Top Jamaica Day Trips - page 5

What a fantastic experience. Stephen (our tour guide) arrived as scheduled (07:30) at our hotel to pick us up (me & my cousin). Stephen gave us a warm greeting and an overview of what to expect for the day. We set off with Stephen providing a detailed account of the history of each parish we were entering along our journey, highlighting key landmarks in good time for us to take pictures. Stephen is very knowledgeable and was open and capable of answering most questions we asked throughout the day. Stephen went above and beyond on this trip, taking us to all the locations on the itinerary list in addition to a few more including Trench Town, Kingston. We had mentioned that we were looking to get some rum that was exclusive to Jamaica as Wray and Nephew is widely available. He recommended Charleys (JB) which we secured for us in order to take back to the UK. He also gave us the option on the return trip back to the hotel to take a more scenic route but warned there are a lot of potholes. We deicided to accept the offer which was incredible. We ended up getting back at roughly 8pm. I highly recommend anyone looking for an informative, engaging experience to seriously consider this tour experience with Stephen. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!

We were on a Royal Caribbean cruise to Falmouth, Jamaica and booked this tour with Viator. They were very communicative about where to meet. Unfortunately and fortunately, there weren’t enough people so we opted to pay more for a private tour with them. Copely was our driver and tour guide. He picked us up in a clean, comfortable tour van. Copely is a native Jamaican and he was absolutely wonderful. We had great conversations for the few hours we drove to St. Ann’s and back. If you love Bob Marley, you take this tour. We got to see his childhood home and his mausoleum which is on the property. On the way back we stopped at a restaurant for some authentic curried goat and jerk chicken of course. We also tried some fruit cake. Great guide, great tour!

We travelled from Lucea with a pickup time of 07:30, and got back to our hotel around 19:00 - a full day! Our driver Copley was friendly, knowledgeable and made the 12 hour day enjoyable! Blue Hole was fantastic, with lots of jumping from waterfalls, swinging off a rope swing into the water below, and more relaxed swimming in the glorious blue water. Lunch followed this, with options such as jerk chicken, oxtail, chicken nuggets - all at around $19 per person and ordered during the drive to blue hole. After lunch, a short drive to dunn’s falls. This has more of a ‘theme park’ setup, with some small children’s slides, beach and stalls to purchase from. However the falls themselves are glorious, and participants of all shapes, sizes, ages and ability levels were able to traverse up the falls. There are a few hairy moments, but groups typically look after one another very well, and there are exit points at various stages up the falls if you’ve had enough. On the drive to/from Ocho Rios, Copely gave us some insights into Jamaica as an island, the parishes we were passing through, and some tips as to how to enjoy each of our stops. He was excellent!