aggieljh Posted May 27, 2015 #1 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Leaving on the Conquest on June 13th, and we have rented a golf cart to tour around the island. We are looking for a nice relaxing beach day. Are there any specific beach areas that are "must see?" Is there anything else that is a must do on the island. My wife will be missing our three puppies that we are leaving at home, so I'm sure we will stop by Jack's Shack to say hi to Topher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted May 28, 2015 #2 Share Posted May 28, 2015 From a cruiser point of view there's nothing shabby about the beach along the cruise port area up to Jacks. All walkable. In a golf cart, you can stop at Governors Beach, which is a short distance beyond Jack's but not accessible via walking along the seashore. There are facilities but they may or maynot be open. Beach can get a bit littery at times. In Cockburntown, there is a nice stretch of beach along the town and south past some smaller resorts. No public facilities though. North of town is Pillory Beach. It's a nice beach but is part of Bohio Dive Resort. You can rent a lounger, if available. They do serve their long stay guest first so loungers may not be available. The north side of the island is mostly private land or not accessible. I suggest, you head for the lighthouse first, then on the way back stop at Pillory and work your way back to Governors and then Jacks and the cruise center, after dropping off the cart. But for just a beach day and no sight seeing, you can't beat the cruise center area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jym613 Posted May 28, 2015 #3 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Could you please tell me who you rented the golf cart from? We were just talking about renting one. Thanks Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieljh Posted May 29, 2015 Author #4 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Could you please tell me who you rented the golf cart from? We were just talking about renting one. Thanks Pat We rented our cart through Karib Auto Rental. Its $100 for a four seater. I believe they also have ATV's and scooters. http://www.karibarentals.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
familyofd Posted June 3, 2015 #5 Share Posted June 3, 2015 I have also rented one from same place, would you know if the gas is included in the rental , I saw it was 6 something gallon from a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona_wahine Posted June 5, 2015 #6 Share Posted June 5, 2015 We are going to rent a golf cart or an atv. Is there any riding atv's in the sand or beach on the island? I'm interested to know of the gas is included or you have to gas up before returning them. What else is there to see and how far can you go? We've only been at the port, not to town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted June 5, 2015 #7 Share Posted June 5, 2015 I can't recall on gas included or not. But even in a Jeep if you burn more than a gallon of gas, you've spend the whole day driving round and round in circles and left the engine running at stops :p Since the area around Grand Turk is a National park and there are preservation restrictions, in an ATV, you can't just go along any beach. The vendor should be able to tell you where you can't or cannot go. There are "dune buggy" excursions that use the 4wheeler ATV carts but their use is controlled and they won't let you go anywhere you want along a beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
familyofd Posted June 5, 2015 #8 Share Posted June 5, 2015 I will be in Grand Turk this week I will give a update on golf cart and the gasoline once we return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cirman52 Posted June 6, 2015 #9 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Are the Jeeps a stick or automatic drive ? Or are both available ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAHMto5 Posted June 10, 2015 #10 Share Posted June 10, 2015 We rented a ATV from Karib a couple of weeks ago and had a GREAT time! He is located right out the gate of the Port and had everything ready for us. We had it the entire day and went everywhere all over the island. On the ATV we were able to take little path ways down to the beach, though you want to be careful not to go in the deep sand itself as it will get stuck;) The cost includes everything for the day, no need to fill up. We are going back in September and plan to rent a golf cart this time as we will have the kids with us. Though we will miss the ATV as it was able to go many places that a golf can't;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthomaniac Posted June 11, 2015 #11 Share Posted June 11, 2015 There are no private beaches anywhere on the island, so feel free to use any beach area you like. :) Sent from my XT1030 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty251 Posted June 12, 2015 #12 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Hi I am planning on renting one for our cruise in Feb - just wondering if they include a map of the places to see on the island? I would like to cruise out to the lighthouse if possible. Thanks Smitty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazychuckie Posted June 13, 2015 #13 Share Posted June 13, 2015 We rented a ATV from Karib a couple of weeks ago and had a GREAT time! He is located right out the gate of the Port and had everything ready for us. We had it the entire day and went everywhere all over the island. On the ATV we were able to take little path ways down to the beach, though you want to be careful not to go in the deep sand itself as it will get stuck;) The cost includes everything for the day, no need to fill up. We are going back in September and plan to rent a golf cart this time as we will have the kids with us. Though we will miss the ATV as it was able to go many places that a golf can't;) This is great to hear! We will be there on August 2nd doing the same thing. Any recommendations? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabby229 Posted June 18, 2015 #14 Share Posted June 18, 2015 We rented a ATV from Karib a couple of weeks ago and had a GREAT time! He is located right out the gate of the Port and had everything ready for us. We had it the entire day and went everywhere all over the island. On the ATV we were able to take little path ways down to the beach, though you want to be careful not to go in the deep sand itself as it will get stuck;) The cost includes everything for the day, no need to fill up. We are going back in September and plan to rent a golf cart this time as we will have the kids with us. Though we will miss the ATV as it was able to go many places that a golf can't;) Do you need to make reservations before hand? Or can you just show up? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirstyGee1978 Posted June 19, 2015 #15 Share Posted June 19, 2015 The cart sounds great will be going with 2 children, does the golf cart come with seat belts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthomaniac Posted June 19, 2015 #16 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I suggest reservations Sent from my XT1030 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
familyofd Posted June 20, 2015 #17 Share Posted June 20, 2015 I was in Grand Turk past week, rented golf cart from Karib, side note he is not right as you get off the ship dock, you have to walk through shopping area out the back, the to the gate, its a little bit of a walk if you have elderly people, they did drive my parents up through gate, which they didnt have to do. Ok so we DID have to put 5.00 of gas in vehicle, we drove around the whole island, saw lighthouse lots donkeys there who were very hungry, saw lots of poor areas too, I highly recommend for the people who are sitting in the back of the cart , bring a white towel for your legs, ours got sunburned and it was very hot, at times it was tough to hold on so If you not going great distances then it be ok with children, otherwise id pick a different vehicle, we stopped by some road that had beach access and enjoyed the beach for a bit, water is beautiful, the beach area wasnt used long time so it wasnt too pretty but we survived. I highly recommend Karib , never had trouble from booking to dropping off the cart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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