Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS
Buck Island
(p. 186)The boat ride to
Buck Island is great fun for kids. Equally
appealing are the island's white-sand
beaches and its profuse wildlife. Bring
along a picnic.
Fort Christiansvaern
(p. 183)Children
can explore dungeons and battlements
and even see how soldiers of yesteryear
fired a cannon.
entrance drive bordered by royal palms and bougainvillea to the towering kapok and
tamarind trees. It was built around the ruins of a 19th-century sugar-cane workers'
village. Self-guided walking-tour maps are available at the entrance to the garden's
great hall. Facilities include restrooms and a gift shop.
127 Estate St., 1 St. George (just north of Centerline Rd.), 4 miles east of Frederiksted.
&
340/692-
2874.
www.sgvbg.org. Admission $8 adults, $6 seniors, $1 children 12 and under; donations welcome.
Daily 9am-5pm.
Organized Tours
BUS TOURS
Organized tours operate according to demand. Many are conducted
at least three times a week during the winter, with fewer departures in summer. A
typical 4-hour tour costs $28 per person. Tours usually go through Christiansted and
include visits to the botanical gardens, Whim Estate House, the rum distillery, the
rainforest, the St. Croix LEAP mahogany workshop (see “Shopping,” below), and the
site of Columbus's landing at Salt River. Check with your hotel desk, or call
Travel-
lers' Tours,
Henry E. Rohlsen Airport (
&
340/778-1636
), for more information.
TAXI TOURS
Many visitors explore St. Croix on a taxi tour (
&
340/778-1088
),
which, for a party of two, costs about $120 for 3 hours. The fare should be negotiated
in advance. Extra fees are charged for the following sights: $10 for the botanical
gardens, $10 for the Whim Estate House, and $8 for the rum distillery. Taxi tours are
far more personalized than bus tours; you can get on and off where you want and stay
as long or as little as you wish at a destination.
WALKING TOURS
For a guided walking tour of either Christiansted or Frederik-
sted, contact
St. Croix House Tours
(
&
340/772-0598
). The tour of Chris-
tiansted is available upon request, leaves at 9:30am, and costs $30 per person. The
Frederiksted tour leaves on Wednesday at 9:30am, and costs $30 per person. Call for
details and to arrange meeting places. Tours are given only in February and March.
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DRIVING TOUR:
EAST ST. CROIX
START:
The Buccaneer.
FINISH:
Fort Christiansvaern.
TIME:
1
1
⁄
2
hours.
BEST TIMES:
Early morning or late afternoon.
WORST TIMES:
Any evening after 5pm.
Head east from Christiansted on Route 75 (sometimes referred to as East End Rd.).
Within a few miles, it will become Route 82, an area that residents consider the most
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