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We're taking our 6th trip to Jamiaca in December - once again favoring Couples Negril.
We'd like to do a day trip to Kingston/Port Royal/Fort Charles etc. from Negril
Does anyone know or can recommend a fairly priced taxi service doing long road trips like this? We would the taxi most likely for most of the day, round trip, lunch etc.
The hotel services charge ridiculous prices for this trip which we believe they're actually trying to dissuade us from the trip.
Thanks in advance
I think you may want to make that an overnight trip.
Thanks for the response - we're good with a day tripQuote:
Originally Posted by Treasure BeachBum
it's a minimum 4.5 hour trip from negril to port royal, with no stops and no traffic issues. round trip, that would be 9 hours minimum of driving time, probably more like 12 due to the inevitable traffic issues and at least one stop for food/gas, which would leave you very little, if any, time for sightseeing in and around kingston.Quote:
Originally Posted by fromflorida
you should contact kingsley at http://kingsleystakecaretours.com/. he's local to negril and will be able to give you a realistic itinerary and a fair price.
Cool thanks for the resource - I'll contact himQuote:
Originally Posted by mwenvlay
Yes we know it's a long day - leaving at 6am should get us there by 10-11 am, gives us plenty of time to do what we want and leave by 3 or 4 to get back by 7-8pm
All things being equalQuote:
Originally Posted by fromflorida
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Make sure you take traffic in Kingston into consideration. It took us at least 1 hour to go from Port Royal to the Marley museum and that was with a driver that knew Kingston. Drivers will say they know Kingston but what they mean is they know how to get there.Quote:
Originally Posted by fromflorida
Fromflorida...a day trip can be done, although it will be a very long day...you seem to understand this issue.
I also agree with Bigbamboo...make sure the driver knows Kingston, as it can be easy to get lost there and will making the drive annoyingly longer!
You can email a few drivers from the transportation section of Negril.com https://negril.com/transport/ and ask for quotes. Don't be surprised if some quotes are around $500us for the return trip.
I wouldn't plan much more for the day trip other than Port Royal (which is a fabulous visit) other than maybe getting a delicious meal at Gloria's in the town of Port Royal.
Hello,Quote:
Originally Posted by fromflorida
Collin Frew from Collin's Tours will meet or beat any price you have. He is a JUTA tour operator and #(876)354-4663. Decent guy and will supply beer, rum punch, and water included in price.
Thanks for the resource, I'll give him a call as well!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jdub
We greatly appreciate all the replies
Quote:
Originally Posted by fromflorida
let us know what you decided to do!
What about using some sort of air transportation? I seem to remember there is a helicopter that is based close to Negril. Fly from Negril to Kingston and then grab a cab for transportation around Kingston.
Actually a helicopter might be a little expensive, but a small prop plane isn't that expensive and you would have more time to sight see.
The Norman Manley International Airport is very close to Port Royal...
These 2 web sites have small prop planes. https://www.timair.net/ and www.intlairlink.net
Did a search and came up with this:
https://us.jetcost.com/en/flights/ja...gril-kingston/
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