Ocho Rios

Ocho Rios trip ideas

Taste of Jamaica Food Tour from Ocho Rios

Badge of ExcellenceOcho Rios, Jamaica

Private Taste of Jamaica Tour from Ocho Rios

4 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Explore our promoted experiences

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Blue Mountain Highlights

from $122.40

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Ocho Rios: Bamboo Beach Club VIP Access with Lunch and Cocktails

from $95.00

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Dunn's River Falls, Beach Tour Ocho Rios (Entry fee included)

from $92.00

Viator earns higher commissions on experiences featured here

Overview

Get a taste of authentic Jamaican cuisine during a lunch stop for jerk chicken or pork on this private tour. Depart Ocho Rios for Fern Gully via a mountainous route and stop at a local fruit stand where you can sample fruits of the island. You'll also pay a visit to the Breadnut Hill community to see how the locals live.

Private Jamaica tour from Ocho Rios
See the vivid rainforest in Fern Gully
Visit the Breadnut Hill community
Taste delicious fruits and eat jerk chicken/pork for lunch
Hotel or port pickup and drop-off

Sample Menu

Main

Jerk Chicken/ Jerk Pork

festival bread , rice & peas

Starter

juicy patties

Starter

fruits & coconut jelly

What's Included

Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
Professional guide
Live commentary on board
Bottled water
Lunch

Drinks
tips

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to the meeting point, or request pickup

Meeting point

Ocho Rios, Ocho Rios, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
We pick up 9 am by Ocho Rios Jerk Village

Pickup point

Ocho Rios Cruise Terminal
CV5Q+MQX, Turtle Beach Rd, Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Start time

09:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

We pick up from all resort, villas, B&B and Guest houses in and around Ocho Rios

What To Expect

Pickups are made at the cruise port or your Ocho Rios hotel by private vehicle. Meet your guide and journey through the mountains until reaching the rainforest of Fern Gully, home to more than 350 species of ferns and other plant life.

Sample a variety of local fruits at a fruit stand before moving on to the Breadnut Hill community where you'll get a look at local life.

Following a coastline ridge, your guide stops for photo ops of the Caribbean Sea. You can purchase refreshments from a bar before continuing on to the Ocho Rios Jerk Centre for lunch. Sink your teeth into jerk pork or chicken served with rice and peas and accompanied by a soft drink.

After this authentic Jamaican meal, you're returned to the port or your hotel.

Marvyn's Paradise Tours

4 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Fern Gully (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
Not wheelchair accessible
Minimum drinking age is 18 years
At time of booking, cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time

Maximum amount of people per booking 15
Infant seats available
Most travelers can participate
We pick up from other locations outside of Ocho Rios for an additional charge
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

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 a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

Traveler Photos

Reviews

5.0

33 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

Reviews by Viator travelers.

We perform checks on reviews

Showing 1-10 of 33 reviews

A true taste of Jamaican culture

Noheli_B, Mar 2024

Our tour with Cool Daine was amazing! We started the tour off with a stop at a fruit stand where we enjoyed coconut water and sugar cane. We also loved our drive through fern gully and a neighboring parish. Our tour guide was patient and a great time! Would recommend this tour to couples and families of all ages!

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Noheli_B Thank you so much for sharing your feedback it is greatley appreciated. We are pleased to know that you had a great experience . Thanks for making it Marvyn's Paradise Tours!! Regards Sana

Save your money

melissa_t, Dec 2023

This was positively the worst tour I have ever done. The guide was an hour late and blamed cruise traffic. We were off the cruise so he should have allowed for extra traffic. But that was ok we didn’t want that to ruin our day. Then he drove us to some statue that took an hour round trip to see. The statue was some local hero and the guide couldn’t tell us why he was a hero. We then sat in the same traffic going back to town. Then the guide stopped and ran into the meat pie store while we waited in the car and tossed us the bag of hot greasy deep fried pies to us to eat in the car. We then drove through a tropical road to see some old guy sitting on the side of the road selling spices on a small table. Could not understand a word he said. We asked our driver if we could skip the next stop and just try the jerk chicken. It was dry and had no jerk flavor at all. We then were dropped back at cruise port. There was no fun interesting info about the island or anything we were seeing. We spent the day in the car and in traffic. The food was nothing exciting. And this was expensive. Horrible waste of a day and money. I would gives negative stars if I could.

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Melissa _t Thank you for sharing your feedback this really help us to be better at what we do . I must sincerely apologize for the late start, the Ochi Rios port is a small port , hence tour operators are not allowed on port unless they have been called in also normally when there are 2 ships in port the traffic going into and out of the port can be very lengthy, I am sorry you have to experience that. We are really sorry to learn that you did not enjoy your day, should you revisit the Island we would love to make this up to you. Sana

Beautiful ride through town

Veronica_M, Oct 2023

The ride through the scenic greenery was beautiful. Our driver/host Joel was very welcoming and friendly. I highly recommend him and the tour. He gave us an informative narrative of the St Ann and St Mary parishes. I’m mobility impaired, so it was nice that I didn’t have to do too much walking. (I’m certain more walking about is offered, for more able bodied tourists.) Lunch was great and we took an extra stop for a wee bit of shopping too!

Response from Host, Oct 2023

Veronica It is with great pleasure that we extend our gratitude to you for choosing our services and for sharing your feedback . Thanks for making it Marvyn's Paradise Tours!!! we look forward to your next visit Regards Sana

Great Authentic Local Experience!

Romel_B, Aug 2023

If you’re looking for an authentic tour that will give you an opportunity to view different local areas in Ocho Rios, taste various fruits indigenous to Jamaica, and have some great local food for lunch then this is the tour for you. My wife and I would definitely recommend this experience. To our surprise, or maybe I need to do a better job at reading a fine print, this ended up being a private tour, which was great for her and I. Our driver, the Jamaican Mr. T, was absolutely amazing. He was very courteous, personable, engaging, and had great knowledge of the area which made for a great experience. He gets a 10 out of 5 rating! The entire experience was only four hours, which gave us plenty of time to enjoy the beach and pool back at our resort for the balance of the day. Definitely give this a shot!

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Romel_B It is indeed a great pleasure of ours to provide our service to you while on your vacation. Thanks for sharing your feedback, its greatly appreciated. We are happy to know that you had a great time . Thanks for choosing Marvyns Paradise Tours!! we are looking forward to your next visit! Regards Sana

An Experience to Remember

Antionette_C, Jul 2023

Our driver/tour guide Kennith was great! He was very patient and shared a lot of the history as we toured the community.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

Thank you so much for sharing your feedback of your day spent with us , It was our pleasure showing you around , Thanks for making it Marvyn's Paradise Tours regards Sana

A +

Darlene_T, Feb 2023

Sean was a most knowledgeable, kind and caring quide. Excellent job from pick up to drop off. Viator system is really efficient and easy to use.

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Darlene_T Thank you so much for sharing your feedback it is highly appreciated, it was our pleasure hosting you, we look forward to your next visit on the island. Thanks for making it Marvyn’s Paradise Tours !! Regards Sana

Local tour of Ochi

Arun_S, Nov 2022

Kenneth was a great tour guide and really went out of his way to make our trip memorable. We went to local fruit sellers, spice mountain, fern gully and the ochi jerk shack. Food was great and nice to see the real Ochi. Thanks Kenneth!

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Arun_s Thanks so much for choosing our service and thanks for sharing your feedback of your experience with us, it is highly appreciated. We are pleased to know that our Staff Kenneth helped to make your experience a good one. We hope to see you again soon!! Best regards Sana

Worth the food tour of Ocho Rios

kwaziemicki, Oct 2022

Henry was the man!!! He not only took on the food tour but gave the awesome tour of ocho Rios! Brought us a lot a local delectable foodies to share back to families too!

Response from Host, Oct 2022

Kwaziemicki It is with great pleasure that we say a big thanks to you for sharing your feedback of your experience using our service. We are pleased to know that you have enjoyed your day. Thanks for choosing Marvyn’s Paradise Tours !!! We hope to see you again. Sana

Harrison

Larry_H, May 2022

Our guide Dalton was the best….very knowledgeable and really enhanced our experience. I Would highly recommend this tour

Response from Host, May 2022

Larry_H It is with great pleasure that we say a big thanks to you for sharing your feedback, we really appreciate you taking the time out to do so. We are pleased that you had a great experience and that you found our staff to be knowledgeable. At Marvyn’s Paradise Tours our aim is to exceed our Guests expectations!! Hope you see you again Regards Sana

This tour was great and very...

Nancy C, Apr 2016

This tour was great and very Informative. The driver Mr T was the best, I would recommend requesting just for him. He really made this a remarkable tour.