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Tortola Overview
Tortola Cruise Port
Tortola Scenic Views
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CRUISING TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS:



TORTOLA
SCENIC VIEWS


View from Skyworld off Ridge Road, Tortola
View from Ridge Road, Tortola
Tortola is quite mountainous.  Therefore, one of the island's attractions is to go up to the top of the mountains where, on a clear day, you have panoramic views not only of Tortola and the neighboring British Virgin Islands but of the U.S. Virgin Islands as well.

Shore excursion tours often take visitors along Ridge Road, which winds along the peaks that make up the island's spine.  The road is narrow, the inclines steep and the turns sharp.       

View from Ridge Road, Tortola
Fahie Hill mural, Tortola
Fahie Hill mural, Tortola
At one point along Ridge Road there is a retaining wall.  In 2001, Reuben Vanterpool and a group of other artists transformed the blank concrete wall into a series of mural depicting scenes from Tortola's past.  These are not of monumental events but rather scenes of everyday life.  They are called the Fahie Hill Murals.

View from Skyworld, Tortola
Briercliffe-Davis Observatory, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
A frequent stop on panoramic tours of the island is the Skyworld Restaurant, which is off of Ridge Road.  Visitors can climb up to the viewing platform atop the restaurant and get a good view in several directions.

Next to Skyworld's parking lot is the Briercliffe-Davis observatory.  

View from Skyworld, Tortola
View from Skyworld, Tortola
For more about cruising to Tortola and the Virgin Islands:

Click here for our Tortola overview page
Click here for our page on the Tortola Cruise Port
Click here for our page on Tortola Beaches
Click here for our Tortola Links page
Click here for our section on St. Thomas
Click here for our profile of St. Croix
Click here for our profile of St. John
Cruise destination - Tortola, British Virgin Islands - Tortola Scenic Views
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