St Croix

US Virgin Islands

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Mountainous jungle meeting the ocean at St Croix.

Mountainous jungle meeting the ocean at St Croix.

Why visit St Croix

St Croix is the Virgins' big boy – it’s more than twice the size of St Thomas – and it sports an exceptional topography spanning mountains, a spooky 'rainforest' and a fertile coastal plain that, once upon a time, earned it the nickname ‘Garden of the Antilles’ for its sugarcane-growing prowess. Today the island is known for its scuba diving, rum making, marine sanctuary and 18th-century forts.

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St Croix offers rugged beaches, lush rainforests and striking cacti. Here's your first-time guide to enjoying the largest of the US Virgin Islands.

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