This is a highly informative and enjoyable two and a half hour tour of the highlights of St. Thomas, an island famous for beautiful views. Our experienced driver guides will show you breathtaking overlooks of Magen's Bay, St. John and the on-going chain of the British Virgin Islands. We stop at Mountain Top, a souvenir emporium and ''Home of the Banana Daiquiri'', where you can take photos and have a daiquiri with our compliments.
The next stop is Bluebeard’s Castle to check out the museum, which features sea-salvaged artifacts and spectacular views of the Harbor from the stone tower. A drive down the mountain will bring you to the center of downtown Charlotte Amalie, and historic Old Danish town, where you are on your own for lunch and browsing through the myriad world class Duty Free Shops on Main Street. The midafternoon return to host hotel is compliments of Tropic Tours.
Spend the day at Coral World Ocean Park, voted “Best Tourist Attraction & Eco Tourism Activity” by readers of the V.I. Daily News. Experience the beauty and magic of Caribbean marine life. Stay dry while viewing a natural coral reef teeming with fish and other non-captive marine creatures, 15 feet underwater through the windows of the newly renovated undersea observatory.
During the various presentations you can pet a shark, hand feed stingrays, encounter turtles, wild iguanas and have tropical birds eating right from your hands! Other exhibits include the Caribbean Reef Encounter, Sea Turtle Pool, and Marine Gardens - 21 jewel-like aquariums displaying various marine environments around our islands.
Enjoy Coral World’s unique gift shops and eateries. Coral World is adjacent to Coki Beach, which offers some of the best snorkeling in the Virgin Islands.
Admission allows all day re-entry from the beach and access to showers.
Certain activities have an additional charge.
Imagine a magical meeting with a playful sea lion. This program was created especially for you and the sea lions to share a series of thrilling activities while establishing a unique bond. The four male sea lions at Coral World come from Uruguay, South America, and offer guests a very special opportunity to get up close and personal with these intelligent yet comical creatures.
After an orientation session, join one of the sea lions in the water for some fun and educational interaction. You will have an opportunity to touch, pet, and play games with the sea lion as he demonstrate his amazing agility. At the end of the encounter, our sea lion will give you a big wet kiss and the photo op of a lifetime!
Get up close and personal with a South American Sea Lion in our Meet & Greet program. Learn about these fascinating animals while observing their entertaining antics.
During the encounter you might play a quick game of soccer or get a fishy sea lion kiss! Great for the entire family.
If you can walk and breathe - you can Sea Trek. Experience the thrill of exploring the ocean and all its wonders, without giving up precious vacation time for specialized training. Sea Trek is the world's premier underwater helmet diving experience. Imagine walking in zero gravity while surrounded by incredible aquatic life - that's Sea Trek.
Following an orientation, a guide will lead you along an underwater trail near Coral World’s Undersea Observatory. The helmet provides the air, weight and stability to walk upright under the water. Your head and hair stay completely dry and you breathe normally inside the helmet. Fish and other sea creatures swim right up to your visor. Tour lasts for approximately half an hour in water.
Want a diver’s view of a coral reef, but not ready for scuba? Then try Snuba! Explore the beauty of the undersea world without cumbersome scuba diving gear. A certified Snuba guide will lead you on your adventure.
Upon arrival at Coral World Ocean Park, you will be escorted to the Snuba orientation area where you will receive a briefing on how to use the equipment and what you can expect on your dive.
Enter the world of these fascinating, magnificent, and misunderstood creatures through our educational Shark Encounter. Learn the truth and myths about the ocean’s top predators. After your orientation session, a guide will take you to the Shark Shallows where you will have an opportunity to enter the pool with a variety of juvenile sharks that inhabit the waters of the Virgin Islands.
View the sharks up close from above and below the water as they circle around you. Become a shark fan instead of a foe. To promote conservation of sharks, Coral World has recreated a shark nursery offering juvenile sharks every opportunity to grow in a safe environment before being released to the wild. A portion of proceeds go towards shark conservation.
Join two of our rescued Green Sea Turtles for an awesome experience in their home by the sea. Get closer than you ever could in the wild.
During your orientation, you will learn about the biology and history of these beautiful creatures and the threats they face in the wild.
Your guide will then take you into the Turtle Pool where you will get a close up look at every part of these 150-pound plus turtles. You will even have a chance to scrub their shells or carapaces. Your experience is sure to make you an ambassador for the protection of threatened and endangered sea turtles worldwide.
Get ready for a very special experience! A portion of proceeds go towards Turtle Conservation.
Take flight at the Butterfly Garden with the beauty and wonder of nature. Enter a lush tropical botanical garden home to hundreds of butterflies representing over 25 different species from six continents. During your tour, our knowledgeable guides will entertain you with fascinating facts about the extraordinary life cycle of these beautiful creatures as they change from eggs to caterpillars to spectacular butterflies through the miracle of metamorphosis. Wear bright colors and perfumed lotions to attract the butterflies to you!
Visit the Butterfly Garden in the morning if you want to see the most activity. This is when newly emerged butterflies take their first flight. Photographers will want to stop by in the afternoon when the butterflies are less active and therefore easier to photograph. Take a stroll through the outside botanical gardens showcasing a wide variety of local plants and butterfly species. The Butterfly Garden, the first and only butterfly exhibit in St Thomas, has become a leading attraction for locals and visitors in the Virgin Islands.
Combo ticket offers the opportunity to visit two separate venues at a discounted rate. Spend part of the day at Coral World Ocean Park, voted “Best Tourist Attraction & Eco Tourism Activity” by readers of the V.I. Daily News. Experience the beauty and magic of Caribbean marine life. Stay dry while viewing a natural coral reef teeming with fish and other non-captive marine creatures, 15 feet underwater through the windows of the newly renovated undersea observatory. During the various presentations you can pet a shark, hand feed stingrays, encounter turtles, wild iguanas and have tropical birds eating right from your hands! Other exhibits include the Caribbean Reef Encounter, Sea Turtle Pool, and Marine Gardens - 21 jewel-like aquariums displaying various marine environments around our islands.
Take a 20 minute taxi ride from Coral World to the Butterfly Garden (not included).Take flight at the Butterfly Garden with the beauty and wonder of nature. Enter a lush tropical botanical garden home to hundreds of butterflies representing over 25 different species from six continents. During your 20 minute tour, our knowledgeable guides will entertain you with fascinating facts about the extraordinary life cycle of these beautiful creatures as they change from eggs to caterpillars to spectacular butterflies through the miracle of metamorphosis.
Photographers will want to stop by in the afternoon when the butterflies are less active and therefore easier to photograph. Take a stroll through the outside botanical gardens showcasing a wide variety of local plants and butterfly species. The Butterfly Garden, the first and only butterfly exhibit in St Thomas, has become a leading attraction for locals and visitors in the Virgin Islands. Then Take a visit to our sister site. Spend the day at Coral World Ocean Park, voted “Best Tourist Attraction & Eco Tourism Activity” by readers of the V.I. Daily News. Experience the beauty and magic of Caribbean marine life.
Nature guides kayak with you through the protected Inner Lagoon Marine Preserve as you pass in between the many beautiful Manglar islands that are made up of red mangroves. Many birds nest in the trees, such as the endangered brown pelican, blue herons, night herons, egrets, yellow warblers, hummingbirds and many more. Juvenile fish hide among the many roots of the red mangrove trees.
Paddlers glide in clear shallow water and often see southern sting rays and spotted eagle rays gliding beneath them with an occasional show of one jumping into the air. Arrive at the southernmost tip of St. Thomas where a fringing coral and shell rubble barrier reef divide the crystal clear waters of the lagoon and the Caribbean Sea. Snorkel a coral-fringed mangrove nursery with easy beach entry snorkel in the clear protected waters.
Guides offer snorkeling instruction, point out the marine life and interpret the diverse mangrove ecosystem.
A unique, multi-eco experience awaits you, as you kayak among the many small islands of the Inner Mangrove lagoon. Stop and learn why the Mangrove Ecosystem plays a crucial role in maintaining healthy offshore coral reefs, reef fish populations, and shoreline stabilization. Hike the pristine, deserted 15 acre island of Cas Cay, in the Virgin Islands Park System. Enjoy many breathtaking views from coral and shell beaches.
Explore the mangrove forest, try your luck with a hermit crab race, and hike to tidal pools, volcanic cliffs at the base of volcanic cliffs and marine tidal pools, complete with a rare geologic blow hole. Snorkel a coral-fringed mangrove nursery with easy beach entry snorkel in the clear protected waters.
Guides offer snorkeling instruction, point out the marine life and interpret the diverse mangrove ecosystem.
This is your chance to experience a favorite five hour unique, multi-eco trip in St. Thomas' Inner Mangrove Lagoon Sanctuary and the Island of Cas Cay. You begin by kayaking among the many small islands of the Mangrove Lagoon to Long Point and Patricia Cay. Enjoy breathtaking scenic views from the coral rubble barrier reef which divides Long Point, the southernmost tip of St. Thomas from the deserted island of Patricia Cay. Here you will find multitudes of coral and shells, as well as interesting marine life including bristle stars, sea urchins, chitons and perhaps an octopus in very shallow clear waters.
From this tranquil setting, enjoy a ten minute paddle through romantic mangrove alleyways looking out for nesting pelicans and eagle rays swimming in the shallow waters below. Be sure to paddle slowly as you pass over the several shipwrecks in route to Cas Cay. Upon arriving at the wildlife sanctuary of Cas Cay, a deserted tropical island consisting of 15 acres of mangrove forest to the south and volcanic cliffs to the north, enjoy a hermit crab race. You will learn about the importance of the mangrove eco-system, and how to identify the various tropical plants and their edible and medicinal uses. Then, enjoy a fifteen minute leisurely stroll along a scenic coral and shell rubble beach.
Once reaching the south side of Cas Cay, explore the incredible boulders flanked with beautiful volcanic cliffs, and home to the famous Red Point Blow Hole. This spot is the chosen place to have a picnic lunch from a local market with your guide. Hike the pristine, deserted 15 acre island of Cas Cay, which is a part of the Virgin Islands Park System. Enjoy the many breathtaking views from the coral and shell laden beaches. Snorkel a coral-fringed mangrove nursery with an easy beach entry in the clear protected waters. After lunch, while snorkeling, you will continue to explore the waters around Cas Cay. Your guides will lead you on a 45 minute tour through a shallow marine habitat. Explore the sea grass and mangrove nursery habitats in calm, warm and shallow waters teeming with colorful and abundant sea life. Complete your day by kayaking through the mangroves back to the marina. Guides offer snorkeling instruction, point out the marine life and interpret the diverse mangrove ecosystem
This tour leaves from Virgin Islands Ecotours' Frenchtown Marina location in Charlotte Amalie’s Harbor, and kayakers paddle twenty minutes to Fort Willoughby overlooking the cruise ships and Frenchman’s Reef. Paddle past Danish and British Colonial ruins and Careening Cove. A brief hike brings you to Fort Willoughby, a British Fort from the Napoleonic era and the Garrison House.
Paddle to the historic Creque Marine Railway which is undergoing a multimillion dollar renovation by the Virgin Islands Park Service. The tour concludes with a visit to Garden Beach allowing you to relax in the shade, cool off with a dip in the beach or enjoy a guided snorkel. Depending upon weather conditions or guest preferences, a hike up to explore the British Naval Fort Shipley, 130', may be substituted for the paddle to Fort Willoughby.
History buffs enjoy exploring Britain's oldest and most intact Naval Forts on US Soil and the world's most intact historic steam-powered marine railway in the world. Cool off at a beach and enjoy snorkeling with your guide.
This tour leaves from Virgin Islands Ecotours' Frenchtown Marina location in Charlotte Amalie´s Harbor. Kayakers paddle twenty minutes to Fort Willoughby overlooking the entrance of the majestic harbor. Paddle past Danish and British Colonial ruins and Careening Cove. A brief hike brings you to Fort Willoughby and the Garrison House, Britain's most intact Naval Fort on US Soil from the Napoleonic era, which is currently being considered as a UNES.