St Croix Water Sports and Land Activities
St. Croix is a paradise for water
and sports enthusiasts, offering every activity from
sailing
and motor yachting, snorkeling including Buck Island snorkeling tours, swimming,
and SCUBA diving to riding wave runners, Jet Ski, water skiing, kayaking,
parasailing, windsurfing, sailing, sport fishing, horseback riding, tennis, golf
and bicycle riding.
Whether you are an avid athlete or just someone that wants
to enjoy a fun day in the sun and water, you will find that land and water activities on
St. Croix are plentiful. St Croix has awesome water temperatures that average 80
degrees year round, making a day in the water even more enjoyable!
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There are many wonderful beaches on St. Croix including
Cane Bay Beach,
Davis Bay,
Protestant Cay; Buccaneer,
the Reef,
Cramer Park and
Rainbow Beach.
There are many other spectacular and pristine beaches that you can explore and find on your own. All
beaches are open to the public, even those located at the hotels/resorts.
Click here for more information on
St. Croix beaches.
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Buck Island is a great place for all snorkelers - beginner to advanced. Many
various charter companies offer a variety of excursions to
Buck Island. There is
also a park with picnic areas. Boats depart from the Wharf area in
Christiansted
or Green Cay Marina. Half and Full day tours available.
Click here for
more information and photos of Buck Island. |
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There are quite a few boat charters
that offer Buck Island snorkeling tours. You can find full and half
day trips on both sailboats and motor yachts. The beach on Buck
Island is one of the most spectacular in the Caribbean and the
snorkeling on the reef is fantastic..
Click here for more
Sailing and Buck Island Tours information. |
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The waters surrounding St. Croix are ideal for sport fishing
and record size catches are common...be it Tuna, Wahoo, or Blue Marlin. For a half
or full day St. Croix sport fishing, the following are some companies you can
charter:
Click here for more information on
Deep Sea fishing charters.
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Golfers can play three different courses on St. Croix
that are all open to the
public. The Carambola Golf & Country Club (a Robert Trent Jones designed course),
and the Buccaneer golf courses are both 18 holes, while the Reef Golf Course is
9 holes.
Click here for detailed St. Croix Golf Course
Information
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The U.S. Virgin Islands is regarded one of the best sailing
locations in the world. The islands offer warm, sunny weather, reliable trade
winds, breathtaking scenery and plenty of protected anchorages.
Click here for more St Croix Marinas, Harbors and
Anchorages Information...
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St. Croix is the perfect Kiteboarding and Stand Up Paddle
Boarding (SUP) destination.
More information on
Kite Boarding and Stand Up Paddle Boarding.
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SCUBA diving aficionados consider St. Croix
to have some of the best
scuba diving in the Caribbean, largely because of its spectacular
wall diving, canyon dives and some great wrecks to dive
on.
More information on SCUBA Diving on
St. Croix. |
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Kayaking the waters of St. Croix is awesome! You can glide
thru mangroves, explore a lagoon, paddle out to sea and float over undersea life
in a totally clear kayak. Kayaks are an eco-sensitive method of exploring the
off-shore reefs and mangrove swamps that teem with colorful schools of tropical
fish and spectacular coral formations.
More kayaking
information.
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Looking for a little excitement
during you visit to the island? Why not rent a Wave Runner / Jet Ski
and have some fun zipping along the warm clear Caribbean waters.
More information on wave runners and jet ski rentals. |
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If you want to play some tennis
while visiting St Croix, there are several options. Some resorts have there own
tennis courts and there are several public tennis courts around the island.
Click here for tennis court locations. |
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There is great horseback riding on St. Croix that allows riders to go past Danish ruins,
rain forests and other coastal areas.
More information on Horseback
Riding.
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Bicycle / Bike Rentals
Gecko's Island Adventures -
340-713-8820 - ATV Tours & Bicycle Rentals.
Stamina Sports
- 340-719-6749 - Christiansted
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