Take a winding uphill drive in the high mountains through a Military Parade ground and Barracks to a picturesque nature park with walking trails and picnic spots. See the waterfall, indigenous birds and fauna in the early morning dew of a cloud forest.  Have a drink and something to eat at a local spot on the side of the road.

Tour Starts: Kingston – hotel lobby

Minimum Age: none

Under 3 years: FREE

Group discounted rate for two or more persons

Included: Entrance fee, A/C transportation, Tour guide 

Tour Duration:  6 hours

Tour Price: Adult US$150 /person Child (3-11)US$120 /person 

Sample Itinerary:

You will be picked up at your hotel in Kingston. We will meet you in the lobby and provide a five minute summary of the tour, answer any questions and board the transport. Immediately upon leaving the hotel your tour guide will start providing information on the areas you are passing through. Twenty minutes later as you are traveling through the mountains, we will reach our first stop at a look out point where you will see the eastern side of the city and be informed on it’s various landmarks, areas and history. It’s a must for pictures and we will be happy to take some for you of you. Ten minutes later, we continue our journey, passing through “Irish Town”, a small village area that was and is still used today by wealthy Kingstonians to get away from the Kingston heat, and work our way up to our second look out spot with magnificent views of the lush green valleys and peaks of the Blue Mountains. A short stop of five minutes and we continue driving up for a half hour more going above three thousand five hundred feet where we will stop at the old British barracks and parade ground in New Castle, St. Andrew. There you will see the southern most views of Kingston, Regimental insignia’s of Colonial times, the tallest point on the Western side of the Blue Mountains and an old seventeenth century canon. This is the ideal spot to take pictures and more pictures. Once finished, we load up once more and drive for another fifteen minutes to the UNESCO National Park grounds, our destination for hiking, bird watching and being one with nature. From the park you can see the western side of Kingston completing its panoramic view. Our time here normally takes up to two hours. After, we load up in our transport and start heading back down the mountain, making an optional stop for something to eat at one of the local spots , which normally takes less than an hour. Finally, forty five minutes later, you will get dropped off at your hotel and escorted into the lobby where the hotel will be informed that you have arrived back “Safe and Sound”.

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See Kingston’s many attractions and landmarks uptown and downtown in approximately four hours. Stop for a minute, visit for a few, take pictures for a second, shop if you want to and keep on moving. It’s a very fulfilling and flexible experience where you get to know Kingston better than most natives.

Tour Starts: Kingston – hotel lobby

Minimum Age: none

Under 3 years: FREE

Group discounted rate for three or more persons

Included: Entrance fee, A/C transportation, Tour guide 

Tour Duration:  4 hours

Tour Price: Adult US$80 /person Child (3-11)US$60 /person 

Sample Itinerary:

You will be picked up at your hotel in Kingston. We will meet you in the lobby and provide a five minute summary of the tour, answer any questions and board the transport. Immediately upon leaving the hotel your tour guide will start providing information and history of the area and its landmarks. The first destination is a drive around downtown Kingston, where you will see historical architecture, market places, old train stations, seat of government, Courts, Main Street, major business areas, Memorials of National Heroes and major churches… and that’s for starters. After downtown, which should take approximately an hour and a half, we head uptown along a route that will introduce you to our military base, libraries, play theaters, National Stadium, wealthy residences (Beverly Hills) and the largest University in the Caribbean, which was once a sugar plantation and rum factory. We then head to the Hope Botanical Gardens, the Chinese Garden and the Bob Marley Museum. Two hours later, everyone should be hungry so we top off the trip by visiting the grounds and garden of the colonial Estate of Devon House. Devon House is known for its premium ice cream with large serving portions and specialty bakery that is loaded with Jamaican meat pies (patties) and delectable sweets. Finally, you will get dropped off at your hotel and escorted into the lobby where the hotel will be informed that you have arrived back “Safe and Sound”.

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Climb Jamaica’s famous Waterfall located in the tourist town of Ocho Rios and swim in the white sand beach below the falls. Along the way, see the beautiful country side and rustic charm of old Spanish and British architecture. Stop and take pictures of post card views and buy amazing local souvenirs from the market place. Experience the “vibes” that only Jamaica gives.

Tour Starts: Kingston – hotel lobby

Minimum Age: none

Under 3 years: FREE

Group discounted rate for two or more persons

Included: Entrance fee, A/C transportation, Tour guide 

Tour Duration:  6 hours

Tour Price: Adult US$230 /person Child (3-11)US$170 /person 

Sample Itinerary:

You will be picked up at your hotel in Kingston. We will meet you in the lobby and provide a five minute summary of the tour, answer any questions and board the transport. Immediately upon leaving the hotel your tour guide will start providing information on the areas you are passing through. Fifteen minutes later, you will be driving through a main country side mountain pass with homes, farms, and rivers as we head to the North coast of the island. the guide will keep you informed on the various landmarks, areas and its history. It’s a must for pictures and we will be happy to take some for you. Approximately forty five minutes later, you will be on the north coast, then we will turn west and follow the coast line into the old Spanish port town of Port Maria where we will stop and visit some landmarks, grab a snack and take “post card” pictures. Thirty minutes later, we are back on the road and heading along the coastline to the tourist town of Ocho Rios. We will drive through the town so that you can see the various shops and landmarks and if you desire we will stop for twenty minutes, at the cruise ship pier for you to do some shopping and sight seeing.  From there we head to Dunn’s River Falls, which is five minutes away. Once we enter the park we will climb the falls in our own private group, where we will take our time and go off the beaten path and get a greater falls experience.  From the falls you can see the beautiful Caribbean Sea and white sand coastline. After climbing, if there is enough time we can go swimming on the beach. Our time here normally takes up to two hours and thirty minutes. Once finished, we will load up in our transport and get something to eat at the best authentic “Jerk” spot on the island, located ten minutes away. It normally takes about forty minutes to order, sit down and eat. On the way back to Kingston, we will head over the mountains using the highway where you will see and experience an incredible picturesque view of the island interior. An hour later, you will get dropped off at your hotel and escorted into the lobby where the hotel will be informed that you have arrived back “Safe and Sound”. Continue reading “Dunn’s River Falls Scenic Tour”

Hello all, welcome to FIWI and Jamaica. Every once in a while, when I get bored, have a must tell experience or an event update I will write here (they call it a blog) to inform the world, my past, present and future guests about it. Expect grammar and spelling mistakes after all I am a tour guide. I hope you get some good vibes from it. Jackson.