Mountain Top St Thomas

theshopper3 · Post by **theshopper3** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:14 am

We were thinking of taking a day & going to St Thomas to do a little shopping/exploring.

We were looking at the Mountaion Top. Can anyone advise where it is & what Ferry is the best to get there IE: Red Hook or CA...

Is it best to take a taxi to it or can you take the local transit system??

Thanks
The Shopper3

Jerseyboy · Post by **Jerseyboy** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:57 am

I think you should take the ferry to Charlotte Amalie because then you can go shopping and then get a taxi to Mountain Top (MT). MT is closer to downtown than to Red Hook. Should take about 10-15 minutes to reach MT and there are signs for it along the way. It's located at C-9 on the map.
http://www.virgin-islands-on-line.com/st/stmap.shtml

Don't expect too much up there but you do get a great view of Magens Bay, STJ and some of the BVIs. There's a bar that has great banana daiquiris and a few shops that are a little more expensive than downtown. I'd say to allow about 1 to 1-1/2 hours at most for MT. Here's a photo of Magens that we took from MT.

lpowmacback · Post by **lpowmacback** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:19 am

GORGEOUS VIEW... other than that... MAJOR CHEESEY TOURIST TRAP... as Jerseyboy said, "don't expect too much..."

Crazy Otto · Post by **Crazy Otto** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:48 pm

Mountain Top is a tourist trap but the St. Peters Greathouse is a nice scenic overlook. No bar but they do serve complimentary rum punch and there is a nice botanical garden. Great view of Magen's and Hull bays.

augie · Post by **augie** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:20 pm

I originally planned to ferry over to STT for a day to see some of that island, and there are even a couple of days during our trip that no cruise ships are scheduled to stop at STT.

But after compiling all of the options we have at STJ, and factoring in the time we may very well want to spend just limin', I think I've talked myself out of it - at least for this initial trip.

Same with the BVI options - they sound great, but I believe we'll have enough to keep us occupied exploring what will still be a mostly new island to us on STJ.

mbw1024 · Post by **mbw1024** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:27 pm

we didn't find the time to do any day tripping on our first visit last year. like you the bvi's sounded good but ack, we just didn't get to it.
maybe this time .. while we are on STT

California Girl · Post by **California Girl** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:36 pm

On our trip to STT in '05, we attended a function put on by my husband's company at St. Peter Greathouse and I have to say the views are spectacular from up there... and they have an awesome gift shop if you're into that sort of thing (I loved it!)

I have about 10 pictures taken at St. Peter Greathouse here: http://www.pbase.com/thegripps/image/70372364

SoCaTraveler · Post by **SoCaTraveler** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:15 am

Wow... what FABULOUS photos, California Girl. They are absolutely breathtaking!!

Thanks for sharing. I can't wait for our trip in June. We'll be staying on St. Thomas, but making a few day trips to St. John as well. Your pictures capture many of the places we plan to visit.

theshopper3 · Post by **theshopper3** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:16 am

Calafornia Girl.
Awesome pictures.
Thanks everyone for all your input, will have to see what we decide when we get there.
The Shopper

California Girl · Post by **California Girl** » Tue Jul 18, 2023 11:25 am

Glad my pictures might help you out SoCaTraveler! Thanks for the compliments Shopper

SoCal - We stayed a week on STT and only went over to STJ for one day on a little tourist tour

It was just enough to get me hooked, now in May we're going back to STJ for an entire week! You definitely need to spend a day on STJ! (but don't take a tour - make your own tour!)

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