Craighton's entrance is listed as an inclusion, which is not true of the other departures.
The longest stay on the estate of any booking here, with a certified coffee guide.
A short climb through the rows to the view the estate keeps for the end.
An optional stop with one of the best terraces on the mountain.
Which is what makes a cross-island day work at all.
Getting a north-coast holiday onto a Blue Mountain estate. Ocho Rios and Montego Bay are on the wrong side of the island for the coffee, so this booking accepts that and builds a proper day around the drive rather than pretending it away.
You leave at 7:30am and cross on the north–south highway, passing Spanish Town, Jamaica's Spanish colonial capital, on the way in. At Craighton the estate gives you two hours: the working farm, the great house, a certified guide and the tasting, then a short climb to a gazebo above the plantation.
Afterwards the day loosens. Strawberry Hill is offered as an optional stop, Devon House follows for lunch, and there is a short run through Kingston before the drive north. It is seven to nine hours and it is private, which is the honest shape of a Jamaica Blue Mountain coffee tour from Montego Bay.
You are staying in Ocho Rios or Montego Bay, you want a car to yourselves, and you are willing to give the mountains a whole day. Discounted rates for children are stated on the listing.
You have half a day, or you are already in Kingston. The private Craighton half-day reaches the same estate in four hours from a Kingston hotel, and the shared morning collects in Ocho Rios for a third of the fare.
Tickets redeem at Ocho Rios and at Montego Bay, and the driver waits at your hotel or villa lobby ten minutes before departure. Show the electronic voucher to board.
Negril is not on the list. The nearest collection point to it is Montego Bay, roughly two hours further east, so a Negril base means moving along the coast the night before.
Yes. Tickets redeem at both Ocho Rios and Montego Bay, and the driver meets you at the hotel or villa lobby ten minutes before the 7:30am departure. Expect the longer end of the seven-to-nine-hour band from Montego Bay.
Yes, and this is the only listing here that states it. Craighton charges US$25 for an adult at the gate, so it is a real part of the fare rather than a rounding detail — what the estates charge.
Two hours at Craighton Estate Great House. That covers the working farm, the history of Jamaican coffee production, the tasting and a short climb to a hilltop gazebo above the plantation.
No, it is optional. It is a hotel terrace above Irish Town with a long view down the valley, and one traveller says lunch there was the best part of her day. Ask your driver on the morning.
No. Snacks and bottled water travel with the vehicle, and the lunch stop at Devon House is at your own cost. Carry a card as well as cash.
Yes. The shared Blue Mountains morning collects in Ocho Rios and Runaway Bay from ninety dollars. It is still a long day, but it costs a third as much.
The highway crossing is straightforward; the last hour into the mountains is switchbacks. If anyone in the party is prone to motion sickness, prepare before you set off — what the day feels like.
Wayne was a first-rate guide, helpful and knowledgeable from the moment we set off. Junior, the coffee guide at the estate, took his time explaining everything. The whole day was enjoyable and the scenery is remarkable.
Gillian M. · July 2026 · couple
Blue Mountain Coffee tour from Ocho Rios · Cross-island day from the north coast
A beautiful day out. We had a very good lunch at Strawberry Hill after the coffee estate, and that place is worth the stop on its own. Wayne was knowledgeable, friendly and easy company.
Krisztina R. · March 2025 · couple
Blue Mountain Coffee tour from Ocho Rios · Cross-island day from the north coast
A superb day to the Blue Mountains and Kingston. Wayne went out of his way to make sure it worked for us. We saw a great deal and learned a lot in one day.
Freya C. · April 2024 · family
Blue Mountain Coffee tour from Ocho Rios · Cross-island day from the north coast
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 half-day to Craighton Estate, ending at Devon House.
All of them, with prices and hours side by side, are on Blue Mountain Coffee Tours.