White sand
Turquoise water.
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White Bay is a white-sand bay on the south coast of Jost Van Dyke, the smallest of the four main British Virgin Islands, about 15 km in a straight line west of the capital, Road Town. The whole island covers only about 8 square kilometres. The island is volcanic and hilly, rising to about 321 m, and it probably takes its name from a 17th-century Dutch privateer who used its harbours as a hideout, though this is not proven. It lies about 8 km north-west of Tortola, with Little Jost Van Dyke just off its eastern end. White Bay's beach runs along calm turquoise water, lined with simple beach bars and cafés and hammocks strung between the trees, with sailing boats anchored in the bay. To the east lies Great Harbour, the island's main anchorage and little village, ringed by green hills that look down over both bays. The beach is free. The island is reached by ferry from Tortola or by private boat; it gets busy at weekends and in season, and the water inside the bay is good for swimming.
Turquoise water.
Village and anchorage.
Between the trees.
Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands
By ferry from Tortola.
Yes, the bay's water is calm.