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Arrive at any time.
There are no planned activities until a welcome meeting in the evening.
Your opportunity to meet your CEO and fellow travellers, and learn more about your tour. Opt to join the group for a local meal afterwards. Don't forget to see the notice in the lobby (or ask reception) for the official time and place to meet up with the group.
En route to Negril, visit a Rastafarian indigenous village including drumming lessons, a delicious lunch and information about fruits, vegetables and medicinal plants. Later, visit famous Rick's Café. Opt to enjoy an evening cocktail while watching the locals dive from the scenic cliffs.
En route to Negril, visit a Rastafarian indigenous village. Learn about the history and daily life of this unique group of people while getting a sample of some local drumming. Enjoy a traditional vegetarian lunch.
Continue on to Negril with a visit to Rick's Café. Enjoy the seemingly endless white-sand beaches and local flavour.
Stop along outside Montego Bay at a traditional Rastafarian village.
Meet a local guide at the Montego River Gardens and head out across the Montego River. Learn about the tropical plants (including 90 different herb beds), fruit trees and wildlife in the river valley. Continue into the Rastafarian village and straight to the ‘ital spice’ kitchen to discover more about the Rastafari diet and their unique "ital" food preparation. Meditate while walking the labyrinth following crystal-lined pathways.
Enter the music hut to feel the pulsating rhythms of the drummers, then enjoy a traditional vegetarian lunch.
Start exploring this beach paradise.
Head to the famous Rick's Café. Opt to enjoy an evening cocktail while watching the locals dive from the scenic cliffs.
Spend a whole day enjoying Negril. With beach time or a number of other activities.
Opt to explore the local caves and rocky bluffs where heroism can be added to holiday pastimes. Walk the beach, visit the cliffs, scuba dive, windsurf, parasail or do nothing at all and relax in a hammock.
Do as much or as little as you like– the day is yours.
Head to Rick's Cafe on the western edge of the island and experience the thrill of cliff diving. Whether you're brave enough to take the plunge, or just happy to watch the locals take dives from the tops of trees, this is one's of Jamaica's 'must see' activities. Come for drinks at sunset and you won't be disappointed.
Put on a lifejacket, clip into the harness and get ready to soar! Feel the breeze and enjoy the peace of flying high above Negril with your bird's eye view of the beach, hotels and endless sea. This is a great activity to cross off your bucket list.
Travel to Treasure Beach and opt to chill out on the secluded beach or visit the seven waterfalls of YS Falls.
Treasure Beach is not on the average Jamaica tourist's radar, and we hope it stays that way so the long stretches of beach are all yours to explore.
Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.
Start exploring this secluded piece of heaven on earth.
Spend the day enjoying paradise. Opt to take a local boat ride to search for dolphins and crocodiles in their natural environment or visit the unique Pelican Bar out at sea.
Opt for a river safari. Travel about 10 minutes offshore to await dolphins on their morning swim. From there, head to where the Caribbean Sea meets the Black River and cruise upstream to see the Jamaican crocodile. See how the locals use the river for their livelihood – fishing and shrimping. Afterwards, head to Pelican Bar. This quaint island-in-the-sea lounge is like nothing you’ve ever seen – the setting is on a sand bar about 15 minutes off shore, very idyllic and unique. At Pelican Bar, have lunch, swim and sunbathe.
Get exploring.
Discover the beauty of the South Coast with a 1.5 hr boat ride up Jamaica's longest river. Visit the famous wetland area called the Black River Morass to search for crocodiles and see more than 100 species of birds native to the area. Throughout the 10km (6 mi) journey, the captain will point out interesting tidbits about the ecology and history of this untouched natural area. At the end, relax and enjoy a traditional Jamaican lunch.
Picture a mass of driftwood, nailed together to create a basic structure, covered by a palm thatch roof and supported by stilts, sitting on a sandbar in the middle of the ocean, and this is Floyd's Pelican Bar. Take a boat from Parottee Beach, then have enjoy some fresh fish, a few cold beers and lazy sun-drenched vibe. (Try the Pelican Perfection - lime juice, rum, ginger beer, and sugar. Ya man.)
Travel to the capital city of Kingston. Visit the Bob Marley Museum or opt to visit plenty of historical sights full of Caribbean pirate lore.
While in Kingston, visit the famous Bob Marley Museum to learn about the history of Jamaica’s most famous musician. The museum is located at Bob Marley’s former residence, and you will be walking in his famous footsteps as you hear his unique and impactful story.
Fill your time here with as much (or as little) as you please. Tour Port Royal, a 14th-century stomping ground of some of the 'New World's' most infamous pirates.
Take a boat trip to Lime Cay or visit the Devon House.
With a little more energy, explore Kingston's famous nightlife, full of reggae music and good vibes.
Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.
The Bob Marley Museum is an excellent opportunity to learn about the history of Jamaica’s most famous musician. The museum is located at Bob Marley’s former residence, and you will be walking in his famous footsteps as you hear his unique and impactful story.
Visit the national monument of Devon House, built in the late 19th century by George Stiebel, Jamaica’s first black millionaire. Soak in the Victorian opulence of the building, furnished with antiques from Jamaica, England and France. Stroll the gardens and enjoy the serenity of the setting, an oasis within Kingston's hustle and bustle.
Take a boat trip to Lime Cay, 15 min off Port Royal. This limestone key on Jamaica's south-east coast offers white sand and excellent snorkelling. Relax and wave to the passengers flying overhead as they take off and land at the nearby international airport.
Take a guided tour around Port Royal, the 14th-century stomping ground of some of the New World's most infamous pirates. Learn more about the swash-buckling era in Jamaica.
Enjoy a free day to explore. Opt for a tour of a Blue Mountain coffee plantation or check out a nearby market for some souvenirs.
Head out and explore.
Leave the city behind for the day and venture up into the famous coffee-producing Blue Mountains. The lush hills and fresh air are a nice break from the coastal heat. Tour a coffee plantation or two and enjoy a cup of the area's black gold.
Visit the national monument of Devon House, built in the late 19th century by George Stiebel, Jamaica’s first black millionaire. Soak in the Victorian opulence of the building, furnished with antiques from Jamaica, England and France. Stroll the gardens and enjoy the serenity of the setting, an oasis within Kingston's hustle and bustle.
Take a boat trip to Lime Cay, 15 min off Port Royal. This limestone key on Jamaica's south-east coast offers white sand and excellent snorkelling. Relax and wave to the passengers flying overhead as they take off and land at the nearby international airport.
Take a guided tour around Port Royal, the 14th-century stomping ground of some of the New World's most infamous pirates. Learn more about the swash-buckling era in Jamaica.
En route to Ocho Rios, visit a Maroon village. Learn about their important history in Jamaica and visit a secluded river with crystal-clear pools. Enjoy lunch accompanied by traditional drumming and dancing.
Today pays respect to a part of Jamaica’s history often unseen. Visit a Maroon village showcasing the community of slaves who ran away from plantations to the mountains, and became known as the Maroons.
Learn more about the history and culture of this community before enjoying a Maroon feast. Participate in indigenous dancing and enjoy singing and drumming with the community members.
Continue on to Ocho Rios.
Stop at the Charles Town Maroon village en route.
Hike through lush vegetation and into history. Learn the story of the Maroons – runaway slaves who fought against the British during the 17th to 19th centuries. Watch traditional dancing and drumming, and listen to stories, poetry and songs. Find out how to blow an Abeng (cow horn), once used by the slaves to communicate with each other over distances.
Start exploring.
Spend a full free day on this idyllic beach or opt to climb nearby Dunn's River Falls. Opt to bargain for handicrafts at the market, explore Fern Gully, or horseback ride on the beach.
With a free day, opt to check out Fern Gully to find yourself in an Amazon-like rainforest, horseback ride in the Caribbean Sea, or shop for last-minute souvenirs. Nearby Dunn's River Falls offers the opportunity to climb the sheer face of a rushing waterfall.
Just want to relax? There's plenty of time of that, too.
Explore the area in your free time.
Travel to Montego Bay where the tour ends on arrival.
Tour ends on arrival to Montego Bay in the late morning. The van will make two stops in Montego Bay— one at the start hotel and one at the airport.
Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.