Educational Vacations in St. John USVI
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About St. John

About St. John
Escape from the stress of everyday life, come to a tropical island and enjoy the simple pleasures of walking on sugar white sandy beaches, exploring ancient ruins or filming Calypso dancers.

Thanks to Laurence Rockefeller's vision, St. John is two-thirds National Park lands. This protects the island from overdevelopment and keeps the population at about 5,000 year round residents. The locals are an eclectic mix of West Indians and American culture. St. Johnians pride themselves on protecting its charm and free spirited nature. You won't find a traffic light or any nationally franchised fast foods chains on the island. You will find friendly, accommodating and accepting people here. Some have a deep family history on the island and some are a history in making... St. John, Virgin Islands quietly boasts over 30 different beaches and 14 National Park hiking trails. The natural beauty is unsurpassed. But St. John is much more...It is true Caribbean soul, funky, and fun. What better place to have an educational vacation!
But island vacations are not all life in the slow lane...there are extremely talented artists and musicians to see and hear. Several Art Galleries are available and music happenings are nightly. St. John, US Virgin Islands is also located in the midst of many cays and central to the British Virgin Islands. Sailing, fishing, diving, snorkeling, hiking, kayaking, windsurfing, surfing, are a few other things to do while you are here.

Cruz Bay, the town of St. John, USVI has many great restaurants from fine dining to casual. Most of the restaurants are within walking distance to one another. Many evenings there are local bands providing live music. You can dance to calypso, reggae to your hearts content. Spend a memorable evening dining, strolling and dancing under a star filled sky. Everything is outdoors - no need for air conditioning in the islands, the trade winds keep it cool.



St. John
One thing you can be sure of on St. John is that the beauty of the island will be unlike anything you have ever seen before. Even though St. John is quite unspoiled, it is still near enough to the United States to make travel to the island relatively simple. Once you arrive, the natural beauty of the islands will make you forget the busy world you left behind in the States. With so many islands in the vicinity, you will certainly find there is plenty to do and see. At Zemi Caribbean Workshops, we can help plan your perfect vacation as well as showing you great workshops to try. Whether you wish to stay at one of the luxury resorts on the island, rent a villa, or share a private home, this will be an educational vacation to remember.

Getting to St. John, US Virgin Islands
St. John, the smallest and most pristine of all of the U.S. Virgin Islands, is located just 4 miles from St. Thomas. Your flight destination will be St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. American, Delta, and USAir all have daily direct flights to St. Thomas from the US mainland. Spirit Air offers additional direct service from Ft Lauderdale, however not daily. In addition, Puerto Rico only 80 miles, away provides hourly service to St. Thomas. The only way to get from St. Thomas to St. John is by ferry boat and I have the schedule below.

After flying in to St. Thomas, go to the baggage claim area for your luggage and you will see the taxi stand there. Ask for a taxi to the Red Hook ferry to St. John. (The taxi's have standard rate sheets in the taxi.) I recommend the Red Hook Ferry because it is very reliable and reasonably priced. There are also regularly scheduled ferries that run from downtown Charlotte Amalie (closest to the airport).

Red Hook Ferry Schedule: St. Thomas to Cruz Bay (20 min.) 7:30AM, then 8:00AM and every hour on the hour until 11pm.

Downtown Ferry Schedule: St. Thomas to Cruz Bay 1st boat 9:00AM, 11AM, 1PM, 3PM, 4PM, 5:30PM
(approx 45 minute trip). This ferry does not always operate off season. Ask the Taxi operator for information.
Allow at least 60 mins via taxi to airport to and from Redhook.

Travel Insurance: We recommend Travel Insurance for your flight and workshop costs because it can guarantee that you will be reimbursed for any unexpected delays in your trip or unforeseen weather. There are many policies to choose from on the internet.

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