Jost Van Dyke Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
island in British Virgin Islands
About Jost Van Dyke
The island was named after the Dutch pirate Joost van Dyk who sailed the waters in the early 17th century and was thought to have had one of his hideouts there (though there is no factual evidence). The first major settlement on the island were quakers fleeing persecution in England around 1720, and today there are about 300 inhabitants. The island only got electricity in 1991. In September 2017 the British Virgin Islands were hit by two Category 5 hurricanes, Irma and Maria. Irma hit the islands directly, and on JVD most buildings were destroyed and the landscape was stripped of vegetation (on satellite pictures taken right before the islands are green, after they're brown). A few weeks later, the outer eyewall of Maria swept across the islands. Many of the facilities and businesses on th
Top Attractions in Jost Van Dyke
Explore the best things to see and do in Jost Van Dyke:
- ★Bubbly Pool
- ★Jost Van Dyke Scuba
- ★Majohnny Hill
- ★Ocean Spa
- ★Sandy Cay
Where to Stay in Jost Van Dyke
- 🏨Ivans Stressfree Bar and Campground
- 🏨Ocean View Villa
- 🏨Perfect Pineapple
- 🏨Pink House
- 🏨Sandy Ground Estates
- 🏨Sea Crest Inn
Jost Van Dyke Travel Guide Sections
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