The Bubbly Pool & Diamond Cay, Jost Van Dyke by private boat
Anchor off the protected national-park cay and hike 15 minutes to the Bubbly Pool — a natural rock jacuzzi where Atlantic swells surge through a cleft in the cliffs (best with some north swell). A private boat and captain for the day: you pick the stops, local captains bid.
Get bids for a boat day to Bubbly Pool & Diamond Cay →The day by boat
Where the boat leaves from
Straight-line distance from the dock; the course a boat takes is longer.
The run
- About 20–30 min from Cruz Bay on St. John and 35–45 min from Red Hook on St. Thomas in a fast boat, in fair weather, before the customs stop.
Mooring and anchoring
- Diamond Cay — 10 balls paid at Foxy's Taboo (BoatyBall reservable + first-come). Unprotected in a north swell.
- B-Line, Little Jost Van Dyke: 10 balls
- Diamond Cay, Long Bay · Foxy's Taboo: 18 balls
BVI mooring balls and BoatyBall reservations: VIslandGuide's mooring guide →
BVI customs and passports
Every guest, children included, needs a valid passport. Your captain clears BVI customs at a port of entry (most often Great Harbour on Jost Van Dyke or West End on Tortola), and BVI entry fees of roughly $75–$85 per person are paid on the day.
Before you book the day
See it live
- Pink House Villas webcam · about 2 nm away
Live cameras on VIslandGuide: check the water and the crowd before the boat leaves.
What a private boat day to Bubbly Pool & Diamond Cay costs
Too few Bubbly Pool & Diamond Cay trips on CharterBid yet for figures of their own. See what captains bid across the Virgin Islands by trip length and group size, then add BVI entry fees of roughly $75–$85 per person — or post this trip and get its own bids.
Recent trips to Bubbly Pool & Diamond Cay and what captains bid
Real trips posted on CharterBid that name Bubbly Pool & Diamond Cay, with the bids local captains sent. Names and contact details stay private.
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Bubbly Pool & Diamond Cay boat day questions
How do I get to Bubbly Pool & Diamond Cay by private boat?
Bubbly Pool & Diamond Cay (Jost Van Dyke) is in the British Virgin Islands. The closest docks private charters leave from are Great Harbour on Jost Van Dyke (about 2 nautical miles in a straight line) and Road Town on Tortola (about 6 nautical miles in a straight line). About 20–30 min from Cruz Bay on St. John and 35–45 min from Red Hook on St. Thomas in a fast boat, in fair weather, before the customs stop.
How much is a private boat day to Bubbly Pool & Diamond Cay?
There are too few Bubbly Pool & Diamond Cay trips on CharterBid yet for figures of their own. The CharterBid price index (boatcharterbid.com/prices) shows what captains bid across the Virgin Islands by trip length and group size; post your trip to get bids for this one.
Do I need a passport for a boat day to Bubbly Pool & Diamond Cay?
Yes. Bubbly Pool & Diamond Cay is in the British Virgin Islands: every guest, children included, needs a valid passport, and BVI entry fees of roughly $75–$85 per person are paid on the day. Your captain clears customs at a BVI port of entry, most often Great Harbour on Jost Van Dyke or West End on Tortola.
Where does the boat moor at Bubbly Pool & Diamond Cay?
Diamond Cay — 10 balls paid at Foxy's Taboo (BoatyBall reservable + first-come). Unprotected in a north swell. Mooring fields here: B-Line, Little Jost Van Dyke (10 balls); Diamond Cay, Long Bay · Foxy's Taboo (18 balls).
What can I add to a Bubbly Pool & Diamond Cay boat day?
The nearest other stops with a page on CharterBid are Sandy Spit (about 1 nm), B-Line Beach Bar (about 1 nm) and Little Harbour (about 1 nm). Name every stop you want in your request and captains bid on the whole day.
Post your trip on CharterBid and let local captains bid. Free to post, bids usually arrive within hours.
Place details from the CharterBid / VIslandGuide place register, checked 2026-10-15. VIslandGuide's Jost Van Dyke island guide →