Recommendations for Tortola....

DisneySunPrincess

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Nov 3, 2014
So....here is the deal. I am not over the moon about any of the Port Adventures offered by DCL for Tortola. I think the Baths look amazing, BUT, my parents are older and my mother has had two knee replacements and my dad has some cardiac concerns so I am not planning to work that one into our trip. I am wondering if there is much to do in Tortola if you just got off the ship without an excursion? My other issues with the excursions is cost. We are a family of 4 and I thought that many of the excursions there were kind of pricey and the ones that weren't were rather lackluster. I am interested to hear if anyone has done some of the lesser expensive ($75 pp and under) excursions at Tortola and if any really knocked your socks off. And....GO! :cheer2:
 
The port area is still under construction and there isn't much to do. We walked off the ship and took a taxi to Cane Garden Bay. It was $16/roundtrip. You could rent two chairs and 1 umbrella for $15 and there were bars/restaurants. The prices for food was fairly reasonable.
 
My boys and I got off the boat late in Tortola and missed our planned excursion as my oldest was quarantined until 30 minutes after it left. Since he was feeling better (no issues for 24 hours is the rule), we got off and walked the pier. There are shops and a few places to get food/snacks, but there is still some work to be done.

However, at the end of the shopping area there are open air buses (really flatbed trucks with seats attached to the bed) that are taking people around the island for like $20/person. You see the main areas and a couple of the beaches. If you didn't want to do a whole beach day, this might work to see everything at a reasonable price.

As others have mentioned in the past, the roads are steep and windy so there is some interesting driving, but I never felt unsafe (holding an 18 month old and a 3 year old sleeping on my lap).
 
I'm feeling the same way as you about the Tortola options...or lack thereof. Not sure what we'll do either. Will be following to see what others recommend.
 

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