Come to the Caribbean this summer!   

Many families are starting to make summer vacation plans and for outdoors enthusiasts, St. John, US Virgin Islands is a guaranteed success.  It’s a trip that doesn’t include a lot of packing—bathing suit, t-shirt, shorts and a flashlight—and also doesn’t need much planning once you’ve made flight reservations and reserved your tent-cottage at Maho Bay Camps or Concordia Eco-tents.

Here are a few of the activities that keep families returning to St. John every summer:

• kids stay FREE from May 1 to Dec 14 (all children under 16 years old)
  
• relax on a white sand beach reading a book
  
• swim & snorkel (and you can stay in the water all day since it’s so warm)
  
• try scuba diving (lessons given right at Maho Bay beach)
  
• sailing, kayaking, windsurfing
  
• hike a different trail every day in the lush hills of the USVI National Park
  
• take an art class in glass blowing, ceramics, tie-dyeing and much more
  
• enjoy sunsets from Maho Bay Camp outdoor dining pavilion
  
• or eat meals on your own private deck cooked in your kitchen facilities

Summer is also the time for St. John’s carnival celebrations that start mid-June ending in the parade on July 4th.  Here’s how VI Now describes the festivities:

“Carnival in St. John is a combination of celebrating the traditions of Carnival with emancipation and independence. A month long event; festivities include musical venues, the village, food fair, parades and fireworks. St. John Carnival occurs in late June and traditionally culminates on July 4th with a 4th of July Carnival parade. Although St. John has a smaller population then it's sister islands it certainly comes to life for Carnival. More specifically Cruz Bay comes to life as all the events are centered in the Cruz Bay area.”