Montego Bay Trip Overview
Check out Montego Bay’s city sights and take an evening tour of the supposedly haunted Rose Hall Great House with this convenient combo experience on Jamaica’s north coast. Spend the late afternoon in Montego Bay with a local guide, who will show you attractions like Sam Sharpe Square and St James Parish Church. Then explore Rose Hall Great House to learn about the legend of Annie Palmer, the murderous ‘White Witch of Rose Hall.’ Transport is available from Negril and Montego Bay, as well as the Grand Palladium in Lucea.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Montego Bay, Caribbean
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Montego Bay, Jamaica, Caribbean
Check out Montego Bay’s city sights and take an evening tour of the supposedly haunted Rose Hall Great House with this convenient combo experience on Jamaica’s north coast. Spend the late afternoon in Montego Bay with a local guide, who will show you attractions like Sam Sharpe Square and St James Parish Church. Then explore Rose Hall Great House to learn about the legend of Annie Palmer, the murderous ‘White Witch of Rose Hall.’ Transport is available from Negril and Montego Bay, as well as the Grand Palladium in Lucea.
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Stop At: Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay Jamaica
Your afternoon and evening tour begins with hotel pickup in Negril, the Grand Palladium resort in Lucea or Montego Bay (depending on option selected); if you’re picked up in Negril or at Grand Palladium, enjoy the drive along Jamaica’s beautiful northern coast to Montego Bay.
When you arrive in Mobay, as it’s commonly called by the locals, get to know the city on a one-hour sightseeing tour to attractions like Sam Sharpe Square, named after a slave leader who led the revolt known as the Christmas Slave Rebellion in 1831. Walk around the square, admiring the statue of Sam Sharpe, the St James Museum and the surrounding colonial buildings.
Then check out St James Parish Church, one of Jamaica’s finest churches with its stained glass and sculptures by English artist John Bacon, and take a drive through residential areas to marvel at the Georgian homes that date back to the glorious sugar-trading days
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Rose Hall Great House, Rose Hall, Montego Bay Jamaica
Next, the second portion of your combo begins with the 15-minute drive to Rose Hall Great House, an 18th-century Georgian mansion made famous by the legend of Annie Palmer, the ‘White Witch of Rose Hall.’ According to the tale, Annie killed her three husbands and several slave lovers before being killed herself in her bed. During your one-hour candlelit tour through the mansion, listen to the story and find out for yourself if Annie truly haunts the house, which also boasts period furnishings for you to admire.
Duration: 1 hour
