Mainsail Minnie
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- Jul 28, 2019
Has anyone here been to Smugglers Cove in Tortola? Any tips on getting there and back, since it's reputed to be a challenge to drive to?
It's supposed to be a rough, hilly, partially unpaved road. DCL offers a Jeep excursion that I think stops there as one of its stops, but my ears can't handle riding in a Jeep. It's an insiders' secret type of beach with almost no amenities, but is supposed to be beautiful and pristine, with calm waters and no tacky tourist stuff or crowds, which is exactly what we want in the Caribbean.I haven't heard of it. Do you know why it's a challenge to drive to? That would make me nervous to try it. Tortola is hilly and curvy, so maybe that's why.
Were the Jeeps on the Jeep excursion fairly loud, like motorcycles? I know some models are louder than others. I have very sensitive ears, but other than that the Jeep excursion looks fine.We stopped there on our jeep excursion last winter. We were there for about an hour. We liked the jeep excursion and swimming at smugglers cove was fine, but I would never pick there for a beach day. It’s very small where you can swim without having a very rocky bottom, no bathrooms, a “bar” there that I would not trust to order anything from -it’s like an outdoor bar with no structure to it really, except a man that will make you drinks from a make shift bar that is really just a table. There was a lot of garbage and broken glass all around the “Bar” area too.
It was after the hurricane though so apparently they were rebuilding the bar and it use to be better.
Anyway, that was our experience there. Like I said it was fine for about an hour but I would never pick to just go there.