Pedro St. James/Botanical Gardens

[AtlantaKelly]

Has anyone ever visited these sites? The tour to both through Royal Caribbean is $82. I'm looking for feedback on touring these sites and also if anyone has done them on their own using a taxi or private tour.

Thanks!

[Elvera]

My cousin, who has a sister living on the island, recommended the garden so I looked it up on the internet. At that site it said not to take a bus there if you are on a cruise. It is a 40 minute drive from George Town. A taxi would cost $50 each way and you need to have the taxi wait for you because you probably can't find a taxi to take you back. And the meter is running while you look around and enjoy the beauty. So your price doesn't sound so bad after that!

[bookbabe]

Your two viable options to get to those locations are an excursion (private or through the ship) or a rental car. The two sites are in the opposite direction as the majority of the tourist traffic, and I wouldn't want to try to rely on the local buses when there's a definite return time to the ship that has to be met.

 

More info on both sites is here:

http://www.botanic-park.ky/

http://www.pedrostjames.ky/

[AtlantaKelly]

Thanks for the information. I thought $82 sounded like a lot of money for this tour, given that the admission charge for each place is only about $10. However, it sounds like if you're on a cruise, the ships tour is the way to go because it is so far away. A cab would be expensive, rental cars drive on the left, and it's just not worth the stress of cutting the time too close to when the ship departs!