DW and I went on this tour. She loves the show. The tour guide walks you into town explaining about the show but also giving you an overview of the history of the island etc…. He takes you to the Police Station where you can take pictures at the desks, in the cells and so on. He then takes you to Catherine’s Bar which was closed on the day we went — he said normally you could have a beer on the deck. Again photo opportunity. You join the coach (there were only 4 of us on the tour and we had a 45 seater coach!) — all 4 of us wanted the morning tour but were told it was fully booked, I asked the guide how many people were on the morning tour and he said he had 10 people. I don’t know why they didn’t just add us to the morning tour and then they could have cancelled the afternoon tour.
Anyway I digress, the coach took us to La Perle beach and he takes you onto the beach and you see the location of the Inspector’s beach house — the house was dismantled a few weeks ago after filming stopped. You rejoin the coach and go to a beach club on Grande Anse beach where you get a rum cocktail and a basket of a vegetarian local dish (a bit like vegetable Pakora). You have a seat and table and have c. 45 minutes at the beach. I think the tour was about 2.5 hours long.
Note: we went ashore early and walked to the Police Station and Catherine’s Bar on our own. Then had a beer on the deck of the bar next to Catherines. You would have to pay 15 Euro or $20pp to go into the Police Station on your own. The town is close to the tender dock and is a very small town and easy to find the locations.
We all enjoyed the tour even though the heat and humidity was oppressive. If you are not that bothered about the beach location then you can visit the Police Station and Catherine’s Bar (I think it’s real name was Madras Restaurant) on your own for $20pp.
I also think that you could book a tour on your own, over the internet, which was cheaper and looked like they took you to a couple of extra locations.
