BVI Sailing Charter Add-On: History & Stories at Every Anchorage

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About this activity

Why is it called Dead Chest Island? What really happened on Norman Island? Who was Jost Van Dyke, and why is half the archipelago named after him?

A self-guided tour on your phone, built specifically for people discovering these stories by boat, not by tour bus: bareboat, crewed, sailing or power. Every anchorage in the BVI is hiding a story — a wreck, a smuggler, a legend nobody's quite sure is true.

Download before you leave home, then pick each anchorage as you arrive, in whatever order your charter takes you — narrated in audio by our friendly pirate guide, or read at your own pace in text. It runs fully offline, however far you are from a signal.

Along the way: a 50-question BVI quiz to settle who actually knows their history, and a digital treasure hunt played out across the islands. Snap photo and video challenges as you go, and at the end everyone receives their own digital album of the trip.

One booking covers your whole crew, each on their own phone.

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At a glance

Duration: 8–24 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–12
Audio guide: English
Written guide: English
Operated by: Day Trips BVI

What is included

Included

Included: Self-guided text and audio guide to the iconic sailing spots. Download app.
Included: Free additional BVI 50 QUESTION DIGITAL QUIZ
Included: FREE ADDITIONAL DIGITAL TREASURE HUNT ESCAPE GAME AROUND THE BVI!
Included: Audio & text guide to 14 BVI anchorages, for use on your own sailing charter

Itinerary

Norman Island

one hour

Overview, Willy T, Pirates Bight, The Treasure Caves, The Indians
Peter Island

one hour

Overview, Dead Man’s Bay, Peter Islands Resort, Dead Chest Island.
Salt Island

one hour

Overview, Wreck of the RMS Rhone.
Cooper Island

one hour

Overview & Cooper Island Beach Club.
Ginger Island

one hour

Overview
Fallen Jerusalem

one hour

Overview
Virgin Gorda

one hour

Overview, The Baths, Coppermine, Bitter End Yacht Club, Leverick Bay, Spanish Town, Oil Nut Bay, North Sound, Prickly Pear.
Saba Rock

one hour

Overview
Anegada

one hour

Overview, Cow Wreck Beach, Loblolly Bay, Conch Island, Flamingo Pond.
Great Camanoe Island

one hour

Overview
Scrub Island

one hour

Overview
Marina Cay

one hour

Overview
Jost Van Dyke

one hour

Overview, Foxy's Bar &Restaurant, Sydney's Peace and Love Restaurant, Soggy Dollar Bar, The Bubbly Pool, Little Jost Van Dyke, B-line Beach Bar, Sandy Spit, Sandy Cay.
Tortola

one hour

Overview, Sage Mountain, Nanny Cay, Cane Garden Bay, Callwood Rum Distillery, North Shore Shell Museum Carrot Bay, Smugglers Cove, Trellis Bay & Bellamy Cay, Soper's Hole Marina, Mount Healthy.

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

There is NO meeting point. This is a self-guided audio and text guide on your phone, for your own sailing charter. Download the app and your tour before you travel (see your booking confirmation), then start from your boat wherever you set sail.

End point

There is NO meeting point. This is a self-guided audio and text guide on your phone, for your own sailing charter. Download the app and your tour before you travel (see your booking confirmation), then start from your boat wherever you set sail.

Using your ticket

HOW TO START YOUR ADVENTURE

This is a self-guided audio and text guide on your mobile phone, for your BVI sailing charter. No guide, no fixed times: use it at each anchorage as you sail.

IMPORTANT: DOWNLOAD BEFORE YOU TRAVEL

The tour is large and Wi-Fi in the BVI is limited, so please download it at home on a good Wi-Fi connection before you fly. Once downloaded, it works offline at every anchorage.

STEP 1: GET THE APP

Download the free ACTIONBOUND app from the App Store or Google Play.

STEP 2: COPY YOUR TOUR CODE

Press and hold the code below, then tap Copy:

bvitreasurehuntchallenge

STEP 3: FIND AND DOWNLOAD YOUR TOUR (on Wi-Fi)

1. Open the Actionbound app and tap FIND A BOUND.

2. Tap SECRET BOUNDS (the padlock).

3. Paste your code into the box and tap GO TO BOUND.

4. Scroll down and tap DOWNLOAD BOUND.

In the app your tour is called PIRATES & PORTS: A BVI BOATING ADVENTURE.

STEP 4: START WHEN YOU'RE READY

Tap START BOUND, type a nickname, tick "I agree" and tap LET'S GO! Choose each anchorage from the list as you arrive. Your progress is saved, so you can use it across your whole charter.

FREE EXTRAS INCLUDED

Your tour also contains the BVI 50 Question Quiz and the Treasure Hunt Escape Game. You'll find them in the same list, no extra code needed.

AT THE END

Enter your email address to have your photos sent to you. This needs Wi-Fi, so wait until you're in a marina or beach bar with a connection.

One booking covers your whole crew, and we'd love everyone on board to download it on their own phone! That way you can each play the quiz and treasure hunt (who'll win?) and everyone gets their own photo album at the end.

This code is your ticket, so please keep it to your crew.

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