Recognized by the Daily News 2009 Best Ecotourism in the US Virgin Islands.
The Caribbean is a place of extraordinary natural beauty. At Coral World, we bring you close to the inhabitants of the magical undersea world that surrounds the Virgin Islands and to the stunning variety of plant life that grows in our lagoons and on our hillsides. Our goal is to entertain, to educate, and to inspire appreciation and understanding of the local environment. Our hope is that you will experience the joy of discovery and that you will love and protect the natural treasures you see here.
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Coral World is excited to announce the arrival of DiveHDV to Sea Trek. DiveHDV are video and photo pro's who capture your Sea Trek underwater experience in full high definition. Imagine bringing home a high definition video starring YOU along with the beautiful coral reef and sea life around you! DiveHDV uses professional underwater cameras to bring you the highest quality underwater video and photos available. DiveHDV makes it simple for you to relive the experience and share your video and photos with family and friends. DiveHDV specially formats your video on a USB flash drive so that it can be instantly uploaded online to websites, such as YouTube and Facebook. Put your cameras down and enjoy your underwater experience. DiveHDV provides over 100 photos and full high definition video of every dive at a fraction of the cost. Come to Sea Trek at Coral World and let DiveHDV capture this incredible experience.
Coral World Ocean Park has developed its own stimulus program for visitors.
Admission prices have been reduced to $19 adult admission and $10 child admission. You still have all day access to the park, feedings and other presentations.
Senior Citizen and Military Discounts are available at the ticket booth.
Start your day at Coral World Ocean Park - Get up close and personal with the beauty and magic of Caribbean marine life in a stunning setting. View life on a coral reef from the unique Undersea Observatory. Daily feeding and shows give you the opportunity to pet a shark, hand feed a stingray or a rainbow lorikeet!
Your discounted admission (with Shop Talk Coupon) includes all day re-entry so you can enjoy lounging at Coki Beach, St Thomas. Showers and lockers are available for guests.
In an effort to help fund the many turtle rescues and rehabilitations that Coral World Ocean Park participates in every year, $1.00 from every admission ticket sold will be allocated to Turtle conservation efforts.
Be mesmerized by the beauty and colors showcased in 21 jewel tanks. View a variety of different seascapes, marine environments and numerous animal species that live in our Caribbean waters. Sea horses, eels, octopus, multitudes of tropical fish and invertebrates are sure to capture your imagination.
Seasonally, rehabilitating turtle hatchlings are displayed prior to their release to the wild.
ST. THOMAS – December 17, 2008 – The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas will work with Coral World Ocean Park to reintroduce threatened hawksbill sea turtles into their natural habitat on December 23, 2008. Guests of the resort will accompany the baby turtles and biologists from Coral World on board the Lady Lynsey, the resort’s catamaran, to participate in an educational program and turtle release where they will learn about local ecosystems and sea turtles.
You may have thought that CT scans are only for humans, but recently St. Thomas Radiology assisted Coral World with the diagnosis of what was wrong with one of its resident green sea turtles.
Coral World has added two new water adventures -- Snuba™ and Power Snorkeling -- to its array of activities. Park President and General Manager Trudie Prior said, “We are very excited to offer our guests the opportunity to view the beautiful undersea environment of the Virgin Islands in new ways.” Prior said, “In the last two years we have invested in making the park more interactive because we have found that many visitors to the Virgin Islands no longer want to be just spectators.”
On Sunday, May 11th, Coral World will honor mothers and grandmothers with a special Mother’s Day promotion. Coral World invites all children to bring their mothers and grandmothers to visit the park at a 50% discount. Children must accompany their mothers or grandmothers for the discount.
St. Thomas, USVI February 15, 2008 – As part of its rescue and rehabilitation program, Coral World released four Green Sea Turtle hatchlings along the west side of Hawk’s Nest Bay, St. John on Valentine’s Day.
St. Thomas, USVI October 26, 2007 – As part of a community footprints effort, The Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas partnered with Coral World on Friday, October 26 for a shark tagging expedition.
On March 20th, 2007 Coral World returned a rare loggerhead sea turtle to the ocean after ensuring that the animal was in good health and able to fend for itself. The release occurred within days of the release of Zada, a large green sea turtle, also rehabilitated at Coral World.
St. Thomas, USVI January 29, 2007 - When Coral World senior aquarist, Glen Stoutt, made his rounds last Saturday at Coral World's new marine animal hospital, he was thrilled at what he found.
St. Thomas, USVI February 27, 2006 - Coral World has a new program that gives guests the rare opportunity to encounter sharks face to face and in the water in the Shark Shallows Pool.
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The Caribbean is a place of extraordinary natural beauty. At Coral World, we bring you close to the inhabitants of the magical undersea world that surrounds the Virgin Islands and to the stunning variety of plant life that grows in our lagoons and on our hillsides. Our goal is to entertain, to educate, and to inspire appreciation and understanding of the local environment. Our hope is that you will experience the joy of discovery and that you will love and protect the natural treasures you see here. 