Tortola
- Address:Tortola
- Hours:Open year-round
- Admission:Free
Considered a tropic masterpiece, Tortola sports a list of attractions and white sandy beaches that can keep anybody entertained throughout long or short stays. From its variety of water sports at popular Cane Garden Bay such yachting, surfing, swimming to its natural preserves and historic spots, there is more than enough to do in Tortola.
Amongst its land based attractions is the site of former 17th century sugar plantation Mount Healty National Park and its sugar mill Mount Healthy Windmill, originally powered by horses.
Sage Mountain National Park is another popular destination, with rare plants sprouting around the Sage Mountain area, and hosting original plantation in untampered areas of a forest. Tortola also contains the plentiful J.R. O'Neill Botanic Garden and the Queen Elizabeth II National Park, which comes complete with a grassy green beachside lawn, child-friendly playgrounds, and other organized recreational activities, perfect for hanging outside the busy city center.
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Wonderful experience with my teenage son. Staff were professional but very friendly and accommodating. Worth every penny and glad to have shared the memory with my boy
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A really wonderful experience enjoyed by myself and 3 friends,I would recommend for all age groups from young children to retired persons.Thank you.
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EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!1 The photos they take are amazing...the dolphins were wonderful and we were treated very well by the staff. We signed up for the more expensive tour and there were only 7 of us in the lagoon with the dolphins versus 50 or more with the regular swim. Probably worth the extra $$$$.
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Tortola, meaning Turtle dove is the biggest and most populated island in the British Virgin Islands, housing 13,000 of the country's 18,000 population. The island is 13.5 miles (21.7 kilometers) long, reaching as high as 1,750 ft (533.4 meters) above sea level at its highest point at Mount Sage.
