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Immersed yourself in the rich history and flavors of the Appleton Estate Rum, combined with the diverse wildlife and rich cultural heritage of the Black River Safari, to include natural beauty, untouched seven-tiered YS Falls.
Appleton Estate has been hand crafting rums since 1749. They produce a wide variety of aged rum, as well as standard gold and white rums. Located in the heart of the country’s sugar cane belt, it is the oldest sugar estate and distillery in Jamaica. You will watch a short film on the history of the estate, after which you will be given a live demonstration of the earliest methods of extracting the juice from the sugarcane. Then learn about the many types of sugarcane, the cultivation and harvesting process, before sampling bits of cane, sugarcane juice and molasses, at their respective stations. Your visit to the distillation station will give you insight on their unique distillation process before taking a quick walk through of the factory to see the operation in real-time.
You will visit the barrel house where the rums are aged to perfection, before enjoying samples of three different blends, Appleton Estate Signature Blend, Reserve Blend and Rare Blend. The tour comes to an end in the gift shop where you can get sevener items and rum before heading out for your next tour.
YS is the shortest name place in Jamaica. YS Falls is seven-tiered waterfalls which cascades over several natural pools and swimming holes. It is one of Jamaica’s best nature-based attraction, offering visitors the opportunity to experience the beauty of the waterfalls surrounded by lush gardens and magnificent trees.
Spend your day exploring the beautiful, well-manicured grounds, the falls surrounded by lots of Flora and Fauna, huge trees, cattle, horses and more. Climb the falls and enjoy the cool fresh water flowing over the limestone rocks. Have fun rope swinging from above into the inviting waters below, swim at the bottom of one of the seven layer, relax and enjoy some time in any of the freshwater pools or go ziplining over the falls (not included in price).
Black River Safari is one of the best, if not the #1 location to enjoy nature at its best. Black River is Jamaica’s longest navigable river and is surrounded by lush mangroves and vibrant plant life along the banks of the river and floating on the river. The river’s gentle currents and dappled shadows create a peaceful retreat from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
Enjoy a 1-hour boat trip up the river as you get a chance to see the river’s wildlife and learn about the wetlands, birds, fishes, the mangroves and other local flora and fauna. Meet the friendly crocodiles and get up-close as the captain call them by their names and they swim up to the boat. The captain will pet them and feed them while you take pictures or videos. Your tour comes to an end with a visit to the nursery to see the baby crocks, after which you will board your vehicle and head back to your hotel. If your tour package comes with lunch, you can choose to have it before the Black River tour or after. Your driver/guide will assist with the arrangement.
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We will pick you up at your hotel 10-15-minutes before your scheduled pickup time. Please wait in the hotel lobby or on the outside of the lobby for your driver. He will have your information.
Your tour begins with a morning pickup from your Montego Bay hotel 10-15 minutes before your scheduled pickup time. Leaving your hotel, your tour begins with a picturesque drive through the mountains and along the shoreline to the South Coast of Jamaica.
Appleton Estate is your first tour. Here, you will get a guided walking tour of the property starting with a short documentary on the history of rum making, then live demonstration of milling sugarcane in earlier times, a stop at the sugar cane stand to learn the history cane production and the different types and sampling. You move on to the milling station where you will participate in milling your own sugarcane juice, to the molasses satiation for tasting and learning the uses, to the distillation station, a quick look inside the factory, to the aging house, before going back on the inside for rum tasting and shopping.
YS Falls is next. Here, you will get a short ride on a bus or jitney over to the waterfalls and park where you will climb the falls, swim, rope swing, relax at the pool or zipline over the falls (not included in cost of tour).
Black River Safari is next. You will get a 1-hour boat ride on the Black River to view the more than 100 species of animals, birds, mangroves, beautiful flora and fauna along the riverbanks and floating in the river. You will meet the friendly crocodiles who will swim up to the boat while the captain pet and feed then. Your tour ends in a crocodile nursery where you can see and hold the baby crocodiles.
We will pick you up at your hotel in Montego Bay at your scheduled pickup time.
We will do a rest stop at Luana for approximately 10-15-minutes
We depart the rest stop at Luana for the Appleton Estate
Arries at the Appleton Estate for your tour.
We will drive out of Appleton Estate and head to the YS Falls
We arrive at the YS Falls. You will be checked in, ride on the YS bus or jitney over to the waterfalls and park.
Departs YS Falls to the Black River Safari
Arrives at the Black River Safari
Departs Black River for Montego Bay
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