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Kingston Sightseeing Tour: Explore History, Culture, and Community of Kingston, Jamaica
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34 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!
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:
24 hours
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…
- 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
- 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
- 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…
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.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(34 Ratings)
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Shirley_j
Oct 20, 2024
Kingston Tour - Courtney and Karen,
Big thanks for a fantastic tour of Kingston, I couldn't have achieved on my own!
See you next year!
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Saneishaj
Jul 26, 2024
Best Tour Guide in Kingston - My family and I visited Jamaica in June 2024. This was a very big trip for us as native Jamaicans -- basically returning home to the motherland after 3+ decades in the United States. It was more of a homecoming celebration than a vacation, and the team at JA Cultural Tours made it incredibly special.
I wanted to learn all of the history I missed growing up in the US, so I booked two tours: 1) the Kingston Walking Tour and 2) the Blue Mountain Tour.
On the Kingston Walking Tour, my family and I learned a "whole-heep" of Jamaican history. Courtney took us into the heart of downtown and helped us understand/remember the cultural components that make Jamaica Jamrock. Through music, language, art, and food, we got the full Kingston experience.
A few days later, Courtney and the lovely guy who drove us up the mountain (I cannot remember his name at the moment -- forgive me!) gave us the Blue Mountain experience where we journeyed up to the mountain top to witness for ourselves the beauty that lives in the Blue Mountains and to also learn why Jamaica has some of the best coffee in the entire world. On this tour, we got the best views, the best food, the best coffee, and some of the best laughs on our entire trip.
The Blue Mountain Tour was my absolute favorite and I would HIGHLY recommend it to anyone visiting Jamaica, but especially for coffee lovers.
Overall, the JA Cultural Tours team are not only professionals, but they create an experience that one can only find in Jamaica -- this is what makes them the best. Courtney is beyond amazing at what he does and how he tells the story of our country with immense pride.
Big ups to the JA Cultural Tours team, we will come back soon to learn more from you guys.
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Chauffeurtours
Jul 23, 2024
Well spent time - Great experience, informative, fun... Everyone should take some time to experience Jamaica. So much to do, so many places to go.
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Themelanatedexplorer
Jul 9, 2024
No regrets! - I spent the majority of my trip to Jamaica in Negril, so when I came to Kingston for 2 days I had to make the most of it. I checked out tours that would give me just the right amount of experience on the weekend. Because a lot of places are closed on a Sunday, I lucked out in finding this option. The guide was exceptional and thoughtful. I felt comfortable and totally enjoyed chatting with her throughout our time together. There is walking, but not a lot to feel fatigued or anything of the sort, the lovely weather that day probably helped out. It was warm, but breezy! Trenchtown was eye opening and very informative, and the art district was the star of the day. Also, when at Devon house definitely try the curry goat patty!
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K4685kperict
Jun 23, 2024
Fun Times Beat the Heat! - We had a fantastic time! Our tour guide, Karen, we such a sweetheart and very knowledgeable. She showed us National Heroes Park, Trench Town, and the Art Walk and gave us suggestions as for the rest of our trip. I highly, highly recommend this tour, especially if you manage to get Karen.
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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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