Photos of the British Virgin Islands

	View from the Beach - Peter Island

The BVI's consist of more than 60 islands and cays, which are part of a Caribbean archipelago known as the British West Indies. The verdant green hills of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke and other islands feature dozens of exquisite, white sand beaches, and are a stark contrast to Anegada, having an elevation of only 28' and which might be described as a very big beach!

Sailing, boating, scuba diving, snorkelling, beach combing and sun bathing come as naturally as breathing. The constant trade winds, hundreds of coves, bays, breathtaking beaches and anchorages lend themselves to sailing, water sports and Caribbean yacht charters.

At the risk of trotting out a hackneyed phrase, the British Virgin Islands are truly an "island paradise". If you close your eyes and imagine a Caribbean sailing vacation ... odds are you are envisioning our beaches!

Where are the British Virgin Islands?

This tiny Caribbean nation is located east of the USVI and about 60 miles east of Puerto Rico. See our map of the Caribbean for location as well as individual maps of the BVI. Coordinates for Road Town, Tortola are situated at (approximately) 18.26 North, 64.37 West. See British Virgin Islands information for more facts and details.

BVI Photos

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. With 71 pages and 507 photographs, our BVI photo gallery speaks volumes! New pictures will be added as and when possible. Our plan is to provide images of each island, including photos of beaches, events and points of interest. More pictures will be appearing regularly!

British Virgin Islands Photographs

Photos of Tortola Bomba's Shack Brewers Bay Cane Garden Bay Callwood Distillery Nanny Cay Quito's Gazebo Road Town Smuggler's Cove Soper's Hole - West End Surfing Tortola Tortola Beaches Tortola Beaches (index & map) Brandywine Brewers Bay Cane Garden Bay Elizabeth Beach Josiah's Bay Long Bay Beach Smuggler's Cove Virgin Gorda Around Virgin Gorda The Baths & Devils Bay Beaches Bitter End Yacht Club The Copper Mine Gorda Peak National Park Leverick Bay Spanish Town Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour North Sound North Sound Moskito Island Prickly Pear Sandbox Restaurant - Vixen Point Saba Rock Eustatia Necker Island

Jost Van Dyke Jost Van Dyke White Bay White Bay Beach Soggy Dollar Bar Jewel's Snack Shack One Love Bar Great Harbour Foxy's Bar & Restaurant Cat Fight Regatta Foxy's Halloween Party Foxy Callwood Foxy's New Year's Eve Party Little Harbour Diamond Cay Bubbly Pool Anegada About Anegada Anchorage Beaches Outback Anegada Reef Salt Ponds The Settlement Beef Island Beef Island Trellis Bay Long Bay Beach More Pictures Bellamy Cay Cooper Island Fallen Jerusalem Marina Cay Norman Island The Caves, Norman Island William Thornton Bar & Restaurant Peter Island Peter Island Resort Salt Island Sandy Cay & Green Cay Sandy Spit Seal Dogs

New photos and picture gallery pages coming soon!

August Festival & Major Events BVI Festival - Tortola Emancipation Parade 2006 Carrot Bay Festival Tortola Sloop Shootout Spring Regatta BVI Music Festival

Things to do and see Shell Collecting J.R. O'Neal Botanic Garden Weather & Hurricanes Hurricane Information Various & Sundry Pics Vigilant (Tortola Sailing Sloop)

Apologies to Photographers

I am not a photographer. This photo gallery is an amateur attempt to depict the BVI's with no training in the field of photography! Crooked skylines, poor symmetry, flawed composition and questionable lighting are to be expected in these photos.

The pictures contained within this photo gallery, despite my amateur status, have taken a good deal of time to produce. All photos are copyrighted and may not be used on the web without prior written consent.

Professional Photographers

If you'd like to see photographs by those who actually know how to take pictures ... visit Rainbow Visions Photography.

Jim Scheiner of Rainbow Visions offers camera rentals, wedding photography ... and pretty much anything to do with taking pictures! Jim has lived in the British V.I. for over 20 years and is familiar with every nook and cranny in the islands. Drop in and visit him at Prospect Reef Resort on Tortola.

Phone: (284) 495-4168 Tortola, British Virgin Islands
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