NJShoreDad
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Oct 12, 2007
We took the Tour to Virgin Gorda (TT23)on the Member Cruise. High speed ferry to Virgin Gorda, then the open air bus through some not so nice looking areas up to the Top of the Baths park, which is at a high point. You then hike down to Devil's Bay for a quick swim, then through the caves to The Baths. This path is fairly open, but did have rocks and loose gravel leading up to the caves. Once in the caves, you have to climb rocks and even some not so fairly well-built ladders. I was quite honestly worried about some of the folks in the group as it was not the easiest to navigate if you have issues climbing or nearly crawling through small spaces. This being said, there is another path from the Baths beach that we took back to the Top of the Baths which was a lot easier. If you want to experience the Baths, I'd recommend taking this path. BTW, as to facilities, there is a public restroom facility at the Top of the Baths park with a foot shower to rinse off sand. There are also bathrooms, a small bar/snack stand, and lockers at the Baths Beach.Any feedback from anyone who took a trip to the Baths? Am taking the same itinerary in April. I would appreciate some comments about the facilities and walking ability needed to go there. I am having a foot operation tomorrow, Wednesday morning, I may not be back here for a few days.
Here are some pics:
Top of the Baths
Initial Trail:
Example of one of the tight spaces (sand under foot here, but some areas you climb over rocks):
Picture from inside one of the "caves":
One of the pools:
Bar/Snack stand at the beach:
Overall this was the excursion we liked the least. Even though it was quite picturesque, getting there that was not as much fun. I was not impressed by the area from the Virgin Gorda ferry terminal up to the top of the Baths (lots of construction but also not well kept at all.) Also, the description on the DCL website is misleading. You won't end up with 3 hours to swim or relax. The whole group must have had at least 120 people, and as I said before, some had mobility issues which caused a huge back up going through the caves, so it takes a while to actually get to the Baths beach. It was not worth the $$ IMHO for this tour ($80/adult, $60/child.) I kept thinking to myself that this was an excursion you could do quite easily on your own and avoid the huge crowd. The beach was beautiful as you can see in the pictures, but in my view it was not as nice as Trunk Bay in St. John (which we loved.)