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Montego Bay Bamboo Rafting Hipstrip Shopping & Margarittaville

Name: Montego Bay Bamboo Rafting Hipstrip Shopping & Margarittaville
Brand: CarvilleToursJa
SKU: 180048P10
Price: 45.00 USD
Rating: 4.5 (51 reviews)

Montego Bay, Jamaica

Ocho Rios Dunns River Falls and Blue Hole Day Private Trip from Montego Bay

From $45.00

Price varies by group size

Select Date and Travelers

up to 24 hours before the experience starts (local time)

3 to 4 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

What's Included

private air conditioned transportation
River rafting tour (if option is selected)
Personal Tourguide/ Driver
Hotel Pickup and Drop-off
Limestone foot massage
Stop at Margarittaville and hipstrip for shopping

tip or gratuity
cost for food or drink (available for purchase)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

It takes approximately 50 minutes - 1 hour ride from Hotels/Resorts in Montegobay To get to river rafting location On the day of pickup we guarantee that our driver will be at your hotel or resort on time to meet you. You can identify our representative by looking for The CarvilleToursja Logo or just telling the bell desk or front desk the tour that your doing along with the company name , they can help you to locate us as well. Things to bring: • Towels • Water shoes • swim wear

What To Expect

Lethe

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Montego Bay

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions

Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

Operated by CarvilleToursJa

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

51 reviews

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My experience

Consuela_H, Feb 2024

The Operator wanted to charge me and my friends an additional 80 dollars (included in the package) to pick us up from our hotel. Operator only wanted to communicate by text and refused to answer their phone. Operator did not disclose to us that Margaritaville and the hipstrip (included in the package) was closed due to a storm and did not want to refund us our money .. Only when I got my bank involved and got my money back did the operator want to talk via phone . Be careful when choosing this excursion on this site

Response from Host, Mar 2024

I am sorry for the misunderstanding, we were in full communication during the entire booking, we explained that the charge was based on the location that you were staying, your hotel was not listed and is 45 mins from the pickup area zone in which the tour is priced for. There was also a message sent to you in regards to margarittville being closed which you indicated you did not see , i am sorry for the mis communication with us not being able to answer the phones that day because of service issues, however the tour was cancelled and there was no issue with refunding your money because you agreed not to pay the additional, thank you for your time, hopefully next time you will stay closer and book again.

Great trip

Mark_R, Feb 2024

Mike our driver was excellent. Very pleasant and informative. Ran back to get my sunglasses I left behind at prior shop. Great tour and people throughout. Highly recommend and give Mike a good raise. He’s a great tour guide and very personable.

Recommended excursion for everyone

Toya_S, Feb 2024

The massage was great and relaxing the massage tour guide really was nice to talk too. The weather was spot on and the music was a mixture of reggae, pip, and hip hop.

Great Bamboo Rafting Trip

Keith_P, Feb 2024

Fantastic tour guide and the local bamboo raft guide was extremely friendly and helpful. The whole experience of Lethe was extremely enjoyable. We were taking on to the shopping trip and an excellent bar. An overall fantastic d

The vibe was great. It...

Antionette_G, Jan 2024

The vibe was great. It was soothing, calming and fun all at the same time. Our transportation driver was great! The bamboo person was great! He was fun, played music and was nice. It was the next experience ever.

Fun adventurous day!

Destiney_K, Jan 2024

The most memorable part of my experience would be rafting! I also want to thank Rhone our driver! Our driver was amazing and patient! 10/10. I would book again next time I come to Jamaica.

Thieving Rafter JJ

Olugbemisola_A, Jan 2024

It was nice overall, however we had a rafter named “JJ” who ruined the experience for us. On top of lying for no reason throughout the whole tour, he stole money from us. He told us the cost of several items, took the money, came back with half of what he was supposed to and never provided us with change. We figured he needed it so we didn’t make a big deal, but it definitely tainted the experience for us.

Response from Host, Jan 2024

Thank you for your feedback, Carville Tours was unaware of this situation until now, we will reach out to the Rafting attraction company that we partner with and do some investigation to try to solve this matter. We are extremely sorry for the inconvenience and we will be reaching out to you directly as well.

Birthday Gift 💝

Shavone_C, Jan 2024

The Bamboo rafting was the BEST Birthday gift I gave to myself! The Guy we had was from Boston but recently moved back to Jamaica with family (don’t remember his name my way of describing him) me & my adult daughter had a TIME he rub our legs down with the lime clay great leg massage & danced for us to our choice of music he allowed us to play! I gave him a healthy tip bc he definitely deserved it! He took our pictures & video’s without questions! I can’t wait to come back to do the bamboo raft again!! A Birthday to remember! Thanks George or Joe 😃

Worst excursion! Not worth the cost !

Jennifer_D, Dec 2023

Don’t waist your money. This was terrible! You barely go down the river and it’s over. They stop every few feet to get you to buy stuff from vendors. Worst excursion we did. You float in the boat for about 10 min. They just want you to buy crap.

The must thing you need to add to your vacation

Kyemah_W, Dec 2023

Hassani our driver was wonderful from start to finish. The rafting was amazing. I partook in the full body limestone massage that was incredible from our guy Mooney. The beef patties were delicious from the local lady. Just incredible. It’s a must to do!

Don’t hesitate GO!!’

Faith_J, Dec 2023

I read several reviews about the great driver Akeem, so when my driver was Rhône .. I was a little letdown.. that was short lived!!! Rhône was amazing! Thoughtful, funny, protective and an all around great guy. I would recommend on him alone the massage was amazing and the strength of these men was incredible. 20/10

Doesn’t get any better than this!

rose_c, Dec 2023

Everything about my tour was perfection! My driver, Akeem, was on time, professional, shared Jamaican history and allowed me to learn a little Jamaican Patois. He made sure I was safe and enjoyed every second of my trip. Joe was my captain raft guide and let me tell you these guys are STRONG to be able to pull you up and down the river. He played some jams on a Bluetooth speaker gave the best leg massage. My raft time was enjoyable and just long enough. The entire activity was around 55min. It could have been longer but I didn’t want to drink rum so early in the morning. But there are shops along the bank to buy daiquiris. Margaritaville was just ok. The views are nice but it wasn’t a lot of action at 12 noon. Akeem took me shopping on a top road and OMG the views!!! I grabbed lunch at local spot and had the oxtails. Delish! Akeem was the best! The sightseeing with Akeem was the best part of the tour. Seeing a pig farm (Arnold Trenton), viewing all the local spots, up roads/down roads, learning about the parishes- best birthday trip ever!

A great experience but not near our resort

Carol_S, Dec 2023

We enjoyed the rafting and limestone massage, although I wish the rafting part was longer and there were more details about the trip provided beforehand. The people on the river were great! Our transport was also very prompt and accommodating and gave us some extra time to explore Montego Bay. We did have an issue, however, with the pricing of this tour. Turns out the excursion doesn’t include transportation. When we indicated where we wanted to be picked up, the price jumped from $60 to $129. And after we booked the tour, we were told that an additional $15 per person was required. Probably would have looked for something closer to our resort if we would have know the transport time and expense from the beginning.

A nice experience to have...

Santricia_W, Dec 2023

A nice experience to have while in Jamaica. The massage and the driver were great, those two were the best part.

Relaxing and Accommodating Rafting Tour

Tasha_R, Nov 2023

This was a wonderful and relaxing tour! They were very accommodating, The tour bus driver was kind and patient. He took us to all 3 locations. Loved every minute of it.

Amazing

chalamar_f, Nov 2023

We had a great time today akeem was our driver and he was so helpful and very patient with us we felt safe with his driving and he even gave us history on the country and the things we were seeing and driving by. When we got to the rafting it was fun everyone had great energy and we really enjoyed our time here JJ was our rafting guy and he was fun and made sure we would have a day to enjoy. Margaritaville had the best views while we ate and everything was so fresh and very tasty. We are definitely rebooking when we come back. Thank you guys for making my birthday amazing.

This was a great experience!!!

Willie_C, Nov 2023

This was a great experience!!!!! Our driver Hakeem is by far one of the best!!!! He was very knowledgeable with any questions we had and he was an excellent driver getting us from point A to point B. He was on time and made our experience very personal. I wish we could have taken a picture with him. Our bamboo captain AJ was a great time!!! He kept us entertained and we had good conversation as well. He loved our music!!! He was working is tail off getting the raft upstream. That’s not an easy job. Margaritaville was chill. They didn't have the souvenirs cup I wanted but it was cool. AJ and Hakeem is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!!! When you book your excursions, make sure to request them 2 (Hakeem-Driver & AJ-Bamboo Raft Captain). I can't wait to go back. Also, I want to shout out Abigail. She was in contact with me the whole time to make sure we had everything in order before the excursion started. She made sure we was booked correctly and if there was any mistakes, she was on top of things. Respect to all 3 of them!!! Yeah Mon!!!

Anniversary in Jamaica

Bettie_S, Nov 2023

First time in Jamaica. Our tour guide was very insightful. We enjoyed the tour and the sights. JJ the raft boat driver was a pleasant person. The ride was Awesome!

Fun day on the water.

Aisha_J, Nov 2023

This was a great day! Our guide Bones was the absolute best & the masaage was great. He made us rum punch & we stopped and ate at Jerk on the River and had some of the best jerk chicken of the trip.

Amazing

Destiny_O, Nov 2023

The trip was amazing our tour guy was the best hands down he was very informative about the country and also went above and beyond to make sure we are having a good time