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The west side of the island, with its main area of
settlement, WEST END, is home to Tortola's resort
scene, more relaxed than Road Town and with an abundance of
excellent beaches, seafront accommodation and
nightlife. Popular with yachters and landlubbers alike, the
anchorage of Soper's Hole, a quaint collection of
shops, restaurants and lodgings, is located just across the
bay from the West End ferry docks. However, most of the
resorts, hotels and small inns are clustered either around
Steele Point, at the very western tip of the island,
or along the stunning beaches and in the hills above Long
Bay, Apple Bay, Carrot Bay and especially Cane Garden
Bay.
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The western end is also the party side of Tortola;
aside from the entertainment laid on by hotels, there are
local favorites ranging from Bomba's wild full-moon
parties to British Virgin Islands reggae great Quito Rhymer. Tourist sights are
few and far between but the Callwood Rum Distillery
(officially Mon-Sat 8.30am-6pm but hours are erratic; US$1
for a short tour) at the west end of Cane Garden Bay
provides an interesting behind-the-scenes look at one of the
British Virgin Islands' most popular products. It still makes rum in copper
vats the same way islanders did centuries ago and there's a
chance to buy some of the tipple in the shop.
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British Virgin
Islands
travel guide
British Virgin Islands
Best of British Virgin Islands
Getting around
Virgin Islands restaurants
& bars
Anegada
Anegada
diving, fishing, windsurfing
Jost an Dyke
Jost an Dyke
Taxis
Jost an Dyke food & parties
Islands accessible from
Tortola that are
worth a visit:
Peter Island, Cooper Island,
Marina Cay, Norman Island
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