Exclusive Countryside and Falls

Dennise was our tour guide and Shaun was our driver. We visited Dennis the spiceman and Mr. Black's coffee plantation. It was a wonderful countryside tour and Dennise gave us lots of information about Jamaica. Shaun was incredible as he navigated our van through the tight roads and windy countryside. Especially impressive was watching him navigate through the fruit stands in the fruit market.

This was one of the most enjoyable excursions I have ever been on! We visited with the "spice" man and sampled luscious fruits and avocados as well as his custom spice blends. We then visited a pre-school were the children were warm and welcoming and adorable! We got a first hand look and tour of a small coffee farm and ended our day at Dunn's Rivers Falls. I highly recommend this experience.

If your looking for a small group and personal guided tour. My wife and I has a blast it was just us and the driver. He was willing to stop and let us take pictures anywhere it was safe to. (Side of the road overlooking the bay) He also answered any questions we had. The falls was great. We walked up on our own, not sure why they have guides. Would book with skymiles cruises again for excursions.

This was a unique tour. We are a family of four (children aged 16 and 13) so finding things that keep everyone interested can be a challenge. We like to explore a little off the beaten track and combine the fun, the cultural and special interest in our tours. This one appealed as being a little different from the standard ""tourism"" tours, and that is exactly what it turned out to be. We were picked up from the ship and taken a short drive to a drop off point where multiple tours originated. Quickly and efficiently we were assigned to our group, which turned out to be just the four of us with a driver in a comfortable, air-conditioned taxi. Our driver was excellent - knew the area like the back of his hand, and very informative on local culture, flora and fauna. First stop was on ""spice hill"" where a local Jamaican spent 15-20 minutes telling us about the local fruit and spices with samples of all of them to taste. He told us how they were used in local cooking the highlights were the local spices and to cook jerk chicken - so powerful and fragrant - we couldn't help but purchase some to take home with us. The tour continued through Fern Gully (didn't stop) and then into the Jamaican countryside with explanations and stops to point out items all along the way. Our next full stop was at a local school, catering to 4-11 year olds. The children were all in school, in uniform, but we were greeted by the head teacher who gave us a brief tour through. Fascinating to see all the kids working - and great to see what they were learning (definitely 1-2 years AHEAD of similar levels in a US school). The kids were wonderful and had a few questions for us which we answered - they loved a quick photo and to see the picture of our ship. From there we went on down to Dunn's River Falls, again with stops and information. We stopped wherever we wanted for photo's or just to look closer. Dunn's River is covered in many reviews, so will let you read them for that detail......