British Virgin Islands
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These islands are unspoilt and will take your breath away with their beauty. Here you will be pampered in hideaway resorts with world class facilities on gorgeous beaches. Most of the fifty islands are hilly and volcanic and offer a great opportunity to island hop and find your own deserted beach. The deluxe resorts, some on their own private islands all offer white sandy beaches and superb cuisine accompanies the quiet relaxed evenings. To complete the island experience, charter a fully-crewed yacht and choose your own itinerary, dropping anchor wherever you choose.
Peter Island Resort Hotel - a private 1,800 acre island with five glorious beaches and twenty secluded coves. Peter Island has undergone extensive refubishment, here you find luxurious surroundings combined with peace and privacy. The luxurious rooms lie either close to the main facilities and freshwater pool or on spectactular Deadman's Bay beach. Each guestroom features air conditioning, CD players, minibars, coffe-makers and patios or balconies, whilst three villas are also available.
The Spa at Peter Island embraces a contempary, minimalist feel with indoor and outdoor treatment areas, a private pool and beachfront spa suites. The dining options offers you informal meals at the Beach Bar and Grill, afternoon tea and apertifs at Drake's Channel Lounge and dinner and dancing in the evenings at Tradewinds.
This is Peter Island - the honeymooners haven, the connoisseurs Caribbean.
Necker Island – Necker Island is Sir Richard Branson’s private island paradise. Necker will be your own private hideaway, for up to 28 guests. With the island all to yourselves, you can create your very own ‘All Inclusive’ Necker experience – wine and dine however you want and wherever you want to on the island, the sports you’d like to learn, when you want to rise and how late you want to party. It’s probably the most exclusive escape in the world. GUESTS CAN TAKE A SUITE IN THE great House or one of the Bali Houses.
The Great House, known as the heart of the island, houses the Master Suite plus 8 additional bedrooms which can be prepared for twin, single or double occupancy. The Bali Houses are five unique private Balinese Houses dotted around the island and each accommodating a couple of single guest.
Arrive by speedboat from Tortola or fly in by helicopter – then relax, it doesn’t get any better than this.
Little Dix Bay Hotel - Rosewood Hotels & Resort's Little Dix Bay, Virgin Gorda style, is situated on a soft white sandy beach framed by lush green foliage. There is a feast of fine foods in a choice of three restaurants, lucheon buffets in the Pavilion, Mediterranean specialities in the Sugar Mill and both casual grills and candlelight dinners are offered by the beach.
Little Dix Bay offers activities such as tennis, a fitness centre and a wealth of watersports to remind you that you're still in the real world....and water taxis allow you to visit the neighbouring beaches and islands. There is a spa offering different kinds of treatments using the islands natural herbs and oils found on the island.
Little Dix Bay is truly a hidden gem!
Biras Creek Hotel - seriously secluded, luxurious levels of comfort and thoughtful service enhance the peace and privacy which are priceless. A caribbean beach lies to one side and the Atlantic waters lies to the other, and hidden in one hundred and forty acres of lush greenery. The hotel's 31 suites are furnished to the highest standard you would expect from a Relais and Chateaux hotel featuring airconditioning, a kingsize or twin beds, a small sitting area and large terrace. Garden suites and Ocean suites are also available.
Watersports are available on the beach aswell as bicycles, tennis courts and nature trails, a spa offering an array of treatments is also resident at Biras Creek.
A sail away package which includes five nights at Biras Creek and two nights sailing around the British Virgin Islands on the hotel's yacht is also available.
What not to miss on British Virgin Islands:
- A visit to see Sage Mountain National Park, Cane Garden Bay and the Botanical Gardens
- Market day in Road Town (Tortola)
- The eerily lit grottos and caves of 'the baths' on Virgin Gorgda
- Scuba diving on the wreck of the RMS Rhone where The Deep was filmed
- April's Spring Regatta in Sir Francis Drake Channel
Fact File
Flying time: 9 hours 30 minutes to Antigua, then a 60 minute flight to Tortola
Time difference: 4 hours behind GMT
Currency: US Dollar
Recommended for:
Outstanding natural beauty
Breathtaking beaches
Rugged mountains
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