Our home from home … staying for five weeks in apartment overlooking the bay. The bars and beach are great. The beach itself can be busy when the cruise ship crowds descend just like many beaches on Tortola but when it’s less busy it’s lovely.

Arrived at Port on a cruse ship. Walked through the shops at the port to the far side.. Just ask one of the guys there which bus to the beach. Fare is $12 each way per person and you pay for your return trip (ie no single fares). If you decide you want a taxi it would be the same cost from what they said. Buses run back to the ship every hour and there is no chance you will get left behind. Takes about 20 minutes to get there. Once there there are plenty of facilities - usual souvenir stalls, bars and plenty of food choices. Food isn't brilliant and I suggest you stick to the simpler things on the menu. Jumbo prawns I had were pretty poor for $25! Bucket of 6 beers for $20 was pretty good I thought. Lounger x2 plus table and umbrella $25... Beach itself was lovely and if you stay over to far sides you will see the pelicans diving for the fish. Snorkeling in the main bit isn't worth it.. Go the far sides if you want to snorkel. Tortola itself is a beautiful island...

This used to be an amazing place. It has been sullied by the cruise ship industry. It is now covered with chairs and umbrellas. Such eyesores. Now it is over run with people all day and dead at night. Makes me think of the old saying “nobody goes there anymore, it’s too crowded “.

The views were amazing! Easy to get to via taxi from Tortola port. We only paid $12 pp for the ride there, but out friends paid round trip and had to take a specific taxi back. I recommend paying 1 way that way you can leave to go back to the ship whenever you'd like. Our taxi driver dropped us off at a spot on the beach with complimentary chairs and umbrellas. Gorgeous views! Inexpensive drinks. We walked to the end to the 400 year old distillery:) I don't know that I need to go back to the distillery again, but it was a fun walk down the beach and across the street from the lavender house. $1 for 5 rum tastes!

We stopped here for a couple hours on the “included” excursion from our Viking cruise which showed us around the island. What an awesome spot for beautiful views & to enjoy a cold beer (or the ever present “rum punch”). We also stopped by the nearby Callwood Distillery. Definitely worth stopping, whether for a short time or the whole day!