Kingston Sightseeing Tour: Explore History, Culture, and Community of Kingston, Jamaica
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29 Ratings
Kingston
Discover the rich history, vibrant culture, and close-knit community of Kingston, Jamaica on a captivating bus tour. Immerse yourself in the music, architecture, and local life while exploring beautiful parks, markets, and authentic neighborhoods. Perfect for history buffs, culture enthusiasts, and food lovers. Book now!
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • National Heroes Park - A beautiful and historic park in the centre of the city with monuments to our national heroes, prime ministers, and cultural icons. There is also a ceremonial guard change.
  • Trench Town - A community run museum that tells the story of the many musicians that lived in Trench Town, including Bob Marley who had a humble start in this neighbourhood.
  • University Of The West Indies - Mona - A historic and beautiful campus which shows the transformation of Jamaican society from sugar plantations to modern post colonial nation. There are many ruins and remnants of the past to be seen here.
  • Devon House - This is a stop for lunch and ice cream. The ice cream shop is world famous and is located on the same grounds as the Devon House mansion, developed in 1881 by Jamaica’s first black millionaire.
What's Included
  • Light refreshments
  • Bottled water
  • Professional guide
  • Live commentary in English and Spanish
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (specific hotels)
  • Air-conditioned minivan transport
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Lunch
  • Pick up and drop off from outside of Kingston
Additional Information

In our intriguing city tour across Kingston, Jamaica, you’ll explore the capital while soaking in its rich history and heritage. The music, streets, buildings, and local communities all have tales to share, which you’ll be privy to during your journey. The tour includes visits to charming parks, vibrant markets, authentic Kingston neighborhoods, and interactions with the locals. If you’re passionate about history, culture, cuisine, architecture, and community, this tour is perfect for you. Our well-versed local guide, who knows Kingston like the back of his hand, will skillfully navigate you through the city. This tour caters exclusively to guests residing in Kingston.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Kingston
Emancipation Park
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Loreserpa
Mar 26, 2024
Family Approved - If you really want to learn about Kingston, it’s rich, history, and culture, this is the company to use. Karen and her team are extremely professional and passionate about hospitality and tourism. We had an amazing time with my family and would definitely recommend it to those visiting Kingston.
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Wazza80
Sep 13, 2023
Brilliant day tour Kingston sights - Brilliant day tour hosted by Hewitt of Jaculture. Prompt pickup from hotel and then went above and beyond to show me the sights of Kingston, whilst also explaining the history and culture of the city. His fun and personable approach made for many laughs from the Bob Marley Museum, Devon House, Orange Street, Art District and finally Trench Town. Highly recommend and thanks again for a fun and informative day.
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H9046coroberto
Sep 4, 2023
Worth repeating - Amazing experience. I loved how interactive, insightful and educative this tour was. Would recommend to everyone visiting Kingston.
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Clip13
Jul 20, 2023
Wonderful tour of Kingston’s rich cultural life. - We had a wonderful tour led by Courtney and Kenton, who looked after us so well. Organising this tour went so smoothly and professionally through emails with Karen who put together a tour with our timings in mind. We were a family of eight, in Kingston for the day, and were being picked up at 9am and dropped back at our hotel at 2pm. We visited the Bob Marley Museum, Devon House for patties, Rockers International Record Shop, the Downtown art murals and Trench Town Cultural Yard. Courtney and Kenton were fun to be with, gave us great insight into Jamaican life and were so knowledgeable. In fact, we learnt more from Courtney about Bob Marley’s life than from the official guide! The use of music as we walked round the art murals really brought them to life. For an understanding of the ‘government yard in Trench Town’ a visit to the cultural yard is a must. The tour gave us a positive impression of Kingston (very different from what you hear in the news) and we appreciated this introduction to its rich vibrant cultural life.
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Lorraine364
Apr 19, 2023
Kingston City Tour - Karen was an excellent guide very knowledgeable. The tour was very personalised to our requirements. 100% recommended Karen for a tour One love….
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Eschindler
Oct 10, 2022
A fascinating six hours in the capital city - Kingston is an interesting city to get a taste of. Our guide Courtney was friendly, knowledgeable, and we had a van and driver as well. You get a chance to see many facets of this place. The Bob Marley museum tour is entertaining and educational. You see the poverty, income inequality, history, culture and spirit of this city. The grittiness and real world vibe of this city is a real juxtaposition to the luxury beach resorts, which makes it interesting to see.
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C3343cvelizabethn
Sep 12, 2022
Best tour ever! - Everything was amazing! Courtney was great he picked us up from our hotel with the driver Marlon right on time. We enjoyed the rich history of University of West Indies, then went to National heroes pasrk, took a drive through downtown Kingston and the market, then the highlight Trench town! So much rich history Courtney is very knowledgeable about the history of Kingston and how it came to be. Our final stop was Devon house and we had some yummy ice cream. The tour was the highlight of our stay in Kingston and I would 100% recommend it. Thank you Courtney, Karen and Marlon. My sisters and I loved the tour. It was an awesome experience.
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Mtoscano007
Aug 20, 2022
Kingston Tour - I booked the Kingston City tour and it was excellent. I recommend if you’re looking to learn the history and culture of the city and its people. My tour guide Courtney was knowledgeable and professional. Highly recommend.
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Arthurc2361
Apr 15, 2022
Wonderful Introduction to Kingston and Jamaica - It was our first visit to Jamaica and we wanted to see more than the beach resorts. We try to visit the capital of the country early to better understand the culture and people. Kingston, however, can be somewhat daunting, especially for first-timers. We worked with Karen to put together a tour itinerary and transportation arrangements. It was very easy to work with Karen. She was always responsive and collaborative in putting together an itinerary that hit our highlights but also included things we likely would have missed without her input. As to the tour itself - so much depends on the guide. We had Courtney as our tour guide and he was terrific - knowledgeable, efficient, personable. We learned that most Jamaicans are excellent singers and had our first lessons in patois. We had a lot of interesting conversations with Courtney (and the drivers) and were very satisfied with the two days. I would gladly recommend Jamaica Cultural Enterprises to anyone looking for a personalized tour of Kingston or its surroundings.
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Andie1409
Mar 9, 2022
Fun and Informative Kingston Tour - My boyfriend and I went on a full-day Kingston city tour with Courtney as our guide and we highly recommend it! We visited the Bob Marley Museum, Devon House for lunch, the National Heroes Park, Water Lane, and Trench Town Culture Yard. Each stop was unique and Courtney was a very knowledgeable, friendly, and fun guide. Organizing the trip with Karen was very smooth and she even accommodated us on a specific day and with our specific interests. Everything ran on time and as planned. Highly recommend and would definitely love to do tours with JCE next time we’re in Jamaica! Thank you, Karen, and your excellent team!
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