Little Harbour, Jost Van Dyke by private boat
A snug, calm harbour just east of Great Harbour, ringed by three classic old-school boat-bars. A private boat and captain for the day: you pick the stops, local captains bid.
Get bids for a boat day to Little Harbour →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
- Little Harbour — about 20 balls (pay Harris's Place west side or Abe's east side; BoatyBall reservables too) and anchoring on the east side.
- Diamond Cay, Long Bay · Foxy's Taboo: 18 balls
- Little Harbour, east field: 10 balls
- Little Harbour, west field: 26 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
Open this season?
- Foxy’s Taboo: Open (off-season: closes Aug 1, reopens Oct 15). Not confirmed: Foxy’s confirmed its Great Harbour bar has reopened but has not said when Taboo reopens. Call ahead. (dates not confirmed)
- B-Line: Stays open through the off-season (dates not confirmed)
See it live
- Pink House Villas webcam · about 1 nm away
- Soggy Dollar Bar webcam · about 1 nm away
Live cameras on VIslandGuide: check the water and the crowd before the boat leaves.
What a private boat day to Little Harbour costs
Too few Little Harbour 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.
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Little Harbour boat day questions
How do I get to Little Harbour by private boat?
Little Harbour (Jost Van Dyke) is in the British Virgin Islands. The closest docks private charters leave from are Great Harbour on Jost Van Dyke (about 1 nautical mile in a straight line) and Road Town on Tortola (about 7 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 Little Harbour?
There are too few Little Harbour 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 Little Harbour?
Yes. Little Harbour 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 Little Harbour?
Little Harbour — about 20 balls (pay Harris's Place west side or Abe's east side; BoatyBall reservables too) and anchoring on the east side. Mooring fields here: Diamond Cay, Long Bay · Foxy's Taboo (18 balls); Little Harbour, east field (10 balls); Little Harbour, west field (26 balls).
What can I add to a Little Harbour boat day?
The nearest other stops with a page on CharterBid are Bubbly Pool & Diamond Cay (about 1 nm), Great Harbour (about 1 nm) and Sandy Spit (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 Little Harbour guide →