Let’s go on a journey to the South coast of Jamaica. Enjoy the breathtaking scenery and abundant vegetation as you travel through the hills and valleys of the lush landscape. Feel free to relax as your experienced driver navigates the narrow, winding country roads through the mountainous areas, and your tour guide wows you with history and fun facts of our precious island. Your Appleton Estate Triple pass gives you access to the historic YS Falls, Black River Safari and the renowned Joy Spence Appleton Estate Rum Experience.
Posted By : ayannass
This 3 for 1 tour is definitely worth it! The black river safari tour of the Jamaican crocodiles was a wonderful experience. The young man sailing the boat and guiding is was extremely knowledgeable about the habitat and the crocodiles. He would call them out, feed and pet them. I was throughly impressed about his knowledge and experience of the land and animals. Then we moved on to YS falls and ziplined, the men who took across were kind and made us feel at ease. The view from the zip like is breathtaking! I highly recommend it. We finished off with the Appleton tour which was informative and eye opening. My group was happy that we did this tour and saw so much in just one day!
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Posted On : 2024-05-30 22:46:27 
Posted By : Carol G
Jermaine and Kirk were our guides for zip line. They were excellent. Fun, charming and I always felt safe. I had a blast. It was my first time zip lining and it was the perfect setting. Beautiful canopy of trees and river views.
Owen guided us down the river and he was great. The river is cool and refreshing and Owen provided many laughs. The Appleton plantation is a wonderful setting and the old historic buildings are well maintained. I highly recommend this excursion.
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Posted On : 2024-05-15 00:07:42
Posted By : 131charliel
I was a little bit nervous about this trip - the only one we did while visiting Jamaica. It seemed incredibly good value for three such great and varied experiences and excellent in comparison to other similar offerings. I had a small issue confirming dates after booking - but FYI messages sent to their direct email get a prompt response when maybe the ones through TA might get missed. When I got the waivers I was a tad terrified at the wording and went back to look at more reviews of the company elsewhere...eek. Suddenly regretted the booking! But the reviews here and on Facebook were great, and from a quick scan a lot of the poor reviews were from people who hadn't managed to find the right place to be collected from as opposed to having a terrible trip. So we went...
...and had the BEST time. The bus was air-conditioned and clean. The pick-up was perfectly on time and where we were told. The guide, Elliot, was very informative and funny, even stopping the bus to grab a branch of pimento and pass it around so we could all grab a leaf and guess the spices. He gave us a great historical tour just on our way between the activities and always made sure the group was together and accounted for without making you feel like a school trip. The driver was excellent and made us feel safe even on the 'exciting' roads!
- BLACK RIVER CRUISE - brilliant. You get so close (safely) to the huge crocs and the mangrove-lined banks are stunning. Bring water, you'll be hot by then and though there's a water and snack stop after the YS falls you'll be gasping if you're sitting in the sun!
- YS FALLS - beautiful. The ziplining is a MUST DO - it's actually 5 lines in turn starting with horizontally passing over the falls, then upriver towards the big zip directly following the cascading falls downwards to the pools, then two more to get you down to the ground. The guides are hilarious and skilled, the equipment is sturdy and it's not scary at all - you're very safe. The views as you pass on the big zip are utterly spectacular - can't stress enough that we thought this was going to be a fun little view but will be remembered for a lifetime!
- APPLETON RUM ESTATE - Probably the best brewery/distillery/factory tour we've ever done. Every step is talked and tasted through with real energy by the friendly guide, with practical demos and tastings of sugar cane, juice, molasses, and 3 rums at the end too! There was a fab meal in the cafe beforehand with jerk chicken, rice and beans and various veg and salad which was all included and really tasty (plus a rum punch and soft drinks). I had a bad headache from the sun (yes, the sun not the rum!) and they were so concerned and caring to get me feeling better.
Then a great drive home - with a bonus taste of rum punch from Elliot and some great relaxing tunes on the way back! They stop by a little gift shop with a restroom that many were glad of, just watch the prices in the shop as they definitely have a captive audience. It's not a scam or anything bad, but you're not always getting the amazing deal the 'offers' might suggest so be sensible.
This is an excellent tour and conducted with a relaxed and professional attitude. Highly recommend. Chukka is one of the biggest tour operators in Jamaica so don't know about in other countries but there they absolutely know what they're doing, don't be scared off by the negative TP reviews - just make sure you know where and when you're being collected!
Only point for Chukka, minor but worth noting - for all guides maybe cool it on the baby/fertility jokes re molasses giving virility to men? As a childless by choice couple we laughed the attention off, but if all those jokes fell on people who were struggling to conceive or had tragedy in that area, it could have been quite difficult. Other than that, just excellent.
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Posted On : 2024-03-17 22:32:42
Posted By : FellowTraveler816443
The Tropical tours group were great. Our driver Dean was very professional and funny. Nakeshia was great tour guide and helped explain the Jamaican experience.
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Posted On : 2024-03-13 16:32:17
Posted By : Mark_R
Kenny and shinequa (sp) were great guides. Roads are a bit tight through the country and I’d not want to drive myself. Very informative and an excellent multifaceted tour. Well worth the time.
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Posted On : 2024-02-17 16:32:15 
Posted By : Venessa_B
Great Trip. James was our driver and very nice and very knowledgeable. There is limited time at the falls so we would suggest doing the falls and skipping the zipline. The zipline was cool, but you can do that anywhere! Bring your phones and cash.. Local lifeguards/entrapanuers will take photos of you in the falls.
Dont forget to bring cash to tip them and the driver. We wished we brought more cash for a better tip after the trip was done. They don't accept Venmo etc.
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Posted On : 2023-12-02 13:11:29
Posted By : Leeann_N
This was one of the tours that made my trip! Let’s first start off with the dynamic duo Tour Guide:Tamara and Driver : Sean! They were amazing really made the experience worthwhile. Very knowledgeable about the island and I felt safe in their care if you book this tour request them!! Fun,Good Vibes and Great Energy!
The zip lining was amazing with Chris and Torrie leading. They established a level of ease for a very nerve racking activity.
Being able to experience the south coast all while completing these activities were amazing. I’m happy I booked with them!
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Posted On : 2023-08-28 20:47:06
Posted By : Stephnie M
This experience was really great, we were provided snacks throughout and a meal once we reached the Appleton estate before rum tasting. The only improvement I would say is that we felt a little rushed at YS falls after doing the zipline, we only had 15 mins in the falls
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Posted On : 2023-02-26 21:28:40
Posted By : gashe2022
It was a good experience for me an my wife we really love the friendly environment an the way marquise an his coworker make us feel safe while doing the zip line.
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Posted On : 2022-08-24 21:45:32
Posted By : Andrew_H
The ziplining was an amazing experience. The tour guides where amazing. The Appleton estate tour was nice and the rums where fantastic. The black river was nice seeing all the open land and the crocodiles.
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Posted On : 2022-07-29 16:43:35
