Things to do in  Negril

YSFalls is absolutely beautiful. We loved the pool, grounds, falls and lunch. The Safari was fun, pretty & very interesting. The only thing we didn't like was it was 2 hour ride from negril. Also since it rained day before the water was brown & current was rapid. I was scared to go in water. Alot of people were going in & the workers were extremely helpful & accommodating. We were still glad to visit there during our vacation.

Dunn's River Falls are a beautiful natural attraction and therefore can be very busy so don't think you will have a lot of time to enjoy the climb - it is quite a quick experience - but I would say definitely worth it! The Bob Marley aspect was a long journey up the mountains on quite tricky roads - in fact our mini bus had a slight crash with another mini bus coming in the opposite direction - for me who is not a massive Bob Marley devotee I would quite happily leave that out in future, but if you are a huge fan to pay your respects at his house and mausoleum it would be worth it. I think if the tour guide had given us a bit of information about Bob/his life/background/family/issues etc., on the way up it would have been more enjoyable...........especially as the guide on site, whilst funny, was more interested in telling us jokes and showing us coffee beans than giving us a proper history of the man himself. The unexpectedly high point of the trip was the Mystic Lagoon - absolutely amazing natural phenomenon coupled with a very knowledgeable Captain of the boat, really finished the day off brilliantly. Also bear in mind it is a very long day from Negril - pick up at 7am returned to hotel at 11pm.

My family did the Dunn’s Falls/Nine Mile package. We were coming from Negril and got picked up at 8am by our driver David. David was really cool, laid back and answered any questions we had for him. The road to Nine Mile was an adventure but David is a good driver and got us there safely. My family enjoyed the package, After doing Dunn’s Falls/Lunch/Nine Mile we were back in Negril by 7:30pm.

This was by far one of the dopest bar crawls I’ve been on. The bars we visited were awesome, the people that owned or worked them were so nice. The prices are pretty cheap which is great. I highly recommend this bus tour if you’re looking to visit less touristy areas of Negril and get a real feel for the community. You won’t be disappointed. 😀

We had a fantastic time with our excursion. This was very much in part to Cedrick our AWESOME guide. I do not know if you can request specific guides, but if you can, we cannot stress enough how Cedrick made this day wonderful. We wanted to try more food and experience more of the Jamaican foot and Cedrick made that happen. He helped us to try the non-resort side of Jamaica throughout the day. We tried great pattys, fruit, chicken, pork, and more! HIs outlook on life, great conversation, and general demeanor made everything top notch. We ended up doing the Appleton Rum Estate, Y.S. Falls, and the Pelican Bar on our day. All of the experiences were wonderful and there is not one that stands out above the rest. Driving around the southwest coast of Jamaica is something beautiful and lets you get a real feel for life on the island. Please understand that this is a full day trip and you will be driving for a couple of hours if you are coming from Negril or other areas. The vans were cozy and comfortable and as we cannot say enough, our guide Cedrick made the time fly by. All in all we would definitely use this service again the next time we are in Jamaica.

The Falls were magical. Well worth the drive from Negril. Our tour guide and driver, Robert “Bob” Graver, from “Know Jamaica Tours” was fantastic. He arrived early at our hotel and told us all about the various places we saw as we drove to the falls. He even took us to a great road side restaurant for awesome jerked chicken and pork. We really enjoyed this tour and will remember it as one of our best trips in Jamaica.

Greg was the driver for this tour...he was awesome very knowledgeable, polite, and super understanding of our wants as tourists in Negril. He even hooked us up with the contact info so that we could book another tour with them so that I could find the jerk pork and KFC that I was looking for on vacay. ODane was the driver for that tour and omg it was amazing...we had simply asked to go to KFC and find some jerk pork and he really delivered, added in a waterfall stop/tour that was amazing and really entertained us the whole journey!!! So excited to come back to JA to link up with these guys again! Definitely book with them for Whatever you need!

I usually don’t write reviews but there’s a lot of info to add if you’re leaving from negril. .... I’m giving this tour 5 stars ONLY because my tour guide (Karen) was AMAZING as well as the driver (Thomas) other I would give it a 3. First, you should absolutely know that if you’re leaving from Negril the ride to Dunn’s river is 4 hours!!! Yes four hours. Do not be fooled but what the contact person says, I wanted to cancel because I was informed by hotel that the ride was 4 hours but the contact person convinced me (and emailed me) that the ride was only 2 hours and 20 mins... this was absolutely not true. Once to Blue Hole, you do not spend 1 hour and 40 mins there, you spend 40 mins... if it was that long.. next we had a great lunch... then headed about 30-40 mins back to Dunn’s river... once there you’re spend another 45min - 1 hour claiming the falls (the river guide said the rock is 940 ft not 600 ft as advised).. after that you had back to your resort (another 3 hours because you can minus the hour it took to drive back to lunch and Dunn’s river).. over all if you stay near Dunn’s river, it’s a great experience but do not book if you’re staying in negril, it is not worth it to ride 4 hours (2 ways) for two-40 min excursions!

Book it at the last min and there where able to Accommodate my hubby and I. They have a very long trail. Went through water, a tunnel it was great . Orlando the life guard in natural pool was so great. He convinced us to get it and told us where to sit in the pool to get the best benefits. Even gave us more places to visit in Negril,took our pictures, very personable and told us about himself it was great to see Jamaican hospitality. Supper nice guy. He’s the only one who took the time to get to know us. Would definitely recommend 10/10.

Odane was a good guide, friendly, obliging and considerate. We took the tour in our own time and were not pressed to hurry up. Finishing off at the Pelican Bar to watch the sunset and get our names carved into the bar was good way to round the trip off. You can probably google his website if you want to ask him any questions about the tour or the costs. I’m glad we did the tour with all four stops on it, it took about 12 hours from leaving the hotel in Negril to getting back there in the evening so it was a long day but good. The Appleton tour was interesting and made me appreciate why some rums cost more than others, YS falls were nice, we didn’t stop there long enough to swim there, either in the falls themselves, or in one of the pools near the base of the pools - we decided that lunch and longer at the Pelican bar were more important! The Crocs get up close on the Black River Trip. The trip lasts about an hour and you get to see some crocs, mangrove swamps and some interesting wildlife. All in all, if you’re going to spend the money on a private tour, I can recommend Odane, in fact we even booked our trip to Kingston Airport through him and turned it into a bit of a tour stopping off at the Bob Marley museum and seeing some of Kingston.

If you are staying in Negril, I highly recommend this tour! It is cheaper to book this tour through Viator than through your hotel (also, the fees to get into YS Falls and boat ride to Pelican are included). Our driver was great and really gave us insight into the true Jamaican culture. The difference between this tour and taking a bus/driver is with this tour you have your own personal driver for the whole day (which I didnt realize prior to booking). This means you are taken to YS falls and the driver waits for you outside until you are ready to go to the next place (aka ZERO waiting and your own private car so you can leave your stuff in there). He also took us to a great jerk chicken shack right off the road. Great experience.

We stayed in Negril so we had a really early day with pick up. From our pick up driver to drop off that night was amazing! It's an all day event if you stay in Negril and you do the river falls and Bob Marley tour but WORTH IT!!best 100 bucks spent on the island

My husband and I wanted to explore Negril without a big group. This was perfect for us! We didn't want to spend so much time on the beach and we did want to see a lot of the "real" Negril. Adrian was on-time for pickup, gave us a great tour of the Negril and we were delivered back to our hotel safe and happy. The van was super clean and had a cool A/C that my husband loved. Sunset at Rick's Café was the highlight of the tour! Don't miss it! Call Adrian!

I had a really good time on this trip with Reggae Horseback Riding. I was the only person on the tour. The pick-up was a few minutes late due to a last minute change in driver -- the original one had a flat tire on the way to the hotel. The delay did not matter because I was the only person scheduled for the tour. The farm has about 45 horses and it is an easy ride along the trail to the beach. Make sure you take your sunscreen and bug spray. The guide pointed out a number of plants and other things of interest along the ride to the beach. We stopped at the beach for about 20 minutes before returning to the farm. The farm has chickens, peacocks and an ostrich. An ostrich -- the last thing I expected to see in Jamaica. I felt that this trip was much more personalized than the horseback riding tours that I saw traveling along the beach in front of my hotel. I would definitely recommend this company to anyone who is looking for a short half day trip while in Negril.

Adrian was a fantastic tour guide and took excellent care of our family throughout our day trip. While the water clarity at the Blue Hole wasn't the best due to recent rains, it was still an amazing experience enjoying the waterfalls. Adrian made sure Marvin, the best guide at the falls took care of us in the water. A perfect example of this companies' willingness to go above and beyond - while on a private Negril tour with this same company my wife saw and loved a wood carving of a Jamaica Santa Claus that was made by a beach vendor, but decided not to purchase it at the time. After we returned to our resort in Montego Bay, she regretted not purchasing the Santa Claus carving and wished she had. I called the company and Adrian picked it up for us and went out of his way to bring it to our resort. We enjoyed the Jamaica Santa Claus this past Christmas on our mantle and only wished we were back in Jamaica! Amazing tour guides and great company! One of the best parts of our vacation.

This tour was great. We had a done a Montego Bay tour the day before, which was only okay, and we weren't very excited for this tour when the day came but Alrick, our guide, made this tour fantastic. He took us out of town and up through the mountains, since we had already been wandering about town on our own. He told us about the well known families who owned some of the gorgeous mansions we saw, and we got to see an authentic side of Negril, away from the tourist hot spots. Alrick was incredibly accommodating, skipping things that we had no interest in, like going to Ricks Cafe again and instead taking us to one of his favorite places which had air conditioning Sweet Spice. I'd recommend this tour for anyone who wants to get a glimpse of what Negril is like when the tourists aren't around.

Driver was awesome! Drive from Negril was a great way to take in Jamaica and the locals. Great pics and sight seeing. Lunch included and was our first time trying Jerk Chicken. Full day of fun at the falls and Bob Marley's tour was awesome and a once in a lifetime experience.

Get prepared for a WHOLE DAY of excursions! My husband and I were picked up at 7:15AM and got back at our Negril hotel at 10PM exhausted. The excursions are about an hr each; it’s mostly driving to the locations. Jesse was our driver and he was great! Dropped us off and waited for us between each excursion and meal stop. First was Dunn’s river with our guides (I think one was named Dwayne). They were very attentive and helpful during the climb! Bring water shoes and waterproof case (avoid bringing a backpack to the falls like I did). Pictures were provided (cost $40 and photos send via email) and the pictures were just okay. After the climb, we stopped at Mongoose Jamaica for a good Jamaican meal. Jesse drove us to Bob Marley 9 mile (wear sneakers). There we saw the home and burial of the famous musician (you are requested to remove your shoes for a portion of the tour). Weed and drinks are provided (bring cash!!) at the location. Our tour guide, Crazy Man, deserves a raise! He was such a fun and great guide! Made the tour the best and was very knowledgeable! A band was there as well and we had a mini dance session. Afterwards, we went to Lobster bowl for our second meal which was soooo good! The views of the water were pretty! Then we drove to Mystic Lagoon for the 6:30 p.m. boat ride (complimentary rum punch and fruit punch while you wait for the boat. They have a bar and food as well). If you’re a non swimmer like me, this is the best excursion to do. Life vest are provided and the water is only 5-6 ft deep. The bottom of the lagoon is mushy as hell! It’s a weird texture. It’s gorgeous to look at and see the water glow as you move around. The crew was very funny (I unfortunately didn’t get their names) and photos are a separate package if you want them (I didn’t purchase it). We swam around for a good while until the crew whistled for us to get back on the boat. From there we drove a good while back to our hotel. My husband and I were overwhelmed with how great the day went. Jesse made sure we were safely back and I can’t thank him enough for driving us around ALL day! PLEASE BRING ENOUGH CASH FOR THE WHOLE DAY! We had to do a bank stop lol. Bring bug spray (Jamaican mosquitoes are unruly!), sunscreen, water shoes, a towel, a change of clothes for the drive back. Clocked in 5+ miles that day! Once we got to the hotel we showered and PASSED OUT!

This is a great trip. I added on the night cruise at Falmouth for the luminous swim. It makes for a long day, but it really is worth it. The falls are beautiful. If you have any trouble with your back, neck, high blood pressure or other medical conditions that might make a climb on slippery rocks a problem, you can give the climb a try and there are a number of exit points if you run into trouble. The trip to Nine Mile was up a very winding road. It was like a roller coaster ride. Once there, it is definitely worth the trip. The tour of the grounds takes about an hour. If you are lucky, you will get the guide known as Captain Crazy. He is a riot. We stopped at a very nice restaurant right on the water before heading to Falmouth for the night boat ride. It really is an amazing experience. I was staying in Negril, so it made for a very long 15 hour day before returning to the hotel, but it was worth it. I would highly recommend this trip to anyone who is visiting Jamaica. It gives you a chance to see natural beauty and to learn about one of its most famous past residents. Our guide Orlando was excellent. A very safe driver -- especially navigating the mountain roads to Nine Mile. Definitely worth your time.