Surrounded by a maze of coral reefs that extends for many kilometers off shore, Anegada creates ideal opportunities for reefs and benefits. The island is protected by Horseshoe Reef, one of the largest reef systems in the world.

Anegada is so low that many mariners cannot see the island until caught in the reef, a fate that has caused more than 300 ships to sink off its coast. In fact, there are more wrecks off Anegada than anywhere else in the Caribbean. Now playing host to an array of colorful marine life, some of these wrecks are favorite dive sites.

The only coral island in the Virgin Islands’ volcanic chain, Anegada is characterized by its nearly flat elevation, the striking coral reefs that surround it, secluded sandy beaches, and clear springs bubbling from coral beds.

A variety of wildlife special to the Virgin Islands area thrive on Anegada, including loblolly, frangipani, turpentine trees, feathery sea lavender, and wild orchids. On the nature trail at Bones Bight, catch a glimpse of the rare rock iguanas native to the island, or discover the exotic birds at Nutmeg Point.

Snorkelers and scuba divers will delight in the reef’s mazes, tunnels and drops, which are rich in needle fish, bonefish, stingrays, parrot fish and other marine life, while those with sea legs will enjoy water sports, sport fishing and bone fishing. 

Beachgoers will find no lack of calm and quiet shores, including Cow Wreck Beach, Flash of Beauty, Bones Bight, and Windlass Bight.

Discover Anegada’s history through a maze of stone walls that surround the Main Town’s Settlement or the Arawak’s ancient conch mounds in the East End. Or, explore the wreckages of numerous Spanish galleons, American privateers and British Galleons.

If you need a break from the sun, sand, and sea on Tortola, head to Sage Mountain National Park. A gift from the Rockefellers to the government of the BVI, it cloaks a ridge running east to west along the spine of Tortola and is the first national park established in these islands.

Almost the entire park is 305 meters above sea level, and 523-meter Mount Sage is the highest peak in all of the Virgin Islands.

Feel like a hike? Twelve looped trails thread through the forest, and while the park is not an actual rainforest, you can see philodendrons, hanging vines, ferns, mahogany, cedar, and Manilkara trees.

Wildlife includes birds such as martins, hummingbirds, and kestrels. Since the BVI National Parks Trust acquired the land, reforestation programs have been successful in many areas of the park.