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Rose Hall Great House & Garden Tour: Dive into Island's Heritage and Tropical Gardens
4.4
78 Ratings
Rose Hall
Discover the captivating Rose Hall Great House & Garden Tour, where you’ll explore the island’s heritage, tropical gardens, and learn about the fascinating story of the White Witch of Rose Hall. Immerse yourself in the lifestyle of the European bourgeoisie in the Caribbean in the 18th century. Book now!
Discover the captivating Rose Hall Great House & Garden Tour, where you’ll explore the island’s heritage, tropical gardens, and learn about the fascinating story of the White Witch of Rose Hall. Immerse yourself in the lifestyle of the European bourgeoisie in the Caribbean in the 18th century. Book now!
Duration:
1 hour
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Rose Hall Great House - The experience immediately begins as guests arrive at the Rose Hall Great House to the sound of African drumming. Once greeted, guests are introduced to their Guide who then shares the enchanting history of this renovated plantation Great House and the legend of Annee Palmer. There is a small pause on the approach to the…
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Rose Hall Great House - The experience immediately begins as guests arrive at the Rose Hall Great House to the sound of African drumming. Once greeted, guests are introduced to their Guide who then shares the enchanting history of this renovated plantation Great House and the legend of Annee Palmer. There is a small pause on the approach to the house for the property photographers to take pictures of guests posing in front of the house. Tour includes a walk-through of each room of the house with background information on the antiques as well as descriptions of plantation lifestyle. The legend of Annee Palmer killing her 3 husbands comes alive. Guests are then taken to the dungeon and offered
Witches Brew
, a potent rum cocktail sold exclusively at the Rose Hall Great House Bar. After a short walk to Annee
s Grave, the tour guide escorts the guest to Annee
s Treasures which houses delightful trinkets and memorabilia of the tour and the island
s heritage.
What's Included
- Professional tour guide
- Professional tour guide
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Souvenirs (available to purchase)
- Transportation to or from tour site.
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
- Souvenirs (available to purchase)
- Transportation to or from tour site.
Additional Information
Immerse yourself if the heritage of the island as your expert guide shares the story of this colonial ruin restored to its former majesty in the 1960’s. Learn about the lifestyle of the European bourgeoisie in the isles of the Caribbean in the Eighteenth Century. The tale of the Annee Palmer, the famed White Witch of Rose Hall is sure to delight….
Immerse yourself if the heritage of the island as your expert guide shares the story of this colonial ruin restored to its former majesty in the 1960’s. Learn about the lifestyle of the European bourgeoisie in the isles of the Caribbean in the Eighteenth Century. The tale of the Annee Palmer, the famed White Witch of Rose Hall is sure to delight. Beautiful tropical gardens and personalities will colour your experience with fun along the way!
- Duration: 45 minutes - 1 Hour
- Operating Time: 9:15am to 5:00pm
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Comfortable shoes recommended
- All tours are weather permitting
- No photos or videos allowed in the house
- Transportation to and from tour location is not included
- Meeting / Start point is at the Admissions office of the Rose Hall Great House
Location
Rose Hall Great House
Rose Hall Road
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(78 Ratings)
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Antonia_f
Mar 24, 2024
It's to die for - We really enjoyed learning about the history of Rose HallGreat House and Garden. We had a tour guide named Latoya. She was very well spoken and has a sense of humor. Latoya was well knowledgeable about the history of the House and Garden. I recommend everyone to go visit. The history has a lot of twists and turns and the climax is to die for. That's the only clue I will give you. Have all and be safe
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Awesomelo_lo02
Dec 28, 2023
Entertaining - The tour guide can make or break an experience. Ours was really good. I forget her name but I remember her saying her dad is black, mum is Indian so she's mixed (only mentioning this to aid identification in case you get to choose your guide. I think her name starts with a D)
I wasn't expecting a lot from this tour, but it ended up being pretty good. It takes about an hour
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Funtimes52
Nov 14, 2023
Awesome tour. - We had a great time on the tour. Our guide was Dalits, she was awesome! She told us all about the house which pieces of furniture were originally in the house. Talked about the White Witch and all the men she killed. The grounds are beautiful as is the view to the ocean. Dalits sang us a song at the end that Johnny Cash wrote about the witch. Johnny Cash had a home close to the property and helped find furniture from the house.
The tour took about one hour.
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Dawnywilson
Oct 25, 2023
Amazing! - I’ve seen so many shows on Rose Hall and it’s horrific history. The tour guide was great and very informative. Even my husband who doesn’t normally care for this kind of thing LOVED it! We comfy shoes!
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Gail_s
Oct 2, 2023
Worth the visit - Great, informative and engaging guide who took us through the house. Interesting legend, would have liked to have seen portraits of the house’s inhabitants
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Celia_h
Sep 28, 2023
Amazing - Had the best tour guide, awesome experience, my partner had the time of her life, can't wait to go back.
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Ingrid283
Sep 16, 2023
Worth your time! - We went to Rose Hall and got a daytime tour which was very informative and even my husband who isn’t into historical places enjoyed it. Also captured some spooky images in photos throughout the house. Truly a gorgeous property with an awful past.
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400sivan
Feb 23, 2024
If you like ghost stories.... - It was an interesting tour with a well prepared guide. The horror stories were explained well. We had few spare hours to spend that day instead of staying on the beach, and it turned out to be a good trip.
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Goinallover_10
Dec 7, 2023
Your Guide can make all the difference! - We bought our tickets online (USD$23) and when we arrived for our 11:15am tour, things seemed a little disorganised at first. There are no clear directions on what customers with online tickets should do on arrival, so be patient and have your printed ticket(s) as a precaution. Firstly, we arrived on time and I tried to give the gentleman in the office our printed ticket document, thinking it would save time (i.e. skip the line for ticket purchase, right?). He barely looked at the document and told me he wasn't selling tickets, even though I gave him the printed document indicating we'd purchased our tickets online. After I pointed this out, he clarified he wasn't giving out arm bands because they only allow a certain amount of people in a group. We were instructed to stand aside, and we eventually realised that we had to wait to join another group. About two or three persons who appeared to be working there helped us, and another couple who came after us, join a group (they were being formed in a rather ad-hoc manner). The way it all happened displayed a somewhat organised chaos, because no one was explaining anything to us; we just noted the man in the office suddenly took our ticket, issued us wrist bands, and someone else pointed us to a group.
Our guide, Sancha, was quite simply a great storyteller. Rose Hall Great House is already an interesting place, but her delivery of its history made the tour worth the trip (and her tip at the end of everything). There was a photographer waiting at the steps going up to the house. It's optional of course and at the time of this review cost USD$12 with the frame.
So, get your tickets, bring your patience and some extra $$ to tip the guide and, if you wish, get the photo at the end of the tour.
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Wanderingfarmer
Jan 22, 2024
History tour - History of the old plantations here at the Rose House. A nice tour to see the old mansion and grounds. Our guide was very knowledgeable but sometimes hard to hear with the noisy floor boards throughout the house.
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