Dunn's River Falls Party Cruise, Blue Hole with Snorkeling, free beverages

Posted By : 967jamiek
I'm a planner...so, before my vacation trip to Ocho Rios, I spent time looking for tours in the area I could join. Finally, I settled on the party boat tour with stops at Dunn's River Falls and the Blue Hole and was excited to spend the day creating a memory in this new Jamaican environment! Unfortunately, Courtney Taylor Tours decided to cancel this tour the day before citing weather and safety as the concern. They said the Blue Hole was a "muddy mess". Having already been in town for 2 days and seeing only scattered rain together with some sun, I questioned the validity of their claim. Further, I knew that I'd probably never make it back to the area and had no desire to sit at the resort wasting my only chance to see the 2 main local attractions. So, I hired a local driver to take me to both...and glad I did because both places had quite a few tourists enjoying them. I even observed a competitor company " Chukka" tours at Dunn's Falls. There was absolutely nothing unsafe about either area! Courtney Taylor Tours will say otherwise, but the camera doesn't lie. The attached pictures were taken while on my solo trip...NOT their tour. There is only one explanation fir the canceled tour...and it is not safety. They simply didn't have enough people sign up and blamed it on weather. This is unacceptable...as a tourist, your time at a location is valuable...and as noted above, you may never be back to an area. So, you want to see what you can while there...NOT have a tour canceled because their wasn't enough sign-ups and then have it blamed on weather. So, if you are looking for a reliable tour company while in Ocho Rios, look elsewhere...Courtney Taylor Tours isn't it! The proof is in my pictures >
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Posted On : 2024-01-05 03:48:23

Posted By : Jennifer_Y
Rajaye was an awesome guide and took care of us from pickup to drop off. Highly recommend Cortney Taylor Tours!
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Posted On : 2023-12-24 14:50:27

Posted By : Kuadrika_H
This was my second time in Jamaica and this is one of the best excursions that offered a lot of activities that lasted pretty much half the day. Dunn’s River and the Blue Hole was amazing. It wasn’t too much walking or climbing as well and the workers there offer to take your pictures for you on your phone as you are doing the excursions (which was perfect for capturing memories).

I forget the name of the driving company that took us there but Jodi and Reggie were our drivers and got us there quick, within a reasonable time considering it would’ve taken over an hour to get there from the resort we stayed in. They offered excellent customer service and played the right music which made the ride even more enjoyable!

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Posted On : 2023-12-21 20:07:42

Posted By : Abiola_k
Climbing up the falls was very exciting. The tour guides were all nice. Great place to capture beautiful pictures.
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Posted On : 2023-11-18 13:02:11

Posted By : Navigate824776
We had a blast. The staff on the catamaran was awesome. They kept us entertained the entire time!!! This is a must do!!
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Posted On : 2023-10-17 22:29:40

Posted By : chuntell_w
After we purchased the tour(which clearly states transportation is provided) we were informed that we would have to secure transportation to the meeting spot!
Fine no problem......I secured a private driver but they REFUSED to give me the address the where the boat dock was....insisting I be bought to the "meeting location " so that their driver could take over.
After repeatedly asking for the address I finally agreed.
When we arrived at the "meeting place" we were the only 2 people and the driver said he'd be taking us to the blue hole the to the boat dock.

We arrived at the blue hole and was immediately bombarded with extras and an overwhelming amount of attention by our 2 tour guide! When I again inquired if we were the only people on the tour, we were told "don't worry mon"

They put flowers in our hair, offered to carry us down steep trails (which we declined) massage our feet and NEVER left our side.....continuing to offer Lil extras! When I finally inquired about the time I was told again, don't worry. Finally we insisted that we were ready to go and had seen enough and was ready to go. We were taken back to the top were AGAIN, they attempted to provide drinks, another massage, another short hike.....I became a Lil irritated and asked our driver to please get us to the boat. The two guides then began to tell how they are not paid for their services and since we enjoyed ourselves so much would we mind showing some appreciation!!!!!!

I tipped then generously but felt extremely hussled. Needless to say we missed our boat and when we arrived at the dock, our "driver" to us we'd have to pay $30 a peice to have a small boat take us to the larger boat.

I became extremely upset and told the driver to just take us back to the meeting place and I would return to my resort....the boat driver then said "well, how much do you have"? I told him "nothing for you" ! He and the driver then had some quick words and he offered to take us to the boat.......FOR FREE!!!

We missed the snorkeling portion of our boat ride and it would have been my daughter's 1 st time snorkeling.

Save your money and book excursions thru the resort. It's safer and a lot more reliable!
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Posted On : 2023-10-04 13:06:30

Posted By : sierramQ8441RS
The Excursions was our favorite part of the trip simply because we had the best driver ! Karllyton made sure we definetly got to experience the best parts of Jamaica and he was very friendly and nice . We felt safe our entire trip, & he definetly brought the vibes ! Next time we come back we are booking with him ! 10/10 experience ! ⭐️?? Best birthday ever.
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Posted On : 2023-09-18 10:31:31

Posted By : Clarence_M
Hands down the best excursion we have ever been on! Blue Hole was amazing. Dunns River Falls was absolutely killer, snorkeling was an experience as it was out first time and the party catamaran to Dunns River and back was the star. The crew on board was attentive, informative and they were the life of the party along with the other guests on board. Got off to a late start with Blue Hole and waiting, but our drivers and the company were in constant communication and went above and beyond and found a way for us to not have to wait and get us to the destination much faster than anticipated. I can't say enough good things about this excursion, the company, the drivers, staff and the proprietor. We will be going through them next time we are in Jamiaca and I highly recommend you do the same!
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Posted On : 2023-08-27 11:40:08

Posted By : 46mariand
So much fun love everything. Water was so pristine ! Our fave is climbing the river. Would definitely recommend to anyone
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Posted On : 2023-07-10 22:26:18

Posted By : delroys319
One of the most amazing experience I've ever had out of all the other islands I've visited before. Courtney Taylor Tours made our vacation the most memorable of them all, I'd personally recommend them to anyone looking to see and enjoy jamaican culture, my family and I were very pleased. Thanks a million
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Posted On : 2023-05-26 00:43:13