Mangrove Lagoon

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Mangrove Lagoon is located on the southeast coast of St. Thomas between Cas Cay and Jersey Bay and near Coki Beach and the Coral World Park, southeast end coast of St. Thomas and is an example of the effort to preserve the local natural wonders through an eco-tourism system.

A panoramic view of Mangrove Lagoon offers an overall sense of the tropical ecosystem of the area and a better comprehension to understand the reason why this is the largest habitat for resident and migratory avifauna on islands offering to locals and visitors the opportunity to watch and study ducks, herons, shorebirds, white-crowned pigeons, egrets, juvenile tropical reef fish, rays, mangrove crabs and many more forms of wildlife and land birds at the same time the island trees, flowers and plants tell the stranger the story of their use in cosmetics, medicine, hurricane protection and decoration through natives hands since the ancient times.

Situated in protected coves the intertwining Mangrove trees that grow seemingly from the water are the salt marshes of the tropics and serve the same purpose of filtering toxins and cleansing the environment as well as providing a nursery habitat for almost all the young fish and other creatures of the open ocean.

The main attraction here is the Guided kayak tours through Mangrove Lagoon led by experienced naturalists and biologists who are knowledgeable about the local plants and marine life which introduces visitors into an educational experience to the island's natural wonders.