Fees · Destination Guide
Island-based reef boats, a historic wreck, boulder beaches and mixed-group adventures.
Key fee: BVI environmental and tourism levy for non-resident arrivals
USD $10 per non-resident arrival, according to FCDO guidance
Confirm these fees before you book so your operator plan and day budget match what you will pay onsite.
Separate BVI arrival levies, departure taxes, park entrance tickets, marine mooring/conservation permits and excursion prices. As of October 28, 2026, the Trust's Baths page still displays older admission prices; a Trust announcement quoted in local reporting sets higher park and mooring rates from November 1, 2026. Official online checkout, tariffs and operators must be reconciled at booking. Never charge a visitor a vessel's permit automatically without confirming whether the operator already includes it. The government digital ED card is free. ED card.
| Fee | Amount | Applies to | Where to pay | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BVI environmental and tourism levy for non-resident arrivals | USD $10 per non-resident arrival, according to FCDO guidance On entry; verify traveler-category exemptions and current collection rules | Most non-resident visitors entering the BVI by sea or air | Collected through the relevant arrival/immigration process as applicable | UK government entry guidance reports the levy. It is distinct from the free ED card and park permits. Check current exemption and collection method. |
| The Baths and Devil's Bay visitor park entry | As displayed Oct 28, 2026: USD $3 adult, $2 child; November 1, 2026 announced: USD $10 visiting adult, $5 visiting child Day visit; price change announced effective November 1, 2026 | Visitors using the Greater Baths parks; residency exemptions and child definitions need current verification | National Parks Trust authorized park ticket and ticketing channels | Trust Baths page displays $3/$2; October 2026 local reporting of Trust announcement states $10/$5 from November 1, 2026. Old Trust web page may not reflect future tariff. Confirm ticket category and payment at source. |
| Sage Mountain and Joseph Reynold O'Neal Botanic Gardens entry | Announced from November 1, 2026: USD $5 visiting adult; $3 visiting child Per park day entry; confirm precise ticket rules | Visitors entering the listed Tortola Trust parks | National Parks Trust official ticketing | Trust park ticket portal provides authorized park ticket channels; 2026 fee announcement reports new prices. Verify posted rates, applicable age and residency category before arrival. |
| National Parks Trust visiting-vessel daily marine conservation permit | As reported before Nov 1: USD $6 visiting adult/child; announced Nov 1, 2026: USD $25 visiting adult and $10 visiting child Daily marine permit; confirm vessel/operator category | Visiting vessel use of designated conservation moorings, subject to specific commercial or charter regime | National Parks Trust permit channels or authorized collection by operator, if applicable | Trust marine permit page and 2026 Trust fee report. Rates vary by private charter, local versus visiting and daily/weekly classification. Report states daily marine fee does not include Baths park admission. The Trust permit page advises processing can take five business days for applications. Do not treat the fee as mandatory per scuba guest without operator verification. |
| National Parks Trust weekly visiting vessel marine conservation permit | Announced Nov 1, 2026: USD $200 per visiting charter/private vessel, up to 8 persons Weekly; classification and over-eight-person rules require current confirmation | Visiting charter and private vessels using permit moorings, not every land-based day-trip guest | National Parks Trust marine permit channels | Trust fee announcement reported locally describes weekly vessel category with an up-to-eight-person limit and Baths admission included. Confirm private/charter/commercial vessel classification. |
| Protected RMS Rhone marine park mooring compliance | Varies by applicable marine permit and vessel classification While using marine park moorings | Vessels visiting RMS Rhone/Dead Chest Marine Park | National Parks Trust / licensed excursion operator as applicable | No anchoring and no fishing in the marine park; appropriate permitted moorings are required. NPT Rhone park rules. Ask the tour operator whether the vessel permit is already included. |
| Dive BVI published two-tank trip example | Operator website lists USD $140 for standard 2-tank trip; not a live quote Depends on travel date, product, equipment and 2026 permit updates | Selected operator bookable certified scuba excursion, not all providers | Book and pay with Dive BVI after provider confirmation | Operator rates describe price and inclusion of a parks fee. Recheck because the National Parks Trust announced revised November 1 charges and seasonal location operations. |
| Air departure tax | USD $50 per passenger departing by air, generally included in the ticket according to FCDO guidance Per applicable air departure | All passengers departing the BVI by air according to the published FCDO guidance | Generally collected in airline fare or ticket, verify fare breakdown | Refer to UK FCDO entry guidance for current collection and categories. Do not double-charge if included in ticket. |
| Ferry departure tax | USD $20 visitor ferry departure tax according to FCDO guidance Per applicable sea departure | Visitor departing the BVI by ferry | At ferry or departure processing as instructed by carrier | FCDO also lists different resident rates. Check whether ticket includes this amount, along with any passenger/port charges. |
| Government online ED card | Free (USD $0) Complete within 72 hours before relevant arrival or departure | All travelers, including residents and visitors, entering or leaving by air or sea | Official BVI Government online ED Card portal only | BVI Government ED service explicitly describes this mandatory form as free, not a third-party paid visa or travel authorization. |
Fee
On entry; verify traveler-category exemptions and current collection rules
UK government entry guidance reports the levy. It is distinct from the free ED card and park permits. Check current exemption and collection method.
Day visit; price change announced effective November 1, 2026
Trust Baths page displays $3/$2; October 2026 local reporting of Trust announcement states $10/$5 from November 1, 2026. Old Trust web page may not reflect future tariff. Confirm ticket category and payment at source.
Per park day entry; confirm precise ticket rules
Trust park ticket portal provides authorized park ticket channels; 2026 fee announcement reports new prices. Verify posted rates, applicable age and residency category before arrival.
Daily marine permit; confirm vessel/operator category
Trust marine permit page and 2026 Trust fee report. Rates vary by private charter, local versus visiting and daily/weekly classification. Report states daily marine fee does not include Baths park admission. The Trust permit page advises processing can take five business days for applications. Do not treat the fee as mandatory per scuba guest without operator verification.
Weekly; classification and over-eight-person rules require current confirmation
Trust fee announcement reported locally describes weekly vessel category with an up-to-eight-person limit and Baths admission included. Confirm private/charter/commercial vessel classification.
While using marine park moorings
No anchoring and no fishing in the marine park; appropriate permitted moorings are required. NPT Rhone park rules. Ask the tour operator whether the vessel permit is already included.
Depends on travel date, product, equipment and 2026 permit updates
Operator rates describe price and inclusion of a parks fee. Recheck because the National Parks Trust announced revised November 1 charges and seasonal location operations.
Per applicable air departure
Refer to UK FCDO entry guidance for current collection and categories. Do not double-charge if included in ticket.
Per applicable sea departure
FCDO also lists different resident rates. Check whether ticket includes this amount, along with any passenger/port charges.
Complete within 72 hours before relevant arrival or departure
BVI Government ED service explicitly describes this mandatory form as free, not a third-party paid visa or travel authorization.