The Baths
A geological wonder of granite boulders, sea pools and the Cathedral room. Go early.
The baths & north sound
Virgin Gorda
The BVI’s most picturesque island
Christopher Columbus named it the Fat Virgin for the island’s reclining profile. Most visitors come for The Baths National Park: house-sized granite boulders tumbled onto a white beach, forming grottos, tunnels and tidal pools that glow a colour you will not find on a postcard. Arrive at opening if you can. A scramble through Devil’s Bay leads to quieter water. Further north, Savannah Bay is a long, almost undeveloped strand, and North Sound holds some of the Caribbean’s most celebrated resorts — Rosewood Little Dix Bay, Oil Nut Bay, Bitter End — plus the private world of Necker Island just offshore.
Highlights
Savannah Bay
Virgin Gorda’s longest white-sand beach, usually spare of crowds and facilities.
North Sound
A protected playground of reefs, resorts, and some of the finest sailing water in the world.
Spring Bay
A quieter boulder beach just north of The Baths, with picnic tables and clear snorkel water.
Beaches
All beachesIconic
The Baths & Devil’s Bay
Granite boulders, grottos and tidal pools. The image most people carry of the BVI.
Empty
Savannah Bay
The island’s longest strand. Few facilities, pale shallows, and space to walk.
Quiet
Spring Bay
Boulders and picnic tables just north of The Baths, usually a little calmer.
Where to stay
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Rosewood Little Dix Bay
$$$$A Rockefeller original on a crescent bay. Slow luxury, a proud environmental record, and the island at the door.
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Oil Nut Bay
$$$$A private peninsula on North Sound: villas, a beach club, and a marina tucked into the hill.
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Bitter End Yacht Club
$$$$A North Sound sailing institution, rebuilt with cottages, a beach club, and a working marina.
Check ratesThings to do
The Baths
Scramble through granite grottos and swim the tidal pools. Open from 9am — earlier is quieter.
Getting there
Speedy’s and other ferries run from Road Town and Beef Island to The Valley / St. Thomas Bay. Small planes serve Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ). Taxis meet both.
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