Dr Bell Has the Prescription
Any time I find a great driver in Jamaica I feel the need to help them out by promoting their services on this site. I’ve been to Jamaica enough times to know it’s not easy finding an honest and fair driver who knows that if they treat me right the first time I’ll keep calling them back.
I found “Dr Bell” in Ocho Rios one day while looking for a ride to a Plantation. There are so many drivers to choose from all over Ochi but he quoted me the best price to the plantation and had a nice car. In my mind a nice car means he must do great business.
The day Dr Bell took us to the plantation it was closed but he immediately suggested something else equally as great for us to do in the same area. He took us to White River for a raft ride and it was a fabulous event! While we were rafting we were able to leave our belongings in his car and not worry about them, and we even left one of our cameras with him and he drove to the end of the river and took pictures of our raft coming in. He provided us with GREAT service, was trustworthy with our money and belongings in his car and even went the extra mile with the picture taking. This is why we kept calling him back.
His car is impeccably clean, complete with napkins in case you need one. He’s business minded and his prices are reasonable for a charter taxi. We hired Dr Bell for several different excursions in the Ocho Rios area…river rafting, botanical gardens and the plantation tour. He also does airport transfers from Montego Bay. Dr Bell comes HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by me!
If you’ll be heading to the North Coast and are looking for a great ride, you can contact “Dr Bell” at 1-876-430-8396. Make sure you tell him Kristi sent you 🙂
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32 responses to “Ocho Rios / North Coast Charter Taxi”
i will be flying into montego bay and will be staying close to cinnamon hill for the golf tournament. How far is Mo Bay from cinnamon hill? How reasonable is he?
Cinnamon Hill is in Rose Hall, Mobay so it’s not far at all. The best thing to do is give him a call and ask a couple questions because he would be coming from Ocho Rios. Every trip is different so I couldn’t quote you a price. Call him….he’s super friendly to deal with!
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Great exposure for Dr. Bell! Bless up!
lol great commercial.. but really.. whenever i make it to JA im keeping this blog as a personal handbook.. i know u wont steer me in the wrong direction!
I’m hoping I’ll just be with you so you won’t need a book LOL.
Dr.Bell is by far the most romantic driver i have ever had. takes his time with me, no matter where we are. at the market, in town or up in the secluded hills. I recommend him for a good time.
Candee, did you find him through this site or do you know him otherwise?
I need to say Dr #love# Bell is truly amazing. The most professional charter taxi driver. He is reliable and a great driver. Takes no risks on the road and I am\happy to fall asleep in the car and feel safe – NO OTHER TAXI IN OCHI could I fall asleep cos\they are dangerous, some of them even fall asleep while driving you!!!!!!
DR Bell highly recommended, if he was an hotel I would rate him on the
\Jamaica Grande ***** if there was a 10 star I would give him *********!!!!!!
Thank you for the kudos Precious! I’ll make sure to let him know all the nice things you said! 🙂
Hello everyone,
I just returned from 8 Rios….Sunday July 31, 2010…its taken me a while to get back into the swing of things on my end as I am very much so in mind of Ochi.
With research I came across this site…and have been very grateful to JC for all her resources. JC thanks!
I must say I had the priviledge of being in safe transporting with Dr. Bell. He’s well mannered, and polite. Despite the rather hectic traffic in and around busy Ochi he remained calm. I noticed too that he exercised good road manners by using ‘please’, ‘Thank you’, and ‘may I’. The key to safe operation of driving is the driver. An excellent driver can offset a poor vehicle, but an excellent automobile can seldom offset a poor driver. Dr. Bell thanks for always looking out for my safety. When I decided to leave with a friend of mine from church, he asked many questions of my friend to make sure I would be in safe hands.
Thank you JC for connecting me with such a safe driver. I would highly recommend any persons to use Dr. Bell for safe reliable transporting. He truly has a passion for his service.
Dawn
Wow girl, thanks for the nice write up! I’ll make sure to tell him to come read what you wrote. Glad everything worked out for you. 🙂 And call me again sometime to tell me about your trip!
My trip isnt until ths comming May but I will be saving the number!
Just a quick note about the Dr. Bell post. I arrived in Ocho Rios via a cruise ship with my 2 kids (16 and 11 yrs). I arranged for Dr. Bell to transport us for the day. The Doctor was great. He showed us all the places we wanted to see, he kept us from getting hustled by people. His taxis was clean, and comfortable. I would not trust just anyone to taxi my kids and myself around Jamaica. Dr. Bell is simiply great! I highly recommend him (1-876-430-8396).
So glad to know Dr Bell helped you out so much. When I read your comment I called him to tell him what you said. He loved it!
Just got back from Ocho Rios and Dr. Bell was our driver the entire time we were on the Island! I can’t say enough great things about him!! I would recommend him to anyone visiting! He was careful to protect us and make sure we enjoyed our trip! One of our tours got rescheduled and we were going to be left with nothing to do, I called Dr. Bell and he immediately came and took us to Dunns River, saving the day!!
So happy he could come through for you like that Ashley. He’s done that for me more than once too.
I was wondering if it was possible to have a driver for a full day and see many different things. We booked with Jaital and have since read some not so good reviews (for the very same driver we will have on our two excursions). I have paid deposits on both, but I am willing to forego the whole thing with them if I can find a good, accomodating driver (at a good price) as this will be our first trip to Jamaica- it is our Honeymoon that we never got the chance to take 15 years ago when we got married.
Deby I’m replying to you by email.
On my 5th reach Arriving in mobay Aug 18… this time going to Ochi and onwards east…. what is the price to take me to Ochi. And possibly on to port Antonio/Boston Bay/ winnifred beach area at some point.
thank you in advance
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You will have to contact him directly Karen.
I am also going to be arriving on Montego Bay on Sept 6th I will be staying in the Ocho Rios Area. I have never been to Ochi. Can you please recommend things I can check out there? I will be travelling alone. What are some good clubs to check out? Please let me know. Thank u!
He is still the best taxi Driver – go with him since some years know. Just came back from Jamaica – looking Forward to go again and sure with dr bell again. Big UP me friend
Excellent to hear! And I still refer people to him even as recently as last week!
Hi Kristi! A fellow Calgarian here to say that I love your site and it is helping me plan a fantastic trip for my wife and I! I had already booked with Sandals in Ochi so I won’t be doing jamaica the best way but we’ll make up for it by getting out and exploring a bit. But I digress, is the contact info for Dr. Bell still accurate? I would love to have a trusted driver to help us in our adventures in Ochi and area! Much thanks and love! You remind me a lot of my sister, as she has covered the vast majority of the globe and with not much but her back pack and confidence!
I LOVE your comments Adam. Emailing you now!
Hey Kristi.
I am going to be in Jamaica next week. If Dr. Bell is around I will take his info please!
Hi Kallie, his phone number is right in the blog post, at the bottom. Have a great trip!!
Dr. Bell was amazing. We are already planning a second trip and will most definitely be using him for our tours/taxi rides. We miss him already, very good man.
Sarah thank you so much for reporting back with your experiences. Did you find him on this blog? I’m really happy he’s still doing well because of Jamaica My Way.
Hey Kristi! I have followed you from day one and been going to Ochi the same amount of time you have. We have used Dr.Bell for over 8 years now. Dr.Bell is our family now as we have watched him grow and all from your first post. We talk about you all the time with him lol. I will see him in 1 week. I will show him all the praises.
OMG I LOVE hearing this Shanta!!!! I haven’t talked to him in literally years but I am so happy that this blog post helped him and his business. And SO glad it has helped travelers like you find a reliable, trustworthy person you can go to anytime! Tell him I said HELLO!!