What should we do off the resort?

[TAH]

Good info, Smith.

[Lola]

I like Smith's idea, the one thing I might add is if there is a local you feel comfortable with and they have a day off when you want to go, ask if they want to go with you as a guide, and pay them for their time, their fares and meals on your adventure. If there is a local taxi driver you are comfortable with he could do the same, it will just cost a little more for tying up his vehicle for a few hours. Work out the details and agree on costs before you confirm the plan.

[TAH]

I like Smith's idea, the one thing I might add is if there is a local you feel comfortable with and they have a day off when you want to go, ask if they want to go with you as a guide, and pay them for their time, their fares and meals on your adventure. If there is a local taxi driver you are comfortable with he could do the same, it will just cost a little more for tying up his vehicle for a few hours. Work out the details and agree on costs before you confirm the plan.

Eh, after getting into a minor accident in Jamaica I would strongly discourage riding in a non red plate vehicle. Six inches to the left, and we could have been looking at a mountain of medical expenses. Luckily it wasn't nearly as bad as could have been (almost head on collision at 35-40 mph). Red Plate. Insurance matters.

[Lola]

Eh, after getting into a minor accident in Jamaica I would strongly discourage riding in a non red plate vehicle. Six inches to the left, and we could have been looking at a mountain of medical expenses. Luckily it wasn't nearly as bad as could have been (almost head on collision at 35-40 mph). Red Plate. Insurance matters.

TAH, why did you quote my post for your comment? This is a tourist forum, a local taxi driver is of course, a red plate driver; without it one is not a taxi. Many of them now have a little TAXI sign on the top of the vehicle and checkerboard-type striping along the sides, easy to see.

[TAH]

TAH, why did you quote my post for your comment? This is a tourist forum, a local taxi driver is of course, a red plate driver; without it one is not a taxi. Many of them now have a little TAXI sign on the top of the vehicle and checkerboard-type striping along the sides, easy to see.

Just because you said if there was a local that you feel comfortable with, to have them take you as a guide. To me that implied they would be your driver?

[Lola]

Just because you said if there was a local that you feel comfortable with, to have them take you as a guide. To me that implied they would be your driver?

You missed this part: "...pay them for their time, their fares and meals on your adventure..." meaning pay their route taxi fares while they are accompanying you, on the trip to Lucea and beyond via route taxis, as Smith outlined. In the next sentence I wrote OR hire a local taxi driver...

[smith744]

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if there is a local you feel comfortable with

and they have a day off when you want to go, ask if they want to go with you as a guide, and pay them for their time, their fares and meals on your adventure. If there is a local taxi driver you are comfortable with he could do the same, it will just cost a little more for tying up his vehicle for a few hours. Work out the details and agree on costs before you confirm the plan.

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boardie-Lola ~~~ good-good **addition** ..... nice plan

BUT:::::>>>>>> it kinda-sorta complicates an *adventure* which is really quite simple.

AND, another-BUT:::::>>>> it's BEST if that ''..local..'' is FROM the Lucea-area .... lives there and/or has strong ties there ... KNOWS the area AND the people in the area.

i've *learned* that most-folks PREFER seeing '''.one-of-their-own..'' getting the touri$t dollars, as well. ..... kinda-sorta like a ''..keeping 'it' in the family'' thing-y

[smith744]

[Kevin, PA]

I'd say the pub crawl will be the easiest and cheapest way to get to see a lot of Negril and experience a lot of different places. If your not the drinking type then you may just want to catch a cab to 7 mile beach for the day as other suggested.

[smith744]

I'd say the pub crawl will be the easiest and cheapest way to get to see a lot of Negril and experience a lot of different places. If your not the drinking type then you may just want to catch a cab to 7 mile beach for the day as other suggested.

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nice suggestions,
BUT, original poster SAID/WROTE::::>>> '''''..... I would really like to do something that isn't too much of a commercial tourist attraction so that we can see more of the "real" Jamaica
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that said,
pub crawl & 7-mile beach are SURE-nuff ***commercial tourist attractions*** ----- 100% so

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by the waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay::::>>> folks always chatting about the ''''real''' Jamaica
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it's ALL '''real'''

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just *different* in different places on the island.