Nice beach or bar near port...

We are most likely doing to NCL tour to JVD (unless I can find 2 more couples to fill a charter, and we can do our own). Looks like the excursion only lasts about 5 hours, which will leave us with an extra two or three hours. Does anyone know of anything we can do close to port? Somewhere , where maybe we can get good pictures?

Someone might say you could take a 1 hr tour and get excellent photo ops. You'll find very reasonably priced tour options at the dock tavel

Are there cabs in the port area, Blue Water? Someone just posted on another thread that there were only van/excursion shuttles about two weeks ago.

You'll see several of the 27-passenger safari taxis waiting to take folks to CGB, and others offering different tour options, some including a beach stop.

Obviously talking a safari taxi to a beach is the cheapest way to go, $8pp each way to CGB or Brewers Bay. But there will be smaller taxis if you want a private ride, I believe the price for a couple to the above beaches is $12pp each way. But you can find different options at the dock.

You can google taxi and tour fares.

You'll see several of the 27-passenger safari taxis waiting to take folks to CGB, and others offering different tour options, some including a beach stop.

Obviously talking a safari taxi to a beach is the cheapest way to go, $8pp each way to CGB or Brewers Bay. But there will be smaller taxis if you want a private ride, I believe the price for a couple to the above beaches is $12pp each way. But you can find different options at the dock.

You can google taxi and tour fares.

Thank you. You're always so helpful.

Well, I made a mistake and walked outside of the port area hoping to find a taxi to take me to Brewer's Bay. After walking several blocks, I asked a woman walking by if she knew where I could find a cab. She got out her phone, called the cab company, and asked how much to Brewer's Bay. It was $24 since I was alone. She then asked if there was a closer beach. The dispatcher mentioned one (can't remember which one), and then I asked if I could swim there. The woman asked the dispatcher for me, and she/he said yes. So, I said okay. The cab was ordered, and I was told would be there in a few minutes. The lady waited with me.

When the cab arrived, I got in and told the driver I wanted to go to a beach close by, because it was too expensive to go to Brewer's Bay. He said that if I really wanted to go there, he would take me for the $8. How cool was that? And what a great ride over the hills to the other side of the island and to the Atlantic Ocean. He said he would return for me at three o'clock, which he did. I gave him $12 on the ride there, and $15 on the ride back. It was a great day after all.

Well, I made a mistake and walked outside of the port area hoping to find a taxi to take me to Brewer's Bay. After walking several blocks, I asked a woman walking by if she knew where I could find a cab. She got out her phone, called the cab company, and asked how much to Brewer's Bay. It was $24 since I was alone. She then asked if there was a closer beach. The dispatcher mentioned one (can't remember which one), and then I asked if I could swim there. The woman asked the dispatcher for me, and she/he said yes. So, I said okay. The cab was ordered, and I was told would be there in a few minutes. The lady waited with me.

 

When the cab arrived, I got in and told the driver I wanted to go to a beach close by, because it was too expensive to go to Brewer's Bay. He said that if I really wanted to go there, he would take me for the $8. How cool was that? And what a great ride over the hills to the other side of the island and to the Atlantic Ocean. He said he would return for me at three o'clock, which he did. I gave him $12 on the ride there, and $15 on the ride back. It was a great day after all.

Yes, if you try to get a taxi on your own you will pay the 1 passenger rate of $24 each way. For 2 ppl it's $12pp each way, and for 3 or more (Or with a taxi full) it's $8 each way.

I have to say - What a wonderful lady you met! :)

Other than the beauty that's why we love staying on Tortola, the people there are really gracious and wonderful and ready to help. I hope you thanked her! ;)

I absolutely thanked her - several times. :)

I met two great people that day!