Private Transportation from Montego Bay to Appleton Estate & Pelican Bar

Highlights

Inclusions

Itinerary

1. Visitors get to see how the Appleton Rum is made, sample cocktail rum, super friendly staff a tour filled with information. Appleton original rum blends best quality sampled by our vacationers.

   2 h

2. Pelican bar is a laid back island bar filled with vibe, roots and culture, 15 minute boat ride to the bar nice blue water, drink a Red Stripe Beer or have a freshly grilled/roast fish done to order. original Jamaican rum relax and enjoy the care free day at sea and don't forget to craft you name in the rustic lodging for remembrance.

   3 h

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 60 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5Great Experience and A Great Driver

  Darein expertly navigated the winding mountain roads on the way up to Appleton while giving us loads of interesting facts about Jamaica. For anyone interested in this tour, be prepared for an early wakeup and a multiple hour car ride filled with winding roads and potholes.

  D1155IYjordanpJune 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Appleton Distillery & Pelican Bar

  Experience was great! Darein was a great driver navigating through traffic and the windy roads getting us to our destinations safely. He also gave us a great history of Jamaica and famous landmarks along the way. I highly recommend! Very fun experience!

  josejE4750YFApril 2025via Tripadvisor

• 5Great tour with two of the best guides

  Our tour to the Appleton Estates was superb mainly due to our tour guides, Jermaine and Henry. We were very fortunate to have a driver Jermaine not only superb driver, but excellent tour guide but also his finishing student who will now be an official driver Henry so we were very fortunate to have two great guides. The first stop was the Appleton Estates were after signing in we’re welcomed with our choice of two rum drinks. Both were yummy, since I was doing this tour with my sister we were able to try both. They even gave me the recipe. We then meet our guide for the rum tour and we learned so much from our guide Raisa. She is very knowledgeable and friendly. We had a great time comparing the process of making wine, which we are very, very familiar with,and the process of making rum. A tour very worthwhile. The second part of our tour was a visit to pelican Island again very friendly people. It was OK could’ve stayed more at Appleton. What made our tour so special was the knowledge and the friendliness of our guides so willing to answer any and all questions we had letting us into their lives and a little bit of their customs and familiesso thank you so much for Jermaine and Henry. They are the best.

  PHN74March 2025via Tripadvisor

• 5The best way to see and learn about Jamica

  A great way to see and learn about Jamica. We were lucky to have two guides, a driver Jeremiey, and a guide and future driver Henry. Our first stop was the Appleton that’s it’s just the Appleton Estates or is it Appleton Estates. Where we learned all about the the process of making rum, but also the history of making rum at the Appleton Estates. Our guide there was Reisia she was great. We had fun comparing the difference between making wine, which we are very familiar with and how they make rum. We then went to pelican Island. Which is not an island but a shack on Pilings in the ocean. Unusual but fun. But the best part of the two were our two guides. They were absolutely fantastic very knowledgeable and learned so much about the history and the people of Jamaica. Thank you Jeremy and Henry you guys are the best.

  Pamela_NMarch 2025via Viator

• 5Great tour

  Me & my sister booked this very last minute due to another tour guide cancelling & it was the best decision. Darein was an amazing tour host with exceptional driving through the narrow roads of Jamaica. The rum tour was as expected, great throughout. We were unable to attend pelican bar as it was closed due to the heavy rain which was expected. Overall it was a great experience & well worth it.

  235aishagSeptember 2024via Tripadvisor

• 5Would book again

  We had no complaints at all. The hosts were really fun and accommodating. We would most definitely book with them again.

  brandonlK5861QWMarch 2024via Tripadvisor

Know before you go

How it compares in Montego Bay

• Its from-price is 22% below the median of the 796 day trips we list in Montego Bay.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 29 of 796.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Montego Bay

Montego Bay, on Jamaica's northwest coast, is the island's best-known resort town, with reef-fringed beaches, rum-fuelled nights and green hills behind.

The beaches along the Hip Strip, as Gloucester Avenue is known, are the centre of seaside life, with clear water, bars and craft stalls, and Doctor's Cave Beach has drawn bathers for generations. Offshore, the Montego Bay Marine Park protects coral reefs and seagrass beds that reward snorkelling and glass-bottom boat trips.

Top-ranked sights in Montego Bay: Dunn's River Falls, Rose Hall Great House, Hip Strip (Gloucester Avenue).

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