Board your launch at the cruise pier where it awaits to take you on an exciting cruise among the beautiful islands of this unique archipelago. View the southern shoreline of Tortola and the surrounding islands of Salt, Peter and Norman, made famous in legend as hideaways for pirates and buccaneers. Your journey takes you past uninhabited islands and the island of St. John preserved for posterity by Laurence Rockefeller as a nature reserve, before arriving at Sopher’s Hole - the first landing place by European settlers in these islands. Enjoy a stroll along the board-walk and through the interesting boutiques and souvenirs shops before boarding tour buses. The tour continues along the north shore of Tortola through small fishing villages before ascending to the ridge road, which twists its way along the ridge of the island offering spectacular views of Tortola and the surrounding islands. Photo stops will be made before descending to Road Town and thence through the town to the ship.