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The USVI - St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John – known as America ’s Caribbean, is one of the Caribbean ’s most popular destinations. This trio of islands is an easy flight from the U.S. mainland, prices are in American dollars. Oceanfront resorts, small inns, condos, campgrounds or luxury villas – the choice of accommodations will suit any style. Nearly 2.5 million vacationers flock here annually for the powdery beaches, plentiful watersports and fine dining. Like siblings, each of the three major islands has its own personality.

 

The largest of these islands at 84 square miles, St. Croix (pronounced CROY) features a varied terrain from dry cactus-studded hills out east to lush tropical forests in the west. Hiking, kayaking and kite boarding are popular pastimes, and the island boasts two 18-hole golf courses. Some scuba buffs claim this is the only place in the Caribbean where you can dive a wall, a reef, a wreck and a pier all in the same day. Chartered powerboats or catamarans will take you to the pristine beach and a marked snorkel trail at uninhabited Buck Island Reef National Monument .

 

CLIMATE: Average daytime temperature 78 degrees F in winter and 82 degrees F in summer, low humidity. Approximate sunrise 0530-0630. Approximate sunset 1830-1900. 

LANGUAGE: English. Some Spanish.

NIGHTLIFE:  Jazz, disco, calypso/reggae, Latin and rock ‘n roll nightclubs and karaoke. Cultural entertainment: Steel pan music, limbo dancing, and mini street carnivals “Jump Up”.

SIGHTSEEING: Old Danish towns of Christiansted and Frederiksted. Tropical secondary forest; Heritage Trail, aerial sightseeing charter, safari tours, hiking tours, Whim Plantation Great House Museum . Carl & Marie Lawaetz Family Museum at Little La Grange . St. Croix Leap, Oceanique semi submersible underwater excursion, Cruzan Rum Factory tour.