Taxi to beach in Tortola?

[disneypolybride2008]

Hi, we have the Jost Van Dyke excursion picked out, because i went there before the kids with DH and it was gorgeous. However, it's $400 for four people. I am hoping to find out how to do a taxi to Cane Bay beach. Anyone know the cost? Are taxis easy to get for returning to the ship? Is the beach free?

thank you

 

[Shanti]

Hi, we have the Jost Van Dyke excursion picked out, because i went there before the kids with DH and it was gorgeous. However, it's $400 for four people. I am hoping to find out how to do a taxi to Cane Bay beach. Anyone know the cost? Are taxis easy to get for returning to the ship? Is the beach free?

thank you

We went to Cane Garden Bay via a not very good DCL excursion, so I definitely recommend just taking a taxi instead. It isn't far from port so won't take long, and in the Virgin Islands taxis are generally open-air and shared with other tourists going to the same place. The taxi we took on St. Thomas cost $8 per person each way for a similar trip. Be sure to bring cash for this.

Didn't take a taxi in Tortola, but there is a tourity little area right at the port- so I imagine it would be very easy to find where to catch a cab. Tortola is safe and peaceful (no one in your face, trying to sell you things at the port, etc.) It should be easy.

Just keep in mind that while Cane Garden Bay is just fine if you want beach time (beach is clean, nice sand, peaceful, not extremely crowded), there is nothing jaw-dropping about it, either. It's just a beach, but we enjoyed ourselves as that was all that was available to us that day (all the Virgin Gorda/Baths excursions were cancelled the day we were there ). I also recommend wearing your swimsuits under your clothes & having a potty break right before departing the ship, as the bathroom of the restaurant on the beach (where we were pointed to when I asked for one, even though we weren't eating there), was filthy.

 

[disneypolybride2008]

We went to Cane Garden Bay via a not very good DCL excursion, so I definitely recommend just taking a taxi instead. It isn't far from port so won't take long, and in the Virgin Islands taxis are generally open-air and shared with other tourists going to the same place. The taxi we took on St. Thomas cost $8 per person each way for a similar trip. Be sure to bring cash for this.

Didn't take a taxi in Tortola, but there is a tourity little area right at the port- so I imagine it would be very easy to find where to catch a cab. Tortola is safe and peaceful (no one in your face, trying to sell you things at the port, etc.) It should be easy.

Just keep in mind that while Cane Garden Bay is just fine if you want beach time (beach is clean, nice sand, peaceful, not extremely crowded), there is nothing jaw-dropping about it, either. It's just a beach, but we enjoyed ourselves as that was all that was available to us that day (all the Virgin Gorda/Baths excursions were cancelled the day we were there ). I also recommend wearing your swimsuits under your clothes & having a potty break right before departing the ship, as the bathroom of the restaurant on the beach (where we were pointed to when I asked for one, even though we weren't eating there), was filthy.

wow, thanks so much for the info! Well, Jost Van Dyke was the best beach i had ever seen. I didnt like all the yachts so close to the shore line, but everything else was perfect. I did want to take the kids there. It's a lot of money, but reviews say nearly 3 hours.. and when we took the excursion it was from St. Thomas with snorkeling (not good), waiting on passports to clear by the crew, clearing customs going back, and we only had a little over an hour. It wasn't long enough. If Cane Garden Bay was just average, i may as well keep the gorgeous one.

I will have DD 2 and DD 5. We will do a potty break before departing the ship! I don't need them catching something gross from their bathroom. The bathroom at Jost was ok, but then again i am not remembering it as a 'mom.'

Glad to know Tortola felt safe. In Nassau, we are planning to go to Blue Lagoon Island and in St. Thomas we are planning on taking a taxi to Megan's Bay or Coki Beach. Probably Megan's Bay.
Thanks again

 

[Neptune's Fork]

We did a taxi to Cane Garden. It was pretty easy. When you get off the ship there's an area right there where taxis line up so it's easy to get one. I want to say it was about $30 for 4 of us. If you want lounges and umbrella at beach, they'll charge you a little. I think that was about $10.