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Small group adventure tours of the beautiful St. John, USVI
Snorkel, hike, kayak, paddleboard, learn about the local history, and enjoy the best local food.
St. John, USVI: 5-Day Tour Overview
Three options for the same tour
November 9-14, 2024: $2,999 per person based on double occupancy.
January 10-15, 2025: $3,499 per person based on double occupancy.
March 20-25, 2025: $3,299 per person based on double occupancy.
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Small group, high-touch adventure
Live-A-Lot Adventures tours includes 5 active couples enthusiastic about St. John led by one expert dedicated to ensuring you have a fun, active, stress-free adventure.
You'll talk with our owner, Elliot Turrini, before booking so he can ensure the tour is right for you.
Full focus on guest satisfaction, including expert instruction for snorkeling, paddleboarding, and kayaking.
Our owner in Trunk Bay
Day 1 - Travel to the resort
You fly on your own to St. Thomas’s Cyril King International Airport.
Using a private van and private boat, we make it super easy for you to get to the beautiful Westin Resort on St. John, where you’ll be staying for the full tour.
Each couple gets one of the Westin's lovely private Studio Rooms with a king bed, resort view, and balcony for the duration of the trip. The Westin has spacious rooms, onsite restaurants, great pool, nice beach, and beautiful landscaping.
The Westin Resort
Day 2 - Maho Bay & more
Breakfast at the Westin. At 8:30am, a 20 minute drive to Maho Bay, one of the beautiful North Shore beaches.
Maho Bay is famous for sea turtles and sting rays.
After getting snorkeling gear and setting up our beach chairs and umbrellas, we’ll spend the morning snorkeling, swimming, lounging, paddleboarding, and kayaking. Expert instructions for snorkeling, paddleboarding, and kayaking will be available.
That morning, Jennifer Russo of Reef2Peak, will lead a paddleboard/kayak excursion.
We’ll supply a tasty picnic style lunch on the beach and a delicious painkiller drink made onsite.
On the way back to the Westin, we’ll stop at the Windmill Bar for the stunning 270 degree views and a drink and/or food if you like. That night you can join the group for dinner in Cruz Bay or explore on your own.
Maho Bay
Windmill Bar
Day 3 - Salt Pond Bay & more
Breakfast at the Westin. At 8:30am, a 35 minute drive to Salt Pond Bay, a pristine beach with excellent snorkeling and the start of the magnificent Ram Head Trail hike.
After the 5 minute walk to the beach and setting up our beach chairs and umbrellas, we’ll hike to the top of Ram Head. You'll see stunning views of the Caribbean Sea, deserted beaches, and interesting flora. At the top, you'll get an awe inspiring 270 degree view.
After the hike, you can enjoy swimming, snorkeling, lounging, and our tasty picnic lunch at Salt Pond Bay. We'll show you the best snorkeling spots and help you enjoy them.
At 2:30pm, we'll go to Johnny Lime, our favorite local restaurant, for an early dinner, drinks, and (hopefully) cornhole tournament.
Ram Head
Salt Pond Bay
Day 4 - Trunk Bay & more
Breakfast at the Westin. At 8:15am, a 15 minute drive to one of the most beautiful beaches in the world -- Trunk Bay.
After the five minute walk to the beach and setting up our beach chairs and umbrellas, we’ll spend the morning snorkeling, swimming, and lounging in what we think is the most beautiful water we've ever encountered. An amazing aquamarine color and the softest of white sands.
We'll show you the best snorkeling spots and provide any instruction and assistance needed.
While we will supply drinks and light snacks, you can get your own more hearty lunch and drinks at the onsite food trucks.
On the way back to the Westin, for more local history, we’ll stop briefly at the Catherineberg Sugar Mill Ruins, where you can walk around and explore the ruins
For dinner that night, you can stay at the Westin or go into Cruz Bay.
View of Trunk Bay
In Trunk Bay
Day 5 - Haulover Bay & more
Breakfast at the Westin. At 8:30am, a 35 minute drive to Haulover Bay, where Jennifer Russo of Reef2Peak will lead a fun, fascinating kayaking, snorkeling, and nature tour around Hurricane Hole.
You’ll paddle and snorkel the calm crystal waters along the breathtaking shorelines of St. John’s East End. Ride the current on a magical one way excursion from the reefs of Haulover Bay to the mangroves of Princess Bay in Hurricane Hole, and see the abundant sea life of the mangrove ecosystem on the guided snorkel.
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We’ll have lunch at the famous Skinny Legs in Coral Bay. I can’t wait to have one of their burgers and a Raspberry Pina Colada
After lunch, we’ll drive 12 minutes to the historic Annaberg Sugar Plantation. There you can enjoy the stunning views, explore the ruins, relax by a beautiful creek setting, and/or hike along the water’s edge of the scenic Leinster Bay trail to Waterlemon Cay where you can swim and snorkel.
After Annaberg, we’ll drive 4 minutes to the lovely Francis Bay beach, where we’ll enjoy the beautiful sunset, the warm water, drinks, and a tasty light dinner. And, we'll see if I can convince Jennifer to lead us on a sunset nature walk.
That night you can join the group for dinner in Cruz Bay or explore on your own.
Haulover kayaking
Francis Bay Sunset
Annanberg Ruins
Day 6 - Return to St. Thomas
The Westin will use its boat and van to take you directly from the resort to the St. Thomas airport. Super easy.
Your personalized video
Each couple will receive a personalized video of their wonderful adventure in St. John – so they can forever enjoy this magical trip.
Elkhorn Coral at Trunk Bay
More information about the tour
When traveling, we always want to know the details of what a tour will provide and what it will not.
Therefore, we encourage you to scrutinize the Details page and download and read the detailed PDF explaining exactly what we fully intend the tour to include.
Please understand that St. John is a Caribbean Island, its people live on "Island Time", and the weather can change abruptly. This means that in some instances no matter how well we plan and the utmost diligence, things can go wrong and we may have to change the intinery. We promise to do our utmost best to ensure you have a great time on our tours.
Sting Ray at Trunk Bay
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