Jamaica`s rich cultural heritage and natural scenic beauty are

Jamaica's rich cultural heritage and natural scenic
beauty are reflected in the vast array of attractions
that our island provides. The following attractions are
listed by resort area, but bear in mind that because
distances are reasonably short from area to area, it is
possible to stay in one resort area and enjoy the
attractions in another. And it never hurts to call ahead
and check on the availability of an attraction before
setting off. The Jamaica Tourist Board information
office in your resort area is always more than happy
to provide you with guidance and suggestions.
Bob Marley Experience & Theatre:
Aquasol Theme Park: Beach facility with restaurant, bar
and numerous watersports activities, including banana
boating, parasailing and waterslide. Tel: (876) 979-9447
Animal
Farm: Jamaica's newest animal sanctuary and
nature retreat where you can explore the habitat of exotic
birds, learn about solar electricity
and relax by the river.
Tel: (876) 815-4104
and spirit of Bob Marley. Watch a film on his life and work.
Enormous collection of t-shirts, music, gifts and souvenirs.
Tel: (876) 953-3449
Braco Stables: Fully guided tour with well-trained
horses
through the countryside. Open daily. Tel: (876) 954-0185
Calico Sailing and Undersea Cruise: Daily cruise,
10:00 am to 1:00 pm. Tel: (876) 952-5860
Blue Hole Nature Park: Guided tour of plantation,
swimming
Discover the legend
pool, picnic area, grill and bar, outdoor games.
E-mail: [email protected].
Website: www.calicosailingcruises.com
Open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Caribbean
Tel: (876) 389-8643;
outdoor games, beach. Open daily. Tel: (876) 953-8623
Fax: (876) 912-2005
Beach Park: Entertainment,
games room,
Chukka Blue Adventure Tours: Horseback Ride N' Swim,
John's Hall Adventure Tours: Guided walking tour
jungle River Tubing, 4 x 4 jeep Safari, Sea Trek, jamaica
of farm, sightseeing tour of Montego Bay. Open Mon,
ATV Tours, Mountain to River Bike Adventure, Canopy Tours
Wed, Thurs, Fri and Sat, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
(Opening October 2003). Tel: (876) 953-5619
Tel: (876) 971-7776, (876) 979-0656 or (876) 952-7218
E-mail: [email protected];
Website: www.chukkablue.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.johnshalladventuretours.com
Cockpit Country
Tour: Daily, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm. Tour includes
transfers and lunch. Fax: (876) 979-0308
Croydon In The Mountains: A 132-acre working plantation
in Catadupa (45 minutes from Montego Bay). Its main crops
are coffee, pineapples, plantains and citrus. Guided half-day
tour, 10:30 am to 3:00 pm Tues, Wed, Fri.Tel: (876) 979-8267
Doctor's Cave Beach: World-famous
white-sand and clear-
Margaritaville
Caribbean Bar & Grill:
Located on Montego Bay's Hip Strip.
Activities include bouncing on a
giant water trampoline, relaxing in a
rooftop hot tub, lounging in waterslide sky
chairs or riding the monster slide that plunges
110 feet into the sea. Delicious menu includes burgers,
water beach believed fed by mineral springs. Daily, 8:30 am to
fajitas, grilled specialties and authentic local fare.
5:30 pm. Tel: (876) 952-2566.
52 tropical flavours of margaritas. Tel: (876) 952-4777
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.doctorscavebathingclub.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.margaritavillecaribbean.com
Fort Montego & Crafts Market: Remains of old fort standing
on a hill overlooking the harbor. The Fort Montego Crafts
Mobay Undersea Tours: Explore Montego Bay's marine
Market is located there.
sanctuary for two hours aboard a modern semi-submarine.
Panoramic marine environment
Glistening Waters: Take a night cruise on the luminous lagoon
and witness the most spectacular wonders. Phosphorescent
Air-conditioned
and coral reefs.
cabin holds 50 passengers. Narrated by
experts. Daily 11:00 am to 2:30 pm. Tel: (876) 979-2281
waters reveal the outline of fish and streaks of light as
they swim around. Seafood restaurant also on property.
Montego Bay Marine Park: Marine park comprising an area
Daily 7:00 pm. Tel: (876) 954-3229
of 15.3 square kilometres which includes the sea, the sea
floor and all the marine life within its boundaries to a depth
Good Hope Great House: Stables, great house
and museum tour, horseback riding daily except Wed,
of 150 meters. Daily, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Tel: (876) 952-5619; Fax: (876) 940-0659
7:30 am to 4:30 pm. Tel: (876) 954-3289 or (876) 995-2825
Mountain Valley Rafting & Plantation Tour
Greenwood Great House: Over 200 years old.
Formerly owned by the family of Elizabeth Barrett
Browning, the famous English poet. Great house/
museum tour, bar. Open daily 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.
at Lethe: One-hour rafting trip on the Great River,
disembarking at a scenic recreation area. Optional
hayride and plantation tour available. Daily, 9:00 am
to 5:00 pm. Tel: (876) 956-4920
Tel: (876) 953-1077
E-mail: [email protected]
Rafting on the Martha Brae: 90-minute
Website: www.greenwoodhouse-jamaica.ntsemp.com
premier river-rafting attraction. Daily, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm except
on public holidays. Tel: (876) 954-5168
Half Moon Equestrian Centre: Riding and jumping
lessons. Polo lessons. Swimming with the horses and
river trip on jamaica's
or (876) 952-0889
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.jamaicarafting.com
pony rides. Tel: (876) 953-2286 or (876) 953-2211
E-mail: [email protected]
Rocklands Feeding Station: Bird sanctuary at Anchovy.
Bird feeding daily, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. You can watch or
you can hand-feed one yourself. Tel: (876) 952-2009
Hilton High Day Tours: Guided full-day tour of a private
plantation. Excellent luncheon served to the strings of a
Mento band. Open:Tues,Wed, Fri & Sundays.Tel:(876) 952-3343
jamaica White Water Expedition: White river rafting, kayaking
on Cabarita River. Open daily. Tel: (876) 387-9342
Rose Hall Beach Club: Beach with volleyball and other
games. Property has two bars, a pavilion and restaurant.
Tel: (876) 953-9982
Rose Hall Great House: Magnificently
restored 1760 plantation
Dunn's River Falls & Park: 600 feet of gently terraced
house, where legend has it that Annie Palmer, the "white witch:'
waterfalls. Daily, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
ruled with cruelty and met a violent death. Daily, 9 am to 6 pm.
Tel: (876) 974-2857, (876) 974-5944
Tel: (876) 953-2341, (876) 953-2456
E-mail: [email protected];
The Riverwalk:
Enchanted
Glenbrook District, Hanover: Tour of gardens
and waterfalls, bar and grill. Open daily. Tel: (876) 974-8000
or (876) 974-4767
Website: www.dunnsriverja.com
Gardens: Tel: (876) 795-2750
Website: www.enchanted.com.jm
Tropical Beach Club: Beach facility with various watersports
Fern Gully: 3-mile road built in an old riverbed that winds
offered. Tel: (876) 952-3000
through a lush valley of ferns and trees.
Tryall WaterWheel:
Gigantic water wheel nearly 200 years
old and still turning.
Firefly: Named after the luminous fireflies seen after dark, this
property was the jamaican retreat of the late playwright
Noel
Coward. Mon to Sat, 8:30 am to 5 pm. Tel: (876) 725-0920
Website: www.islandjamaica.com
Green Grotto
Caves: Runaway Bay: Intriguing network of
chambers and passageways, stalactites and stalagmites and
Bob Marley Mausoleum,
Nine Miles: Come see, come
be with Bob Marley where the legend was born. Open daily.
Tel: (876) 995-1763;Website:
Blue Mountain
www.bobmarley.com
Tours: Downhill ride on mountain bicycles.
plus guides. Tue to Sat, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. Tel: (876) 974-7075
E-mail: [email protected]
Hall Plantation:
E-mail: [email protected]
Harmony
Hall: Art gallery showcasing outstanding jamaican
art as well as pieces from around the Caribbean. Daily,
10:00 am to 6:00 pm. Tel: (876) 975-4222 or (876) 974-2870
E-mail: [email protected]
Plantation and great house tour.
Open daily. Tel: (876) 994-2309
Chukka Cove Adventure
runaway slaves in the 18th century. Daily. Tel: (876) 973-2841
Website: www.greengrottocaves.com
Meet local coffee farmers. Breakfast, lunch and waterfall swim
Brimmer
small lakes. Green Grotto is said to have been a haven for
Website: www.harmonyhall.com
Hooves Limited: Fully guided tour on well-trained
Tours: Falmouth/Ocho
Rios/Boscobel:
Horseback Ride N' Swim, River Tubing Safari, jeep Safari,
of indigenous plants. Daily, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Mountain to Sea Bike Adventure, Zion Bus Line, Canopy Tours
Tel: (876) 972-0905
(Opening October 2003). Tel: (876) 927-2506
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected];
Website: www.jamaica-irie.com
Columbus
Website: www.chukkacove.com
Park: Historical site commemorating
the spot where
Columbus first landed in jamaica. Daily, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Coyaba River Garden & Museum: Stroll through Coyaba's
creek-side garden and learn about jamaica's past in the small
museum. Restaurant with fountains and springs on site.
horses
through the countryside. Learn about medicinal properties
Island Village: A multifaceted
entertainment
center with shopping,
dining, film, cyber cafe, gaming, art
and a beach, plus an interactive
celebration of reggae music, from ska
to dancehall. Daily. Tel: (876) 675-8995
Daily, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Tel: (876) 974-6235
E-mail: [email protected];Website:coyabagarden.com
Cranbrook
Flower Forest: Tropical garden with river path,
james Bond Beach Club: Beach faCility, Tue to Sun.
Tel: (876) 975-3663/5;
nature walk, pond fishing, swimming and other activities.
Prospect Plantation
Daily, 8:30 am to sunset. Tel: (876) 770-8071 or (876) 995-3097
plantation
Website: islandjamaica.com
Tour: Daily tours of a working
in an open jitney. Horseback riding available.
Tours begin 10:30 am, 2:00 pm and 3:30 pm Mon to Sat and
Dolphin
Cove: Swim with the dolphins and see animals and
birds in a natural cove surrounded by lush, tropical rain forest,
rivers and waterfalls. Daily. Tel: (876) 974-5335, (876) 975-2272
or (876) 795-0484. E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.dolphincovejamaica.com
11:00 am, 1:30 pm and 3:00 pm Sundays. Tel: (876) 994-1058
Reggae Explosion: Located in the Island Village; a
Coins & Notes Museum: Located in the Bank of jamaica
museum and part of the National Art Gallery. Open daily.
Building. Tel: (876) 922-0750
Tel: (876) 675-8895; Website: www.islandjamaica.com
Craighton House & Coffee Estate Tour: Restored Great
Seville Great House: Great House and Heritage Park.
House, by appointment
Daily, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Tel: (876) 972-2191
(876) 944-8224
only. Tel: (876) 929-8490/1
or
E-mail: [email protected]
Devon House: Restored Great House. On the grounds are
Shaw Park Gardens: Tropical gardens with
waterfall overlooking the town of Ocho Rios. Daily,
8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Tel: (876) 974-2723
Son rise Beach Resort: Beach facility,
campsite, cabins and picnic area.
Tues to Sun, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Tel: (876) 999-7169
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.insite.com/sonrise
Sun Valley Plantation Tour:
The 90-minute
tour of this working
plantation tells the history of the
property from the slave era to the
present day. Boxing of bananas takes
place at the farm. Daily, 9:00 am to
4:00 pm. Tel: (876) 995-3075
White River Valley Tours: Hidden paradise offering an
escape to a unique tropical adventure. Shopping, restaurant,
the Port Royal-style Grog Shoppe, restaurants, craft shops and
an African museum. Tue to Sat, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Tel: (876) 929-6602
or (876) 926-0815
E-mail: [email protected]
Fort Charles and the Maritime
Museum at Port Royal:
Daily guided tours, 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. Tel: (876) 967-8438
Guardsman Farm limited: A fishing and wildlife sanctuary
located in Bushy Park, Old Harbour, offering nature tours,
horseback riding, etc. Tel: (876) 978-5760
Hollywell
or (876) 978-5964
Recreational Park: Hiking trails two miles from
Newcastle. Daily 9:30 am to 6:30 pm.
Tel: (876) 920-8278
(jamaica Conservation
Development Trust). E-mail: [email protected]
Hope Botanical Gardens & Zoo: Largest botanical gardens
in the West Indies. Zoo also on site. Daily, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
for zoo and 8:30 am to 6:30 pm for gardens.
Tel: (876) 927-1085 for zoo and (876) 927-1257 for gardens.
rubber rafting, horseback riding, hiking and bike trails.
Institute of jamaica: Library with historical books and artifacts.
Tel: (876) 917-3372
Open Mon to Thu, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Tel: (876) 922-0620/6
E-mail: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
Wilderness Tours limited:
Jamaica Conference Centre: Ultra-modern
Guided ATV (All Terrain Vehicle)
convention centre
tours in Ocho Rios. Open daily. Tel: (876) 969-6653
with on-site restaurants, gardens, offices and duty-free shops.
Website: www.wildernessatvtours.com
Tel: (876) 922-9160/9
Jamaica Defence Force Museum: Mon to Fri, 10 am to 5 pm,
by appointment. Tel: (876) 926-8121 or (876) 926-8129, ext.
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Kingston Crafts Market: Arts, crafts and souvenirs,
Blue Mountain Downhill Bicycle Tours: Tel: (876) 974-7075
open Monday-Saturday.
E-mail: [email protected]
Kingston Highlights Tour: A half-day tour of the sights
Bob Marley Museum: Bob Marley's former residence
of Kingston. Tel: (876) 929-5078
and recording studio. Mon to Sat. Tel: (876) 927-9152
E-mail: [email protected]
lime Cay: A glorious sunspot off Kingston's shore.
Open daily; travel by boat from Port Royal. Contact
Boon Hall Oasis: Picnic area and tropical gardens with restaurant
the Morgan's Harbour Hotel. Tel: (876) 967-8075
and river in the hills of St. Andrew. Daily, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Sunday brunch at 11:00 am. Free admission. Tel: (876) 942-3064
Mavis Bank Coffee Estate Tour:
Tel: (876) 977-8013. Tours arranged
Caymanas Park & Polo Club: Horse racing every Wed and
Sat and on public holidays 12:30 pm to 6:00 pm.
Tel: (876) 988-2523/6;
E-mail: [email protected]
by appointment.
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Attractions are linked to the island's history
and are a major natural attraction for both local
visitors and tourists who crave adventure.
Previously known as the Runaway, Dairy, Rum,
Hopewell and Dry Harbour Caves, Green Grotto Caves are
said to have provided shelter for Jamaica's first inhabitants,
the Taino Indians. The caves, which are just over 3 km from
the spot at which Christopher Columbus landed in 1494, were
sought after as a hideout by the Spanish during the takeover
of the island by the English in 1655. They were a haven for
runaway slaves in the 18th Century and between the two
World Wars, were used by smugglers running arms to Cuba.
In more recent times, sections of the Caves were used as a
rum storehouse.
One of two
outdoor lakes on
the property.
A tour of Green Grotto Caves will take you on an
out of this world journey into the very heart of Jamaica's
"innerworld". In just under an hour your guide will take you
through a maze of sturdy, majestic stalactites and stalagmites,
and other exquisite dripstone formations. Continue through
the interconnected passageways and chambers, some 3
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The Belmont property was entrusted to the Urban Development
Corporation (UDC) for the people of Jamaica. It is managed by the St.
Ann Development Company (SADCo), a regional subsidiary of the UDC.
Together they have embarked on phased upgrading and development of the Dunn's River FallsPark, to the standard befitting a premier
national attraction.
Today, the nEW Dunn's River FallsPark is a mix of modern facilities
with the rustic chOl'm of a natural setting. New roads have been built for
easier access to the upper reaches of the falls, increased parking and
picnic facilities provided, as well as terracing and decks, which allow
scenic views of the falls and the distant horizon.
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REAL JAMAICA
* Duration of Tour: 2'12hrs (excluding transfer times) * Minimum Age: 6 years
* Weight Limit: 113kg (250lbs) * Experienced Guides * Complimentary Drink
* Not Suitable for Pregnant Women
What to Wear/Bring: Sunscreen, Towel, Sunglasses, Swim Wear,
Jeans/Long Pants, Aqua Shoes/Sneakers, Credit Card/Cash
* Duration
otTour: 1hr & 15mins. (excluding transfer times)
* Minimum Age: 6 years * Experienced Guides * Weight Limit: 113kg (250lbs)
* Complimentary Drink * Not Suitable for Pregnant Women
What to Wear/Bring: Towel, Swim Wear, Sunglasses, Aqua Shoes, Credit Card/Cash
Crystal clear water
with prefect rapids for all
* Duration of Tour: 1hr. (excluding transfer times)
* Minimum Age: 12 years * Experienced Guides * Weight Limit: 113kg (250Ibs)
* Complimentary Drink * Not Suitable for Pregnant Women
What to Wear/Bring: Swim Wear, Towel, Sunscreen, Aqua Shoes, Credit Card/Cash
* Duration
of Tour: 2 hrs (excluding transfer times)
* Minimum
Age: 16 yrs
* Complimentary Drink * Weight Limit: 136kg (300Ibs) * Experienced Guides
* No ATV Experience Required * Not Suitable for Pregnant Women
What to Wear/Bring: Jeans/Shorts, T-Shirt, Sneakers, Sunscreen, Towel,
Sunglasses, Swim Wear, Small Backpack or Fanny pack, Credit Card/Cash
* Weight limit: 265 Ibs * Driver's minimum age 18 yrs (a'valid driver's license is required)
* Passenger's minimum age 6 yrs * Capacity per tour: Max 8 pax. Min 4
* Not suitable for pregnant women or persons with back problems
What to Wear/Bring: Sneakers or closed shoes (for the driver),
Credit Card/Traveller's Cheques or Cash
* Duration: 2 hrs including beach time (transfertime not included)
* Minimum Age: Drivers 18 yrs & Passengers1 0 yrs * Weight Limit: 118 kg (260Ibs)
* Capacity
per tour: 4 to 16 pax (2 per boat)
What to Wear/Bring:
*
Not suitable for pregnant women
Swimwear, Credit Card, Traveller's Cheques or Cash
Contact JULIETat; Tel: (876) 362-9319. (876) 328-1385
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.oldejamaicatours.com
or the Tour desk at your hotel.