Favorite Excursion

[my3sonsnj]

Can anyone that has been to Bermuda on multiple occasions share their favorite "to do" activity/excursion? We are going with a group of friends and half of them have been to Bermuda more than once while the other half have never been to Bermuda. I would like to be able to suggest a variety of things we can do together or separately.

 

Thanks so much!

[billslowsky]

It's seasonal, but the dunking of the wench in St. George's is outstanding.  And free.

[Brighton Line]

Rent a Boston Whaler go to the shipwrecks, feed the fish, snorkel the reefs,  find a beach or sandbar, do your own tour of "Homes of Rich & Famous". 

[mskaufman]

Taking the shuttle to Horseshoe Bay is a nice day.  You can make it a beach day or a hiking day along the beach.  

[mitsugirly]

Although it's been awhile since we've been to Bermuda, one of our favorite things was what Brighton Line said...rent a Boston Whaler and cruise around to the shipwrecks, snorkel, go to an inhibited island. (We also did the jet skis with the same company right before renting the whaler). 

 

HERE is our jet ski tour 

 

Then when we went back to the dock, HERE is my review with the Whaler Boat. 

 

There's tons of pictures included. 

[CruiseECNC]

On 2/22/2024 at 7:40 PM, mitsugirly said:

Although it's been awhile since we've been to Bermuda, one of our favorite things was what Brighton Line said...rent a Boston Whaler and cruise around to the shipwrecks, snorkel, go to an inhibited island. (We also did the jet skis with the same company right before renting the whaler). 

 

HERE is our jet ski tour 

 

Then when we went back to the dock, HERE is my review with the Whaler Boat. 

 

There's tons of pictures included. 

Thank you. This was extremely helpful. 

[mitsugirly]

4 hours ago, CruiseECNC said:

Thank you. This was extremely helpful. 

 

You're welcome. I hope you get a chance to try it out. They are so fun.

[dmrrn73]

It's been 15 years since I've been to Bermuda so I don't know if they still have it but I always enjoyed the Helmet Dives. If you don't know about them it is a great way to see underwater and the coral reefs and not have to get your face wet or be able to swim. 

 

Hartley's was the name of the company I have used most times. I had always done ship shore excursions with them but pretty sure you can book on your own. There was one time it was with another company but I don't remember the name of that one. Hartley's gets great reviews on Trip Advisor if that matters to you.  I don't see it on the list for our upcoming cruise on the NCL Joy in May. 

[njhorseman]

49 minutes ago, dmrrn73 said:

It's been 15 years since I've been to Bermuda so I don't know if they still have it but I always enjoyed the Helmet Dives. If you don't know about them it is a great way to see underwater and the coral reefs and not have to get your face wet or be able to swim. 

 

Hartley's was the name of the company I have used most times. I had always done ship shore excursions with them but pretty sure you can book on your own. There was one time it was with another company but I don't remember the name of that one. Hartley's gets great reviews on Trip Advisor if that matters to you.  I don't see it on the list for our upcoming cruise on the NCL Joy in May. 

 The cruise lines stopped doing business with Hartley's over 10 years ago after a cruise passenger died just after doing a Hartley's dive. 

IIRC, the reason cruise lines stopped booking Hartley's dives was not only that someone unfortunately died, but just as much Hartley's attitude and response to the tragic incident. 

[dmrrn73]

1 minute ago, njhorseman said:

 The cruise lines stopped doing business with Hartley's over 10 years ago after a cruise passenger died just after doing a Hartley's dive. 

IIRC, the reason cruise lines stopped booking Hartley's dives was not only that someone unfortunately died, but just as much Hartley's attitude and response to the tragic incident. 

Oh wow, I hadn't heard about that, so sad. Thanks for the info. 

[Charles4515]

11 hours ago, dmrrn73 said:

Hartley's was the name of the company I have used most times. I had always done ship shore excursions with them but pretty sure you can book on your own. There was one time it was with another company but I don't remember the name of that one. Hartley's gets great reviews on Trip Advisor if that matters to you.  I don't see it on the list for our upcoming cruise on the NCL Joy in May. 

You can book with Hartley direct on their website. 

[Charles4515]

10 hours ago, njhorseman said:

 The cruise lines stopped doing business with Hartley's over 10 years ago after a cruise passenger died just after doing a Hartley's dive. 

IIRC, the reason cruise lines stopped booking Hartley's dives was not only that someone unfortunately died, but just as much Hartley's attitude and response to the tragic incident. 

I didn't care for his attitude and response. Instead of empathy it was more like she must have had a preexisting condition which might have been true but was not established. The Bermuda government did estabish new rules in response which he'd  has to follow to continue which he objected too but he has had to follow.  In any case the cruise lines have not resumed booking his excursions since then, 10 years ago. 

[Laszlo]

On 2/22/2024 at 7:40 PM, mitsugirly said:

Although it's been awhile since we've been to Bermuda, one of our favorite things was what Brighton Line said...rent a Boston Whaler and cruise around to the shipwrecks, snorkel, go to an inhibited island. (We also did the jet skis with the same company right before renting the whaler). 

 

HERE is our jet ski tour 

 

Then when we went back to the dock, HERE is my review with the Whaler Boat. 

 

There's tons of pictures included. 

I'm with Kim, we have used H20 three times in the past, will be four in June and have never been disappointed. If money is tight rent kayaks or paddle boards and go to the little islands about 1/2 mile away

[sportscruiser]

 If you're in Bermuda between April-October, and don't have mobility issues, I took a "hidden gems" tour last July. This tour goes to Tom Moore's jungle to visit a dry cave, swim in a wet cave(if you want), the blue hole where you can jump into or swim in if you want, and to Clearwater Beach to snorkel/swim in the Cooper's Island Nature Reserve. It included lunch and complimentary scoop of ice cream.

 

I know NCL does this excursion, not sure about other lines, but I booked directly with the company anyway since it was cheaper but is still pricey though. The tour took almost an entire day and was great; only reason why it wasn't "awesome" was because of the heavy rain/lightning that started while in the wet cave, so be prepared for bad weather.

[luckyinpa]

take the bus to swizzle inn and walk down the hill to tom moores jungle. go down every path you find. incredible caves, blue water, rock formations, holes to swim in. just an incredible discovery journey. we spent at least 90 minutes exploring the jungle. if you love discovery and surprise this IS the thing to do. walking in those small caves is amazing

 

then when youre done get nachos at swizzle inn...yum. 

[JGmf]

My favorite is the kayak tour that gets you close to the reefs, is in pretty calm water, and gives you about a half hour to swim.

[barric]

We seniors will visit again this month.   Numerous previous trips to Bermuda.  We think the best excursion is a bus/ferry day pass. Hop on hop off.   The bus goes all over Bermuda and is easy to understand.  Colored marker posts at stops indicate the bus heading, inbound or outbound from Hamilton.   

 

Our favorite stop is the Zoo/Aquarium.  We go every year.

[luckyinpa]

general note: ferry times to st geo have changed. i did not like having only the  4pm ferry going back to choose from the day i was there