Your times are a little off AND it sounds like you DID NOT read the description of the trip on our website.
This 3 star review is not based on Stormy Pirates service, it is because this guest did not read the description of the trip and their expectation were based on simply looking at pictures, rather than the written description of what type of experience to expect.
It takes about 1.5 hours to travel from the US Virgin Islands to Virgin Gorda. There is absolutely NOTHING we can do to bring Virgin Gorda closer to the US Virgin Islands.
We give you a guided walking/hiking tour through The Baths National Park. This tour is 1.8 miles long and we take you to both Devil's Bay Beach and Spring Bay Beach. We also take you off the normal path to some of the more popular sights that most people don't get to view or photograph.
After the hike through the batholith rock formations and caves you have about 30 minutes to swim at Spring Bay Beach or grab a drink at the beach bar.
After Virgin Gorda, we travel another hour by boat to White Bay, Jost Van Dyke.
We enjoy about 2 hours at White Bay, Jost Van Dyke. This is more than enough time for most people to enjoy lunch and a little beach time.
Our guests, must keep in mind that these popular BVI attractions are quit a bit of distance from the USVI and quite a bit of distance from each other.
We travel over 70 MILES, in a boat, to hit the two most popular BVI destinations from the US Virgin Islands.
If you are looking to be able to spend a lot of time at each location you MUST do a private charter (which we also offer), so you can enjoy just 1 location for as long as you would like, or STAY in the British Virgin Islands and take a tour from there, so you don't need to travel over 70 miles on a boat.
Many people join this tour with the expectation that these islands are close to the USVI; they are not! This is an "international experience" that our company offers for guests visiting the US Virgin Islands. We are one of the ONLY companies that offers this experience.
Will you get to spend hours at each place?
NO! - That is impossible because of the distance that we need to travel.
Will you have a great experience, learn some history about the Virgin Islands and see the 2 most popular destinations in the BVI while your accommodations are in the USVI.
YES!!
If you don't read the description of the trip on our website and only look at the pictures and think we are going to Teletransport from the US Virgin Islands to Virgin Gorda & Jost Van Dyke, you will probably be disappointed.
But, we promise you will have an amazing time if you join the trip with realistic expectation of what the trip actually is, and the distance we need to travel to get you there.