Top Attractions and Activities

When in Road Town, make sure that you check out the Government House and the local crafts museum in between visits to the area's flawless beaches. For nature lover's, an easily accessible day trip is the Sage National Park, which boasts the regions most unspoiled natural habitat, and an abundance of native flora and fauna.

Another grand adventure is riding along the ridge road in a rented car or bus. This road runs along the impressive spine of Tortola, and offers some excellent views. Rudy's Outside Bar is a great place along the Ridge Road to catch a cold beer or some of Rudy's famous Rum Punch. The seating options there include "roadside"-with stools that actually stick out into the road-and some gorgeous views of steep ravines from the inner patio.

But there is no way to tell what your adventure will entail until you get up off your chair and go. Book your travel with Carefree Travel and Cruises to do just this, and reward yourself with the vacation of a lifetime.

Tortola's History

Tortola is a small island in the chain of British Virgin Islands, often reached by cruise or airplane and favored due to its predominance of white sandy beaches and charming reputation. Kicking back with a cold tropical beverage as the wind blows through the banana and mango trees is almost the national pastime, and the friendly, English speaking locals will be sure to make your trip here the most relaxing and soothing it can be, while spicing up your downtime with interesting natural and cultural sites, as well as showing you around some of the steamiest nightlife in the Caribbean.

Located in the middle of the British Virgin Islands, Tortola has long been the center of the region politically and economically as well. With BVI's capital located in Road Town, and its larger-than-average-for-the-Caribbean airport, Tortola is the first place that comes to mind for island hoppers the world over.

Island hopping in the BVI has long been popular with tourists, and Tortola has always been the best staging point. The BVI islands of Virgin Gorda-a worthwhile destination in its own regard-Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke are all just a small plane ride away, or if you are cruising in the region, it is likely that each of these will be a port of call on your Caribbean itinerary. One of the most exciting things to do while in Tortola is to rent a small private boat and search out untouched isles, coves, and white sandy beaches. Crystal clear water with no one around but the birds in the trees: that's the BVI experience that you can only have by coming to Tortola.

Booking your travel with Carefree Travel and Cruises is your golden opportunity to make it down to the BVI in style; with enough pocket money left to enjoy what Tortola has to offer.