Half-Day Excursion to Trunk Bay Beach: A Scenic Beach Experience
3.3
12 Ratings
Cruz Bay
Experience the beauty of Trunk Bay Beach on a half-day excursion. Swim, snorkel, and relax on this scenic beach surrounded by tropical foliage and crystal-clear turquoise water.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Trunk Bay Beach - Enjoy 3 hours free time at the beach where you can dine, swim and snorkel.
What's Included
- Driver/Guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off available
- Pick-up option at St. Thomas cruise ports
What's Not Included
- Snorkel gear rental
- Table, umbrellas and chairs.
- Gratuities - recommended
- Round trip ferry tickets to St. John from Redhook Dock. Roundtrip tickets costs $16.30 per person.
Additional Information
Choose to be picked up from St. Thomas or Meet us in St. John Cruz Bay Dock to view the beautiful St. John scenery in two scenic stops included in the excursion. Stops offer the perfect opportunity for photos. Trunk Bay Beach is nestled inside the Virgin Islands National Park, the beach is a perfect location for you to admire the scenery or venture into the turquoise water to snorkel or swim.
Your driver drops you off along the pristine beach, where you can find calm bay waters and luscious tropical foliage around you. Take advantage of the beach chair and umbrella rentals or find your spot for a day on the sand. Stretch out and feel the sun on your skin as the cooling Caribbean breeze blows in from the water. Next, head out for a dip into the warm coastal sea or rent a snorkel to explore the world of coral beneath the surface.
The ferry tickets to St. John are not included in the price.
- 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.
- At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time.
- A minimum of 2 people per booking is required. This tour operates with a minimum of 4 guests. Cancellation notice will be given 24 hours in advance
- Before getting in the vehicle after your beach time, make sure you’re clean of sand and wearing dry clothes.
- * Cruise Ship Passengers you must confirm by email local tour provider within 72 hours of tour to confirm disembark time. Not doing so may delay your tour
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
3.3
(12 Ratings)
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Cspt2020
Jun 1, 2023
Wonderful Experience! - This our first time in the St. John. Hamblet and Kenneth were both excellent. The whole experience was excellent. Trunk bay was a little crowded due to peak season. We can't wait to visit again.
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Stephaniebt2559wc
May 25, 2021
Beautiful St. John - I took a St John tour too Trunk bay beach! The driver Kenneth stopped several times. To allow us to take pictures and I mentioned I needed ice and he stopped at a little convenience store. I recommended this tour the price I paid.
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Asmeret
Aug 24, 2018
This half day tour was spectacular!! We... - <p>This half day tour was spectacular!! We had a guide, Hamlet, who picked us up from our hotel on time and pick up the next few passengers from their hotel. He explained how we would get on the St. John Ferry and there would be another guide, Kenneth, who would pick us up upon arriving. Kenneth was wonderful and showed us the ruins of an old sugarcane plantation and stopped a few times on the side of the road to let us take pictures and take pictures of us as well. He explained a lot about St. John and it's history and then dropped us off at Trunk Bay were we had over three hours to enjoy the beach and snorkel away. It was such an amazing experience and fun and easy! I highly recommend doing this if you have time!</p>
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Howniceinhouston22
May 31, 2022
Beautiful Trunk Bay - We love Trunk Bay and the snorkeling there. The drivers were nice and I felt safe with them. We only got two hours at the actual Trunk Bay location and I think that was because we had to spend a lot of time picking up the other folks on our tour at their hotel. And lots of time dropping them off afterwards. We were on a cruise. Admission to Trunk Bay was free so having that as part of the tour was misleading. We also picked up two random passengers from Trunk Bay and took them to another boat before heading back to our ferry. If I had to do it again I would take a taxi to the ferry and then taxi to Trunk Bay to have more time on the beach but if it’s your first time there and you’d like to learn a little history then I would recommend it.
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Ninagrand4
May 5, 2021
St. John experience - I enjoyed my tour and the guide was informative and funny.
I like that they gave us time to sightsee and take pictures along the way.
Plus giving us time to relax on the beach as well.
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Terri_m
Jan 24, 2022
Trunk Bay snorkeling - Trunk Bay snorkeling. We did not do the island tour, as didn't feel there would be enough time to snorkel the beautiful blue waters of Trunk Bay. The tour description needs to be more specific with what is included with the tour, as thought there would be a guide.
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Kevin_w
Apr 18, 2019
We have some problems here - The cab driver was at 'the Windmill' at 8:00 for an 8:30 departure. The instructions to get to the Windmill were erroneous. The Windmill is inside the shopping area at Crowne Bay. Not across the street. 30 minutes is way too short of a connection time to meet the 9:00 am ferry. 45 minutes should be the minimum connection time. (We ended up with literally 90 seconds to spare.) Also, on the St. John's side, the taxi driver left before all passengers were off the ferry. We had to call him back. Using 'Great Exploration Tours' as a sub-contracted carrier should be reviewed carefully. Our pier to Red Hook cab driver said he had made mention of this short connection time in the past, but got nowhere in having this effectively addressed. Although the driver warned us of the possible misconnect, and given that it was not his fault, I place fault squarely on the owners of this lack of communication / understanding. This experience ended up being quite stressful, and this should not have been.
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Pqh233
Apr 11, 2021
Waste of money - This was a waste of money. You can ferry and explore St. John by yourself. They only communicate with you through email and you are only paying for hotel pick up and drop off which you can get a taxi for way cheaper.
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Sasha
May 7, 2021
Terrible - Just all around shady experience. Upon arriving to the island, had the driver hustle more people for the drive for at least 30 minutes. Super uncomfortable to sit there and wonder when he will feel like taking us to the beach. Asked him when we are heading to the beach more than once and he was very rude about it (apparently I had no right to know how long he plans on having us chill on the street). Note I had a child with me. Only get 2h on the beach.
The weather was bad for several days so you could not snorkel, but no one mentioned that until we got there. Really could have done the same thing on my own for less than a quarter of the price. You don't actually have a guide. Not sure why that is advertised as a part of the experience. So in a nutshell avoid the drama. There is nothing this experience offers that you can't do better on your own.
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Susan
Jan 5, 2019
Great Explorations = Great disappointments - do NOT use this tour company under any circumstances. Hope Viator drops th - I chose this excursion for our cruise - over the cruise lines tour to the same place - as they allotted more time at Trunk Bay which I really wanted to see. We were sent an email after booking that we would get a confirmation of our pick-up location/time within 24-48 hours of the tour. When it was less than 24 hours I paid $25.00 for internet access to contact the company - I was given a recording and told to leave a message. I finally got through to a live person by stating I wanted to book a new tour. When speaking to this person they said they were having trouble making the arrangements but would work it out and contact me by 3:00 PM. Next thing I know I received an email that they CANCELLED MY TRIP. This is how my New Year started!!!! They later had the nerve to call me and tell me that if I got my own taxi to the ferry, bought my own ticket for the ferry, they could arrange for someone to meet me at St. John's to drive us to Trunk Bay - and this is what they wanted me to pay for and considered a tour. I booked this over a month in advance. This is my third trip out of the country this year, and I have booked several tours via Viator, and have never had this type of experience. Unbelievable and Unacceptable. Never, Ever book through Great Explorations they are unreliable and unprofessional.
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