{"id":30236,"date":"2014-10-14T16:45:15","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T14:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/?p=30236"},"modified":"2014-10-14T16:45:15","modified_gmt":"2014-10-14T14:45:15","slug":"tortola-british-virgin-islands-boat-charter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/14\/tortola-british-virgin-islands-boat-charter\/","title":{"rendered":"Tortola: The Top Spot to Start Your British Virgin Islands Charter!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve got our eye on the <a title=\"British Virgin Islands Charter Guide\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/bvi.php?bbr=bblog\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BVI<\/strong><\/a>! In just a couple of weeks time, Nanny Cay Marina will host the autumn <a title=\"BVI Crewed Catamaran Charter Yacht Show\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_charter\/tortola_yacht_show.php?bbr=bblog\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>BVI Charter Yacht Show<\/strong><\/a>, and some of our brokers are headed to Tortola to examine the best <a title=\"Charter a Catamaran in Tortola\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_charter\/bvi_crewed_catamaran_charter_yachts.php?bbr=bblog\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>crewed catamarans<\/strong><\/a> currently available for your BVI catamaran charter, which is highly likely to start from Road Town, <a title=\"Tortola Boat Charters Guide\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/tortola_charter.php?bbr=bblog\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Tortola<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/tortola_charter.php?bbr=bblog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30238\" alt=\"Tortola boat charters in the British Virgin Islands\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Tortola_Island_BVI.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"418\" \/><!--more--><\/a>As the largest island in the British Virgin Islands, Tortola is also the most populated of the islands. The majority of charters will start in <a title=\"Road Town, Tortola\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/tortola_charter.php#roadtown&amp;bbr=bblog\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Road Town<\/strong><\/a>, which is reminiscent of a typical Caribbean town, but with a more commercial feel to it because it is a hive of activity, with charterers coming and going, and picking up provisions before heading off the explore the <a title=\"Caribbean Yacht Rental\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_charter\/caribbean_sea_charter.php?bbr=bblog\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Caribbean Sea<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Tortola_BVI_Beach_Palm_Trees.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30254\" alt=\"Sandy beaches lined with palm trees on Tortola, British Virgin Islands\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Tortola_BVI_Beach_Palm_Trees.jpeg\" width=\"620\" height=\"412\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tortola has a whole host of beaches and bays, so you are sure to find a quiet spot where you can soak up the sun while lying in the sand, search for seashells and snorkel in the crystal clear waters. Heading inland from the island&#8217;s shores, the landscape is mountainous, sculpted through the islands previous volcanic activity, so is great for any hikers in your party who want to stretch their legs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Approaching_Road_Town_Catamaran_Tortola_BVI.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-30256\" alt=\"Approaching_Road_Town_Catamaran_Tortola_BVI\" src=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Approaching_Road_Town_Catamaran_Tortola_BVI.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From Tortola, you can explore the other islands of the British Virgin Islands. Maybe you want to see the impressive rock formation of The Baths on <a title=\"Yacht Charters around Virgin Gorda\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/virgin_gorda_charter.php\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Virgin Gorda<\/strong><\/a> or a sample party at Foxy&#8217;s or the Soggy Dollar Bar, complete with Painkiller cocktails, on <a title=\"Jost Van Dyke Charter Guide\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/foxys_and_soggy_dollar_bar_jost_van_dyke.php?bbr=bblog\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Jost Van Dyke<\/strong><\/a>? If you do, send a <a title=\"Custom Charter Request\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yachting_content\/custom_solution.php?bbr=bblog\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>charter request<\/strong><\/a> to Boatbookings to organise your charter. As well as catamarans we can offer <a title=\"BVI Crewed Motor Yacht Charter\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_charter\/bvi_crewed_motor_yachts.php?bbr=bblog\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>luxury motor yachts<\/strong><\/a>, <a title=\"Crewed Sailing Charters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_charter\/bvi_crewed_sailing_yacht.php?bbr=bblog\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>sailing yachts<\/strong><\/a> and <a title=\"BVI Bareboat Charters\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/yacht_charter\/bareboat_bvi.php?bbr=bblog\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>bareboat charters<\/strong><\/a>; there is something to suit everybody.<\/p>\n<p>For more yacht charter related information, follow Boatbookings on<a title=\"Boatbookings Google Plus\" href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/b\/117894291802410908360\/+Boatbookings\/posts\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> Google +<\/strong><\/a>, <a title=\"Boatbookings on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/boatbookingsyachtcharter\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a> and <a title=\"Boatbookings on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Boatbookings\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve got our eye on the BVI! In just a couple of weeks time, Nanny Cay Marina will host the autumn BVI Charter Yacht Show, and some of our brokers are headed to Tortola to examine the best crewed catamarans <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/14\/tortola-british-virgin-islands-boat-charter\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Tortola: The Top Spot to Start Your British Virgin Islands Charter!<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,10,26,3,7],"tags":[477,4741,339,67],"class_list":["post-30236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bareboatcharter","category-bvi","category-crewedyachtcharter","category-destinations","category-yachting-news","tag-british-virgin-islands","tag-bvi","tag-caribbean","tag-tortola"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.5.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tortola: The Top Spot to Start Your British Virgin Islands Charter! - Yacht Charter News and Boating Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boatbookings.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/14\/tortola-british-virgin-islands-boat-charter\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tortola: The Top Spot to Start Your British Virgin Islands Charter! - Yacht Charter News and Boating Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We&#8217;ve got our eye on the BVI! 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