Exploring Ocho Rios With A Local

Courtney was born and raised near Ocho Rios and has been guiding private tours around the island for over 10 years. In addition to the tailored excursion above, he offers a range of other tours on his site.

• It will cost you $29/person (if there are four people in your group) to hire Courtney to guide you on a tour like the one outlined above (double the rate if you’re only two people). This doesn’t include the cost of food or any entrance fees.

• When heading to the Blue Hole and Dunn’s make sure you dress appropriately: this means water shoes (the rocks are slippery) and swimwear!

• Although there’s technically no admission fee for the Blue Hole, there are a group of guys at the entrance who can guide you, keep your camera/valuables dry and do some cool diving tricks along the way. They only charge $15/person so I’d recommend having one of them show you the way (I always made ours jump first!)