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St. Thomas Discovery: Explore Hidden Gems
4.5
30 Ratings
Drake's Seat
Join us for an extraordinary adventure as we go beyond the usual tourist attractions to discover the genuine spirit of St. Thomas, led by the island’s most lively guides.
Join us for an extraordinary adventure as we go beyond the usual tourist attractions to discover the genuine spirit of St. Thomas, led by the island’s most lively guides.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Drake’s Seat - Revel in the stunning views of Magen’s Bay and the British Virgin Islands, ideal for capturing unforgettable photos. The tour guide will offer insightful commentary on the sights and assist in taking photos with your camera, ensuring the breathtaking landscapes are your backdrop.
- Skyline Drive - The Skyline Drive Scenic Lookout…
- Drake’s Seat - Revel in the stunning views of Magen’s Bay and the British Virgin Islands, ideal for capturing unforgettable photos. The tour guide will offer insightful commentary on the sights and assist in taking photos with your camera, ensuring the breathtaking landscapes are your backdrop.
- Skyline Drive - The Skyline Drive Scenic Lookout features an observation deck 900 feet above sea level, offering magnificent views of Charlotte Amalie. Guests can step off the tour bus to take photos and enjoy the scenery. The tour guide will provide insights about the area and help capture photos with your camera, ensuring the stunning views are perfectly framed in the background.
- Mountain Top - At 1,500 feet above sea level, Mountain Top provides one of the most spectacular views on St. Thomas. This must-visit lookout spot is perfect for photos, with the tour guide offering commentary on the breathtaking scenery and assisting with pictures, ensuring the stunning views are included. Guests can also enjoy duty-free shopping here.
- Blackbeard’s Castle - (The entrance fee for Blackbeard’s Castle is $15 per person if you choose to visit). Explore Blackbeard’s Castle, a National Historic Landmark, where guests can capture photos of this iconic site.
- 99 Steps - Experience the historic charm of the 99 Steps, where guests can pause for pictures.
- Emancipation Garden - Guests will explore Emancipation Garden, taking photos of its significant monuments. The tour guide will provide details about each monument, including the Liberty Bell, a plaque about the first English settlers passing through St. Thomas on their way to Jamestown, Virginia, and a statue of King Christian.
- Market Square - As you pass by Market Square, guests can take photos while the tour guide explains the significance of what you’re seeing.
- Frederick Evangelical Lutheran Church - Guests will visit this historic church, where they can take pictures while the tour guide shares insights about its history.
- Three Queens Statue - Guests will have the opportunity to photograph the Three Queens Statue, with the tour guide providing background information on this important monument. (The entrance fee for Blackbeard’s Castle is $15 per person if you choose to visit)
- Magens Bay - Guests can enjoy the scenic beauty of Magens Bay, Coki Point Beach (ideal for snorkeling), Secret Harbor, Emerald Beach, Sapphire Beach, or Brewers Bay, where they can take photos and, if they wish, go for a swim. Please note that Magens Bay has a $7.00 admission fee for those 13 and older. The tour concludes with a relaxing time at the beach of your choice. While Magens Bay is recommended, guests are free to decide. Please remember that the cost of beach entry will be covered by the guest. All other listed beaches are free, except for Magen’s Bay.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Hotel/Port Pickup & Drop-off
- Bottled water
- Exceptional Service from a Certified Historic English Speaking Guide
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Parking fees
- Your pictures taken with your camera to capture the moment when needed
- Private transportation
- Hotel/Port Pickup & Drop-off
- Bottled water
- Exceptional Service from a Certified Historic English Speaking Guide
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Parking fees
- Your pictures taken with your camera to capture the moment when needed
What's Not Included
- (Optional) Admission to Magen’s Bay beach
- Lunch (Can be purchased on sight)
- (Optional) Black Beard’s Castle entrance fee, if you choose to visit
- (Optional) Admission to Magen’s Bay beach
- Lunch (Can be purchased on sight)
- (Optional) Black Beard’s Castle entrance fee, if you choose to visit
Additional Information
- Infants are required to sit on laps in full capacity situations.
- Infants aged 0-2 years are free of charge.
- Infants are required to sit on laps in full capacity situations.
- Infants aged 0-2 years are free of charge.
Location
Drake's Seat
Route 37,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(30 Ratings)
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Troy_s
May 5, 2026
Best Service in St Thomas - Desmond was the Best!!! St Thomas had a Annual Celebration so we couldn't go down town, but Desmond made up for it by showing and telling us about interesting facts about the Island and surrounding island, Desmond was on time, nice, knowledgeable, FUNNY, had a great sence of humor, a great driver and i will go as far as to call him a friend now, WHEN we come back we will be using Raymonds Taxi Service and we will ask for Desmond, not saying all drivers are not great, probably are but we got Desmond first and we will request him any time we are there. the island is Beautiful and he showed us why. Thank you Desmond for a great tour and a wonderful day in St Thomas, we got back to our Ship with time to spare which we needed to see some of the shops at port.
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Barbara_r
Apr 8, 2026
St Clair and Robert were... - St Clair and Robert were great. Although don't take their advice and go to Coki Beach if you have young kids, it's too rough. Stick with Megan's Bay. Our family of 10 (5 adults and 5 young kids) had a great time.
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James_b
Feb 28, 2026
Good tour, worth the price for private. - Desmond was knowledgeable about St. Thomas history and botony, which was important to us, an otherwise gave a competent and enjoyable tour.
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Angelle
Feb 23, 2026
Fun for all ages - Raymond was fantastic. He knew so much about the island. Stopped at all the great stops and left us ample time at each spot to do as we wished. Our group ranged from 6yrs old to 72 yrs old and there was 9 of us. Stunning views and he could answer any questions we had about the history. We felt safe the whole time. The van was clean, had AC and cold water as promised. Climb the 99 steps if you can to Black Beards Castle but those in our party that couldn't he drove them to the top. He was so accommodating and kind. Try to connect with him before you get off the ship when you have Wi-Fi so you can coordinate exactly where you will be for pick if you are getting off at the cruise port. Thanks again for a great time.
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Angel_m
Feb 3, 2026
Fabulous! - We had an absolutely spectacular day with Raynier in St Thomas and would highly recommend this tour.
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Leslie_k
Jan 25, 2026
Must see - It was nice to see the whole island and learn the history. Charley and his teainee were absolutely fabulous and very accommodating.
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Jay_f
Feb 15, 2026
St Thomas van tour - Really liked that this tour gave us the opportunity to have just our family together on the tour, and to tailor it to our wants. The only downside was the driver provided more historical information than we wanted, and for some unknown reason he was reluctant to take us to our preferred beach.
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U3352snangelam
Jan 24, 2026
Fun excursion but not as advertised. - We had a great time. Sharron was our driver. She was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. The only reason I did not give 5 stars was because she didn’t know about the itinerary that was advertised and we couldn’t do everything that was said online. We did have fun and I would recommend others to do this excursion.
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Russell_s
Apr 27, 2026
Disappointing and Unprofessional Experience - We booked a private 6-hour tour in St. Thomas expecting a high-quality, organized island experience, but unfortunately, the service did not meet expectations.
The guide was completely unaware of our booked itinerary, assuming we had only a 4-hour tour rather than the 6 hours we paid for.
The tour lacked any professional engagement and there was very little commentary or information shared about the island’s history or landmarks. More concerningly, after our first stop, the guide picked up his daughter, who remained in the van for the rest of the day. While he mentioned she was training to be a driver, we did not appreciate having an unannounced passenger on what was booked as a private tour and she clearly had no interest in training to be a driver.
While we did get to see a lookout point, Mountain Top for daiquiris, and snorkeling at Brewers Bay Beach, the entire day felt disorganized and lacked the hospitality you expect from a private booking.
We would not recommend this service if you are looking for an informative or professional tour of the island.
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Celeny_m
Mar 15, 2026
Driver didn’t show. I... - Driver didn’t show. I called and he wasn’t aware of the booking. He quickly made his way to us 30 mins after the initial reservation time. He then didn’t have the itinerary provided by Viator. He was nice but I was already frustrated.
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