Budget Tours books day tours along Jamaica's northern coast. The tours are an all day event on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. According to Budget Tours Jamaica, the price per person is $75 as of 2010, and does not include meals, drinks or souvenirs. Guests are treated to a comfortable ride in an air-conditioned coach to Ocho Rios for some shopping and a meal. The tour continues to the fishing village of Falmouth. The next stop is Discovery Bay so named, because the bay is the place where Christopher Columbus first landed and discovered Jamaica in 1494. The top attraction in this area of Jamaica is Dunn's River Falls. Guests can climb the 600-foot limestone water fall or they may decide to relax on the beach and let others scale the rock formations. Tour guests are advised to wear a swim suit, bring a towel and a camera.
Budget Tours
28 Queens Drive
White Sands Beach
Montego Bay, Jamaica
876-952-0400
budgettoursjamaica.com
Know Jamaica Tours conducts private Irie jam tours from the pier at Falmouth Trelawny Jamaica. Guides can assist guests in planning a private round trip Irie jam tour from the pier. Guests travel in air-conditioned vehicles to any of the resorts along the north coast of the island. Tour destinations may include Beaches Boscobel, Sunset Jamaica Grand, Couples Tower Isle, Son Soucie Resort and Grand Bahia Principe. As of 2010, the round trip tour cost is $180 for one to four guests, according to KnowJamaica.com, and five or more people is an additional $45 per person. The tour is flexible and the guests select their own private tour destinations.
Know Jamaica
Box 61 Oracabessa P.O.
St. Mary Jamaica W.I.
Ocho Rios, Jamaica
876-859-4739
knowjamaica.com
Reggae Tours will conduct guests through the mountains to Jamaica's southern coast where the astonishing YS Falls are located. The falls are located in the mountains on a real cattle and horse farm called the YS Estate. The waterfall is a seven-tiered cascade of water that fills a large mineral pool. The pool is also fed by fresh underground springs. At the YS Estate, guests may enjoy the Zipline Canopy Ride above the falls and a river tubing ride. After several hours of enjoying the breathtaking beauty of the falls, the tour continues to Floyd's Pelican Bar located on a shoal about 3/4 mile from the shore. The bar is a hut where guests can enjoy cold beer, seafood and relax. Guests can go snorkeling in the warm crystal waters or relax in the shade. The YS Falls Adventure and Pelican Bar Tour is available daily (except Mondays) and departs the pier hourly from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m. The entire tour is an eight-hour adventure with entrance fees and lunch included in the price of the tour. As of 2010, the cost per person, according to Reggae Tours, is $119 and a minimum of two persons are required for reservations, and each additional person costs $62. Additional fees include $50 for the Zipline Canopy ride, and river tubing is an additional $10 per person.
Reggae Tours
19 Water Lane
Montego Bay, St James
Jamaica, West Indies
876-772-3327
reggae-tours.com
