Kingston Day Trip from Ocho Rios with Bob Marley Museum

Ocho Rios, Jamaica

Discover Jamaica's capital, Kingston, on a day trip from Ocho Rios. You'll enjoy an informative guided tour of the city and visit the famous Bob Marley Museum, highlighting the lasting musical legacy of the late great reggae master.

The tour takes you through the Beverly Hills of Jamaica, with views of the properties belonging to affluent Jamaicans along the hillside. Next, it's on to the University of the West Indies, Mona, the first of three campuses established in 1948 to meet the educational needs of the Caribbean.

Then, what better time and place to enjoy the history of reggae than at the great Bob Marley Museum. The museum is housed in the former home of the late Robert Nesta Marley. You'll see educational and entertaining displays tracking the life and accomplishments of the world-renowned reggae superstar.

Your final stop is Devon House, known as Millionaire's Corner during the boom of the 19th century. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to buy lunch at the grog shop, explore the historic mansion, drop into the ice-cream parlor, other restaurants and craft shops and visit the African museum before returning to Ocho Rios.

USD $74.00

Review by:   nikoletta.mencsik,    February 2018
the museum was not really interesting but the trip was good.

Review by:   SHANIKA Y D,    December 2016
Our travel guide Nancy was amazing!!! She was very informative and has a very pleasant personality. Would strongly recommend this tour, if you want to learn about the history and current facts about all 14 provinces in Jamaica.

Review by:   SHANIKA Y D,    December 2016
Our travel guide Nancy was amazing!!! She was very informative and has a very pleasant personality. Would strongly recommend this tour, if you want to learn about the history and current facts about all 14 provinces in Jamaica.

Review by:   Christopher P,    November 2016
Our tour guide Steve was very entertaining and informative. I loved taking the old highway to Kingston and thoroughly enjoyed the tour of Bob Marley's home at 56 Hope Road. All travellers to Jamaica should take this tour.

Review by:   Thomas M,    June 2016
Great trip, very informative!

Review by:   Whitney J,    June 2016
Lady D made every feel as if we were all long time friends making it easy and fun to talk every second.Driver R Kelly was very caring and safe for passengers and others on the road.Out of all trips I have ever been on, I feel like I got educated!Lady D was very informative and Bob Marley tour was too.Respect!

Review by:   Emily K,    January 2016
I enjoyed the Bob Marley museum and the drive through Kingston, but the rest was kind of so-so. I know Devon House is really important as a landmark and cultural thing in Jamaica, but it just wasn't that exciting for us. I would have much preferred a tour of Port Royal while in Kingston! Also, we went to a mall food court for lunch. That was pretty awful. I don't think any tourist in Jamaica wants to visit a mall food court for lunch. We could have just stayed at the Bob Marley museum and had lunch at the cafe. Almost anything would have been better than fast food! But our guide, Iyona, was fantastic.

Review by:   catherine s,    December 2015
Great guide !_br/_ His name may have been Sicel or something similar sounding. _br/_ Highly recommend._br/_ Jamaics is unbelievably lush with many different types of fruits I didn't even know existrd !

Review by:   aladha86,    December 2015
Our tour guide was amazing, the trip was exactly what I had expected. Although there were no stops made in Kingston, the details provided as we drove around the city was enough for me. We also got the chance to stop over for some local patties and enjoy some shopping if you wanted to.

Review by:   Stefany d,    October 2015
Saw a lot of Jamaica but from a tour bus. We drove through without stopping, not even for pictures, Kingston, The Beverly Hills of Jamaica, which left nothing to be desired, then through the university. The Bob Marley Museum was great. It was humbling to be in the house that he lived and recorded in. Lunch was in a local strip mall followed by a tease of stopping by the Devon House only for ice cream. The guide was very informative and answered all our questions. The tour in general felt rushed specially at Bob Marley's, I needed more time to enjoy the grounds there and experience it, as it was really the only time you were off the bus and in my opinion the whole point of the tour.

Review by:   Geoffrey R,    June 2015
Nancy our guide is the best. Very informative and knowlegable. This tour is a must for any Marley fan. The ride to Kingston from Ocho Rios is intense but other than that I highly recomend.

Review by:   Jessica J,    October 2014
My husband and I highly enjoyed our trip to Kingston and the Bob Marley Museum. Fluffy was our tour guide and Earl our driver. They both made the trip enjoyable - Fluffy is very funny!

Review by:   Sandra S,    January 2014
It was an excellent tour. A day packed full and the tour guide was delightful :)

Review by:   Sandra S,    January 2014
It was an excellent tour. A day packed full and the tour guide was delightful :)

Review by:   Hasaan G,    December 2013
Basically just a drive through to Kingston's downtown and the main highlight is the Bob Marley museum. If you are a big fan, then this is a must. Dee, our guide was great. We went through the University of West Indies and stopped at Devon House for a meal. Overall it was good, but I felt that we could have made more stops such at the Stadium or let us out in downtown, then simply driving through it.

Review by:   Denise T,    August 2013
Guide was very good and very accommodating to wishes of tour group members. Driver was on time. Did not see much of Kingston. Touring MONA was boring. However, as a very long time and devoted Bob Marley fan, the visit to the museum was well worth the trip. The museum guide was great - enjoyed the film at the end of the tour.

Review by:   Stephen M,    July 2013
Wonderful tour. Would like to have more time at the Bob Marley Museum and to have eaten lunch there

Review by:   Elaine L,    July 2013
Being a huge Bob Marley fan I was pleasantly surprised with the attention to details and facts along the way from Ocho Rios to Kingston. Loved Belinda our tour guide...very comfortable ride. So glad we decided to venture beyond the walls of our resort. I would definitely recommend this tour to all who travel to Jamaica.....Whether you're a huge Marley fan or just curious about his life....great tour and worth the money we spent!

Review by:   Kahia R,    May 2013
I enjoyed the trip. I really love Heroes National Park and Bob Marley Museum was amazing. One Love

Review by:   Bianca Mahalia M,    January 2013
Drive there was crazy in the mountains, Red Stripe was nice, Museum was nice but areas I was interested to see were closed off (recording studio). Would have liked more history about Bob Marleys life and many, many, many women in it.

Review by:   B,    January 2013
Drive there was crazy in the mountains, Red Stripe was nice, Museum was nice but areas I was interested to see were closed off (recording studio). Would have liked more history about Bob Marleys life and many, many, many women in it.

Review by:   Michelle and Jackie,    September 2012
we were rush,didn't get to do more of the stuffs in the tour itinerary.no Devon's House Shopping,just for the ice cream.we are not kids and that was how the day was,on outting with your father who tell us what to do.We paid good money for this tour and it wasn't a memorable one.I could have taken the public transportation service into Kingston and get a better for my money.Will not recommend anyone to use this tour company for Kingston.use a next tour company.not so much the tour guide to blame but the driver have no patience and very miserable.He spoiled our tour to Kingston,especially for my friend who first time visit to Jamaica.We will visit Jamaica in 2014 but this time we will use from our hotel tour

Review by:   Kristian W,    May 2012
Fantastic tour, it's a shame so many people avoid Kingston when there is so much to see. On our trip we went to UWI, Devon House where we stopped for Ice Cream , a Church in Spanish Town, toured the ritzy neighbourhood of Beverly Hills, and watched the guards change at the National Heroes park and toured the Bob Marley Museum. This was a full day with lots of sight seeing I did not expect, and we were even able to tour downtown Kingston from the bus. The only thing I wish we were able to do more of is sight seeing the university outside of the bus, and other parts of Kingston but I do understand it can be a difficult place to see when appearing as an obvious tourist. _br/_ Our guide was Dionne with Jamaica Tours Limited based out of Ocho Rios and she was fantastic!! Dionne gave us every bit of possible information about the country and narrated life, and the positives and few negatives of life in Jamaica in addition to pointing out the ways of life and sights on the beautiful drive from Ochi to Kingston. _br/_ We were lucky enough to have Dionne again as our tour guide for the Negril beach tour a few days later, and she was equally as good on that tour. I was also glad that we got to make rest stops on the journey at local jamaican stops instead of your typical tourist location and sample some of the intriguing cuisine.

Review by:   Thomas A B,    January 2012
This was a very interesting trip. The Marley Museum was wonderful . The Kingston City Tour was not too inclusive. Overall, it was a great day.

Review by:   Anonymous,   United States of America, March 2009
Bob Marley Museum was absolutely worth being on the bus so long.

Review by:   Beverley C,    March 2009
Bob Marley Museum was absolutely worth being on the bus so long.

Review by:   ,    March 2009
Bob Marley Museum was absolutely worth being on the bus so long.

Review by:   Anonymous,   United Kingdom, January 2009
The trip felt very rushed, the museum was good but the tour through Kingston wasn't much and also we didn't go the University which was supposed to be included. The lunch and ice cream at Devon House was to die for though.

Review by:   Sean B,    January 2009
The trip felt very rushed, the museum was good but the tour through Kingston wasn't much and also we didn't go the University which was supposed to be included. The lunch and ice cream at Devon House was to die for though.

Review by:   Lars Urban N,    August 2008
The Bob Marley museum was worth it, there was not so much else to see, really.

Review by:   MILLICENT W,    August 2008
For those frightened to go to Kingston on their own, doing the tour was excellent. Tour guide arrived on time and was very friendly.

Review by:   Lars N,   United States of America, January 2008
The Bob Marley museum was worth it, there was not so much else to see, really.

Review by:   Lars Urban N,    January 2008
The Bob Marley museum was worth it, there was not so much else to see, really.

Review by:   Marcus B,   United States of America, July 2007
My trip was fine until one of the tour guides pulled my horse downhill fast and I fell off and hit the ground. I think the guides need better training, and I would not recommend the horseback ride and swim. I still have pain in my right shoulder because of the fall.

Review by:   Millicent W,   United Kingdom, October 2006
For those frightened to go to Kingston on their own, doing the tour was excellent. Tour guide arrived on time and was very friendly.

Review by:   MILLICENT W,    October 2006
For those frightened to go to Kingston on their own, doing the tour was excellent. Tour guide arrived on time and was very friendly.