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Adventure in the Land of Love

Experience True Jamaica

My Tropic Escape is a personalized active luxury travel company that builds customized tours for travel clients, catering to every need and fantasy.  Whether you desire to re-connect with a partner, spend time with friends or provide your family with an exciting and interesting getaway, My Tropic Escape can create your ideal escape.  Clients can enjoy an active adventure, relax and unwind or soak up the Jamaican culture. 

Active adventures include hiking thru the coffee bean fields in the mountains of Jamaica, or taking a helicopter to places that few have seen and exploring the land of Jamaica.  Relaxation trips can include spa vacations or just immersing oneself into the finest hotels and villas in Jamaica.  Take in a yoga class   cleanse the soul or just de-stress from the pressures of everyday life.  MTE also helps guests experience Jamaican culture by tapping into an extensive network of experts   historians, coffee connoisseurs, anthropologists, writers and chefs.  Spend time with a true Rastafarian and learn about the food, the music, and the culture of the region.  Trips can be customized based on the desires of any traveler.

"My Tropic Escape excursions are designed for people who enjoy learning and experiencing life as they travel," stated Imani Duncan, Owner of MTE.  "We offer an experience for our guests like no other   this is for people who want something uniquely their own - and based on their needs."  MTE provides daily excursions as well as longer trips that can be catered to the guests needs. 

A sampling of a few of the organized day trips that MTE offers includes:

NYAMINGS- A MOVABLE FEAST
For the Foodie and cultural sophisticate, enjoy a four-course gourmet picnic and a private acoustic reggae concert in the lush hills of Jamaica.  Explore several Great Houses and learn their place in Jamaican history.

RISTO TING   THE ART OF COFFEE
Learn first-hand where coffee beans are grown, feel the texture of ripe berries, taste them if you like, go for a hike and soothe your muscles under a gentle waterfall.  Enjoy lunch at Strawberry Hill while enjoying the city views below.

NATURAL MYSTIC - THE SOURCE OF CULTURE JAMAICA
Visit Jamaica's cultural and urban heartbeat in Kingston.  Via private charter jet, we will take you to visit local galleries to truly learn about Jamaica's artistic sense of cultural roots.  Lunch on lite fare as you listen to a curator discuss the history of Caribbean Art.

JAMAICAN KIDS JAMBOREE   CREATIVE GENIUS IN SIMPLICITY
Young children put their imaginations to work by making toys that have charmed Jamaican children for decades.  Learn to make a truck from fudge sticks, pieces of wood and cotton thread spools.  Create a hand-made harmonica, fife and banjo all using local materials.  Make a kite and fly it on a warm Jamaican day.

For longer trips and to determine the exact needs of the client   guests can simply fill out a questionnaire discussing their idea of the "perfect escape" and MTE develops a trip specifically suited to that guest.  My Tropic Escape can plan special itineraries up to ten days.  Planned trips include golf getaways, meeting and incentives trips for corporations and relaxation and adventure trips.  The goal at MTE is to make the perfect customized trip for each guest - Tour guides or as referred to at MTE, Escape Artists are with the guests every step of the way if desired, to answer questions, provide information and ensure that all details go smoothly during a trip or an excursion.

"MTE offers so much for people that want a unique travel experience," stated Dana   a New Yorker and former client at My Tropic Escape.  "There is nothing more peaceful and relaxing than taking in the sunshine on a deserted beach, hiking through the forests, dining on fresh lobster, delicious grilled fish and the chilled wine.  MTE is all about the slowing down from your life and enjoying the simple tropical pleasures in life."

My Tropic Escape plans to launch the business in other areas of the Caribbean including Bermuda.  Jamaica is the first to offer this program.   My Tropic Escape is a personalized active luxury travel company that builds customized tours for travel clients, catering to every need and fantasy.  For more information on My Tropic Escape, visit the website at www.mytropicescape.com or call 876-925-6918.

Photos courtesy of My Tropic Escape

Edited by Dave Shultz

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