Cane Garden Bay & Surroundings - Sage Mountain National Park

Declared in 1964, Sage Mountain National Park covers a ridge running east to west along the spine of Tortola. The land originally belonged to the Rockefellers and was a gift from them to the government of the British Virgin Islands. Almost the entire park is 1000ft/305m above sea level, with the highest point being Mount Sage at 1716ft/523m. The peak is the highest throughout all of the Virgin Islands.

While the park is not an actual rainforest, the forest shares some of the same characteristics of the rainforests found in Puerto Rico, including philodendrons such as elephant ears, hanging vines, mahogany, cedar and manikara trees. High fern trees remain unchanged since the days of the dinosaurs. Wildlife includes birds such as martins, hummingbirds and kestrels. Since the BVI Trust has protected the land tree planting and reforestation programs have been successfully carried out in some areas.