Jamaica Tours

16/10/2015

Cocktail of the Week: Jamaican Breeze

INGREDIENTS:
1.0 slice Fresh ginger
1.5 oz Appleton Estate Reserve Rum
2.0 oz Pineapple juice
0.5 oz Simple syrup
1.0 dash Angostura bitters

METHOD:
1) In a shaker, muddle the ginger.
2) Add the remaining ingredients and fill with ice.
3) Shake, and strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice.
4) Garnish with a lime wheel.

GARNISH:
1 Lime wheel

GLASS:
Rocks

15/10/2015

Discover Ocho Rios

Home to Dunn’s River Falls, arguably one of Jamaica’s most renowned and stunning attractions, Ocho Rios is a lively city with so much to see and do. Swimming with dolphins, flying on a zipline canopy through the treetops of a blossoming forest, tubing down the White River’s crystal water and biking through the Blue Mountains are just a few. All-inclusive hotels such as the RIU Clubhotel, Goldeneye and Sandals Grande Riviera Beach & Villa Golf Resort are just a few of the area’s best hotels. With delectable international cuisine and thrilling entertainment there is never a dull moment in Ocho Rios! If you still want more, head over to Margaritaville and dance the night away!

14/10/2015

Discover Montego Bay

Known as the resort Mecca of Jamaica where world-calls hotels, duty free shopping, a cruise ship terminal and stunning beaches are only a few of the wonderful qualities that make up the capital of the parish of St. James. Transportation to and from Mobay is a breeze considering its proximity to Sir Donald Sangster International Airport where daily flights arrive from many destinations around the US, Canada, UK & Europe. The city is backed by picturesque low mountains and is certainly a site to see.

There is so much to see and do in Montego Bay! For adventure seekers, we offer Adventures thrilling activities including ziplining, bobsledding and 4×4 off-road safari rides, amongst a vast variety of others. In addition, swimming with dolphins, horseback riding and catamaran cruises are also available.

When it comes to accommodations, options are plentiful. All-inclusive resorts range from affordable luxury to high-end luxury. The RIU and Iberostar offer phenomenal views, great dining and exciting entertainment and are ideal for travelers that are looking to stay within a tighter budget. Resorts such as Secrets, Half-Moon and Sandals Resorts are extraordinary options for those whose budget may be a bit more flexible, but are looking for the luxury experience while they’re on vacation. Lastly, for those looking to indulge in the super luxurious properties like Round Hill Villas & resort and Tryall villas and resort are available through our offerings. As you can see we are looking to show Jamaica for what it is worth.

13/10/2015

Discover Negril Jamaica

A small, widely dispersed beach town, Negril is located across two Jamaican parishes, Westmoreland and Hanover. Referred to as the, “Capital of Casual” this striking city is known for its gorgeous seven-mile , where no building is taller than a coconut tree.

The waters off Negril are teeming with Tuna, Blue Marlin, Wahoo and Sailfish, which provide excellent action for sport-fishing enthusiasts (and for culinary enthusiasts alike!)

Island Routes Caribbean Adventures alongside other operators offer exciting activities such as jungle river tubing, catamaran cruises, ATV safaris, horseback riding and more!

No matter your budget, Negril has beautiful hotels that will suit your . Three-star hotels such as The Negril Escape Resort and Spa as well as the Coral Seas Garden Resort are gorgeous options. Four-star resorts include Sunset at the Palms Resort and the Charela Inn, both of which are beautifully located on the beach. Higher end options that are guaranteed to take your breath away include Sandals Negril Beach Resort & Spa and Rock House Hotel.

12/10/2015

Experience the ultimate island getaway with the utmost luxury and style in any one of our iconic villas. Whether you prefer to be nestled in Jamaica’s lush and tropic mountainside or instead a dream of being steps away from the crystal clear ocean, we certainly have something to exceed your every desire.

Book now: https://jamaicatours.com/hotels-jamaica

09/10/2015

Cocktail of the week: Old Jamaican

Ingredients: 1 sprig Fresh mint
1 oz Fresh lime juice
1.5 oz Appleton Estate Reserve Rum75 oz Pure...

08/10/2015

No matter which route you choose, the road will surely be a smooth one when you reserve your car rental through JamaicaTours.com
With so many car rental options to choose from, why not book with the most reputable and reasonable car service in all of Jamaica! We enjoy great rates from some of the best car rental brands in the industry therefore being worry-free and more time for you to cruise and enjoy the scenery that passes you by.

To book, click here: https://jamaicatours.com/car-rental-jamaica

The best deals for your vacations to remember

07/10/2015

Always book your holiday early so that you can receive the best offers out there. We have a best price guarantee...
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06/10/2015

Club Mobay /Club Kingston Airport Bundle Package

When you’re headed on the vacation of a lifetime, the luxury should begin the moment you land! With our bundled arrival and departure package, we’ll make sure you’re treated like a VIP from the moment you land to the moment you takeoff!

Arrival Services Include:
• Personalized meet and greet
• Assistance with the completion of immigration & customs forms
• Escorted & fast-tracked through immigration & customs
• Assistance with luggage retrieval
• Access to our Arrival Lounge where you can indulge in an array of amenities while we coordinate with your ground transportation
• Arrival Lounge features: complimentary WiFi, complimentary snacks and beverages as well as private restrooms and changing facilities

Departure Services Include:
• Fast track privileges through Immigration & Security and access to our departure lounge.

Departure Lounge features:
• Complimentary Jamaican snack buffet with patties, tapas, pasta, soup etc. • Complimentary alcoholic & non-alcoholic beverages (hot/cold)
• Unlimited Wi-Fi & Fully equipped Digicel business centre
• Culturally themed, sound-proof children’s play area
• Shower facilities
• Electronic games on Samsung Galaxy tablets
• Complimentary phone calls to the USA, Canada and UK landlines
• Magazines and daily local newspapers

Offered in partnership with Club Mobay & Club Kingston.
Include this experience in your Jamaica Tours package when you book to receive our special prices and discounts.
For more information, visit our website www.jamaicatours.com

05/10/2015

Zip-lining...

Enjoy an absolutely one-of-a-kind experience of nature during Island Routes’ zip-line canopy tour. You’ll soar like a bird, at speeds of up to 35 miles per hour, hundreds of feet above the earth on secure zip-lines. Indulge yourself in a truly unparalleled experience as you take off on an adventure that has you flying through the trees, high above the tropical landscape, using an intricate system of harnesses, pulleys and carabiners on horizontal traverses. There is literally nothing like zipping from traverse platform to traverse platform, each carefully selected for its position high above some of the most breathtaking sights in the entire Caribbean, if not the planet. Glide over exhilarating waterscapes during Island Routes’ zip-line adventures, as magnificent sights whizz by below. Survey beauty as far as the eye can see, as you take in the view from up high for this pulse-pounding and thrilling adventure. Become one with the amazing island ecosystem as you embark on our zip-line canopy tours - you’ll walk through lush vegetation, learn about flora and fauna and fly through the treetops like an eagle riding on currents of air.

Offered in partnership with Island Routes.
Include this experience in your Jamaica Tours package when you book to receive our special prices and discounts.

25/09/2015

Cocktail of the Week: Jamaican Highball

Ingredients:
2.0 oz. Appleton Estate Special Rum
1.0 oz. Triple Sec
0.5 oz. Lime Juice
Dash Angostura Bitters
1.5 oz. Ginger Beer

Directions:
In a mixing tin filled add all ingredients except ginger beer and shake until combined. In a highball glass filled with ice pour in mixture, top with ginger beer and garnish with a lime wedge.

24/09/2015

Jamaican Escovitch Fish Recipe:

This is a Jamaican variation on ceviche, a dish popular in the Latin American countries. Here, the recipe has been given a distinct island twist! Red snapper, porgies, mullet, king fish, and other firm-bodied fish can be used successfully in this spicy recipe.

INGREDIENTS: 2 lbs. fish cleaned and gutted (preferably red snapper…can also use porgies or mullets)
3 onions, thinly sliced
2 tbsp. salt
1 cup cooking oil
1/4 lb. Scotch bonnet pepper, sliced (no seeds please very hot!)
1 tbsp. ground black pepper
1 cup. white vinegar
3 carrots (cut into strips)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Wash and dry fish.
2. Cut deep gashes into the sides of each fish.
3. Mix salt and pepper in a small container and use it to Season the inner part of the fish as well as cavities you made,
4. Heat frying pan (preferably a heavy one) then pour oil into pan and heat very well.
5. Place fish in oil when very hot.
6. Turn on the other side is done when first side is done (will be nice, brown, and easy to turn).
7. Place fried fish in flat casserole dish.
8. Add a small amount of water to the oil left from frying the fish.
9. Pour in the onions, carrots and pepper, let it boil for about a minute, then pour in vinegar and continue boiling until the ingredients are nice and sauted (in about a minute or two).
10. Pour this gravy mixture over all fishes and serve either hot or cold.

23/09/2015

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/60-000-increase-in-airline-seats-for-winter-tourist-season_19229902

MONTEGO BAY, St James — Director of Tourism Paul Pennicook says airline seats to the island will be increased by more than 60,000, in time for the...

22/09/2015

Margeritaville, Montego Bay, Jamaica

21/09/2015

Talk like a Jamaican...

Using our simple Jamaican Slang glossary, you can talk like a local and not sound like a tourist fresh off the tour bus or cruise ship. Here are 7 Jamaican slang words to use on your visit to Jamaica.

Brawta n. (braw-tah) – A little extra with a purchase; getting something extra for free. After buying a large amount of souvenir items from a vendor ask “Where is my likkle brawta”

Cooyah excl. (koo-yah) – Look at that; you don’t say. An exclamation used for something ludicrous or ridiculous. When you see a taxi driver trying to pass your tour bus on the narrowest road look over to your Jamaican tour guide and say “Cooyah”

Cris n curri excl. (chris an curry) – I’m all good; i’m okay; fabulous. The word “Irie” is worn out and using it is dead giveaway that you are a tourist. Replace it with this expression. When a Jamaican asks if you are okay say “everything cris and curry”

Fass adj. (fah-ass) – Nosy; meddlesome. People can be nosy anywhere you go. Joke around with a smile and ask “How you so fass?”

My yout n. (My youth) – Bro; Friend. You will make good friends in Jamaica quickly. Using this slang moves pass the formal names. “My yout, what is the best Jamaican restaurant near the hotel”

Sistren n. (sis-jrin) – Female friend. You may have heard Rastafarians, including Bob Marley use the word Bredrin which means brethren. It is used to describe male friends. Sistren is the female version of Bredrin. When one of the friendly female market vendors give you a warm smile and hug say “You are my good sistren”

Touch de road excl. (touch the road) – Leave your home; leave your current location. When your tour bus driver is lingering too long at one location ask the driver, “Boss, when we going touch de road”.
Jamaican Patois Jamaican Slang Patois speak Jamaican

10/09/2015

Introducing Jamaica:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/jamaica

Jamaica has long been a jewel in the Caribbean tourism industry crown, but there’s far more to discover than just beaches and all-inclusive...

09/09/2015

Lunch is on us.

08/09/2015

A nice, long holiday weekend deserves a nice, long and secluded beach to explore, don't you think..?

07/09/2015

Don't you think this should be you?

04/09/2015

Cocktail of the week: Jamaican Sunset.

Ingredients: (makes one)
1 - 1/2 oz vodka
1 - 1/2 oz Jamaican coconut rum
orange juice
1 splash grenadine syrup

Method:
Combine the vodka and the coconut rum. Fill with orange juice and add a splash of grenadine. Shake or stir.

02/09/2015

http://caribjournal.com/2015/08/04/ackee-and-saltfish-explained/

For many Jamaicans, Sunday isn’t Sunday without ackee and saltfish.

01/09/2015

Need we say more?
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Deciding where to go on your next vacation can be a bit much. It's hard to tell if you will have fun going to a strange foreign land. Furthermore,...

31/08/2015

Our favorite time of the day? Any time you can enjoy an ice cold Red Stripe on the beach…

28/08/2015

Cocktail of the week: Planter's Punch

Ingredients
•1 1/2 ounces dark rum
•1/4 ounce grenadine - or 1/2 ounce lime juice and 1/4 ounce simple syrup
•2 ounces pineapple, orange, or passion fruit juice (or a mix of fruit juices)
•Club soda
•Seasonal fruit for garnish

Directions:
1. Pour the ingredients into a mixing glass filled with ice cubes.
2. Shake well.
3. Strain into a highball glass filled with ice cubes.
4. Top with club soda.
5. Garnish with seasonal fruits.

27/08/2015

27/08/2015

Jamaican Recipe of the Week: Curried Chicken

Ingredients:

1 Whole Chicken
4 Tablespoon Curry Powder
2 Tablespoon Meat Seasoning
1 pc (1 inch) fresh ginger
1 Tablespoon Pimento Seeds, grounded (or 1.5 Tsp. Pimento Powder)
2 Teaspoon Salt (or add according to your specific taste)
2 Teaspoon Black Pepper
1 Large Onion
1 Sweet Pepper
1 Scotch Bonnet Pepper
4 Cloves Garlic
2 Stalks Escallion
2 Sprigs fresh Thyme
1 Cup Diced Irish Potatoes (optional)
1 Cup Diced Carrots (optional)
3 Tbsps. Vegetable/Coconut or Olive Oil
3 Cups Water

Directions:

Cut up chicken in small pieces removing the skin as well.
Add vinegar or lemon juice to the water and wash with mixture.
Drain mixture off chicken completely. Rinse again and drain- this time, leave a little of the water on the chicken (about a cup)
Chop onion, escallion, thyme, cloves of garlic as well as green pepper and add to chicken
Add the powdered seasonings, including the pimento, to the chicken
Rub the chopped and powered seasonings into the chicken thoroughly.

Add the oil to a heated saucepan.
Add the curry powder to the hot oil and stir for about a minute on very low flame.
(NOTE: If you prefer however, you may add and rub the curry powder into the chicken along with the other powdered seasonings)

Add the seasoned chicken to the hot seasoned oil and fry until chicken pieces are golden brown.
Add water and cover to cook on a low flame for 35 minutes, turning over periodically, so as to continue coating and ensure even cooking.
Add the Irish potatoes and carrots and cook on a low flame for another 10 minutes.

This will produce a nice saucy curry gravy too.

Serve with Rice and Peas, white rice, roti, dumplings, and any other carbs that you enjoy.

26/08/2015

to visit Jamaica: YS Falls

YS Falls is located on the south-end of Jamaica, It’s on a working cattle ranch and thorough-bred horse farm. Like much of Jamaica, the falls are surrounded by lush gardens and beautiful trees. As a result, many people say YS Falls is one of the most beautiful sights they have ever seen.

There are a total of seven waterfalls on the property, most of which cascade into natural pools. A 10-minute tractor ride will take you up to the falls. The scenery on the way up is absolutely beautiful! You will get stunning views of mountains, lush fields with horses, and ride along the beautiful river.

The tractor will drop you off by the gift shop and this is where you decide what you want to do at YS Falls. There is something for everyone here. Guides will walk you around the falls and take as many pictures as you want without getting it wet. There are also opportunities where you can “jump the falls”, “swing the rope” or “do the zip line”. If you however prefer not to climb the falls, don’t worry, there are stairs along the side.

A canopy ride from the top of the falls to the base, and river tubing were recently added as part of the YS Falls attraction.

25/08/2015

to visit Jamaica: Dunn’s River Falls

No attraction is as popular in Jamaica, than the world-famous Dunn’s River Falls, seriously! Just about two (2) miles west of the town of Ocho Rios, the 600-foot Dunn's River falls is in fact so famous that the parking lot is a vast sea of tour buses-any day!

Ascending the falls is usually a group activity: every group gets a guide. The guides tend to encourage their groups to hold hands and up everyone goes linked together. The climb is actually loads of fun. There are plenty of opportunities to take photos during the climb. The guides are extremely welcoming and accommodating in keeping your cameras for you during the climb, so you have plenty of proof that you actually climbed the falls.

Kids are also allowed to climb up the waterfall. Seven is perhaps a good minimum age, depending how sure-footed your child is. It is recommended that you bring your aqua socks/shoes, if you have them; but rentals are available.

Now if you enjoy Mother Nature, you may lose yourself in lush tropical foliage - ferns, bamboos, ginger lilies, crotons, orchids, a variety of palms and breadfruit trees up there. And if you are a souvenir hunter with a genuine love for wood carvings, straw craft and intuitive art, you can browse through the shops in the craft park for unique souvenirs items and gifts.

Most, if not all, hotels in Jamaica arrange trips to Dunns river falls so whether you are in Kingston, Port Antonio, Negril, Montego Bay or the South Coast, don't worry, it is not a problem for you to get there.

24/08/2015

Top 10 BEST foods to eat in Jamaica:

http://www.travel-42.com/tipster/post/2013/04/09/10-best-foods-to-eat-in-Jamaica.aspx

Jamaica’s motto is “Out of many, one people.” The saying could also apply to the Jamaican food, for out of the many ethnic groups to populate the area throughout history, one distinctive cuisine has emerged. If you are lucky enough to visit the island of Jamaica and have the chance to sample the loc…