sapphire beach

[obsessedsc]

tell me more!

 

trunk bay at st. john is my favorite place in the world. but! i want to try something different. how long/whats the cost for a taxi to this beach from the ship?!

 

what i like:

quiet

romantic

option to do watersports (waverunner)

somewhere to rinse off before heading back to the ship

bathroom

picture perfect scenery

calm/safe waters

a bar

 

what i don't like:

crowded

locals bugging you to braid your hair or buy their "crap" (excuse me)

[The Islander]

Havensight to Sapphire is $10 per person one way. About a 20 minute drive in low/moderate traffic.

 

Sapphire can get busy, depends on number of ships in port. Usually quiet, exception would be Sunday afternoons when there is a live band at the beach bar. Sapphire has watersports including waverunner, which you can ask about at the beach side watersports booth but they are actually located at the marina, which is around the corner from the beach. There is an outdoor fresh water shower and restroom. It is a pretty beach, usually calm. And there is a bar/food. No vendors on the beach selling things; there is a gift shop if you wanted to buy drinks/snacks/souvenirs.

 

--Islander

[CaribbeanBound]

I agree. We love Trunk Bay too!

 

Despite what everyone at the pier will tell you (and there will lie to you), you can get local transportation for $2 per person in an open-air taxi to Sapphire Beach. Simply walk out of the Havensight pier main gate, cross the street, turn left and walk until you get to the Bus Stop (there is a pullover area) across from K-Mart and cross the street so that you are standing on the K-Mart side of the street. It is a leisurely 10 to 15-minute level walk. When you see an open-air taxi drive up, flag him down, tell him where you wish to go and enjoy the trip. The drive takes about 20 to 30 minutes each way to Sapphire Beach depending upon traffic. Pay upon exiting the taxi. If you are going to Sapphire Beach, you will be dropped off at the entrance to the Sapphire Beach hotels which is at the top of a hill. A short 5-minute walk will get you on the beach. Sapphire Beach is a gorgeous white sand beach with lots of shade trees and awesome views of several nearby islands including St. John. The snorkeling is good. We saw several schools of fish (previously unknown to us), an eel, and a small stingray. Unpadded beach lounge chairs are $5 each if you want to rent one, or free if you just occupy one of the many chairs abandoned by their previous inhabitants. A dive shop, bar and grill, and restrooms are available. Some water sports are also available. Pick up the taxi again where it dropped you off.

 

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[Mom/Terri]

Caribbeanbay, How do you get back from Sapphire Beach? do you go back to where you were left off? How often do the openair taxis rum?