• The Baths
  

  
  This collection of sky-high boulders marks The Baths national park and the BVI’s most popular tourist attraction. The rocks – volcanic lava leftovers from up to 70 million years ago – form a series of grottoes that flood with sea water. The area makes for unique swimming and snorkeling; the latter is distinctive as many boulders also lurk under water.
  
  

• Horseshoe Reef
  

  
  At 18-mile (29 km)-long Horseshoe Reef, the largest barrier coral reef in the Caribbean, and the fourth largest on earth. The reef makes navigation to Anegada Island difficult. Charter companies often forbid clients to sail to Anegada to avoid running aground on the reef. The reef has claimed hundreds of shipwrecks. As such, it was once an important scuba diving destination. In an effort to protect the reef, the BVI government has made anchoring on Horseshoe Reef illegal.
  
  

• Loblolly Bay
  

  
  At least two-thirds of Anegada's shoreline is pristine beach and the crystal waters offer unbelievable snorkeling and swimming. Amongst the best beaches is Loblolly Bay, a beautiful stretch of sand with a few beach bars where doing nothing much at all can take days.
  
  

• RMS Rhone Wreck Diving
  

  
  The BVIs are home to the wreck of the RMS Rhone the best-known and most often visited dive site in the islands. Lying just west of Salt Island, the Rhone is a former Royal Mail Steamer that sank in a hurricane on October 29, 1867 with the loss of nearly all lives.
  
  

• National Parks
  

  
  There are 21 National Parks, which encompass a stunning array of land and marine areas including historic sites, tropical forests, bird sanctuaries and one of the world's most famous shipwrecks, each a jewel in its own right
  
  

• The Caves at Norman Island
  

  
  The Caves at Norman Island are a great place to snorkel ing. The area consists of three water-level caves that penetrate back into the rocky cliffs. Outside the caves the steep cliffs drop down underwater as deep as 40' to the sandy bottom and are home to fish, sponges, corals and shrimp.
  
  

• Swim with Dolphins
  

  
  For a unique experience, you can swim with dolphins at Dolphin Discovery, located at Prospect Reef in Tortola. Visitors can get close to these amazing, intelligent creatures, enjoying various activities with the dolphins as well as watching them perform fun and exciting acrobatics.
  
  

• Whale Watching
  

  
  It is possible to see whales and dolphins from land and on some regular ferries, but the best way to encounter them close-up is on boat tours. There are periodic trips to see the 60 to 100 humpback whales, spinner and other dolphins.
  
  

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