I started out as a traveler and got hooked on a small fishing village on Jamaica's south coast where I live since the early 1980's. The Island has been my home since the first day I stepped out of the airplane that brought me here from Germany. Jamaica is a whole universe in a small island and I got to explore lots of its secret treasures all along these past 2 decades.

The Reggae music and the Rasta Movement brought me here in the first place. Soon I realized that Jamaica is much more than that and it surely can teach you a few good lessons of truly celebrating and enjoying life.

Even though I built up my own wooden house on the hills of Belmont - I just couldn't miss these brilliant Caribbean sunsets! -, I've always loved to explore places off the beaten track. At first I used the public mini-buses - an experience not to be missed by anyone. My own car then brought me more comfort and the freedom to move at my own pace. Since then my aim has been to share with my friends and visitors all these wonderful sites.

Jamaica can offer you all kind of adventures or very organized tours to the best-known tourist attractions of the Island. If you prefer traveling without a rigid schedule and enjoy a more personal touch, an organized tour bus might not be your ideal solution; a private guide can be a great help, open doors to more unique and memorable times, and even save you money.

If you are looking for off-the-track journeys, want to explore the Island or simply need help finding a good place to stay for your budget while moving around, I can help.

I can show you these most talked-about sites and let you also discover peaceful places where you can rest and relax while enjoying authentic Jamaican cuisine in a pleasant and friendly atmosphere off the main road. I know great river walks in the mountains, sparkling waters where you can swim and play, waterfalls and transparent pools, beautiful powdery white sand beaches and lonely black sand beaches.

I can also introduce you to real authentic Rastaman food cooked especially for you on wood fire by some of my best friends.

Lovers of colorful tropical sunsets, turquoise Caribbean waters, crystal clear starry skies, lush exotic vegetation and wild life of the Jamaican tropical rain forest will really enjoy Jamaica.

Get away from the tourist-made night entertainment and let me take you to Jamaica's real world. Spend the evening on "top of the hill" in Belmont. Meet my friends - fishermen, farmers, carpenters and masons - and dance all night at the rhythm of Reggae music blasting from their Sound System all over the village. Or simply chitchat with everyone, play dominoes, drink rum and have a great time! An experience your friends will envy you for! [See my guesthouse in Belmont]

Affordable and pleasant airport pick ups and drop-ins...

A unique experience that will last a lifetime!

Personal attention and lots of fun!

Like most of the 1-day trips, the Island Tour is just a suggestion to visit the most spectacular places on this enchanted island. There are many more to see and you can put your own trip together just as you like. The tours are privately organized and I'll take you around as my personal friends to experience Jamaica and its wonderful people in a different style.

A Few Suggestions of Tours...

One Love Tour:

We are visiting the birth and resting place of Bob Marley, Nine Mile, in the hills of St. Ann, where the natural mystic is flowing through the air. On the way back, we stop at the 'Bob Marley Experience & Theatre' to watch a touching documentary film on the greatest Reggae superstar of all times. In the adjoining shop, you can choose from the largest Bob Marley collection in the world. The "One Love" and "Concrete Jungle" Tours can be combined to a Two-Days Tour with overnight stay at an old pirate castle Guesthouse.

Concrete Jungle Tour:

I'm taking you to a tour of the world-renowned 'Tuff Gong' Recording Studios in Kingston, Jamaica's capital. After that, we can have a delicious lunch at a beautiful vegetarian restaurant, and then visit the 'Bob Marley Museum', the house of the 'King of Reggae' and a must-see for all lovers of Reggae music. Here you can get an impression of how Bob lived and still lives on. The tour ends with a video show of his live concert performances, and a pleasant drive back home. The "One Love" and "Concrete Jungle" Tours can be combined to a Two-Days Tour with overnight stay at an old pirate castle Guesthouse.

Irie Vibes Tour:

This trip takes you far off the beaten track, way south through the small fishing village of Alligator Pond and on to Gut's River, where you can walk on a deserted black sand beach forever and surf the waves. Then refresh yourself by jumping into a huge pool of spring water, emerging from underneath the rocks. Our next stop takes us to Alligator Hole in search for Crocodiles and Manatees (endangered species), paddling a canoe. Back in Alligator Pond, a fresh fish of your choice will be prepared especially for you, a munch you'll surely enjoy relaxing in a little beach restaurant.

Cool Runnings Tour:

We drive along the scenic South Coast and take a boat-trip on Jamaica's longest river, the Black River, looking for crocodiles and watching wild birds in their natural habitat. From there we continue our journey through the Bamboo Avenue and along sugarcane plantations to the crystal clear Y.S. waterfalls, where you can dive into the pools and revive. Another option is going to the tranquil village of Treasure Beach located in Jamaica's driest area with desert-like vegetation, black sand beaches and a rocky coastline. A place to connect with a different type of wilderness in a caring and friendly atmosphere.

Rastaman Hills Tour:

Wanna meet a Rasta friend who takes you to the bush in the hills of Jamaica? Let's drive up this narrow winding road along the mountainside and he will show you trees, plants and bush medicine (medicinal herbs still in use), prepare Roots tea to 'keep you strong' (take a bottle home), and cook 'Ital food' on wood fire to full your belly. Just hang out, enjoy the breathtaking view and watch the evening sun sink into the Caribbean sea.

Natural Mystic Tour:

Surrounded by sugarcane fields and mountains lies the village of Roaring River. Here you can swim in the magic and unbelievably turquoise 'Blue Hole', a bottomless lake in the middle of an exotic flower garden, and then dip into the gushing waters of the river nearby. Take some sun right there or hang out in the cool shade. Have the best Rastafood served, fresh from the farm, a short walk away. Pick a coconut from the trees around you and taste the fruits of the season for dessert. Sounds like paradise? Yah mon! That says it all!
If you feel like, you can then check the drum builder in the village (get one built for yourself) or explore the big cave with its underground pool of healing waters.

Take it easy Tour:

After visiting a 'Candle Shop' where you learn about Magic Oils and Baths and a spectacular drive up into the mountains, we'll reach the bamboo village at Mayfield Falls. Take a fantastic river-walk, let the bubbling waters massage you and feel 10 years younger when you emerge. From there we take a scenic drive down to the coastal town of Lucea and have delicious veggie-patties and a natural fruit juice at my favourite Rasta shop.

No Problem Tour:

Let's do Bamboo Rafting up in the mountains down the Great River and enjoy the natural beauty of the surrounding vegetation. Then tour a still working sugarcane/pineapple/coffee Plantation and get a lesson in Jamaican history.

Play & Revive Tour:

We drive along the north coast to the beautiful world famous Dunn's River Falls. From the beach you can climb a series of waterfalls and cool pools, where you can swim and play surrounded by tropical trees and flowers. Nature at its best! After this beauty treatment you'll feel fit for a visit to the 'Island Village' in Ocho Rios with its 'Reggae Xplotion' - the ultimate Reggae Museum - and shops of all kind.

Night out Tour:

Have a feast on the night beach of a fisherman village with fish (or lobster) fried on wood fire for you. Then let's head to the Sound System on the hilltop and party with my friends. You'll sleep in a little cottage - Jamaican style - and go out in the morning with a fisherman on his boat to snorkel the coral reef. When we come back, you can visit the 'Peter Tosh Memorial Park' and stock up on your music supply.

Take a Trip around the Island [ 3 days or more ]:

We start our trip with a drive to Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, and visit the 'Tuff Gong' Recording Studios, then tour the Bob Marley Museum (or alternatively the National Art Gallery or Revolution Gallery and Devon House) and then head up into the majestic Blue Mountains, where we stay overnight in a small guesthouse.

The next morning you can take a bicycle-tour downhill passing coffee plantations (you'll get the chance to buy freshly roasted Blue Mountain Coffee, the world's best!) towards the north coast. We'll have a delicious dinner at 'River Lodge', an extraordinary guesthouse in an old pirate castle far off the main road.

The next day a Rastaman will take you on a walk through the bush to a lonely black sand beach and a magnificent waterfall where you can refresh yourself.

After leaving the pirate castle the next morning, we'll climb the Dunn's River Falls near Ocho Rios, check out 'Island Village' (or Wassi Art Pottery) and drive back home, or we can spend the night in White River, go Bamboo Rafting on the Martha Brae River and later visit the Green Grotto Cave (you might have seen it in the Jamaican movie 'Countryman').

Yet, an Island tour is not complete without visiting the most enchanting parish of Portland - on the northeast corner of Jamaica. For this overwhelming nature-trip you should add another 2 days (or 3 if you want), and I'll show you the charming rural town of Port Antonio with one of the most beautiful harbours in the Caribbean, the magnificent Blue Lagoon, the most spectacular beach and river at Frenchman's Cove, Navy Island (once owned by movie-star Errol Flynn), and many more beautiful attractions to choose from.

Other places to check out...

• Somerset Falls
• Rose Hall Great House
• Gallery of West Indian Art
• Rocklands Bird Sanctuary
• Glistening Waters
• Appleton Rum Factory
• Dolphin Cove

• Shaw Park Gardens
• Milk River Bath
• Reach Falls
• Firefly
• Lovers Leap
• Paradise Park with horseback riding
• And more and more...

You can develop friendships, which last much longer than your vacation. And remember, I warned you: this place is highly addictive! You might come back again and again and again...

Languages: English, German and Jamaican Patois.

For more information and reservation,
call me today at 1-876-851-3962 [Jamaica]
or send an e-mail to [email protected].

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