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Re: Cultural/historical things to do in a day on Tortola?
[Re: Manpot]
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08/03/2022 01:54 PM
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Mal--Obviously, you know Tortola a h*ll of a lot better than I do, but I don't know that I would recommend renting a car for a first timer on Tortola from a ship. The roads on Tortola are somewhat intimidating, curvy, steep, etc., for someone not familiar with them. I would get a taxi.
Hopefully someone else will also make some other recommendations.
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Re: Cultural/historical things to do in a day on Tortola?
[Re: ManderLists]
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08/03/2022 02:18 PM
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I suggested the OP post here to take advantage of more helpful feedback. We spend most of our time admiring Tortola’s beauty from just driving and from the water so didn’t have a lot to offer. Manderlists you added your port times here and you are there early which is good if other ships are in port. I wonder if a private tour would be your best option? A driver with intimate knowledge could take you to some of these spots, or could even design the perfect itinerary for you prior up to your arrival. With the latter in mind I would contact AC - but book early if you decide on this. http://www.info-res.com/actaxibvi/https://www.bvitourism.com/acs-taxi-service
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Re: Cultural/historical things to do in a day on Tortola?
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08/06/2022 09:11 AM
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For your parents AC would be our choice for a private day. If they just want to see the highlights, including the distillery and an hour or two in CGB, photo ops from high up, etc, there are shared safari taxis that specialize in 3 - 4 island tours for ~$25/pp… A fun spot for a cold drink and a bite after is Pusser’s Road Town Pub near the cruise dock…
You would need to taxi to the trails from the cruise dock…
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Re: Cultural/historical things to do in a day on Tortola?
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08/07/2022 10:37 AM
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Go with AC and avoid the shared buses IMHO.. Yes I just wanted to mention the shared option since it sounded like the parents may be looking at more of a “cookie cutter” tour… But I agree, and we would definitely contact AC now and hope that he is available!
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Re: Cultural/historical things to do in a day on Tortola?
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08/07/2022 02:38 PM
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Perfect! And the more expensive ship-sponsored and the independent-shared tours will be the same, except for the price. I don’t see any risk of getting back late as they will most likely spend their last hours near the ship shopping or eating at Pusser’s.
But you can get great feedback from AC when you share your details…
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