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St. John - U.S. Virgin Islands
St. John Is Smallest and Most Unspoiled of U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI)

By Linda Garrison, About.com Guide

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St. John is just a short ferry ride from St. Thomas, but it's like entering another world--one that is quieter, slower, and more rural. This is because about 2/3 of St. John is protected as a national park. In addition, although the small island is about the size of Manhattan, but only has about 4,000 residents. One of the nicest resorts in the Virgin Islands, Caneel Bay Resort, is on St. John.

Although cruise ships dock in nearby St. Thomas, many often include shore excursions to St. John. While on a cruise on the Disney Magic, a tour boat picked us up at the ship for the 30-minute ride to St. John, where we boarded a safari truck for a driving tour of the beautiful island. Other common shore excursions to St. John are more active, and include snorkeling, sailing, hiking, or biking. Trunk Bay, one of the prettiest bays in the Caribbean, even has a marked underwater snorkeling trail.

Whatever you choose to do on St. John, it's well worth the ferry ride from St. Thomas.

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