St. Croix

The largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Croix offers plenty of land-based activities for adventurous visitors, but it’s underwater where this Caribbean island really shines.

St Croix is an uncrowded and beautiful island that offers great reef- and wall diving, from shore and from boat. It is US territory, so no passport is needed, and travel restrictions are easier to manage than in many foreign countries.

Diving isn’t one-size-fits-all, especially in a place as wonderfully varied as St. Croix. You can take your pick from reef dives (the island is home to the second-largest barrier reef in the Caribbean), wall dives, wreck dives, and night dives. Enter the water off a moored boat, or walk right in off the beach to see 500-plus species of fish, more than 40 types of coral, sea turtles, and other fascinating creatures. And you certainly won’t want to miss Buck Island Reef National Monument – two-thirds of this uninhabited island is surrounded by an elkhorn coral barrier reef.