Craighton, above Irish Town, is the farm this booking is built around rather than an unnamed one.
Private transport, air-conditioned, with bottled water aboard.
The estate's own educational tour, finishing on freshly brewed Blue Mountain coffee.
George Stiebel's 1881 mansion, its courtyard and its ice cream.
Both stated on the listing, which is unusual on this road.
One estate, done properly, and back in Kingston by mid-afternoon. The drive climbs to Irish Town, where Craighton sits with the ridge stacked behind it, and the estate's own guide takes you round the working farm and the great house before the tasting.
The estate is owned by UCC, the Japanese roaster, which is one of the largest exporters of Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee to the country that buys most of the crop. That is not trivia: it is why the farm is set up for visitors at all, and why the tasting is run by somebody who does it every day.
The way back stops at Devon House, which turns a farm visit into a day with a shape. Four hours door to door, in your own vehicle, which is what most people booking a Blue Mountain coffee plantation tour actually want.
You want to stand on a named estate, you are travelling with small children, or you would rather have the car to yourselves and be back for the afternoon. It is the straightest line between a Kingston hotel and a working coffee farm.
You are counting the cost, or you are staying on the north coast. The shared morning with coffee tasting does the same mountain for half the fare and collects from Ocho Rios and Runaway Bay as well.
From your hotel or villa in Kingston. If your address is not on the operator's drop-down list, the management team arranges it with you after you book. The start time is arranged rather than fixed, so confirm it directly before the day.
Craighton itself is at Irish Town in St Andrew, about an hour up. The estate's own gate hours are 8am to 4pm daily, which is why this is a morning booking.
Craighton Estate, above Irish Town in St Andrew. It is named in the product title, which is rare on this mountain, and the estate runs its own guided hour and tasting on the working farm — more on the estates you can visit.
Not on this booking, so budget US$25 for an adult and US$15 for a child aged 6 to 12 at the gate. Ask the operator when you confirm the start time.
About an hour. The estate's published visit is a one-hour walk of the farm and the great house that finishes with a tasting, and the rest of the four hours is the drive and the Devon House stop.
Yes. This is one of the few bookings up here that is stroller accessible and can provide infant seats. The farm walk is still a slope, so a carrier is easier than a pushchair on the ground itself.
An 1881 great house at 26 Hope Road, built for George Stiebel and made a national monument in 1990. The courtyard has shops, a bakery and the ice cream National Geographic ranked fourth in the world — what else is on the road.
Yes, if you do not need the car to yourselves. The shared morning with coffee tasting runs from ninety dollars and includes the farm entry, though it does not stop at Devon House.
Morning, and ideally between December and April for the clearest views. February usually brings the blossom — the coffee year sets out what is on the tree in each month.
I did this on my own and enjoyed every part of it. The coffee tour was genuinely interesting and the views are beautiful. Stopping at Devon House on the way back was a nice touch. The driver was friendly, helpful and easy to talk to.
Amanda L. · April 2026 · solo
Craighton Estate coffee tasting tour · Craighton Estate and Devon House
The guide was pleasant and knew his subject. The area is remarkable and the coffee is very smooth. Devon House turned out to be full of history as well.
Joseemmanuel L. · March 2026 · couple
Craighton Estate coffee tasting tour · Craighton Estate and Devon House
The operator was flexible and accommodating with our arrangements, and the staff at Craighton Estate were knowledgeable and generous with their time.
Melissa, United States · June 2026 · family
Blue Mountains Jamaica coffee tour · Kingston to the coffee farm, four pickup points
If this one is not yours, the other two featured days are these. The shared morning, ninety dollars with pickup from four towns; a private cross-island day from Ocho Rios or Montego Bay.
All of them, with prices and hours side by side, are on Blue Mountain Coffee Tours.