On the Subject of Taxis....

[smith744]

Getting Around Negril 101
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I've always been of the opinion that as a first-timer one should...:::::>>>>> the lay of the land before jumping into route taxis

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is VERY-important...!!!...

IF you're going to Negril,
FIRST-thing:::>> look at a map
get the '.lay of the land.'

it's waay-TOO easy easy..!!...

there're ONLY THREE ROADS to worry about
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1....there's NO-way you can get lost

2.... most tourist just deal with two-roads
...e.g., the Beach and WestEnd roads

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[smith744]

Getting Around Negril 101 [[ continued ]]

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The Beach Road Route

Runs from the Rui resorts to the car/bus-park
Cost... JA $100 per person one-way.
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Taxi is marked '..Beach Road..'
on the side of the car
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i'll explain more about the BeachRoad taxi & route, in a later post
..a few minor details

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[smith744]

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The WestEnd Road Route

Runs from the deep westend, past the lighthouse to the car/bus-park
Cost... JA $100 per person one-way.
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Taxi is marked '..West End..'
on the side of the car

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[smith744]

Getting Around Negril 101 [[ continued ]]

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To Hail a Route Taxi
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I'll explain the *Special* hand signal later

[Melody]

I'm thoroughly enjoying this thread now.

Please, go on.......

[smith744]

Getting Around Negril 101 [[ continued ]]

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About WestEnd Road Route
WHERE to catch taxi
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on map above, '.X.' marks the spot of
the primary pick-up point is in the shopping center parking lot
..taxis sit there until they're ready to leave
....which is when they've got *enough*(?) passengers

Additionally,
you can hail a WestEnd taxi anywhere along the route
...even as far as the car/bus-park (depending on time of day)

driver WILL leave with a*partial* load
if he *feels* it's worth his while,
which will be when he *guesses* he can get more riders along the way

usually,
if he's got 2 or 3 riders he'll pull off
sometimes he'll go with one
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[smith744]

Before I continue,
I MUST mention
a very very very VERY IMPORTANT
'.getting the lay of the land.' recommendation:::::>>>> Find & Print-Out that outstanding & fabulous Negril Map that some boardies created

some somebody will post the link [[[ hint hint ]]]

I & others always carry
a 11x14 print-out of that map
[[[ I have mine laminated ]]]

it's a Godsend...!!...

that map
will show you how close things/places are
and how small Negril is

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[smith744]

Getting Around Negril 101 [[ continued ]]

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The Beach Road Route .... Some *Details*
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Going in direction from Rui-to-Downtown-to-bus/car-park
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Traveling in this-direction is probably the sweeeeet-est taxi-ride
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because:::>>> your taxi options are many/numerous
compared to other routes
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1......SEVERAL taxi routes use the Beach Road
....e.g., Orange Bay; Green Island; Lucea AND the regular Beach Road route taxis
......all go to the bus/car park

2...it DOES NOT matter which one you use, if you're traveling in the direction from Rui-to-downtown-to-the bus/car-park.
...in fact, the OrangeBay, GreenIsland & Lucea route-taxis will be DELIGHTED to stop and pick-up any passenger along the beach road, because the odds are pretty-good that he has dropped-off other passengers and has empty seats ----- more-money more-money more-money.....!!!!..


3.... Suppose,
you wanted to take a BeachRoad taxi (to downtown)
and then switch-over to a WestEnd taxi

NOT a problem,
because if you ask,
the route taxi driver will gladly
drive around the '.Round-About.'
and take you to the WestEnd pick-up point,

and then
he'll drive around the round-about,
and continue on his regular route
to the bus/car-park

there is NO extra-cost for this diversion from the *regular* route
it's all part of the BeachRoad service

just ask.

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[smith744]

Getting Around Negril 101 [[ continued ]]

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The Beach Road Route .... Some-more *Details*
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Going in direction from Downtown-to-Rui

this is where it can get a little *tricky*
but no biggie
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1.... For traveling in this-direction,
you'll need to know the *special* hand signal (above)
....it's not a MUST, but it's helpful.
,,,,,, because there're three (3) other routes that use the beach road

2.... use-ing the *regular* hand/finger pointed DOWN signal
means you're NOT leaving Negril, but want a taxi for the BeachRoad

3.... a raised finger/arm/hand indicates to the on-coming route-taxis that you're going OUT of Negril
...to OrangeBay, or GreenIsland or Lucea (and points inbetween)

4... If/when a taxi stops,
i always double-check
by asking:::>> "..Beach..???.."

and leave it up to the driver if he wants to take me to my BeachRoad destination or not

depending on time of day, number of passengers, etc etc
he might decline, and drive-off, for you to catch another taxi

no biggie

there're PLENTY of taxis

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any questions...???...

[smith744]

Suggestions

If you've never been to Negril before
and not familiar with the route-taxi system

it could/would/will be big-fun,
and worth the time
to hop-in a BeachRoad and/or WestEnd taxi and ride it from one end to the other.

'twill be a well-spent round-trip Ja$400 per person excursion ----- trust me..!!..
a real eye-opener

enjoy your route-taxi rides

:-)


get the '..lay-of-the-land..'