Not much left here from the movie,a few dilapidated buildings a couple of maniquin pirates and some rotten coffins.however it is a nice bay with a small bar/cafe. Should keep you occupied for half hour tops
Our son LOVES the "Pirates" movies, so this was a must for him. It is now just some dilapidated buildings and movie memorabilia. We went by land, which is a long taxi ride - probably better to see it by water. Unless you're really into the movies, don't bother.
I will always remember my visit at Wallilabou Bay. When we arrived by boat Bagga (local guy) welcome us by his small boat.Check out the movie scenes from pirates of the Caribbean and enkoy a totally local meal at the restaurant. Meanwhile kids can check out all the skeletons and buy a pirate souvenir at the bar.Ask Bagga to take you for a walk through the local streets and tell storys along the way.For currency exchange or Island tour visit Paul at the local supermarket. He will take you to local places.This Bay is definitely (for now) undiscovered and unspoiled. This is one of the most authentic places I ever visited in the Caribbean. It gives you a glimpse of the local people and enviroment for god and bad. I love it!!
We visited using mini van fare was 6 ec dollars or 3 US from Kingstown . it was amazing stay for the few hours we were there the food prepared by the Anchorage was delicious and fresh .It was clean the best part was that is the set of Pirates of the Caribbean 1 and part of 3 so there is a museum and lots of pic of crew and cast and some props .A must see . The beach was beautiful emerald green waters with black sand the glitter with multicolors when the sun shined on it
Wallilabou Bay (pronounced Wally-Lab-oo) was the last stop on our tour of the western half of the island. It’s a round sheltered bay just a few miles north of Barrouallie. The online community appears to be confused about whether it is called Wallilabou or Walliabou. One of the tourist maps we got from our taxi driver showed both names one above the other, so perhaps even the locals are somewhat confused too.For ease of pin-pointing and to avoid confusing tourists, the St. Vincent Tourist Board needs to decide what it is and to stick with it as the large main entrance sign to Wallilabou is incorrectly spelled (without the third ‘L’) as Walliabou. As far as we know, Walliabou is just a beach (not a town or village. No facilities or activities there) at the foot of La Soufriere volcano and is located more than 6 bays north of Wallilabou Bay. It lies beyond the end of the proper paved road and so it is not easiest for accessibility. (We’ve seen Walliabou spelled as Wallibou and Wallabou too). Wallilabou Bay (defined northward by a distinctive rock arch) is where Pirates of the Caribbean was filmed. It was nice to see the Disney-made village to resemble Port Royal, Jamaica. The buildings are rather quaint. There are a few props (consisting of mainly caskets) lying around and some information about the sets and actors. The restaurant/bar is pretty basic but we enjoyed some nice local pork ribs and fish here for lunch. Along with some freshly squeezed juices which were lovely! There is little else in the area, so this is ideally the best stop for a refreshment and lunch break. The bar sells a few trinkets and souvenirs. There’s a large poster signed by all the actors in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie along with photos mounted on the corridor wall to the washrooms so do have a look. The jetties have eroded considerably since the movie and the hangman’s gallows have completely disappeared into the sea with the last hurricane. The place needs some care and definitely major investment. It would be a great place to take advantage of the movie’s success and to have a proper town with hotel, shops, Marina facilities, café /restaurant and so forth. We hope that someone on the island recognises the opportunities of this bay. It is so sad to see it run-down and the buildings falling to pieces when it really is a gold mine waiting to be found.
Walliabou was such an interesting adventure, we got to see a couple of falls on our way. was saw the locals catching wild life, it was really neat to see the animals at the road side, goats, cows. Really nice.
Yes, the Pirates, the movies, not the Gilbert and Sullivan musicals, but those Caribbean guys, Yes, this was the set used for two of the movies, it is always amazing what some plastic looking stones and metal scaffolding can do for a picture...lots of photos on the walls and a nice looking bay of sorts...We did a quick stop only, no eating, remember we only had part of day, read my one night stand...review. Our driver, and I am sure like every driver on the island will tell you, worked as a transporter of pirates to and from the set along with crew members. "Trunks" our driver new a lot about the set and the folks that worked on it too...but then again, there is probably a book out there that tells them what to say to all the tourists about the movie set too. It is always fun to walk on hallowed ground,
We stopped here for lunch on our adventurous drive up & down the coast. The movie sets & props were pretty interesting (especially if you are a fan of the movies) but could be maintained better. However, the lunch was quite good (we had the fish and the pork) and was very reasonably priced. Our compliments to the chef!
The Pirate Rock was all I really wanted to see as it is one of the natural arches in the world... aside from being a POTC movie fan, of course. Only a few of the props remains and quite frankly, everything could have been preserved and could have been made an absolute quaint village. If the next POTC movie will be filmed here, well then maybe the town would do a better job preserving this place. The pirates' costumes were in a complete disarray, although you could still play dress-up and have fun with the props available. There's a restaurant right by the bay and surprisingly enough, the meals my group had were pretty good. It's not a bad experience and it's free to roam around, so I'd still recommend you see.
Went to what could be a real film buffs treat, the bay where Pirates of the Caribbean was filmed. What a tradgedy that this set has been left to fall apart, could have been a little money spinner.