This lagoon, surrounded by mangroves, is home to microscopic organisms that emit a phosphorescent light when the water is agitated. Plan your trip for dusk and then take a boat ride on the lagoon. As the water is disturbed, you will see eerie lights illuminating the waters below. Those who wish to swim in the Luminous Waters are welcome.
From the operator’s live schedule on Viator, checked Oct 6.
Boat ride to view the luminous lagoon. Swim if desired.
Non-stop
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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Luminous Lagoon Tour from Montego Bay lasts about 3 hours. The itinerary has 2 stops.
Prices start at $95 per person for this Montego Bay experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
According to the operator’s current schedule, it runs on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, starting at 6:00 PM.
Children aged 8–12 pay from $60, adults from $95.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
Yes, pickup is offered. Pickup points include Sandy's By The Sea, Fantasy Resort.
The experience is available in EN, ES.
It is a small-group experience with a maximum of 13 participants.
Specialized infant seats are available
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
Travellers rate it 3.3 out of 5 across 11 reviews on Viator and Tripadvisor; it is run by Thelga's Jamaica Tours.
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It’s a short easy ride from Montego Bay and our driver was very nice and pleasant throughout. Although the tour in the lagoon itself is pretty short - maybe 30 minutes - it still is a great experience. Do not get the photos from the local operatives- I paid for them and they never emailed the photos to me.
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Luminescent water was so awesome. Never seen before. Definitely a bucket list excursion. Your was very short and I think way overpriced for such a quick tour.
So sorry to hear this customer feels this way, as usually we do not facilitate just a single customer doing a tour. Our minimum requirement is usually 2 customers per tour. We went ahead and perform this tour even at a loss to the company. Good that he enjoyed the event anyhow.
Fantastic trip. Amazed how the water glows when touched. Very interesting. Take water shoes though because it's not deep and the bottom is mud. Horrible feeling. Well worth the money
Thank you for this review. Great to know you enjoyed your tour.
Our driving Barry was lovely, however, the cost & additional cost upon arrival didn’t make sense. I am requesting reimbursement.
There was an update on this product to include the collection fee instead of the travel alone. The change was partially complete in that the inclusion was changed while the change in cost was not updated until afterward. Due to the incomplete update the entry fee was not paid for the tour. Customer was made aware and was told regardless of the fact that the cost was not changed on the website we will still go ahead and pay for entry fee, Apparently these guests did not understand the explanation
The lagoon is amazing, but the tour company charged too much on transportation, it would be a reasonable deal if entrance fee is included.
Than for the suggestion. We will review this tour.
I believe there are only a few night tours near MoBoy so this is something different to try. The water was cool and felt 'spongy' in the shallow areas. I had on my vibrams so I was all good. The guys on the boat said that summer was the best time to visit the lagoon, but with some vigorous motion in the water I was able to activate the organisms. Some folks stayed on the boat because they were scared about hopping in the dark water at night, but they said that they could really see the blue luminosity when I was in the water. I enjoyed this activity and I would definitely do it again.
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One to do but wouldn't recommend going way out of your way to do this. We travelled about 30 mins each way which was fine - got about 15 mins actually in the lagoon which was cool but would have been disappointed if we were in the group that had travelled nearly 2h each way on the same coach as us. If you're nearby then give it a go - if it's a bit of a trek you won't have missed out too much if you don't bother.
Sorry you did not enjoy this tour. You could have also swim if you wanted to, which might have added more fun.
Recommended, the Good Mood that the crew generates is friendly, at first you do not appreciate much luminosity until you get into the water, shake it and see your skin with blue (phosphate) dots, very fun. I don't attach pictures because it was wet and the cell phone without a protector...
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Was a great experience. Only 4 places in the world like this. The water glows with any movement. Got to swim at night and watch the glow. I really enjoyed watching the fish glow as they swam.
Thank you for your great review. It was a pleasure serving you. Kind regards
It's clear that going to Jamaica and not leaving the hotel, it's like you haven't gone to Jamaica. It’s also true that according to where you stay, distances are no nonsense, but it’s no excuse. We were in the waterfalls of Ocho Rios (Incredible and recommended 100%), then we visited the house where Bob Marley was born and rests (100% RECOMMENDED😍😍) and finally we went to the Lagoon. The worst part of the trip was the Lagoon. You have to wait for it to be blind at night to appreciate the brightness of the water. Ade+ didn't look like me q shined as bright as in the pictures...
Hi When converted to english. The views expressed about the luminous lagoon are not as a result any act or deficiency on the part of Thelga's Tours. The Luminous Lagoon is not run by us and is merely a site that is chosen without any responsibility of what their tour entails. Luminous lagoon has a site where reviews can be left about their services. We however regret that these customers did not find this activity as anticipated.
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