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Smuggler's Cove, Tortola

4.7
#2 of 21 in Wildlife in Tortola
Must see · Reef · Water Body
Find a secluded and restful place at Smuggler's Cove, a calm, sheltered inlet beach. To reach this spot at the western end of Tortola, you'll need to maneuver a bumpy, unpaved road. The beach uses this relative inaccessibility to its advantage, offering a feeling of calm and seclusion rare among the island's coastal areas. When swimming and snorkeling in the clear water, keep an eye out for resident sea turtles. Use our West End trip itinerary planner to visit Smuggler's Cove on your trip to West End, and learn what else travelers and our writers recommend seeing nearby.
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  • By didaskolos
    This beach has changed a lot since we last came. The coral has been damages so the beach is more challenging to swim in, harder to enter and exit the water.  more »
  • By stevejtenmen
    Came here in a private taxi from a cruise ship (very difficult to get to) and roads were not brilliant. VERY HILLY and the descent down to the beach is quite steep.TWO beach ( so called) bars -as...  more »
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  • By Zebra Detroit
    I've never been to Smuggler's Cove but I had like to say it seems like a pretty interesting spot and if I ever had to Bootleg soon Rum like a dum dum I would probably pontoon or sale right into the Smuggler's Cove it says you don't even have to think twice about it for sure I mean they just probably couldn't keep track at some point of all the people smuggling stuff> ✂incleSam 🕵hh😉⚓🛥✈🛥✈🛥✈
  • By Mark Bachrach
    Looks easy to get to on the map but "Route 1" is an unpaved road. Taxi ripoffs abound. Nice beach. Some areas with almost no rocks in the water. Wasn't that crowded but they were still out of umbrellas. Told us to find a bush for shade. .
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