My unforgettable adventure with Taste the tropics - If you're planning a trip to Jamaica, do yourself a favor and book with Taste the Tropics! This company completely transformed my vacation into a thrilling, flavor-packed adventure that I’ll never forget.Every activity was thoughtfully planned, giving us a perfect mix of culture, fun, and relaxation. My favorite experience was bamboo rafting. It felt like something out of a dream. Taste the Tropics didn’t just show me Jamaica; they made me feel it. Ten out of ten. I'll definitely be back for round two!

Great experience, but room to improve - We had a great time bamboo rafting in Ocho Rios. The guides make this incredibly fun singing and dancing during the experience. The limestone massage was nice, but a little short and somewhat pricey - make sure you barter. I thought the river itself would be longer, but this is not the White River. This is just a short ride down to the beach and back. My biggest criticism would be the amount of trash at the beach and in the river, which is flowing into the ocean. The nature is so beautiful and I don't understand how the company doesn't take care of the very thing making them money. Taste the tropics was fine, but they are just a middle man between tourists and the river guides. They seemed more concerned about getting marketing photos than they did ensuring we would have a great experience. However, it was really great that kids 6 and under are free. Overall I would recommend the bamboo rafting, but I'd opt for the White River for a longer ride.

Loved this experience.... - Loved this experience. Unfortunately, I don't remember the name of our guide, but he was great! Would gladly book it again on another visit to Jamaica :)

Beautiful tour - I can begin to tell you the how good the service was. Clean, very helpful, and extremely friendly. Our tour guide Shavon was amazing.

Bamboo Rafting, horse back riding - They were incredible, from the moment we booked the tour. The guide was wonderful, they made our experience more amazing than we could have imagined. Dean Paul was the best. If you are in Jamaica and want to make moments of a lifetime definitely use Taste of Tropics. WE WILL BE BACK SOON!

One love! - The bamboo rafting experience was everything with the lower body massage. The scenery along the river was nice and the guide on the raft was extremely attentive. Our guide Shaon was so polite and helpful. Loved every minute of it.

A Great Excursion / Experience - We had a great time on our Rafting excursion. The service was great, the people were friendly and nice. Our guide Chevonn(sp) was excellent , he showed us around and gave us a brief synopsis of the history and areas. I would definitely recommend this service to anyone interested in this adventure. They deserve as many stars as possible an Excellent experience .

Truly An Amazing Tour!!! - This was an amazing experience, not only did we do the Bamboo rafting but we did the Horses back ride and swim. Our driver Mr. Robinson was the perfect tour guide. He made our day In Ocho Rios. I cannot wait to come back next year for another great experience.

Watch out for scams - Nice day but we are told that we will have the best prices for our purchases and finally it is a total scam. Back at the hotel we found the same products at half price! Very friendly driver but to have us better... In short, if I have one piece of advice, check the value of your products beforehand.

Interesting experience but much shorter than we anticipated - As a part of our day in Ocho Rios while cruising aboard Sky Princess, we had a planned tour to ride on a bamboo raft on White river. We got off the ship at 8:55 for our 9am tour and waited for over half an hour for our driver Shavaon to arrive. We were in the car ~9:35 when all other tour buses and minivans already departed. After ~15 minutes we were at the river. Rafts are made of green bamboo logs, ~ 40-45 feet long and about 4-5 feet wide, with a chair that fits 2-3 people in the back. Jamaican guy pushes the raft standing in the front. The river is hardly wider than the length of the raft - less than 100 feet for certain. Muddy banks are lined with tropical trees and backyards of assorted shacks. Our “captain” Sappy pushed the raft 300-400 yards up the river and pulled up to shore at a “chill out spot”. This was a group of 4-5 shacks mage of bamboo sticks and covered in blue tarp. One was selling souvenirs, another beer and snacks, another one was sort of a restaurant. We bought a couple of souvenirs for $10, a couple of bottles of “Red stripe” beer - $5 each, and our daughter took 15-20 swings on a tire swing over the river - another $10. We then sailed down the river, past the boarding dock and for another 300-400 yards to river estuary - ocean sandbar. We then returned back to dock upriver. Total journey was barely one hour. Our driver took us then to Bay beach. Total tour time was less than two hours. Cost us $75x3 + $20x2 tips + $30 swing tire+souvenirs+beer. Total pleasure cost us $295 and I felt that this was a ripoff. If other Jamaican experiences have similar cost/value I am not interested in coming back to see them.