Rastafari Indigenous Village

Rastafari Indigenous Village sits alongside the beautiful Montego Valley River, just 20 minutes from the Sangster International Airport and downtown Montego Bay. This functioning Rastafari community is home to several families and welcomes visitors as honored guests not as tourists. These tours are ideal for culturally curious vacationers interested in learning about the Rastafari way of life and in experiencing life in a traditional Rastafari community. Among other things, visitors can learn how to make drums and soaps using traditional Rastafari techniques, reason with the elders, and learn the true history and heritage of Rastafari.

Availability

Tours are available on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays or by special arrangement.

What to wear and bring

• Modest, comfortable clothing
• Shoes suitable for uneven ground and perhaps, wading through shallow water. No flipflops.
• Sun hat or cap.
• Sun block, insect repellent (Lemongrass and aloe ointment for sale at the Village)
• Money to purchase crafts and souvenirs

1. Rastafari Rhythms

This is an intimate 3-hour introduction to the traditional Rastafari way of life. Guests visit with village artisans, gardeners, healers, musicians, storytellers and chefs as they practice their traditional crafts and learn how to heal whatever ails them with plants from the garden. Guests can also pick their own ackee and callaloo and then cook them with traditional recipes over our open fire. They can also pound their own cacao for chocolate tea, listen to authentic Nyabinghi drumming and chanting, and learn why Rastafari consider cannabis to be a sacrament.

Entrance Fee
USD $150 per person
Minimum 2 guests; and preferably, no more than 15

Transportation from Montego Bay
USD$ 40 per person

*Contact us for prices for large groups and other pickup locations

2. Rastafari Yaad

Rastafari Yaad is a personal connection with one of the Village’s families. This is an experience, not a tour per se as it involves one on one interaction with a single family. Guests can the Village’s medicinal herb garden, learn how to heal themselves with plants, pick their own ackee and callaloo for cooking with traditional recipes over our open fire. Music and rhythm are a big part of this experience. Izi will introduce guests to a lyrical adventure with chanting, drumming, and stories and introduce guests to why Rastafari consider cannabis to be a sacrament.

Entrance Fee
USD $150 per person
Minimum guests: 2
Maximum guests: 6

Transportation from Montego Bay
USD$40 per person

*This experience requires at least 3 days’ advanced booking to ensure availability.
*Contact us for prices for large groups and other pickup locations

3. Palace Garden and Museum

This 3 ½ hour experience includes a walk through the Village’s traditional, regenerative garden full of delicious food— and cannabis. Guests will also learn about the history of the plant as a sacrament, swing on the hammock chairs in the garden screen house; learn about traditional Rastafari consumption methods; listen to an audio history of reggae music and immerse themselves in the natural mystic of the sacred herb.

Entrance Fee
USD $150 per person
Minimum guests: 4
Maximum guests: 12

Transportation from Montego Bay
USD$40 per person

*Contact us for prices for large groups and other pickup locations.