St. John Island Tour: Explore History and Natural Beauty in the US Virgin Islands
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Cruz Bay
Embark on a half-day tour of St. John Island in the US Virgin Islands. Explore the island's history and natural beauty, including a national park, old sugar plantation, and stunning lookouts.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Caneel Bay Beach - This is just an overlooking stop.
  • Trunk Bay Beach - This is an overlooking stop.
  • Annaberg Sugar Plantation - The Annaberg Plantation is a partially restored sugarcane factory.
  • Virgin Islands National Park - The center has two passport stamps. The Virgin Island National Park and the Virgin Island Reef National Monument, which surrounds the island through various areas in the water. The center also offers souvenirs.
What's Included
  • Includes National Park fees
  • Pick-up option from St. Thomas cruise ports and select hotels/resorts
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities
  • Round trip ferry tickets to St. John $16.30 per person
Additional Information

Depart St. Thomas or meet up at St. John for a visit to the smallest of the US Virgin Islands. Take in the history of the island as well as its majestic natural beauty on this half-day tour. See an old Danish sugar plantation, a national park, and various lookouts along the way.

Start by boarding a ferry that takes you across the short 4 miles (6.4 km) of water between St. Thomas and St. John, where your tour bus awaits you. With your local guide, stop first at the Virgin Islands National Park to take in beautiful mountain vistas, impossibly blue water, and verdant coastal greenery. Enjoy the panoramic displays of white-sand beaches meeting mountain forests at your next 2 stops, Caneel Bay and Trunk Bay.

At Annaberg, see the remnants of a 1780s sugar mill plantation. Wonder at the ruins of the factory, windmill, and slave quarters as you learn about the island’s Danish settlers. Finish with a drive back to the ferry terminal for your cruise back to St. Thomas.

  • Ferry tickets to and from St. John are not included in this tour’s cost and are available for purchase at the dock. Roundtrip tickets costs $16.30 per person.
  • Pick-up and tour start times must be coordinated with the local supplier and are subject to change due to traffic conditions and the number of groups joining the tour.
  • Please provide the following info at time of booking: hotel name or ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
  • A minimum of 2-3 people per booking is required depending on days. This tour operates with a minimum of four guest cancellation notice will be given 24 hours in advance
  • Follow the island time as US Virgin Island doesn’t follow Daylight Saving Time.
  • Possible cancellation after confirmation, if there are not enough passengers to meet tour guests requirement. In the event of this occurring, an alternative or a full refund will be offered.
  • Please confirm cruise ship dock upon booking for those coming from a cruise.
Location
Cruz Bay Ferry Dock
Prince Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Marlowel2024
Apr 28, 2024
Wonderful day on St John Island - Beautiful views. Learned about the St John's history. Had a great time and a great tour guide. Would recommend this to others.
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Kathryn_j
Apr 21, 2024
St John tour - Kenneth was great at telling us the history of St John…..was disappointed that the St John Virgin Islands National Park a visitor’s center was closed on a Saturday - not the tours fault, but something to be aware of!
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Douglas_r
Apr 14, 2024
April St John driving tour - Kenneth did a great job leading the tour, sharing information and perspectives. Well worth the value!
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Tamea_r
Mar 23, 2024
Nice tour - Kenneth was an amazing tour guide. We learned alot about the history of St. John and saw beautiful views. If arriving from St. Thomas be sure to call once you arrive and meet at the meeting spot.
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Robert_w
Mar 12, 2024
Great tour - Trunk bay Beach and the plantation. Drivers knowledge of the island and its history. Driver gave us plenty of opportunity to take photos
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Michelle_p
Mar 15, 2024
A nice introduction to the island of St.John - The tour was very interesting and gave us a nice taste of St. John. Our driver, Kenneth, was very kind and informative.
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Northstar38342386983
Mar 13, 2024
Tour around St. John. - Kenneth was great, very knowledgeable, and shared with us a lot of information as he took us around the island. We enjoyed the stop at the Sugar Plantation. Make sure you stop at Bake Shop, free samples are provided. The views of the beaches were great. However, it would have been nice to actually stop at one, though not included in the tour. We did not stop for the hour at the national park, indicated as part of the tour was very disappointing.
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689dominickc
May 1, 2024
Didn’t get what we paid for - First of all Kenneth was a true gentleman, Kenneth’s taxi. The guys was great. However, I originally booked for 1:30 PM, and they called and asked if I could do 9:00 AM. I could not, and then I received an email that said 12:20 PM. We could do that. We arrived and Kenneth met us promptly at 12:20, again a great guy. The tour was good, but ended an hour early. So we paid for a half day tour and only received 2 hours. Buyer beware. I hope that TripAdvisor makes it right. I would say if you do go to St John’s see out Kenneth’s taxi. Down to earth, great guy!
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Kellyez2440cj
Mar 19, 2024
Disappointed - It wasn’t a bad tour. It was very informative but he took too much time sharing about “other thing”. We spent what seem like 10 minutes in an abandoned parking lot of the shut down hospital listening to stories. We spent 10 minutes, looking at Epstein’s island and hearing stories. We spent what seemed like 10 minutes, looking at a police station hearing more stories. We thought we were going to see a number of beaches and actually step on the beach and we never got close to sand.
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Resort549985
Apr 1, 2024
Just a job tour driver - Driver was located in cab Tourists in back with no communication with no commentary. A taxi would have given more. Felt rushed through.
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