Montego Bay City Tour & Rose Hall Haunted Mansion: Evening Combo

One afternoon, two centuries: colonial Montego Bay and a Georgian mansion with a murderous legend

This combo tour pairs a one-hour guided sightseeing tour of Montego Bay with a one-hour candlelit tour of Rose Hall Great House, an 18th-century mansion famous for the legend of Annie Palmer, the "White Witch of Rose Hall." A local guide leads both portions, starting with hotel pickup from Montego Bay, Negril, or the Grand Palladium resort in Lucea. Food and drinks are available for purchase during the tour.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each

1. Sam Sharpe Square1h
2. Rose Hall Great House1h · entry included

Montego Bay city and Rose Hall tour

• Hotel pickup in Negril, Lucea, or Montego Bay
• Drive along Jamaica’s northern coast to Montego Bay
• One-hour sightseeing tour of Montego Bay city
• Visit Sam Sharpe Square and St James Museum
• See St James Parish Church and Georgian homes
• Drive 15 minutes to Rose Hall Great House
• One-hour candlelit tour of Rose Hall mansion
• Learn legend of Annie Palmer, the White Witch

The experience

Your afternoon and evening begins with pickup from your hotel in Montego Bay, Negril, or the Grand Palladium in Lucea. If you're picked up outside Montego Bay, you'll drive along Jamaica's northern coast to reach the city. Once there, a local guide takes you on a one-hour walking and driving tour through Montego Bay's historic center. You'll visit Sam Sharpe Square, named after the slave leader who led the Christmas Slave Rebellion in 1831. Walk around the square to see the statue of Sam Sharpe, the St James Museum, and colonial buildings that surround it. The tour also includes St James Parish Church, one of Jamaica's finest churches, with stained glass and sculptures by English artist John Bacon, and a drive through residential neighborhoods to see Georgian homes built during the sugar-trading era.

After the city portion, a 15-minute drive takes you to Rose Hall Great House, an 18th-century Georgian mansion. Your one-hour candlelit tour focuses on the legend of Annie Palmer, who according to local lore killed three husbands and several slave lovers before being killed herself in her bed. The tour walks you through the mansion's rooms, where you'll hear the story and see period furnishings while deciding for yourself whether Annie's ghost still haunts the house. The entire experience (city tour, transport between stops, and mansion tour) takes about three hours from pickup to drop-off.

What’s included

• Hotel pickup and drop-off from Montego Bay, Negril, or the Grand Palladium in Lucea.
• a local guide who leads both the city tour and the mansion tour.
• the one-hour guided sightseeing tour of Montego Bay including Sam Sharpe Square and St James Parish Church.
• and the one-hour candlelit tour of Rose Hall Great House.

Options for this experience

2 options

Montego BayGuide in English, Spanish or French · 09:00 and 12:00The tour leaves from Montego Bay and Trelawny and lasts about 3 hours and 15 minutes, and pickup is included.

Trelawny HotelsGuide in English, Spanish or French · 09:00 and 11:00The tour leaves from Trelawny hotels and lasts roughly 5 hours; pickup is included.

You pick the guide language when booking.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesMonday to SaturdayDepartures at 09:00, 11:00 and 12:00

Book up toStart time

GroupUp to 26 · max 9 per booking

Live guideEnglish, Spanish and French

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 9 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortStroller-friendlyPublic transport nearby

Operated by Holiday Services Ltd

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want both Montego Bay's colonial history and the Rose Hall legend in a single afternoon and evening without arranging separate transport between the two: the guide and pickup handle the logistics, so you move from the city to the mansion without a gap.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish and French.

What is Sam Sharpe Square and why is it important to Montego Bay?

Sam Sharpe Square is named after a slave leader who led the Christmas Slave Rebellion in 1831, a pivotal moment in Jamaica's history. The square features a statue of Sam Sharpe, the St James Museum, and colonial buildings, and is one of the main stops on the city portion of the tour.

Who was Annie Palmer and what is the legend of the White Witch?

Annie Palmer was the mistress of Rose Hall Great House in the 18th century. According to legend, she murdered three husbands and several slave lovers before being killed herself in her bed. The candlelit tour of the mansion tells her story and explores whether her ghost is said to haunt the house.

Where can I be picked up for this tour?

Hotel pickup is included from three locations: hotels in Montego Bay, hotels in Negril, or the Grand Palladium resort in Lucea. You'll be dropped off at your hotel after the tour ends.

How long does the entire tour take?

The combo tour takes about three hours total, including the one-hour city sightseeing tour of Montego Bay, the 15-minute drive to Rose Hall, and the one-hour candlelit mansion tour.

Are meals included in the tour?

Food and drinks are not included but are available for purchase during the tour.