18/02/2021
Today marks 10 years since we officially opened our doors for visitors to experience our Falmouth Heritage Walking Tour. It was such an exciting day. The first cruise ship to Falmouth had docked and we had 3 full pre-booked tours (36 cruise ship passengers).
We did ourselves proud over the years as a micro business and walked over 10,000 visitors through the streets of Falmouth. It was hard work but we were passionate about our product and sharing Jamaica's rich heritage, and the feedback from our guests was tremendous.
From 2015 we consistently received Trip Advisor's Certificate of Excellence, including the Hall of Fame in 2019. Thanks to our wonderful guests who took the time to write and post Reviews especially the 5-Star ones, but most importantly thanks to the fantastic tour guides who worked with us. Without them none of our achievements would have been possible.
Other achievements include the tour of the town's historic Anglican Church that we gave Prince Harry in 2012, a number of overseas articles featuring our company, and expanding our product by introducing the Falmouth Jewish Cemetery Tour plus the Falmouth Food Tour in partnership with Jamaica Culinary Tours. Our walking tour had also been instrumental in offering work experience for newly trained tour guides and we have been used as a model for other parishes to set up a similar heritage tourism product.
Special mention must be made of Hyatt House, our home base, the last stop on all our tours. Anne Hyatt, landlady/tour hostess, opened her house to us and we will be eternally grateful for that.
Unfortunately we have become a casualty of COVID-19 and today marks the closure of Falmouth Heritage Walks. We enjoyed the journey while it lasted and we are happy with the contribution we made to Jamaica's heritage tourism product.
Falmouth has a most fascinating history and it is our hope that the relevant authorities will do all that is in their power to preserve its historic fabric and give it the recognition it deserves.
Walk good...