British Virgin Islands Holiday
Imagine being washed away on a tropical island where deep azure waters gently lick white sandy beaches, framed by dramatic green hills and a brilliant pink, red and purple sunset. Imagine being in the
There are many flight offers up for grabs this season, so would-be visitors should find flights online and book that last minute holiday before they are all taken this season. Seriously, this island is so beautiful you'd readily marry the nearest fish just to be here more often.
Traditions and culture in the British Virgin Islands
There have however, been other contributions to Virgin Islander culture, namely from the Dutch, the French and the Danish and also from recent immigrants from India, the Arab world and various other Caribbean islands.
Cuisine is the British Virgin Islands is varied and exciting. Popular dishes here include funji pronounced (fun-gee), which is cornmeal cooked with okra to a thick consistency and typically eaten with saltfish.
Music on the island is equally exciting - British Virgin Islanders have imported various pan-Caribbean types of music that have achieved popularity worldwide including calypso from Trinidad and reggae from Jamaica.
The major forms of indigenous music on the isalnds comes from the scratch band, which uses improvised instruments like gourds and washboards to make a kind of music called quelbe. The traditional folk dance of the islands is the quadrille, which incorporates such varieties as St Croix's Imperial Quadrille and St Thomas' Flat German Quadrille.
Recommended in the British Virgin Islands
Copper Mine National Park comes with a recommendation for visitors to the islands. Situated near Virgin Gorda's south-west tip, these stunning ruins include a cistern and mine shaft house, a chimney and a boiler house.
Cornish miners worked there between 1838 and 1867 - not only does the site provide an intriguding peer into the past, but the surrounding rugged hillside and coastline make it a beautiful picnic spot.
Loblolly Bay is one of the islands' most beautiful beaches and is also one of the islands' quietest, making it a perfect spot for that secluded, romantic midnight rendezvous. It has clean sands and crystals waters - what better can there be to while away an easy Sunday afternoon?
Weather in the British Virgin Islands
The islands have typical tropical Caribbean climate, with beautifully warm days that rarely stray far from 25 degrees C (77 degrees Fahrenheit) in the winter and 28 degree C (82 degrees Fahrenheit) in the summer.
Fortunately, trade winds keep humidity at a minimum without taking anything away from the warmth of the surrounding seas.
The wettest months are from September to November, which usually see powerful but short bursts of rain.
Destination checklist for the British Virgin Islands
The British Virgin Islands make up a British Overseas Territory, so the head of state is Queen Elizabeth II and the official language is English. However, the currency in use is the US dollar.
The population is about 22,000.
Dialling from an international location, you will have to use the code +284.
The islands are four hours behind GMT.
