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Hi,
I would like to thank you for this great site. I have been using it to plan my entire vacation. I am planning out one of my days and could not figure one thing out. I plan on going from kings wharf to St George via bus #1,3,10 or 11. From there we will walk to Tobacco bay. After Tobacco bay we would like to go to Alexandra battery. How do we get there from Tobacco bay?
Thank you,
Christine
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Reply from Raj:
Hi,
I suggest that you take a direct ferry from the dockyard to Hamilton and then take one of those buses for St. George. A bus from Dockyard to Hamilton will taken about an hour compared to some 25 mins by a ferry. From dockyard you will get bus #7 and 8 only (not the ones you mentioned). Also note that bus #10, 11 take shorter routes from Hamilton to St. George compared to #1 & 3, and take lesser time.
While both Tobacco Bay Beach and Alexandra Beach are on Barry Road, they are wide apart and at opposite ends of a triangular area in St. George. There is no public transport serving Alexandra. So your option is to take a cab from Tobacco Bay or walk. It's quite a distance ... I think close to about 1.5 miles. So a leisure walk will easily take about 40 minutes. Another option is to take a mini bus from Tobacco Bay and come back to Kings Square, and then walk up to Alexandra. This would be a little shorter walk (about 30 mins). From Kings Square, getting a taxi would also be easier.
Enjoy your vacation :-)
Raj
www.bermuda-attractions.com
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Hello,
You have an excellent site. We were following your site since months and hoping to travel to Bermuda some day. Looks like we can make it in this August. We will take some of your suggested tours as well. How do we go to the Ferry Reach Park? Does any bus go there?
Many thanks for your time.
Elina
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Elina,
The nearest point where a public bus goes is the junction of Kinley Field Road and Mullet Bay road. For your information, Ferry Reach Park, also known as Ferry point, is in St. George's Parish.
While coming from Hamilton, you will need to cross over the Causeway that connects the main island of Bermuda with St. George. Once over he causeway, you are on Kinley Field road. You will soon see the junction with Mullet Bay Road.
Ask the bus driver to get you down here. From here you will need to walk (a little). Turn left at the junction on Mullet Bay Road. You will come to Ferry point Junction where Ferry Road goes left and Mullet Bay Road continues north towards St. George's Town. Take left at Ferry Road. The Ferry Reach Park is right at the end of Ferry Road. The entire walk would be little over a mile and should take about 30-35 minutes.
While coming from St. George, you can take the town mini bus that leaves from Kings Square and comes up to ferry Road.
Hope this helps!
Raj
www.bermuda-attractions.com
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We will be arriving via cruise line on Sept 21-23.
Day 1
we would like to go to Hamilton for shopping, lunch/drinks and then to
snorkel park-back at the dockyard by 4:30
Day 2
we would like to see St George for the caves, lunch/drinks and then to
horseshoe bay-back at the dockyard by 4:30
Please advise the best/fastest routes to these destinations. Thank you
kindly
Lori Paugh
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Hi Lori,
Here is what I suggest:
Day1: Take a direct ferry from Dockyard to Hamilton City. It takes about 20 mins (bus takes about an hour). Come back to dockyard by the same ferry. Snorkel Park is located within Dockyard complex itself and only few minutes walk from the cruise piers.
Day2: Take a direct ferry from the dockyard to St. George. From Kings Square (St. George) take bus #1 or 3 and reach the Crystal Caves. From here take the same bus and continue towards Hamilton City Central Bus Terminal. Change over to Bus#7 for Horseshoe Bay Beach in Southampton. From the beach, continue on bus#7 for the dockyard. Remember the total bus ride from St. George up to Dockyard takes about 2 hours plus the change over time at Hamilton. So plan your day accordingly.
Tip: Purchase 2-day transportation pass so that you can use both ferry and bus any number of times (hop on and off) for two days and save time & money. You will get the pass at the Visitor's Information Center at the
dockyard.
Regards,
Raj
www.bermuda-attractions.com
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Hello Raj
I appreciate the info on your website very much. I do have some additional questions:
What is the best access road to "Town Hill" - Middle or South Road? Can I walk along 'Tucker's Town Road' to 'Castle Point' or is it on private property? What about the 'Arches' close to Mid-Ocean club?
What can I expect in the 'Mangrove Lake', the 'Devonshire Marsh' and the 'Summer / Winter Haven' areas regarding fauna & flora, access , size & trails.
Thank you very much in advance.
Bob
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Hi Bob,
Middle road will provide the best access to Town Hill. Tuckers Town Road will take you to Castle Point but Castle Point is in a gated area. The Arches are actually at Mid Ocean beach but they were destroyed in 2003 by hurricane Fabian.
For the remaining, you can go through the parish sections of my website, for example Sandys Parish for Mangrove Bay etc. You will get some ideas. I would recommend that if you are visiting Bermuda, take a taxi tour to get a good feel of all these.
Here is the link that lists my select taxi tour operators who are also excellent guides of the island: Bermuda Taxi Tours
Regards,
Raj
www.bermuda-attractions.com
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Hi Raj
Thank you so much for your prompt reply. I will be spending over a month on your Island, so I want walk wherever I can and see the wonderful attractions of Bermuda.
With kind regards
Bob
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Hello,
I want to go to my friends house give him a surprise visit. What bus should I take from the airport. my friend lives near Newman Lane, Pembroke. thanks.
Tanjeer
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Hi,
From the airport take bus#1, 3, 10 or 11 and come to Hamilton City. Then transfer to Bus #4 for Spanish Point Road. Newman Lane is on this road.
Regards,
Raj
www.bermuda-attractions.com
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Hi, we would like to visit St. George, Crystal Cave, Horseshoe Bay & Whale Bay. I am trying to get the transportation route together. For Cave, I have us taking the ferry to St. George then bus to location. But I am unclear on what is best way to get to both bays. We are traveling with NCL and will be there Wednesday, Thursday & part of Friday. Do you suggest a 2 or 3 day pass? And are they unlimited rides for the day passes? Thanks in advance for your help.
Lisa
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Hi Lisa,
From the dockyard, you can take bus #7 for Horseshoe Bay Beach and Bus #7 or 8 for West Whale Bay beach. Both are in Southampton parish and close to each other.
If you want to visit the beaches from the caves, take a bus to Hamilton City and then transfer to bus #7.
If you plan to visit some of the attractions within the Royal Naval Dockyard on Friday (NCL docks there at Kings Wharf pier), then buy only 2-day passes. You will get them at the Visitors Information Center close to the cruise berth. You get unlimited rides both in buses & ferries.
Raj
www.bermuda-attractions.com
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Hi, I want to know what is the best way to go to the horseshoe bay beach from kings wharf? Is horseshoe bay beach near by the Hamilton town? If not, how can we get to Hamilton? Thank you
Shelly
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The best way to reach horseshoe bay beach from Kings Wharf by a public transport is to take bus #7 which leaves from the dockyard. It takes about 35 minutes to the bus stop near the beach. Hamilton City is not very close to the beach, neither too far. You can continue on bus#7 and reach Hamilton. It takes about 30 minutes from Horseshoe bay beach. If you want to go to Hamilton directly from Kings Wharf, the best option is to take the Blue Route Ferry from the dockyard ferry point. It takes about 20 minutes.
Raj
www.bermuda-attractions.com
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