Tortola Visitors Guide

Once as sleepy backwater, Tortola is definitely on the busy side these days, particularly when several cruise ships drop anchor off Road Town. Passengers crowd the town's streets and shops, and open-air jitneys filled with cruise-ship passengers create bottlenecks on Tortola's byways. That said, most folks visit Tortola to relax on its deserted sands or linger over lunch at one of it many delightful restaurants. Beaches are never more than a few miles away, and the steep green hills that form Tortola's spine are fanned by gentle trade winds. The neighboring islands glimmer like emeralds in a sea of sapphire. It can be a world far removed from the hustle of modern life, but it simply doesn't compare to Virgin Gorda in terms of beautiful beaches or even really nice resort, for that matter.