Sandy Bay beach

Sandy Bay is a beach in the west of Saint Thomas island, US Virgin Islands. It is beautiful, though not quite like canonical tropical paradise. Swimming is comfortable. Since there are never strong waves, nor algae. You can get to the beach only via security gates, which is marked on the map as The Preserve at Botany Bay. Entrance is free, but limited to daytime hours. Shore and seabed: sand, stones. [edit]

Coordinates: 18.353094, -65.034522

See also: St. Thomas island

Hotels [edit]

There are no hotels near Sandy Bay beach.

How to get there [edit]

Fly to St. Thomas airport (STT). Next take a taxi.

When to go [edit]

Feel free to relax in St. Thomas island any time of year. Summer half of the year is a low season due to the risk of hurricanes. But the weather is usually very good even during this period.

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