Hotels
Lowest Rates for British Virgin Islands Hotels
Description
Lying 0.5mi/0.8km north of Peter Island, Dead Chest Island resembles a giant mushroom and covers 30ac/12.2ha of land. The entire island is a national park and bird sanctuary for gulls, noddies, terns and boobies. The area provides good snorkelling and diving as a reef just off Dead Chest features brightly colored tropical fish and sponges, as well as a variety of crustaceans.

Dead Chest is the reputed place where the pirate Blackbeard abandoned 15 men with a bottle of rum and a sword to settle their differences, inspiring the phrase "Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum". Pick up the moorings set up by the BVI National Parks Trust.
Hobbies & Activities category: Boating, sailing, water craft activities;  Scuba or snorkel opportunity;  National park;  Region with significant interests;  Wildlife area, bird sanctuary
Tips
To use the moorings you must have a permit from the British Virgin Islands National Parks Trust.
Dead Chest is reached by dive boat, charterboat or private yacht.
Ocean swells can make mooring here difficult.
Attractions Near Dead Chest Island, British Virgin Islands
Top British Virgin Islands Destinations