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St. Croix Beaches & St. Croix Activities

St. Croix Beaches:
The beaches of St. Croix offer some stunning white sand strips perfectly laid out for relaxation and quiet. In the US Virgin Islands, St. Croix beaches are probably the least hectic. With the cruises on St. Thomas and the popularity of St. John, St. Croix beaches provide an atmosphere unlike any other. Some of the best St. Croix beaches are located off the north shore, where many villa properties are also found.

Buck Island National Reef Monument:
Part of the National Park system, the island is protected and the snorkeling includes underwater trails, which are just fabulous. The island is reached by boat only with departures from Christiansted or from the Green Cay Marina on the north shore.

Cane Bay:
A northshore St. Croix beach that offers great scuba diving and snorkeling. The Cane Bay Wall is less than 200 yards out. The beach, also, offers beachside restaurants and bars as well as watersports facilities. One of the islands most popular beaches.

Chenay Bay:
On the East End Road, water sports are offered and there are bars and restaurants as well at the Chenay Bay Beach Resort.

Isaac Bay:
An East End St. Croix beach that is generally impossible to reach without a four-wheel drive vehicle. Secluded sands for sunbathing calm waters for good swimming and a barrier reef for snorkeling.

Sandy Point:
Located on the island’s west end/south of Frederiksted is a long and pretty but isolated St, Croix beach. The area has no facilities and the area is a designated wildlife refuge, which is protected as a nesting environment for marine turtles.

Sprat Hall and West End Beach Club:
Both offer long stretches as well as facilities and water sports rentals.

Tamarind Reef Beach:
Located east of Christiansted.

St. Croix Estates & Plantations:
St. Croix was colonized by the Danish and built the Danish West Indies into a thriving sugar cane and trading islands. Slaves were imported to work the large number of sugar plantations.

British in the 1600s and is home to many lavish estates and mansions that brim with history. In the past, these homes were often owned by the operators of sugar plantations. Today these beautiful estates and plantations provide interesting history lessons and are frequently situated in the most picturesque locations on the island.

Estate Mt. Washington:
Extensive ruins of an old sugar plantation surrounded by fruit orchards.

Estate Whim Plantation:
A restored handsome Great House, sugar mill and other sugar plantation structures located near Frederiksted.

Fort Christiansvaern:
One of five Danish forts in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Ft. Christiansvaern is built on the site of an old French fort called Ft. St. Jean. It was used by the military until 1878 and has since served as both a courthouse and police station. Visitors will find canons, soldier’s cells and a military museum.

Fort Frederik:
Dating back to 1760, the site of the emancipation of the slaves in 1848.

Government House:
A historic building in Christianstead offering a beautiful example of Danish colonial architecture.

St. Croix Hiking:
A variety of hiking opportunities exist on St. Croix.

The St. Croix Environmental Association:
Phone: 340.773.1989
Offers guided walking tours of the island.

Caribbean Adventure Tours:
Phone: 340.773.4599  

St. Croix Horseback Riding:
Several companies on the island offer guided tours that lead visitors through spectacular scenery.
Paul & Jill’s Equestrian Stables (phone 340.772.2880) offer trips through the rain forest, along the coast and even moonlit rides.

St. Croix Sights & Wonders:

Buck Island National Monument:
Ranked as one of the most unique spots in the entire Caribbean, it is a wooded and uninhabited island of approximately 880 acres-176 of it land and the other 704 of clear waters and coral reefs. A nature preserve it is administered by the U.S. National Park Service and offers an underwater snorkeling trail and some of the best snorkeling in the entire Caribbean. The island has walking trails, nice white sand beach and picnic areas with grills. The island is reached only by boat with departures fro Christiansted or from the Green Cay Marina on the northshore.

Cruzan Rum Factory:
Tours are available of the distillery including a Cruzan rum drink.

St. Croix Aquarium:
A non-profit marine education center that has aquariums and touching ponds with shells and starfish.

St. George Botanical Gardens:
A 16-acre park built on the ruins of an old sugar plantation that operated from 1733 until 1917. The ruins include an old rum factory, a blacksmith shop, cactus garden and a gift shop.

Estate Whim Plantation Museum:
A restored sugarcane plantation and old greathouse complete with period furniture and various plantation structures.

St. Croix Tennis:
The majority of the large hotels and resorts on the island have tennis courts that may be booked even if you are not a guest.
 
The Buccaneer offers eight courts (two lighted for night play) plus a pro and full tennis pro shop-phone: 340.773.2100.).
Club St. Croix offers three-lighted courts-phone 340.773-4800.
Carambola has four courts/two lighted phone 340.778.3800.

St. Croix Villa Rentals

The Colonial architecture and charm of Frederiksted…white sand beaches and a variety of watersports…plantation houses and sugar mills that dot the countryside…a relaxed and unhurried lifestyle…an American paradise in the Caribbean. Old world ambiance… a relaxing slower pace combined with abundant flora, fauna and uncrowded palm fringed white sand beaches. The largest of the three U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Croix offers a wide variety of activities including: diving, sailing, snorkeling at famous Buck Island National Monument, parasailing, windsurfing, gambling at the Dive Carina Bay Hotel, historic museums, duty-free shopping, exceptional dining and three golf courses. The vivid history of the island may be enjoyed by hiking, on horseback, walking tours or simply exploring independently.

St. Croix villas and St. Croix villa rentals by Villas Caribe offer beautiful scenery and great value. Many St. Croix villa rental guests greatly appreciate the conveniences associated with traveling within a US territory. St. Croix rental villas are consistently a great value. Villas in St. Croix offer a wide variety of sights and activities.

Furthermore, St. Croix villa rentals also allow St. Croix visitors to sample authentic island cuisine. St. Croix villa rentals are rented exclusively to you and your travel group, and as a result, privacy and luxury are inherent to St. Croix villas. Most St. Croix villas and St. Croix villa rentals feature private pools, many of which posses dramatic St. Croix ocean views.