Day charter · Salt Island · BVI

The RMS Rhone, Salt Island by private boat

The Rhone is the Caribbean's most famous wreck dive and a fine snorkel on the shallow stern section. A private boat and captain for the day: you pick the stops, local captains bid.

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The day by boat

Where the boat leaves from

Road Town, Tortola5 nm
Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda7 nm
Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke13 nm
Cruz Bay, St. Johninto the BVI15 nm
Red Hook, St. Thomasinto the BVI18 nm

Straight-line distance from the dock; the course a boat takes is longer.

The run

  • Our planner puts a water taxi from Red Hook to Salt Island at about 50 minutes on the water.

Mooring and anchoring

  • Salt Island — National Parks day balls over the Rhone (dive boats have priority on yellow balls); anchor in Lee Bay or Salt Pond Bay for lunch.
  • RMS Rhone, Salt Island: National Parks Trust day balls (permit, 90 min)

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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

Live cameras on VIslandGuide: check the water and the crowd before the boat leaves.

What a private boat day to Salt Island & the RMS Rhone costs

Too few Salt Island & the RMS Rhone 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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Salt Island & the RMS Rhone boat day questions

How do I get to Salt Island & the RMS Rhone by private boat?

Salt Island & the RMS Rhone is in the British Virgin Islands. The closest docks private charters leave from are Road Town on Tortola (about 5 nautical miles in a straight line) and Spanish Town on Virgin Gorda (about 7 nautical miles in a straight line). Our planner puts a water taxi from Red Hook to Salt Island at about 50 minutes on the water.

How much is a private boat day to Salt Island & the RMS Rhone?

There are too few Salt Island & the RMS Rhone 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 Salt Island & the RMS Rhone?

Yes. Salt Island & the RMS Rhone 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 Salt Island & the RMS Rhone?

Salt Island — National Parks day balls over the Rhone (dive boats have priority on yellow balls); anchor in Lee Bay or Salt Pond Bay for lunch. Mooring fields here: RMS Rhone, Salt Island (National Parks Trust day balls (permit, 90 min)).

What can I add to a Salt Island & the RMS Rhone boat day?

The nearest other stops with a page on CharterBid are Cooper Island (about 1 nm), Deadman's Bay (about 2 nm) and Trellis Bay (about 5 nm). Name every stop you want in your request and captains bid on the whole day.

Plan your boat day to Salt Island & the RMS Rhone

Post your trip on CharterBid and let local captains bid. Free to post, bids usually arrive within hours.

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Place details from the CharterBid / VIslandGuide place register, checked 2026-10-15. VIslandGuide's dive and snorkel site guide →