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Bamboo Rafting and horseback
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Bamboo Rafting and horseback

By Courtney Taylor Tours Jamaica
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Ages 3-80, max of 40 per group
Duration: 4h 30m
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Live guide: English
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Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
    Pickup details
    • We do not pick up at Grand Palladium
    Hotel pickup offered
    During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
      Port pickup offered
      During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included ports.
      • Ocho Rios Cruise Terminal, CV5Q+MQX, Turtle Beach Rd, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
      • Falmouth Jamaica Cruise Ship Pier best day tour, Port of falmouth, Falmouth, Jamaica
      End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

        • Infant seats available
        • Not wheelchair accessible
        • Near public transportation
        If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 110898P10

        • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
        • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
        • Most travelers can participate
        • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
        • 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
        • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 travelers

        • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

        If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 110898P10

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        • Courtney Taylor Tours Jamaica
          1,912
          Ocho Rios, Jamaica
          Joined in March 2012
        • 328RonT
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great views, great water, great guides
          This was an awesome day. We met our bus right in the bus and taxi terminal at the cruise ship. We were in a group of about 10 people. We drove up and through the neighborhood up to the blue hole. This is a scenic, marvelous short hike up the river. The canyon, trees, and waterfalls are unforgettable. There are several crossings up to your chest with good footing and a rope to secure yourself. There is swimming, as well as jumping from various heights into the “blue hole”. It felt safe and refreshing. There was a photographer along to take some photos. You really need to leave your phone in the bus as it will get wet. After about 45 minutes, we then drove to the river rafting part of the tour. This was my favorite part. We all got into innertubes with a wooden bottoms to protect your butt. There were two great guides who sang, cheered and most importantly, kept us in the right channel on the river. We were accompanied by 3 or 4 dogs that swam and ran along us all the way from the top to the bottom. (sometimes they even hitchhiked on our chest 😊). We were then returned to the pier where our cruise ship was located. It was scenic, refreshing, well-organized and so much fun. I highly recommend it.
          Written February 9, 2025
        • Escape37286398091
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          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Maybe the best day ever!
          Maybe the BEST DAY EVER! The weather was perfect and Adrian was the greatest tour guide. He took us so many places and waited for us when we were looking around. The horseback riding couldn’t have been better. The horses were healthy and the guides took pictures with my phone the whole adventure. They were adorable. We rafted the river on tubes and that guide sang songs with us the whole time. Then we did the Bamboo float tour which is extra special. Not sure the limestone scrub was worth it, but it’s part of the experience right? The scenery was incredible. Thanks Jamaica 🇯🇲 for the great memories!
          Written February 7, 2025
        • 130jeremyi
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Triple Action!
          Rajaye was absolutely amazing! He gave us the best experience on our way to experience the blue hole, horseback riding, and rapids. We learned a ton about Jamaica, and he made us very comfortable.
          Written February 6, 2025
        • Cheyanne W
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Amazing Tour
          This tour was amazing everyone was very accommodating from the horse back riding and bamboo raft. Our driver Adrian made us feel very comfortable and was very informative on the island since this was our first time in Jamaica. He was even kind enough to make a pit stop at a mall where we were able to buy some souvenirs and try out some rum punch. Definitely would recommend. 10 out of 10 Service.
          Written February 6, 2025
        • Road06659859546
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great cruise excursion
          Benjie and j. (Driver) were wonderful. We returned to the ship safely and on time! Blue hole was definitely my favorite!
          Written February 5, 2025
        • C7822HCseank
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Best tour!
          We had lots of fun with activities that we booked. Our guide Benji and the driver Jermaine provided a great service. Thier time management was so helpful for our cruise as well. Highly recommend!
          Written February 5, 2025
        • M5889JZjennyk
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Awesome
          Our tour guide Benji and driver Jermaine were great. Jermaine was great at driving especially the narrow roads. Benji kept us entertained during the drive and explained to us well on what to expect for each of the attractions.
          Written February 5, 2025
        • F962PVtatianas
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Wonderful experience in Jamacia
          My first time experience here in Jamaica was amazing ! The rafting was very nice and relaxing. After we did the blue hole which was very fun! Big shoutout to our driver Rajaye as he was telling us about places in Jamaica as we’re driving. He was very cool and chill, he was playing great music and interacting with us a lot. He definitely made the trip fun!
          Written February 4, 2025
        • jaortiz423
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Rajaye WAS AMAZING 10/10 MUST DO
          Rajaye was AMAZING. Took us everywhere we needed to be in a safe and timely manner. Taught us facts and helped us save money. If you book, Please ask for rajaye. 10/10
          Written February 4, 2025
        • 411devonc
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Highly Recommend
          Highly recommend! We had the best driver who brought us to some really cool local spots, awesome guides at blue hole and Dunns River, zero complaints
          Written February 3, 2025
        • Sefali P
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great half day water activity
          Great fun activities! This is a great half day full of water activities. Sean and Noida were amazing host and so knowledgeable!! Would recommend 10/10. Just bring extra $$ for tip!
          Written February 2, 2025
        • deeptip785
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Triple packed action!
          What an amazing experience! We did the triple action combo and all 3 were thrilling. We had Sean and Nordia as our guides and they were super sweet and very knowledgeable. They gave us great dos and don’ts at each of the exercising. Highly recommend!
          Written February 2, 2025
        • swetams2025
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Fun Day!
          Shaun and Nordia were awesome. They took great care of us. Tour was well managed. Bring US cash for tips, water and snacks.
          Written February 2, 2025
        • ericasE7694OR
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Amazing
          The tour guide Nordia and Adrian were very accommodating. The tour was amazing, fun and had so many photo ops. Don’t forget your water shoes and phone cases!!!!
          Written February 1, 2025
        • danielleeI6470DP
          0 contributions
          5.0 of 5 bubbles
          Great triple trip to jamaica
          They both were great. Very friendly and took time to make sure we were having the best of times. Took us out to lunch. Brought us shopping. Took care of all the group
          Written February 1, 2025
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        Brianna W
        1 contribution
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Dec 2024 • Family
        We had a great experience getting the best of Jamaica. Despite a small organizational mixup at the beginning the group put together a fantastic day without any worries about getting back in time. Rajaye was excellent to get us everywhere we needed, teach us some about Jamaica and give us tips to ward off unwanted salesmen. My 76 year old grandma was able to ride the horse without any problems getting on. The short trip with the horses was well worth it to go in uneven terrain and the water. We ended up adding the blue hole to the trip and it was excellent! The drive was a great way to get to know Jamaica. At the Blue Hole Michael was fantastic and extremely patient and helpful to keep my grandma safe the whole time and help her to be able to physically do adventurous things like jumping off the cliff! Michael also kept our phones safe when we jumped. You can easily take your own phones in waterproof bags and take your own pictures. He also shared his lunch with us for us to try more of his culture. The bamboo rafting was pleasant and a unique experience. You can pay extra to eat delicious jerk chicken, drink a coconut, and get a limestone massage. Captain Flowers was very professional and helpful and even let me paddle the ship a bit.
        Written December 18, 2024
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        Teonya K
        1 contribution
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Sep 2024 • Friends
        10/10 tour! Rajaye was an amazing tour guide!! He spoke articulately about each historic site and local attractions that we passed heading to our excursion. Both excursions were amazing which had beautiful sceneries. As well as the two excursions, Rajaye took us to a spot that had a breathtaking view of Ochos Rios. If you are considering a tour that is both fun and beautiful, this tour is definitely the one!
        Written September 11, 2024
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        Dorothy B
        Fayetteville, NC15 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Bamboo rafting in Jamaica was an unforgettable experience! Our guide Benji was knowledgeable and friendly, sharing interesting facts about the area and ensuring we had a great time. Our drivers Omar and Shaun were amazing! I highly recommend this activity to anyone visiting Jamaica; it’s a perfect way to soak in the island’s natural beauty.

        Written January 3, 2025
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        Demi V
        3 contributions
        2.0 of 5 bubbles
        Dec 2024 • Couples
        Don’t believe all the amazing reviews about this trip. The only thing that was amazing was our guide who was very knowledgable.

        However, the main issue I had before booking any excursions with animals is the welfare of the animals. The amazing reviews on here made me feel confident that the horses were treated well and looked after otherwise I would’ve NEVER booked it in the first place.

        Let’s start from the beginning. The place looks like a dump when you arrive and the journey you take with the horse is not a “nature trail”, it’s a dump. The beach is ridden with litter. There is a horse stable a bit further up the road which looks amazing and I can only hope the horses are treated there and not where we turned up. Also, you are hounded by people to check out their shops. There was no water or any refreshments you could get at the actual location so make sure you bring water.

        The one thing that absolutely ruined the experience for me was, I was ahead of my partner with a guide who held onto the horse for me as it was my first time riding a horse. My partners guide did not help him at all, at one point the horse started going backwards to the start and when the guide eventually noticed he ran back to my partner and started PUNCHING THE HORSE!!!! And screaming at it. My partner shouted at the guy to leave the horse alone and that alone ruined the entire experience for us as it happened within the first 5 mins. If the guides are comfortable physically abusing the horses in front of guests I can only imagine what they do when there aren’t any guests there. This unfortunately ruined the whole experience and day for us.

        The rafting was nice, not what I expected as it ended up being people trying to sell you stuff throughout the whole raft. I thought the raft would go on for longer but it’s only down a little river and then you stop whilst you get bombarded by people selling stuff. The tiki bar was great we had a drink whilst we waited and the lady was lovely, we had a great conversation and some drinks. Our guide on the raft was funny too, this made it a good experience but as this was after the horse experience we felt deflated.

        The horses take about 15 mins if that, the rafting maybe an hour? Both areas are not exactly the nicest but luckily our guide stayed with us the whole time whilst we were waiting to go on the excursion.

        One thing I will say is I do not fault the guide at all, he was great. The actual people who “run” these places need shut down. The guide was amazing and offered to stop us at multiple locations to have a look around and also for refreshments if we wanted. He was also very knowledgeable on our drive to the locations and pointed out some cool places for us to see!

        Unfortunately I would absolutely not recommend this excursion at all, especially not if you are an animal lover as it will ruin the experience for you.
        Written December 19, 2024
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        WE thank you for your review and this will help us to make our product better to satisfy customer satisfaction. WE can't control or visually monitor all employees on the tours, we have definitely done our path by training them and certifying them. However your assistance in giving us this review would allow us address these issues in a meeting immediately. We take the care of the animal very seriously also and will be asking all guides to have a look out for all guides that abuse any animal and will be sent home immediately. What we can say his the horses have their nicknames and we know that the guides love their horse so this comes as a surprise to us also, and the evidences of this can be seen in the many reviews also. WE invalidate the comment for the rafting because as guest stated the rafting lasted for an hour how then can it be a small river, which we know it is not a small river. People at attractions will try to sell you things but you are not force to buy anything. All attractions on the island have vendor but a simple NO and they will leave you alone. In conclusion, guest stated that people should not believe all the amazing reviews that you see about this trip, in our defense we think that guest did not appreciate our culture, our people and we ask that all person be open minded when on these tours and try as much to support the locals.
        Written December 20, 2024
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        PJ S
        8 contributions
        1.0 of 5 bubbles
        Aug 2022
        We booked a rafting and horseback combo via another company, and got picked up by Courtney Tours. They also request cash so there is no recourse

        We were taken to the Bamboo rafting, where we got on a raft and immediately floated past signs saying that these were illegal rafters and that you had been scammed - just a clue that something isn't right.

        After a short trip down the river we arrived at the 'chill zone'. A small island like area where you could jump into deeper spots of the river etc and play in the water

        This area was absolutely filthy, there was literally a pile of plastic rubbish just on fire in the background. There are several people here selling alcohol, food , souvenirs, but almost no space to actually sit even if you did want to eat or drink.

        We got left here for about 40mins, the rafts get tied up and the guide disappears to go smoke with the other guides, so you are forced to wait and hopefully buy stuff.

        Eventually we got back on the raft, and back to the main area. Parts of the trips were nice to look at it but overall quite stressful, especially signs saying you've been scammed everywhere

        We then went to the horse riding centre. On arrival the horses didn't look entirely healthy, but seemed ok. This experiences was 10x as misleading as the bamboo rafts though

        I know website will use stock photos, but the photos on the website and the description vs reality could not be more different

        Much of the horse riding was done through extremely deep mud and uneven terrain, and goes through a small settlement, not a ' nature trail of the Rain forest been narrated by a tour guide'

        Once we got to the beach it was worse - it was absolutely filthy. Plastic bottles etc lined the entire 1km odd stretch, I've never seen so much litter. I have already seen responses here saying that sometimes storms bring rubbish onto the beach and it is cleared - I don't believe that. It would take a dozen people all day to clear that amount of rubbish, and some of it has clearly been there a long time

        The beach we were on also had pretty murky grey water, not the blue waters shown in pictures

        On the way back the horse ride goes through an empty field and then along the road itself, just a few feet from speeding cars. Doesn't feel very safe at all

        Overall a very disappointing and stressful experience, rather book with a more well known provider
        Written September 15, 2022
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        WE understand your fustration of what you must have been through on this type of tour that you would have experience however i must say that this kind of tour that you describe is not a Courtney Taylor Tours. WE don't do illegal rafting neither do we ever take any guest to a place full of garbage to do horse back riding or anything of the sort and if such a place ever exist am sure the government will take measures against that tour company so again we are sorry for what you have experience on our island but i must say this was not done by our tour company. WE also do not charge guest for a tour that has been paid for so you have the wrong company. WE hope that your experience in Jamaica will be much better next time
        Written September 15, 2022
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        Chantel W
        6 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Nov 2024 • Family
        Rajaye was outstanding very knowledgeable and has a wonderful bubbly personality and patient !! I love it 🗣️🗣️he stop 🛑 for me to get me a Yummy jerk chicken from Scotches and he told me I would love it and did!! first time trying Fastival bread 😋 it was yummy .. he also stop for me and was able to get a Sangster ( Jamaican rum cream )
        delicious 🤤 he showed us nothing but love 💚 One Love 🇯🇲💚

        they all showed a us love and respect !! One Love 💚🇯🇲

        I love it here sad Rajaye has to drop is back off !! Can't wait to come back to Beautiful Jamaica 🇯🇲

        Had a wonderful time and experience horses riding in the water Greg was Awsome !! 💚

        Had a wonderful time and experience Bamboo rafting Andre was Awsome !! 💚
        Written November 18, 2024
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        Ayanna F
        2 contributions
        4.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jul 2022
        The response time and customer service was nice.
        We were charged $30 for pickup instead of the $20 that was listed in the description. Regardless, the pickup was easy, Denzel was a great driver and gave us a lot of information about the island, the food, and culture. The horseback riding was fun and peaceful, although we did get rained on I still enjoyed it. Prepare to be a bit sore the next day like everyone says. The river rafting was definitely the highlight. Beckham was great!
        Written July 15, 2022
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        Thank you for your feedback, however as per conversation via email, the reason as to why guest pay the $30 per person was to cover the port(cruise ship) charges in addition guest was also out of pickup zone/area. Hence guest paid the addition without questioning, because this was agree in email. Also the $20 per person was not updated for pick up outside of the pick up area, it was after guest completed their tour, this information this was updated. Once guests are in the pick up area there is no additional charge. Once again we say thanks for using us, we hope you had a great time in Jamaica. We acknowledge your feedback. Your feedback indicates that the tour was very good which we highly appreciate.
        Written July 21, 2022
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        Juliajools
        Norwich, UK90 contributions
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        We only did the rafting part of this tour. It was great from start to finish. As usual we had Karlos as our guide. He took us on the scenic route, taking time to show us Oche Rios town centre. Stopping so we could see nookie island, where some of our group had been before in a previous trip.
        On entering the beautiful ground of the Rio Nuevo grand house, we parked up and walked to the bar area, for a lovely cocktail. We could see the rafts waiting for us.
        Our raft captain was Captain Kirk. He was so helpful, attentive, taking our photos and allowing us to steer the raft. He pointed out thing as we floated along, and danced whilst pushing us through the water.
        Once you reach the sea, you can stretch your legs and look for shells or just admire the scenery, which is breathtaking.
        Back on board your raft, you are guided back to the starting point.
        This is a lovely experience and could be a romantic one if you let them know in advance.
        Written March 3, 2024
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        Phil S
        1 contribution
        5.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jan 2025 • Couples
        Rajaye was a great driver and guide. Very sociable and informative. Staff at horseback riding were fun and took great artistic pics (splashing water, using flowers). Wish I remembered their names, but there was a lot going on. Boat trip was nice and relaxing and our captain was great. He seemed like he had a little seniority as he was telling others what to do. All in all it was a good trip.
        Written January 24, 2025
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        shanique p
        1 contribution
        4.0 of 5 bubbles
        Jul 2024 • Couples
        What is to be said 🤔.
        Benjie and Anthony took great care of us, from the advice with the vendors to advice in Jamaica. The horse back riding was the it factor for us. I felt like a professional on the horseback given it was my first time. My 10 year old horse partner, Princess was compliant and made me look like a professional. Then we went to the rafting, that was great given the clear waters and the friendly faces we met there, the music was a vibe.
        Afterwards, we went to Linda Jerk centre and Benjie our waiter and tour guide ensure that we were properly feed and dealt with expeditiously.
        Over all, it was an amazing tour and would recommend it to anyone.
        FyI I really wish that the horseback riding was longer.
        Written July 24, 2024
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