islands are so vivid. The water, plants, iguanas, everything! Have fun!

New Horizons II out of Sapphire was a great dsy boat trip to Baths, Marina Cay & Jost. Nice trip..worth the money to get to those places. Never felt rushed. The car ferry is good to STJ to get to the beaches. Remember it doesn't have a late ferry back. May want to take the people ferry over one afternoon, bar hop, eat dinner, bar hop & take the late ferry back. You get a different feel at night in Cruz Bay. The ride back in the dark is fun

Can anyone comment on taking the ferry over to VG and then maybe grabbing a cab or guide to the Baths?

Not that interested in bar hopping, although good food and live music is always a draw. Plus, there's the whole driving the rental car in the dark in a strange place on the other side of the road under the influence problem. It gets dark a lot earlier than I'm used to in the tropics this time of year.

I'd like to know if there are any particular photography vantage points, such as the Trunk Bay overlook, or maybe something just as lovely, but a little less known.

church of one -
If you do a search for Bluwater's trip report from February (I think) she took the ferry to VG to the baths. It's fast, cheap, and serves the purpose I guess, but no partying on the way like when you do a charter. We plan to take a ferry to Jost when we're there, as a couple with us don't do so much partying, and one gets sea sick, so we're taking the cheapest fastest route 🙂

You can do the kayak tour out at the mangrove lagoon with Kayak Ecotours on STT.

We took the Pirates Penny / Stormy Petrel trip to the Baths and were soooooo glad we did
Your Captains will take you places in the Baths that most people wouldnt do or no about

When I was in STT this past summer we did the ferry trip out of Red Hook to the baths. It seemed a bit disorganized but all 9 of us got there no problem. The ferry takes you from Red Hook to STJ and then to Virgin Gorda. Once you get on to Virgin Gorda there is about a 10min cab ride to the beach, then a decent walk on a small trail to the water. It was about $70/person and well worth the money. I plan on doing it again this summer.

Hey everyone, first time visitors and honeymooners as well! 🙂

Can you please let me know how long you stay in STJ on the way to the Baths? Do you get time to look at Trunk Bay? Also, is it worth spending all day in STJ and then leaving your car behind to pick it up the next day? Please let me know your thoughts on this.

Thanks so much!
Jeff

Hi Everyone!!!!! We are SO EXCITED about our first trip to USVI! We headed there Memorial Day weekend for 6 days! I have a couple of questions tho' for all you lucky people who have traveled there before.... 🙂

First, if we take the passenger ferry from Red Hook to STJ for just the day and evening can we get a ONE DAY care rental when we arrive?? I've "heard" that it's hard to get a one day car rental.....

And...has anyone tried the "Naughty Nymph" powerboat with Captain Dan to BVI??? He said he goes to Jost,
then to a neat little island called "Sandy Spit" and to Tortola, then on to St John to Lenister Bay on the way back to Red Hook.... Is that "doable" in one day from 9-5 and does anyone recommend any thing in particular we should do or see?
Thanks everyone!!!!!! I truly appreciate advise, input and experience!!!!!!
This is a "dream" trip for me that I have been "dreaming" about for 7 years! 🙂
Thanks again!
Barb:)
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Barb, start a new thread with your questions. You'll get more responses that way rather than tacking on to another thread.