This was great for seeing the beauty of the island. First we had to walk a short distance to where the jeeps are sitting. Only 4 to a jeep, so if you have 5 or more your group will be split. It is a stick and you must be 21 with a license to drive. If 2 of
Here is the only downside to the entire excursion.
Who ever drives first is rushed to sign a waiver for insurance reasons. We read it afterwards and it states you take full responsibility for any damage to the jeep and will see it is paid in full before you can leave the island with your cruise! All debts to be settled before leaving. Now the 2nd driver in our group never had to sign the paper so that meant we were responsible even when a stranger was driving the vehicle!!
That was a scary thought for us afterwards.
Now if you check with your insurance company sometimes they have a very inexpensive policy addition just for covering you on this excursion or any other car rental on the islands.
Odds are nobody will wreck anything but I think they need to be more clear about what you're signing. That was 3 years ago so it may of changed now. But I doubt it.
Ok on to the tour, you drive well out of the populated area along the coastal area which is really beautiful. After about an hour and a half of driving we stopped at a spectacular beach with many lounge chairs, and tables where you could enjoy the view or swim. They had a traditional lunch there for everyone which was delicious before driving back to town again. A few places are bumpy but not bad.
We only saw 1 other vehicle once we were out of town, it was also a jeep heading towards us. It was 2 women in their early 20's . One drove while the other stood up in the open top jeep holding the roll bars with NO top on!!
One man asked our guide if she was part of the tour, of course he said no. He said too bad I was going to give you a large tip for that.
other than the insurance bit it is an awesome tour for getting away from the tourist areas and enjoying a great authentic meal while looking out at a beautiful beach. Total about 4 hours long.