Coki Beach

Coki Beach is a small, pretty beach located on Coki Point in St. Thomas. Taxi fare is ~$ 10 for 2 from the cruise ship port. Our cab driver was very honest and wouldn’t take more than $ 10 or even a tip.
Depending on how many cruise ships dock during your visit, this may be very crowded. It’s a free beach with little natural shade but you can rent 2 chairs + 1 umbrella for $ 20. They only take cash or VISA. I don’t know if you’ll get charged international processing fees here.
The crystal clear, turquoise water is fairly calm and deepens gradually. It’s a sandy bottom most of the way out and there’s not much rocks or coral in this area, except for a small patch of rocks on the right side of the beach (if you’re facing the ocean). That area is deeper and has more fish.
But, you don’t need to venture out very far to see fish. There’s a shop that sells dog biscuits for you to feed the fish with.
There are more secluded beaches on the way to Coki Beach, but they won’t have Coki’s amenities. We witnessed a couple in the taxi with us leave to a more secluded beach on our way to Coki Beach. They were worried about getting a taxi back to the ship (because the beach was basically empty, I don’t even think it had a shower or bathrooms) and asked the driver when she could come back and even offered to pay her in advance. Our driver was honest, and didn’t take their money but she did sync up their watches and told them when she could be back. Seclusion is nice but it does have some drawbacks. Maybe that’s why Coki Beach is so popular?
Coki Beach pretty much has everything, such as beachside eateries & roadside food vans serving burgers, sandwiches and some local dishes. Not only that, Coki Beach also has hair braiders, chair rentals, taxis, beach waiters serving refreshing drinks and vendors selling t-​shirts, sunblock, art work, bags, wrap skirts and towels. But, that’s not all! There is a dive shop on site. A jet ski rental booth is located just across the road, opposite the beach and a few vendors rent snorkel gear, floats and float noodles. As touristy as this may seem, the vendors here are not pushy at all and mostly leave you alone.
When you get hungry or thirsty, you can just wave one of them down and they’ll come serve you. Other than that, they’re too busy taking care of the other tourists to bug you.
The restrooms on site are meh. There are 3 outdoor showers for rinsing off but only 2 of them were working when we were there.
Coki Beach also has some live animals that roam the beach, mostly chickens, roosters and baby chicks. They fun to watch and lots of people try to feed them. Only problem is that they shit everywhere, so watch your step.
The only thing I would complain about Coki Beach is that they don’t have a posted NO SMOKING policy.

So if you come here on a day where there are too many cruise ships it is bound to be crowded. If you come here on a day where there are no cruise ships it’s amazing. Better yet you just pulled in after a quick rain shower and all the tourists ran off the beach.
There are a ton of locals that hang out here and if it gets late enough they start to really party. I’ve seen some reviews of people that don’t like it but hey. I have a family with two small kids. They love it. Music is playing, people are dancing and everyone is having a good time. Even when the beach is packed who doesn’t love a beach where everyone tries to sell you fruity cocktails. This moma sure loves it!
A friendly man helps you find a spot and charges $ 5. Reasonable compared to Magen’s where you pay $ 4 per person and $ 2 per parking space. Then he will help you find a chair if you would like to rent one for another $ 5. A waitress is assigned to you and keeps your drinks flowing. Barkers come to sell you anything. And I mean anything you could ever need on a beach. Or on a vacation for that matter.
Best snorkeling on the island and totally clear. A breeze is always blowing keeping you comfortable on the point. To those who don’t like this beach. You aren’t doing it right.

Clean small packed cruise ship funnel. Better bigger beaches. Food and service not good. Bar was fun.

The snorkeling is great with beautiful blue water and sandy bottom. But seriously, to enjoy this place you have to get here early. Once the cruise ship herds truly arrive it becomes crowded. Safe beach for littler kids. Wonderful friendly staff take care of you on the beach.
For the record, there are some beautiful secluded beaches around but here there are amenities to offset. Decent enough bathrooms, tons of different water equipment to rent, food, drinks and right next to us is the coral world ocean park.

This was a beautiful small little beach when we first arrived. The sand was smooth and soft, the water was crystal clear and there were only a couple people on the beach. My boyfriend and I had brought our own snorkel gear, so we put down our towels and snorkel bags and took to the water. I could see Coral World from the beach and really wanted to go, but we found our own nice little coral spot on the right end of the beach, with tons of beautiful fish and shells. But be careful because there were a lot of sea urchins on the coral and some even washed up to the beach. After we’d been in the water for a couple hours, we decided to go back to the beach to get a drink and were surprised when we saw the beach packed to the brim. It was hard to locate our towel because so many people had crammed themselves around our stuff. After speaking with a few people, we realized there were 3 cruise ships docked at once and many of the people came to Coki Beach instead of Magen’s Bay in hopes for a quieter beach. Apparently we were all mistaken. The cab drivers were hustlin hard and we even witnessed a couple of them arguing over riders and such. The cab drivers were probably my least favorite part of St Thomas. However, the snorkeling was amazing and I’d definitely recommend that!

I went in 2005, the beach is UNBELIEVABLE! Good snorkelling and quite a small. But it worth the visit.

They say it’s a lovely beach for people who don’t normally go to beaches I was not impressed. Everything was overpriced

Easily the biggest fail of the trip. Not worth the long trek out here. Bumpy unpaved roads with a lot of traffic snarling. Little free parking. When I went, the water was filled with seaweed and looked nothing like the photos.
Perhaps a case of bad timing — I’d simply advise skipping this place and get yourself over to the ferry and head to St. John for better beaches.

The family and I stopped here after finding out that Coral World was closed (no notice on the web site, boo!). The beach was okay, but very rocky/​pebbly in a lot of parts. The abundance of fish and easy snorkeling, however, made up for that. Overall, it was a pleasant unexpected detour but doesn’t rate high enough to be a destination in and of itself.
Coki Beach definitely has a locals vibe which is fine and a lot more vendors hustling for a dollar than the other beaches we visited. There are ample food, snorkeling, and scuba vendors right on the beach. There are also clean bathrooms and showers available, but the water pressure on the showers wasn’t enough to really get the sand off.

Easy snorkeling seeing sargeant major, surgeonfish, doctorfish and needle fish near the rocks on east side of beach. The direct road still under construction and coral world reopens july 5. You will be approached about renting chairs, umbrella and snorkle equipment. Nice sandy beach.

Hmmm I don’t get why the rave reviews about this beach. My least favorite spot we visited all week. First of all, the road in was shut down for construction and had to take a detour through some sketchy areas. Then, Coral World was closed for work so couldn’t go in. The beach itself is very small, crowded, loud, and not as clean as the others we visited. More of a party beach atmosphere. Magen’s Bay and Smith Bay were so much better.

This beach is nice, but pretty small. It only seemed about a mile in length and gets very crowded. There is limited shade, so renting an umbrella may be a must. We arrived on a Thursday at 11:30am, but we were only able to snag a spot in the far end. There are local servers on the beach, and the drinks are big for around $ 8 a piece. We enjoyed the being served drinks part. There was some reggae playing at drink/​food shacks and others on beach played their own music. We didn’t pay an entry fee, but parking was $ 5.
The best part was jet ski rentals across the street from the beach. It was only $ 60 for a half hour and was an absolute blast!!! Plus a half hour actually felt longer, more than enough time to rip the waves. Other places were trying to charge us $ 90 for a half hour.

Love this beach. Good subs and snorkeling. Nice water and atmosphere. Webb is the best dude, making some amazing funky monkeys and crispy whole red snapper. Incredibly laid back and real. Very enjoyable and fun. Recommended …

Beautiful clear blue water, light colored sand. Beach is clean and well kept. Great place to hang out, lounge or snorkel. Lots of different kinds of pretty fish.

BEACH: Me and my partner stayed in St. Thomas in August 2014. We went beach hoping in St. Thomas as well as island hoping around St. Thomas. Coki Beach was by far my favorite beach in St. Thomas. We were lucky (unexpectedly) to go on a day when there were no cruise boats that came in (along with their large crowds). We rented lounge chairs and umbrellas; and as my partner waited very quickly for them to set it all up for us, I could’t resist to take a dip in the most beautiful water and atmosphere that I have ever seen yet. Since we got there so early, some of the locals were in the water with me and were very friendly. They were giving me tips for things to see around the island that we shouldn’t miss. As the day went on the beach got crowded (but again not bad since the cruise boats were not in). THIS PLACE WAS THE ULTIMATE PARADISE.
SERVICE: They have MANY servers that cater to you whether you want drinks… food…or information right to your chair. They also include gift shops on the top deck and hand made jewelry on the sand which was very nice. We had many of the best fresh Pina Colada’s & BBC’s we have ever had. We were also in the mood for a few beers so we got an iced cold bucket of our favorite beers (6 for $ 10.cant beat that on a carribbean vaca) and i got bbq chicken wings with rice and beans, plantains and a salad. My partner got a whole fish with the same sides and we both split the chips and salsa as well as ceviche. You can take a cab to drive you there and when you want to leave they offer many cabs to drive you back to your destination.
This place is so beautiful and I had the time of my life here… it was SO much fun! Kid friendly too!
Shout out to Webb and Angel :)
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This is the perfect location for snorkel in St. Thomas the water is turquoise blue and the sand isn’t hard. They have a reef near by and if you rent snorkel gear at one of the shacks you can check it out. They also sell the dog biscuits I recommend buying it because these tropical fish swim right up to you if you feed them. This was really a cool experience you have hundreds of different types of tropical fish around you. I just wished I had a go pro to film all of it. Overall this was one of the most famous and best beaches on the island.

Amazing beach! rent chairs and umbrellas. You can walk and get your drink yourself instead of paying people or you can pay people. Food is good. This is a good spot it got everything. Place to change, rent umbrellas, chairs, they sell food, pool table just one in one of the beach bars, good food, good drinks, snorkel gear for rent.
Now the amazing part. Lost of fish, you don’t have to swim, if you are hip deep you will see a lot of fish near the rocks on the right. Check it out man its the best. You don’t have to pay for any snorkeling trip. I have never seen so much fish in any snorkeling spot and the best thing you don’t have to snorkel.
All the bars give you dog biscuits. If you have one of them you will see all type of fish. Enjoy!

it’s a beach. it has white sand! Turquoise water! Plenty of space to work on your tan!
One of the best spots in St Thomas for snorkel. Come as you are and rent everything. Chairs are only $ 5! 2 food trucks, 3 kick ass bars and a whole lot of pretty fish.
You’ll be snorkeling till sundown. This is also the place where you will find a lot of locals. After sunset, it’s a party! Literally! The music gets loud, locals get their dance on.
Highlights — having my painkiller (insert any slushie rum based alcoholic drinks) delivered without having to lift a finger! The servers also go around with samplers! yes, samplers! The fruity tutty rum drinks are sooooo tasty. Cliché? Whatevs. When in Rome! In this case, when in St Thomas!
If you are driving, leave before it gets dark. The island’s winding roads are quite scary to drive on at night. And if you are not driving, get the nice lady at the shack to call you a cab. If she can’t find a cab, she’ll actually have someone drive you! Be ready for an adventure if that’s the case. Overall, its lovely!

Warning: looks nothing like the photos roaming around the internet!
Also, locals will seem very abrasive once you get out of your taxi. They are literally fighting for your business, this aggressive competition most likely results from one too many vendors there!
We started to feel a bit more comfortable once we were all settled in! Jeffery from Jamaica took care of us, he was fun and very polite!
The plus side is the snorkeling, the fish are not shy, they literally swim right up to you! Included with the snorkel rental came dog biscuits which were used to feed the fish, it’s quite the experience!
Would I go back? The beach needs cleaning up, and some rules for the vendors! So until then, once was enough!

I asked our hotel where to go for the best snorkel, and they recommended Coki. Note to self: Next time ask: Where to go for the best snorkel where they don’t feed the fish dog biscuits. Odd.
Because of the feeding, the fish will swarm you. I’m more of a «Don’t feel the wild fish dog food!» kind of girl, so I found it annoying. If you want to totally relax, this isn’t the place for you. You’ll be asked about chairs, towels, umbrellas, drinks, food, weed, etc. If you want to party, lucky you, and welcome to Toki Beach!
When we arrived, the sun went away, and we got treated to a cloudy day. Didn’t make for the best snorkel, but we snorkeled for about an hour. Sergeant Major, Parrot Fish, Stoplight, Grouper, and thousands and thousands of schools of tiny fish. Note the strong current on the left side by the rocks on windy days. We struggled a bit to get back.
When we returned to the beach, Shawn immediately came over, and we ordered a drink from him. We got to chatting, since it wasn’t busy at all (on Mother’s Day), and it started to rain. He brought us up to the bar area, and it was us, and about 40 locals. We stayed for a few drinks. No one really made us feel out of place, but we were the only ones not smoking, and several kids were chasing and poking the stray cats and hitting them with sticks, all while being encouraged to do so by their families.
I found the beach small, and not too relaxing. I’m glad I went to experience it, but I won’t be back.