Only nine miles long and fours miles wide, two thirds of the island is the Virgin Islands National Park, so its spectacular beaches and untouched forests will remain that way for generations to come and be accessible to all. There are tours of the National Park by Jeep or Safari bus and hikes on spectacular trails led by Park Rangers who enrich the experience with talks on the island's history and geology. Only twenty minutes from St Thomas by convenient hourly ferry, St John is the peaceful, uncommercialized paradise island. It has no high-rise buildings, cruise ship docks or Airports.