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Flights to the British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands

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The British Virgin Islands are part of the Virgin Islands archipelago and are situated in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. As the name suggests, these islands are an overseas British territory where English is the official language, though the US dollar is used for currency.

International flights to the British Virgin Islands land in the Terrence B. Lettsome Airport (formerly called Tortola Beef Island Airport) (airport code: EIS). Flights to the British Virgin Islands from the UK are indirect requiring one or two stops. Virgin Atlantic Airways, BWIA West Indies Airways and British Airways provide travellers one stop flights to the British Virgin Islands from the UK. Other airlines, including Delta Air Lines, Air France and Continental Airlines, provide flights to the British Virgin Islands from the UK via two connections.

The Tourist Attractions of the British Virgin Islands

Like many other Caribbean islands the British Virgin Islands attracts tourists to visit for its great weather, beaches, and scenery. There are four main islands here – Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke – plus more than 50 smaller islands and cays, perfect for exploring by boat.

Tortola

Tortola is the largest of the British Virgin Islands and the most populated. It holds the capital city, Road Town, and as you would expect there are many lovely beaches plus opportunities for scuba diving, fishing and boating around the island.

Tortola holds other attractions too though; the harbour in Road Town is one of the most popular places for the wealthy to charter yachts and sail around the Caribbean. Even if this is a bit beyond your budget the sailing conditions around Tortola and the British Virgin Islands are excellent so you may decide to find a boat within your budget for a day of sailing at least!

Other attractions on Tortola include hiking in the Sage Mountain Park, visiting the Callwood Rum Distillery, the Joseph Reynold O’Neal Botanic Gardens, and the historic Fort Recovery.

Anegada

The second largest of the British Virgin Islands is Anegada, though despite its size it is the least populated of the main islands. Tourism has arrived here but not in an over-commercialised way meaning visitors can often enjoy a beach all to themselves for the day!

Virgin Gorda

After Anegada, Virgin Gorda is the third largest British Virgin Island. Although popular with tourists this island has not been over-commercialised either and presents a friendly and inviting holiday destination. The main attraction on the island, and in fact one of the British Virgin Islands top attractions, is The Baths. These large and unique rock formations are within a national park and as well as the rocks, swimming and snorkelling are very popular here.

Jost Van Dyke

The smallest major British Virgin Island is Jost Van Dyke. This scenic island is volcanic in origin and mountainous giving plenty of opportunity for hiking to higher points and admiring the views all around.

When Should You Visit the British Virgin Islands?

The tropical climate of the British Virgin Islands make this a destination worth considering all year round as there is little variation in temperature throughout the year. However, the british Virgin Islands can occasionally fall in the path of hurricanes so you may want to consider avoiding hurricane season, between June and November. Rainfall can occur throughout the year though September to November are generally the wettest months and February and March the driest.

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