any suggestions

[cupidsarrrow]

Hello to all that have been to St. Thomas. I will be going on the Glory in January and think I know what I am going to do there.:confused: I would like to do a little site seeing first of the forts and stuff, then I would like to lay out on the beach for a while. I am unsure of what beach to go to. I dont want to go to a beach where there is tons of people but I dont want a really quiet beach either. See my delema? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[CaribbeanBound]

Consider Saphire.

 

St. Thomas, Trip #2: Saphire Beach

This trip, we opted to enjoy Sapphire Beach on our own and shop Havensight at the pier. Despite what everyone at the pier will tell you (and there will lie to you), you can get local transportation for $2 per person in an open-air taxi to Sapphire Beach. Simply walk out of the Havensight pier main gate, cross the street, turn left and walk until you get to the Bus Stop (there is a pullover area) across from K-Mart and cross the street so that you are standing on the K-Mart side of the street. It is a leisurely 10 to 15-minute level walk. When you see an open-air taxi drive up, flag him down, tell him where you wish to go and enjoy the trip. The drive takes about 20 to 30 minutes each way to Sapphire Beach depending upon traffic. Pay upon exiting the taxi. If you are going to Sapphire Beach, you will be dropped off at the entrance to the Sapphire Beach hotels which is at the top of a hill. A short 5-minute walk will get you on the beach. Sapphire Beach is a gorgeous white sand beach with lots of shade trees and awesome views of several nearby islands including St. John. The snorkeling is good. We saw several schools of fish (previously unknown to us), an eel, and a small stingray. Unpadded beach lounge chairs are $5 each if you want to rent one, or free if you just occupy one of the many chairs abandoned by their previous inhabitants. A dive shop, bar and grill, and restrooms are available. Some water sports are also available. Pick up the taxi again where it dropped you off.

 

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[GloriaF]

We took a tour with Godfrey's Tours once, and it was a great value for $20pp. It was nearly all day and included seeing the sights, shopping and lunch in town, and a couple of hours at the beach - our tour chose Sapphire. There were chairs to rent, changing rooms, shade trees, OK (fun) not great snorkeling, and food.

 

Another time we took a tour that wasn't nearly as good as the one mentioned above.

 

And another time we took a ships excursion with Captain Nautica in a zodiac boat to St Johns for snorkeling.