Buck Island Semi-Private Tour: Snorkel & Swim with Turtles at Turtle Cove & Honeymoon Beach
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556 Ratings
Southside
Embark on a semi-private tour to Buck Island and indulge in an intimate snorkeling experience with turtles at Turtle Cove or Brewers Bay. Relax at Honeymoon Beach, rated #1 on TripAdvisor, and enjoy a refreshing drink at Dinghy's Beach Bar. Departure at 9am or 2pm.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- No Passport Required Daiquiri Bar - Explore St. Thomas in Style!\n\nNo overcrowding. This is an intimate, semi-private excursion. A maximum of 12 guests get to enjoy a 4-hour trip to Turtle Cove and Honeymoon Beach. At Turtle Cove/Buck Island, you have snorkeling gear to explore coral reefs that are home to tropical fish such as snapper, hamlets, parrotfish, surgeonfish, squirrelfish, and other sea life including turtles. Once the group is finished snorkeling, you can enjoy a cold beer, sodas, and water.\n\nAfter Turtle Cove, we whisk you away to Honeymoon Beach/Water Island. At the #1 beach on TripAdvisor, enjoy the white sand beach and crystal blue waters. You can visit the world-famous Dinghy’s Beach Bar where Pain Killers flow freely. Your experience is complete with a quick trip to Yacht Haven Grande.\n\nPlease note that depending on weather and ocean conditions, the Captain may substitute Brewers Bay for snorkeling and Emerald Beach at Lindbergh Bay for beach, food and beverages.\n\n*Depending on availability, guests will enjoy MV Sea Wolf, our newest vessel in the fleet; a 47’ double decker NavalCat or MV Poseidon, our Twin Vee PowerCat; or other comparable vessel based on availability. Departure is 9 AM or 2 PM
What's Included
- Beer, Soda, and Waters included
- Complimentary bottled water
- Snorkeling equipment provided
- Selection of carbonated beverages available
What's Not Included
- Lunch
- Tips for Captain & Crew. For exceptional service, it is customary to tip 15-20%.
- Please bring your own sunscreen and towels
Additional Information
Experience an exclusive and cozy charter, limited to just 12 passengers. This four-hour voyage to Turtle Cove or Brewers Bay and Honeymoon Beach assures of a personal touch. The snorkeling gear provided at Turtle Cove or Brewers Bay enables you to discover vibrant coral reefs that host a variety of tropical fish species like snappers, parrot fish, hamlets, and even offers an opportunity to swim alongside turtles. After the snorkeling session, unwind with a chilled beer! Subsequently, we will zip you over to Honeymoon Beach/Water Island. Known for its pristine white sand beach and stunning turquoise water, it’s rated the top beach on TripAdvisor. A trip to the renowned Dinghy’s Beach Bar for their popular Pain Killers is a must! The adventure concludes with a short sojourn to Yacht Haven Grande. Depending upon availability, guests can enjoy a ride on either the 45’ MV Sea Wolf, a power naval cat with customized seating, our 2019 36’ Twin Vee power Ocean Cat, or our 31’ Wellcraft powerboat. Our guests frequently praise the high quality of this charter. Departures at 9am and 2pm.
- Must call if party contains children under 2 years old
Location
R Bar
Yacht Haven Grande
Meet at WICO Day Charter Dock at Havensight. Guests will meet at the "R Bar" bar near the Yacht Haven Grande Welcome Archway. Captain will escort you to the boat. Meet 15 minutes prior to departure (local time). Guests arriving in Crown Bay, please take a taxi and allow extra 20 minutes.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(556 Ratings)
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Tiffany_b
May 11, 2024
Awesome day - Amazing experience, Captain, Anne, Marie and Katelynn We’re very funny and entertaining. We had great music lots of laughs and most of all they kept us very safe overall fantastic experience.
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Billy_burgnak
May 9, 2024
Fantastic trip worth every penny!!!!! - The crew were amazing. Capt Maddie and First Mate Alex showed us an amazing time. They took us to a beautiful cove on one island with crystal
Blue waters where we saw fish and a ship wreck. The next stop was an amazing beach where you could swim with the sea turtles!!!!!
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554loriy
May 5, 2024
Great adventure and experience! - So much fun! Crew was great and helpful. We got to swim with some turtles and other fish. Rum Punch, Beer, Water and Sodas were provided during the entire trip. Would not recommend for smaller children, important to be able to swim. Went to Buck Island and Honeymoon beach. Easy bus ride to Havensight Dock and we took a taxi back to our RC Ship. Our tour was 2pm-6pm. Got back in plenty time to port and did a little shopping.
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Meander34145785670
Apr 30, 2024
Swimming with Turtles! - Absolutely wonderful experience with Captain AnneMarie and Josef! We got to see a shipwreck and beautiful fish and swim with turtles. Highly recommend!
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832kierstenm
Apr 29, 2024
Ship wreck, turtles and a comedy bonus - At first we weren't sure if we were going to be able to make this experience due to some ferry misunderstanding (don't mind us virgin island virgins), we are sure glad we did. The meeting point was pretty simple to locate and actually kinda hard to mess up. Our caption, Annemarie might hands down be the funniest, down to earth person we've ever experienced. Which made our experience that much better. Danielle (I believe was her name) was equally as enjoyable. Not to mention, how fascinating it was to watch her hop and handle the boat as well as she did on top of making sure everyone had everything they needed. Drinks and all. The entire trip was an experience of it's own. And we are really happy that we go to experience it with the captain and first mate we did. 12 out of 10 for sure.
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Izabella_f
Apr 29, 2024
A def must for snorkeling and laughs - AnneMarie & Alex were great!! Drinks (alcoholic & non) were free flowing for those who wanted them. Snorkel equipment provided to get you the views 😍 I brought a waterproof camera and got so many cool shots of turtles, highly recommend doing the same!
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Lauren_m
Apr 25, 2024
Amazing trip! - Great day! Vic and Coleman were fantastic. Very informative and entertaining. Best snorkel excursion I’ve ever been on!
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Dennis_l
May 21, 2024
Would do again - First, the captain was awesome. The boat was in good shape. The size and intimacy was way better than the larger boats. Water and beverages were provided. The bottom line is that we would book it again regardless of some of my improvement comments to follow: snorkel gear needs upgrading; more water and chilled would have been better. Drop off at Honeymoon beach vs an Olympic pool swim both ways (acknowledge a slight exaggeration) like the other boats. Better marking and or communication with the meeting spot. We were there 15 mins late and the captain about 15 mins later than that. We also lost an engine for the ride from HM beach to Port which was OK by us since it made the ride longer and we saw the scenery. It did interfere with us getting back in time to beat an outgoing cruise ship and thus we had to wait. We still had 30 mins to get back to the ship which was a 10 to 12 min walk.
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Jeannette_b
Apr 25, 2024
NOT a semi private tour, GO ELSEWHERE! - I do not consider 29 people a semi private excursion… it was okay… we have snorkeled many places and the snorkeling was average… honeymoon beach was very pretty….
The snorkeling overall experience was Captain Vik and his assistant throwing warnings about everything… don’t return late to boat or I will leave you… don’t get food on beach, if you don’t listen to me about where the turtles are, I will not tell you again…and many more. I noticed there was a family that had not snorkeled before and Captain Vick and his assistant offered NO help to them. Felt badly for family as they were very miserable. Overall this was a below average tour with negative crew… The beauty of the island and the water saved it in the end… but I would not pay the premium price I paid for the tour, as it was NOT semi- private at 29 people on a small catamaran…
I read many positive reviews online, but I feel many bad reviews may have been erased to bring up their ratings…I would look elsewhere or just do snorkeling cruise tour for less money and better attitudes as they are vetted more…
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Yi_j
Apr 24, 2024
Just don’t do it until u read this - Horrible experience, just a waste of time and money. First of all, the crews were 15 mins late and didn’t even apologize for it. They expected us to be 15 mins early and yet they are 15 mins late. Not showing any respect to their clients time. Secondly, they promised semi private tour of 8-10 and there were 30 ppl on the boat. They don’t care about you, and joke around they will leave you on the island, this won’t be first nor last. It’s *probably* a joke, but honestly coming out from them it sounded more like a threat. Lastly, they don’t provide a life jacket and the equipments are the cheapest you can find. You are on your own and they are just taxi driver and drink server. They don’t even really watch over you, if you are beginner, stay the hell away from them. Overall, I really should’ve just went to Megan bay rather than this crap.
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