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St. Croix, USVI - US Virgin Islands
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You will find that St Croix, USVI offers everything you expect from a
Caribbean Island vacation...lush green hills, warm aquamarine water, beautiful beaches,
fabulous weather, great dining and duty free shopping, incredible SCUBA diving,
three golf courses, and a friendly Caribbean culture with a relaxed island
experience...all without the crowds of many other Caribbean destinations. It is
easy to travel here from the U.S. mainland...U.S. citizens don't even need a
passport...and you will be supporting a U.S. territory while you enjoy your
Caribbean vacation! Saint Croix is only a 25 minute flight from the international
airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico and can also be reached by direct flights from
the states on American Airlines (through Miami) and US Air (through Charlotte)
and Delta (through Atlanta).
St.Croix, the largest of
the U.S. Virgin Islands, lies like an emerald in the turquoise waters of the
Caribbean Sea. It's rich culture, friendly people and colorful history, along
with its beautiful
beaches and world-class
recreational activities, offer an vacation experience unlike any other in the
Caribbean. Since Christopher Columbus first arrived at Salt River more than
500 years ago, Sugar and rum shaped the island's life and land. Fifty-four sugar
mills, each with imposing windmill towers and factory chimneys, still remain,
echoing the islands past. Several stately plantation homes still exist to this
day.
Located on the west end of the island,
Estate Whim Plantation is a fine
example of
these "great houses." With acres of rolling green hills, St. Croix's
plantation estates also bore crops of okra, cabbage, corn, and other
vegetables still prominent in Caribbean cuisine. As the sugar industry
declined tourism became the most important industry on the island, it
remains that way today.
Christiansted and
Frederiksted, the two main towns of the island,
flourished as commercial ports during the eighteenth and nineteenth
century. The architecture in these two towns reflects the seven
flags...Spanish, Dutch, British, French, Knights of Malta, Danish, and
American...that have flown over the island, the Dutch influence being the
greatest. Today, visitors to St. Croix can enjoy
a vast array of indoor
and outdoor activities, from
sightseeing,
fine dining/restaurants,
duty free shopping
and
a
casino, to
golf,
island tours,
places to see,
botanical gardens,
scuba diving and snorkeling
along with horseback riding,
Kayaking and much more!
Annual events like
Mardi Croix are a
blast!
We invite you to use this
St. Croix information
guide to help plan a great St. Croix vacation. StCroixTourism.com is
one of the most
detailed and comprehensive tourist guides available on the internet. It includes more photos than most other St. Croix information guides. St. Croix has
world class hotels and resorts,
villa and
condo rentals, beaches,
golf, real estate, dining/restaurants, SCUBA diving, duty-free shopping,
accommodations/lodging and some of the best weather in the world!
We are...America's Paradise!
*****U.S. Citizens
DO
NOT need a passport to travel to / from St Croix*****
Please note: New Requirements for Travelers
Between the United States and the
Western Hemisphere.
Click
here for details.
Good News...This initiative DOES NOT affect U.S. citizens traveling
between the United States and
the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico!
Click here
for St. Croix Passport Requirements.
For more information
for Travelers to and From the U.S. and it's territories visit the
Transportation Security Administration
website by clicking their logo
above.
  
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Islands Government
Virgin Islands Department of Tourism
St Croix Source - News
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Jump Up!
Caribbean street party!
Christiansted
November 28, 2008 6-10pm
more info
Sunset Jazz
Frederiksted
Friday September 19, 2008
Friday October 17, 2008
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13th Annual
Coral Reef Swim
Sun., Oct. 19,
2008
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