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You can take pleasure in the exciting tales, vivid aquatic life beneath your feet, and world-class beaches that surround The Bight on Norman Island. This island is reputed to be the motivation for Robert Louis Stevenson's pirate book, Treasure Island.
History
Found astride the Sir Francis Drake Channel in the heart of the BVI, Norman Island's swashbuckling pirate history gives many tales. Report has it that Owen Lloyd's staff hid some of their booty there after striking a British vendor ship in 1737, and locals can still see abnormal clinical depressions on the island where they believe the hidden prize lies.
Indeed, the heritage of piracy casts a palpable spell over this pristine heaven, drawing intrepid travelers to its remote coves and mystical caverns. Whether you're a fan of flamboyant tales of Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, or merely appreciate the BVI's natural elegance from a watercraft in the calm waters of Privateer Bay, Norman Island will certainly leave you with a smile on your face.
Snorkelling
The crystalline waters around Norman Island are home to a diverse kaleidoscope of aquatic life. Among the leading sites to snorkel on your Norman Island cruise are The Indians, where sharp rock formations climb from the water and include a flurry of color.
3 water-level caverns at the base of cliffs on the western side of Norman Island are a favorite location for snorkelers. Their crystal-clear waters teem with aquatic life, and rumors recommend the caves might have functioned as inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's popular novel, Prize Island.
While the island's piratical background is fascinating, several visitors are attracted to Norman Island for its beauty and calm charm. Whether you're a background buff or simply a dreamer, Norman Island is the optimal Caribbean escape.
Diving
For some of the very best snorkelling and diving in the British Virgin Islands, head to The Bight at Norman Island. Below the rocky peaks protruded of the water making it the ideal place for spotting fish and corals reefs. The ever before prominent caverns at the site, which was considered to be a hiding place for pirate prize, are also worth looking into.
Other dive sites consist of Santa Monica Rock which spirals out of the sea and is a fantastic photo ops, Brown Pants which obtains its name from the sharks that occasionally swim around right here (seek spotted drums, angelfish, goatfish and squirrelfish) and Mountain Factor which supplies canyons and ridges along with gorgonians.
If you wish to find out how to scuba dive on Norman Island, register for a training course. You'll learn how to prepare and utilize your scuba equipment, friend dive, just how to react in the event of breathing gas supply disruption and standard first aid.
Beaches
Norman Island, a small island understood for its exciting legends of pirate treasure and rover escapades, uses a Caribbean heaven full of awesome coastlines, dynamic snorkeling, and bewitching attraction. This island in the catamaran rental Sir Francis Drake Channel is a crescent of white-sand shoreline encircling a calm shallows, and it is a top location for seafarers seeking a tranquil anchorage in The Bight.
Though Norman Island presently doesn't have any type of irreversible locals (with the exception of a few wild goats), there is a dining establishment on the island where boaters can tie and hop onto land for fantastic food and enjoyable. In front of the dining establishment is a lovely coastline ideal for sunbathing, swimming, snorkeling, and relaxing.
Snorkeling followers can explore a triad of caverns on the western side of the island, and The Indians is a popular day stop for its immaculate reefs that display a rainbow of vivid sea life. It is additionally feasible to island jump in between Norman Island and Jost Van Dyke, a Gilligan-esque island renowned for its gin-fueled event scene.
