A must book! Best excursion in Ocho Rios! - Carl and Gregory were awesome! By far the best excursion of our entire Jamaica vacation, definitely on of the best all time! They let our kids drive the boat (ages 14-16) and do donuts in the water at full speed! The kids loved it! They snorkeled with us and pulled up some awesome starfish and pointed out where to go. They made sure the adults were never without a rum punch 😂. Dunn’s River itself was great but these two made it amazing!

Book it! - This excursion was worth every penny! I would highly recommend. Island Routes was well-organized & punctual with pick up & drop off. If this is within your budget, it’s so much better than the Catamaran with 100+ other people. We had a small group of about 12 people & it felt personalized and private. Carl & Gregory were our guides and we cannot recommend them enough. They were funny, pleasant, knowledgeable, organized & ensured our safety at all times. They toured us off the north coast of the island, showed us different resorts and homes. We stopped off to do snorkeling for about half an hour. Carl ensured everyone’s safety during snorkeling. Snorkeling gear and life vests were provided. Then they took us to Laughing Waters beach (the James Bond Beach) where we stopped off for photos. Then they escorted us to Dunn’s River Falls & ensured a smooth transition to the Dunn’s Falls staff to go up the falls. After the falls they took us to Margaritaville for lunch (included), highly recommend the jerk bbq chicken. During this time we had time to shop in the local shops. We stopped near a dolphin attraction and saw some dolphins. And finally we had the option to swim in open water and see starfish. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages were provided. The tour ran from 9-3pm.

Fantastic Full Day Adventure - This was by far the best day of our trip! Gregory and Carl were amazing tour guides - fun personalities and very knowledgeable! Highly recommend this excursion!!

Amazing excursion for everyone! - We were a family of 10 and had THE BEST time with Carl and Gregory! They were so good with our children and had all of us laughing! They took us to the best snorkeling spots and were super patient with our young kids. Our daughters kept asking them to do “loop de loops” and every time they asked, they followed through and did donuts for them. This was my second time doing this excursion. First time was in 2021 and we had Carl and Gregory then too! So I was super excited to see them again this time!

Gregory & Carl - Gregory & Carl made our boat trip one to remember! They were amazing..Sandles power boat excursion we highly recommend!

Best excursion in Jamaica - This was by far the best excursion we have ever done! It was more personal than taking the 120 person catamaran! There were 11 of us plus our two tour guides. They made the trip!! Carl and Gregory were great! Funny, very engaging and just all around great guys! We asked if we could ask for them in the future! We will definitely do this excursion again!

Power Boat with Gregory & Karl THE BEST - Gregory & Carl were the very best guides. Funny, knowledgeable, entertaining and made our experience the very best. This is the best excursion offered!

Brilliant - We went with Carl and Greg. They gave us the best experience ever . Had a fantastic fun time . Definitely would do it again . Thank you guys from Maria &Mel

Full Day Powerboat from Sandals Ochi - Having done the half day speed boat previous week, opted for full day excursion. Boarding and return on property, so super easy. Gregory and Karl are on board to look after the 12 guests for the day 👌 🙌 👏 😎 🚤⛱️ (so full boat, group of 10 plus 1 other couple) Towels, refreshments and Snorkelling gear all on board. Gregory and Karl make it fun and ensure your catered for. During the Coastal tour, properties and land marks pointed out, as you're enjoying the stunning coastline. The day consisted of snorkelling, Dr. No Beach (Laughing Waters), Dunns River Falls, Margaritaville Ocho Rios, for included lunch, and then returned to Sandals Ochi

Nice Boat Ride But Not What Description Says - Overall, this was a decent tour but it is not what it describes on Island Routes website. Description starts with: “At the first stop on this adrenaline pumping powerboat cruise, dive into the crystal blue waters of the iconic Laughing Waters beach.” You never go to laughing waters beach and you don’t even drive by it in the boat. When a few of us from the tour asked about it during lunch, we were told that you would have had to ask to go there and since no one asked it was too late to go. If you in fact need to ask, then you should be informed of that. For it’s lunch description it says: “Water lapping at your feet, dine island-style; with a hand holding a plate of Jamaican favorites and a thirst-quenching drink stuck in the sand beside you.” They take you to Margaritaville where we were sat upstairs in an area that you can’t even see the beach. You get 4 choices for food (one is jerk chicken so that would be the only Jamaican favorite option) and the servers will serve everyone else in the place before you because your food is already pre-paid. For the good parts: The snorkeling was probably the most fish I have ever seen snorkeling so definitely a good area. The boat only carries 12 so that is nice to not be with a huge group (when you get to Dunn’s River Falls, they will group you with another tour though so you will climb the falls as a larger group). The swells were pretty large that day and our captain did a good job of navigating them as good as possible I thought. We still had a good day but it was disappointing to not get to go the beach or the adjoining spring river because that was what we were looking most forward to and lunch was definitely a bust.