Montego Bay Cultural Tour: Discover Jamaican Heritage, History, and Cuisine
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35 Ratings
Montego Bay
Immerse yourself in Jamaican culture, history, and cuisine on a Montego Bay Cultural Tour. Explore the city's heritage, visit historic sites, and savor authentic Jamaican dishes.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Montego Bay - This is a guided tour giving visitors the history and culture of Jamaicans from 1492 to present, we show you the real culture of Jamaica, visit one of the oldest churches in Montego Bay built around 1771 and is still in operation to this day. See the way we live. This tour takes you through different communities, the upper class, middle and lower class, we also make stop in the historic Sam Sharpe Square, name after one of our freedom fighters who is now one of our national Hero, You will be able to take pictures of his shrine

  • Montego Bay Cultural Center - The National Museum Jamaica is the national agent for the collection, preservation and documentation of Jamaica’s material culture and aims to stimulate serious research and reflection on Jamaica’s history and contemporary life.

As the repository of Jamaica’s National Collection, the National Museum Jamaica houses over 17, 000 historic, ethnographic and archaeological artifacts that are germane to Jamaica’s material culture from the prehistoric era to the contemporary. The work of the museum is focused in three areas: Preservation, Research and Communication through education programmes.

  • St James Parish Church - The St. James Parish Church, which is dedicated to St. James the Great (patron Saint of Spain), was built between 1775 and 1782. The Church is constructed of white limestone and is of the Greek cross plan with a bell tower at the west end. The building also has large, round-headed sash windows and an elaborate Palladian window is behind the altar at the west end. The Church was severely damaged in the earthquake of 1951, but repair work resulted in only minor departures from the original design.

  • The Cage - A bold historic stone structure in the heart of Montego Bay, the Cage was built in 1806 and was originally used as a temporary lockup for runaway slaves, disorder seamen and other so called vagrants.

Initially, the Cage was made of wood, but it is said that it was so badly damaged by its occupants that a stone structure had to be built to replace it.

In 1811 a belfry was also installed.

This bell was rung as a warning for the country slaves to leave town! It was rung at 2:00 pm and again at 3:00 pm, after which any so called, vagrant blacks, found on the streets were locked up!

What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • All fees and/or taxes
Additional Information

This excursion offers guests the opportunity to explore Montego Bay, the second biggest city in Jamaica, in an intimate and thorough manner. You’ll gain insight into our unique culture, heritage, and history, and have the chance to taste authentic Jamaican fruits in season. Take a step back in time by visiting the oldest church in Montego Bay and a local cultural museum. Furthermore, you can tantalize your taste buds with traditional Jamaican cuisine such as jerk chicken, jerk pork, rice with peas and oxtail in a way you’ve never experienced before.

Location
Montego Bay
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Elizabeth_b
Jan 1, 2024
Simply the best! - We had the best tour today. Full of insight and really interesting facts about Jamaica, the culture, history and vegetation. Highly recommend! 😀
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711shamyraj
Nov 18, 2023
Amazing !!! Kyle is the best ! - Kyle was a great tour guide !! Very informative. Most importantly very respectful & patient. I had a lot of questions & he answered them all in a quick response time. He was in depth with the tours he provided to my girlfriend & I. The cultural tour , horse back riding & bamboo rafting was amazing !! The views were breath taking ! It’s a must you book with Kyle. You will leave amazed & not disappointed. We felt safe with him & 100% recommend Esteen tours with Kyle!
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Roderickt906
Nov 17, 2023
Kyle is the man! - Kyle never fails to deliver on my trips to Jamaica. He’s a constant professional and extremely knowledgeable about the culture, as well as the local happenings in the community. I definitely will keep using his services and will recommend anyone visiting Jamaica to book his services. Top notch!
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333princesso
Aug 12, 2023
Great Tour - Literally if you don’t book with Errol, I’m not sure what you’re doing. He is literally amazing. So patient, funny, and kind. He takes his time explaining history of Jamaica and MoBay as a whole. Stopped for fruits and food. He is wonderful. BOOK WITH HIM!!!
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Jmjakaspr89
Jun 21, 2023
Great tour - Had a wonderful time with Earl. Great food!! Great tour!!! Great knowledge!! My family and I had a wonderful time.
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777sharronb
Mar 10, 2023
Trip - Kyle was wonderful and made sure we had the best and most authentic experience possible. Definitely recommend
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David_n
Jan 30, 2023
Great intro to Montego Bay - Kyle (Esteen Transfer and Tours) was a prompt, friendly, knowledgeable and amenable guide, on this ‘Hi lite & culture’ half-day tour. We saw different aspects of the city, had a guided tour of the cultural centre where we learned about Jamaica’s history, and a visit to the old cathedral. An excellent and easy intro to the place, the morning after a long journey (from the UK) to get here.
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Grandtour06853544136
Jan 20, 2023
Highlight tour/ Culture - Driver was great! very nice, on time to pick myself and husband up. Very informative! Will definitely book this company again
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425nickieh
Dec 5, 2022
Great Tour!!! - My Boyfriend, and I had a wonderful time. Kyle was very knowledgeable on the History of Jamaica during our tour.He's very personable ,and over all a great person and tour guide. I would absolutely recommend this company.
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Carlotta_l
Sep 8, 2023
Nice but a little disappointed - Seeing the different classes of people and the scenery was remarkable. However, I expected to learn more like the picture depicted.
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