We use Luxurious Carib Tours. Fun guys, cold beers, willing to stop anywhere. Very trustworthy too.
We use Luxurious Carib Tours. Fun guys, cold beers, willing to stop anywhere. Very trustworthy too.
we have done both, we prefer private, soon come
The savings is about $25-35 per person, not the $10 Cap is suggesting. (Taxis do not run from MBJ to Negril for $35 - more like $50-75). The bus usually stops once for beer and a bathroom break. One advantage is getting to see some of the resorts along the way that you may miss otherwise. I take the bus on the way to Negril and taxi going to the airport, many times. The extra time will only be 15 - 30 minutes, which is really no big deal.
John,Originally Posted by Irie John
While a private taxi for one is more expensive most of our customers are couples
Here's the price list directly from JUTA Negril web site. Linston charges 55.00 one way for two and will combine passengers.
Cap
Last edited by captaind & Linston; 02-03-2015 at 03:02 PM.
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Funny thing, David, that people are parsing costs to justify their choice of Private or Juta but in most cases (like you point out here) that a difference might only be $5. I have used Juta many times and, when I am traveling solo, it sometimes makes a bigger difference but not for couples or larger groups.John,
While a private taxi for one is more expensive most of our customers are couples
Here's the price list directly from JUTA Negril web site. Linston charges 55.00 one way for two and will combine passengers.
Cap
One of the first early lessons learned in Jamaica was to get contact information for a lot of drivers and then use the ones who give me the best experience for the dollar and have a few choices when the others were previously chartered.
Linston is on the top of my list when I need a driver!
Having a driver available that you like and trust is very important to a great vacation.
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We had a VERY last minute trip last year - and for the first time, we went without a driver or a hotel lined up (it was low season). We decided to not rush to get a driver at the airport and had a few rounds of drinks outside at the airport, of course folks coming up offering us rides, but we were in no hurry. Knowing that was our plan going in, it was low stress and we were able to get a few drinks while we haggled for a price on a private ride.
The driver did not believe us when he kept asking us where he would be dropping us in Negril and we told him we weren't sure.... He about flipped when the first place we tried was full, LOL, no worries just a bit down the road and all was good.
Being on a shuttle with a bunch of newbies personally works on my nerves but I'm frugal so there is always a battle going on in my mind. When I've used Clive it wasn't so bad because most using him were not newbies....
There are a lot of "old timers" on the bus. I have used it off & on for 30 + years.
Nawwww, you are not frugal.
I've enjoyed the JUTA, met some good folks on the rides. The driver will usually poll the group about stopping or driving straight to Negril. On my last drive, there were some newbies on board so the driver took us on the scenic route through the hills. It was great!
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