Long Bay Beach: A few questions?

[dongordon]

Has anyone been to Long Bay Beach?

Comments?

 

Are the roads to get there "scarey" like other beaches in Tortola I have visited in the past (narrow, close to cliffs, etc.)?

 

Don:cool:

[blue_water]

Long Bay (Beef Island) or Long Bay West End Tortola?

[dongordon]

Long Bay (Beef Island) or Long Bay West End Tortola?

 

Long Bay (Beef Island)

 

Don:cool:

[blue_water]

Actually both are easier, flatter drives...nothing like the drive to CGB or Brewers.

[dongordon]

Thank you.

My wife was very scared when we traveled to Cane Beach the last time we visited Tortola.

 

Don:cool:

[dongordon]

Question: RE: Long Bay / Beef Island

 

NCL offered this as an excursion but made no mention of the ability to rent beach chairs or umbrellas there. Are they available?

 

Are there food and bathroom facilities there?

How would you rate this beach?

 

Thank you.

 

Don:cool:

[Pyrate13]

I haven't been there in quite a while but unless something has changed there were no facilities of any kind. Beautiful beach though.

[dongordon]

I haven't been there in quite a while but unless something has changed there were no facilities of any kind. Beautiful beach though.

Thank you....would you do it again (worth the trip?)

 

Don:cool:

[Pyrate13]

Probably not, only because my wife likes to have at least a restroom available.

[blue_water]

Question: RE: Long Bay / Beef Island

 

NCL offered this as an excursion but made no mention of the ability to rent beach chairs or umbrellas there. Are they available?

 

Are there food and bathroom facilities there?

How would you rate this beach?

 

Thank you.

 

Don:cool:

 

Good question, I was wondering the same thing when I saw that excursion being offered. I posed that question on the TTOL BVI forum, you can see any replies there -

http://www.traveltalkonline.com/ubbthreads.php/forums/7/1/british-virgin-islands.html

 

When staying on Tortola we love taking a lunch to LB, Beef because it is a beautiful beach and a very quiet alternative to the busy vibe of CGB. But if there are still no restrooms you have to use the “other option”. On a cruise stop we would instead head for Brewers Bay which is a gorgeous beach with beautiful views, and Nicole’s serves sandwiches and drinks. There are also rustic but real restrooms there.

 

Before Irma, the Long Bay Beach Club on Long Bay, Tortola (West End) was renting lounges for $5 (older lounges) and you had access to the restaurant and restrooms. Beautiful long, picture postcard beach you’l see on many sites. They are again under new ownership and not sure when they wil re-open.

 

[EDIT] Would rate it in the Top 3 with Smuggler’s Cove and Brewers Bay.

[dongordon]

Good question, I was wondering the same thing when I saw that excursion being offered. I posed that question on the TTOL BVI forum, you can see any replies there -

http://www.traveltalkonline.com/ubbthreads.php/forums/7/1/british-virgin-islands.html

 

When staying on Tortola we love taking a lunch to LB, Beef because it is a beautiful beach and a very quiet alternative to the busy vibe of CGB. But if there are still no restrooms you have to use the “other option”. On a cruise stop we would instead head for Brewers Bay which is a gorgeous beach with beautiful views, and Nicole’s serves sandwiches and drinks. There are also rustic but real restrooms there.

 

Before Irma, the Long Bay Beach Club on Long Bay, Tortola (West End) was renting lounges for $5 (older lounges) and you had access to the restaurant and restrooms. Beautiful long, picture postcard beach you’l see on many sites. They are again under new ownership and not sure when they wil re-open.

 

[EDIT] Would rate it in the Top 3 with Smuggler’s Cove and Brewers Bay.

What concerned me about this beach is the description of the NCL excursion was that it said "to bring your towel to sit on the beach" or something like that.

 

The whole excursion is about 3 1/2 hours so the bathroom facilities might not be a big deal, but a towel in the sand is not that comfortable.;)

The review that was posted in 2017 received 4 stars and I am hoping that perhaps by now, since it a cruise excursion, chairs and umbrellas might now be available (the description indicates that chairs and umbrellas are not included).

 

If I take this excursion, I might just float in the beautiful ocean for most of the time there.;p

 

I'm leaning towards giving it a try.

 

Don:cool:

Edited September 30, 2018 by dongordon

[blue_water]

LOL! That info would have been useful...

 

 

These floaties are great for travel -

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0102Q084O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[dongordon]

LOL! That info would have been useful...

 

 

These floaties are great for travel -

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0102Q084O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks for the information on the floaties...

Great idea!:)

 

Don:cool: