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GREAT Guided Hiking with Ras Lumumba

by mpierre16

This was special! It was our first, and it was just us three. Richard, our local friend, referred his friend Lumumba Corriette and had taken the tour many times before with his children. Stevi and I being novices, trusted them completely. 3.5 hours at sun up in gorgeous St Croix on a perfect day! The tour included up and down STEEP hills (please wear the appropriate shoes!), through the mountains, on the sea coast, colonial ruins, and moist forest (not a true Rain Forest). Learned so much from herbalist and naturalist Lumumba - from flora, fauna and local history and medicine, to very interesting conversation about living! Little did we know, although we were beginners, Lumumba didn't give us the beginner's hike. I guess he thought us to be the strong women we are and challenged us to literal NEW HEIGHTS! The highlight was the tidal pool half way through for a very much needed and...

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Cruzan Rum

by DEBBBEDB

We took a tour of the Cruzan Rum Distillery (photo 2)Tours are 9 am to 11:30 and 1 pm to 4:15 (closed Saturday, Sunday and holidays)Adults are $4.00 and children (6-18 years) $1.00There is a gift shop.How Rum is Made (4th picture)1) Sugar cane molasses is received from the Caribbean Sugar Plantation (5th picture)2) Molasses is diluted with rain water.3) Yeast cultures are added and fermentation begins4) Fermented alcohol is distilled.5) Distillate is put into oak barrels6) Barrels (photo 3) age for two to twelve years)7) Charcoal filtered and diluted to 80 proof8) Rum is bottled.

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Scuba Dive / Snorkel the Frederiksted Pier

by Kristini

The pier has so much underwater life growing on the pillars and living around the area! If you scuba dive it is shallow at around 20 feet so it lasts a loooong time! Day dive you'll see all the beautiful colors and bright fish swimming around.Night dive you'll see moray eels, crabs, lobsters, and so much more!There's many local dive shops that dive the pier twice a day.

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Christiansted Boardwalk

by bsfreeloader

With several bars and restaurants featuring marina views, the Christiansted boardwalk is a popular place with locals and tourists alike day and night. For delicious fish tacos and homemade chips and salsa, try Angry Nates. For thirst-quenching microbrews and live music, hit the Fort Christian Brew Pub.

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Protestant Cay

by bsfreeloader

A minute ferry ride ($3 round-trip) takes you from Kings Wharf to Protestant Cay, a tiny triangular island featuring a pleasant sandy beach, restaurant and bar, and excellent views across the water of Christiansted and Fort Christiansvaern.

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Christiansted National Historic Site

by bsfreeloader

The Christiansted National Historic Site showcases several restored and preserved buildings built by the Danes in the 1700s. The unmissable bright yellow buildings on the town’s east side include Fort Christiansvaern, the Old Danish Scale House, and the Danish West India and Guinea Company Warehouse.

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Buck Island Beaches

by bsfreeloader

On a par with the snorkeling is the beach on the west side of Buck Island. The fine golden sand and crystal clear turquoise water make this place pure magic. The only negative is that the beach isn’t quite large enough to accommodate all the tourists on particularly busy days.

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Snorkeling off Buck Island

by bsfreeloader

The snorkeling off Buck Island is excellent. Despite numerous hurricanes and heavy tourist traffic, the coral reef surrounding the island is still in good shape. A ban on fishing around the reef also has led to a major recovery in the number and diversity of reef fishes, which, ironically, now present the greatest threat to the coral. Most day trips and half-day trips to the island include an hour or so of snorkeling as part of the package – time and money well spent.

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Buck Island Tour

by bsfreeloader

Just a mile-and-a-half offshore from St. Croix and in the middle of an 880-acre marine sanctuary, a trip to Buck Island is a quintessential St. Croix experience. Several operators run tours to Buck Island from Christiansted, with half-day tours costing in the $50-65 range and full-day tours costing $85-90. Snorkeling gear is provided, and all tours include time for snorkeling and relaxing on the beach.

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Snorkeling Locations - There are some alright ones

by ChelleBelle888

Personally, I think that the snorkeling is better in St. John and was better in the Cayman Islands (but that was about 10 years ago and it may be different now).However, there is decent snorkeling that can be found at:The far left (south) side of the beach by Cottages by the Sea. The further down you go, the better it seems to get - (go past the condos).Cane Bay seemed to be overrated to me. To see anything at all you need to go further out...but there still isn't much to sea.Issacs and Jacob Bay didn't have a whole lot of life to them. Dead coral that I'm sure was once beautiful and not an abundance of fish.Surprisely, the beach at the Buccaneer had snorkeling on the right side of it. There was a alot of rock ledges that underwater life gathered around. Columbus Landing - Don't bother.Butler Bay (I think) has some alright snorkeling...if you can figure out where it is.

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