Come hungry. Our Jamaica Tasting Tour was born from guests asking for one thing: real Jamaican food, made in the local communities. (Resort kitchens cook for a big, diverse crowd — local cooking is a whole different flavor.)
We leave from your resort and make stop after stop along the way for fruits, drinks, patties and more.
Jerk Chicken
You'll spot jerk stands all along the roadside. "Jerk" means both the spice rub and the way the chicken (or fish, pork or goat) is cooked. Pit fires gave way, around the 1960s, to oil barrels cut lengthwise, hinged and drilled with holes for the smoke — fired with charcoal for that spicy, smoky taste you'll never forget.
Fresh Grilled Fish
One perk of island life: when you want fish, you dive in and get your dinner. That's exactly what we do on this tour.
Jamaican Fruit Stands
Roadside stands are piled with fruit and vegetables from local farms. We'll stop to taste mangoes, bananas, oranges, pineapples, watermelons and more — they just taste different when they're all natural. We'll grab fresh sugar cane or coconuts along the way too.
Patty & Coco Bread
The Jamaican patty is the island's go-to quick meal: a flaky, golden pastry, most often filled with seasoned ground beef, though chicken, veggie, shrimp, lobster, fish and cheese are favorites too. Pair it with slightly sweet coco bread and it's mouth-watering. We'll stop at a well-known patty shop so you can pick yours.
Rasta Cook Shop
We finish at a Rasta cook shop on the Rose Hall strip in Montego Bay: a mango and soursop smoothie, veggie chunks, ackee, callaloo, mixed veggies, dumpling, yam, potato and cabbage.
Your day includes:
Transportation
Drinks
Lots of food!
