5* Sandals Ochi Ocho Rios
5* Sandals Ochi Ocho Rios
RUM, RHYTHM & ROOTS – JAMAICAN CUISINE AT SANDALS GRAND RIVIERA
Located on the beautiful North Coast of Jamaica, Sandals Grande Riviera Beach & Villa Golf Resort is nestled between the lush mountains of St. Ann and the Caribbean Sea. Book now as spaces are limited.
Excursions
Celebrate Bob Marley’s 70th birthday by joining the Island Routes “Bob Marley and Kingston” excursion – full day – additional fee applies
BOB MARLEY AND KINGSTON HIGHLIGHT OCHO RIOS JAMAICA
Sit back and relax on the Island Routes luxury VW bus as it travels from the resort town of Ocho Rios to Kingston, the bustling heart of Jamaica, and the king of its reggae beat, Bob Marley. Experience the Jamaica less traveled, small rural towns like Linstead famous for its market, roadside vendors at Faith’s Pen, the Bog Walk Gorge cut through the towering rocks by the mighty Rio Cobre, and Spanish Town the capital of Jamaica during the heyday of the Pirates of the Caribbean. Once in the center of New Kingston, the music beckons at the Jamaica Music Museum where instruments are on display, and rare recordings bring the birth of reggae to life. See the winds of social change expressed in album cover art and be introduced to the women who shaped the music.
A photo-op at the National Stadium puts fans in the picture with the statue of Bob Marley. Then it’s on to his former home now a National Heritage site and the most visited attraction in Kingston the Bob Marley Museum. Feel One Love in his garden and rehearsal room.
His personal family mementos and awards are on display including the triple-Platinum Award for Legend, and fans can watch a short film on Marley’s life and music in a theater that was once the site of the first Tuff Gong studio. After a enjoying a delicious vegetarian meal the new Tuff Gong studio is ready to demonstrate how music is made, see the vintage press machines for vinyl records and the master control room.
In the recording studio it’s finally time to channel the king of reggae, make a record and sing along with Bob Marley, an amazing moment and a souvenir that will bring you back to the heartbeat of Jamaica time and time again.
