Tortola
Tortola Cruising Guide
Tortola is the beating heart of the British Virgin Islands — the largest island, home to the capital at Road Town, and the launch point for almost every crewed charter in the chain. Your week most likely begins and ends here.
Everything is close at hand: Road Town and the marinas at Nanny Cay and Sopers Hole (West End) put groceries, chandleries and waterfront restaurants within an easy walk of the dock. Once the galley is stocked, it’s a short sail around to Cane Garden Bay — a long arc of palm-backed sand with beach bars, live music and one of the prettiest sunsets in the islands.
With time ashore, climb into Sage Mountain National Park, the highest point in the BVI at over 1,700 feet, where a cool ribbon of rainforest trail opens to views clear across the Sir Francis Drake Channel.
Explore Tortola
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In the water
Snorkel & Dive
Tortola’s north and west shores hide a few easy reefs right off the beach.
Brewers Bay Reef
A quiet north-shore bay with an easy fringing reef straight off the beach — good for a relaxed first swim.
Dive-site details →Smuggler’s Cove
A west-end cove with clear water and a healthy patch reef close to shore.
Dive-site details →Ashore
Eat, Drink & Do
Quito’s Gazebo
Cane Garden Bay’s landmark beach bar — local legend Quito Rymer, rum and live music on the sand.
More →Myett’s
Right on Cane Garden Bay beach — fresh seafood, cocktails and a lively evening.
More →Pusser’s, Sopers Hole
Waterfront dining and the original Pusser’s Painkiller at the West End marina.
More →Keep exploring
Nearby Anchorages
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