Tortola · Lively
Cane Garden Bay
Tortola’s most famous beach. Palms, beach bars, live music, and a protected anchorage under the ridge.
Coast
The best beaches
Powder, boulders, surf, and sandbars. Every island hides a different shoreline.
12 beaches
Tortola · Surf
Josiah’s Bay
Atlantic-facing and wilder. When the swell is up, this is the BVI’s surf beach.
Tortola · Quiet
Smuggler’s Cove
A west-end hideaway reached by a rough road. Calm water and very few buildings.
Virgin Gorda · Iconic
The Baths & Devil’s Bay
Granite boulders, grottos and tidal pools. The image most people carry of the BVI.
Virgin Gorda · Empty
Savannah Bay
The island’s longest strand. Few facilities, pale shallows, and space to walk.
Virgin Gorda · Quiet
Spring Bay
Boulders and picnic tables just north of The Baths, usually a little calmer.
Jost Van Dyke · Lively
White Bay
Powder sand and the Soggy Dollar Bar. Come by dinghy, stay for a Painkiller.
Anegada · Wild
Loblolly Bay
North-shore trade winds, a simple beach bar, and snorkelling over reef close to shore.
Anegada · Empty
Cow Wreck Beach
Named for a wreck that spilled a cargo of bones. Today: a long, pale beach and a rum shack.
Other islands · Iconic
Sandy Spit
A tiny uninhabited sandbar with a handful of palms. Boat access only.
Other islands · Quiet
Deadman’s Bay
Peter Island’s signature beach: a long palm-lined crescent facing the channel.
Tortola · Lively
Trellis Bay
Beef Island’s social harbour. Full Moon parties, the Last Resort, and the airport next door.