This is a quick look at a shore excursion from Tortola to The Baths on Virgin Gorda. We were on the Norwegian Epic out of Port Canaveral, Fl. It was early January, 2017. The name of the tour was "Virgin Gorda and The Baths". We purchased this tour onboard for $89 US. I checked NCL's website and they don't list this tour anymore. It has been replaced with "Virgin Gorda Baths & Snorkel" for $119 US. Our tour did not include snorkeling, but we brought our own gear and went anyway.
The tour starts with a 40 minute boat ride from the island of Tortola, BVI to Virgin Gorda. Then about a 15 minute bus ride to the top of a hill. It takes about 30 minutes to walk down to Devil's Bay and the start of the "Caves", which aren't really caves. They are piles of huge boulders. If there were no crowds, it would take about 15 minutes to walk through to the other side. With the crowds, about an hour. The Baths are a really unique looking place. The Baths was formed by granite that eroded into piles of boulders on the beach. Some of them are the size of a bus. It was a lot of fun going on this excursion, but there are a lot of people who also wanted to see it. It was very crowded. And that would be OK if they went one way through the boulders, but they don't. In fact, there are many ways in and out depending on which way you come and how adventurous you are. The snorkeling was average for the Caribbean. Very clear water, but not a lot to see.
If you always wanted to see The Baths (as we did), you really should go, crowds or not.
