US Virgin Islands · PRIVATE
Good private tours fill up weeks ahead in high season; the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of St. Thomas’ semi-private turtle snorkel tour to Buck Island and Honeymoon Beach, with boats, timing, costs, tips, and practical advice.
“Totally enjoyed the boat ride and snorkeling, captain Rusty is a really cool dude and great tour guide!”
Review of a private 50-foot St. Thomas catamaran charter with snorkeling, beaches, drinks, flexible routing, and practical booking tips.
“Dave was very knowledgeable and a great host. Highly recommended! Will use again next time we return for sure!”
Sail a private 47-foot catamaran from St. Thomas for snorkeling, beaches, rum punch, and a flexible island-hopping day.
“Expect to spend time in the water and have a great time. Full day of relaxing and enjoying snorkeling and the beach.”
Review of a private St. Thomas tour with island views, historic sights, Magen’s Bay, Coki Point, shopping, and flexible guides.
“Either there is not much to see on this island or our guide put little thought into making it interesting. We paid $1200 for 3 of use to have a private tour of all the hot spots and we were done in less than 3 hours and left to figure out what we should do next on our own. We asked to be brought to paradise point after some searching ourselves. We were driven to it and the guide left us there waiting for 45 minutes while they ran a personal errand. We got back to the ship hungry as there were no recommendations for food the entire day and…”
Review of St. John’s private 2.5-hour island tour, with beach overlooks, Annaberg ruins, local guides, pricing, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Great trip! Lasted around 3 hours and very informative. Our guide Ron did a fantastic job! I would highly recommend requesting him for your trip.”
Explore St. John by private boat from St. Thomas, with snorkeling, rum punch, flexible stops, and a captain-led island day.
“Our family has been traveling to St. John for nearly 10 years. We always reserve a private boat charter for one day during our stay. Every other charter has always been top notch. Unfortunately, I can not say the same about our Stormy Pirates Read more”
Review of a private St. Thomas powerboat charter with snorkeling, beaches, St. John stops, drinks, flexible timing, and captain-led planning.
“We are a family of 6 had a wonderful 4 hours with Bryan on the Aquarius. He talked to us as we were heading out and put together a wonderful time of snorkeling, swimming and eating. Highly recommend this tour with him!”
Review of a private St. Thomas catamaran charter with snorkeling, turtles, beach stops, drinks, and flexible full or half-day plans.
“The half day trip we took with Captain Wallens and Hans for snorkeling was a highlight of our trip to St. Thomas. We saw sea turtles, beautiful fish and healthy coral beds on our excursion. Thanks for a memorable day!”
See St. John’s beaches, sugar plantation ruins, mountain views, and local history on a flexible four-hour private tour.
“Evan was wonderful. He asked us where we wanted to go and let us chose how long to stay at each beach. He told us so many stories about the island. Informative and funny.”
Review of a private St. Thomas catamaran charter to St. John, with snorkeling, rum punch, flexible stops, pricing, and booking tips.
“Great crew. Captain Alex and Coleman were super attentive and accommodating. Can’t wait to see them next year. Highly recommend.”
Review this private St. Thomas catamaran charter for snorkeling, turtles, beaches, drinks, crew service, price, and practical booking tips.
“Swimming with sea turtles and sting rays was the coolest thing I have ever done. The captain was great. He gave a quick tour of the area and pointed out interesting spots and gave historical and current tidbits of what we were seeing. Will definitely take this excursion again when we come back!”
Explore St. Thomas by private open-air Jeep, with secluded beaches, plantation ruins, snorkeling, rum punch, and sweeping island views.
“Rena did a great job with showing us hidden gems in St. Thomas. We tried local drinks and food. Best of all was the secluded beach around sunset!! We did not feel rushed or shuffled from place to place. All relaxed!! We had a wonderful tour.”
Review of Blue Dream Charters’ private St. John snorkel yacht trip, with turtles, beaches, lunch, drinks, and practical booking advice.
“The captain Tommy and his helper Jay were wonderful! We were a family of 6. They were constantly making sure we had drinks, food, snorkeling gear, etc. Took us to great snorkeling spots. Would go out with them again! Worth the money!”
Review of Bonus Time Charters, a private St. Thomas boat trip to St. John with snorkeling, sea turtles, quiet beaches, and floating pizza.
“Captain Brian was wonderful ! Very knowledgeable and friendly and he helped our family make lasting memories of St John”
Spend seven hours on a private St. Thomas catamaran with reef snorkeling, sea turtles, paddle boards, lunch, rum punch, and island views.
“Truly the best charter experience we've ever had! (and we've done a lot of them) It was like Ivy and TL opened their home to us to share the day. They accommodated every request we had and made the day incredible. We were married Read more”
Every kind of day on and off the water, and the best of each.
