JAMAICAN BEACH HOUSE
Jamaica, Caribbean
Montego Bay, collection of 5 small 18th century buildings, situated on a lagoon.
Sleeps 8
Jamaica, Caribbean
Montego Bay, collection of 5 small 18th century buildings, situated on a lagoon.
Sleeps 8
ADVENTURES with CHUKKA BLUE
Jeep Safari, ATV Safari, River Tubing, Canopy Tour, Horseback Riding in the mountains, river and the sea. Good fun, great adventure! S
AIR TOURS: ISLAND HOPPER
See the grandeur of Jamaica's mountains and coastline by helicopter. Approx $750 per hour. 974 1285 helicopter@mail.infochan.com
APPLETON RUM DISTILLERY
Guided tour of distillery. Sample various rums. Combine with visit to YS Falls. www.rennietours.com/appleton-rum.html
BLACK RIVER SAFARI & YS FALLS TOUR
On south side of Island 90 minutes drive from villa. Take boat ride up Black River to see crocodiles in their natural habitat. Then visit picturesque YS Falls. Your driver can arrange this excursion. $13.75 entrance.
CROYDON IN THE MOUNTAINS
Working coffee plantation. Tour and tasting. Enjoy samples.
Reservations: 979-8267. Fax: (876) 979-8251
E-mail: tlhenry20@hotmail.com www.croydonplantation.com
DEEP SEA FISHING and SAILING CHARTERS
41' Viking tournament-equipped sport fishing boat ... plus SunCat Catamaran for up to 60 guests w/crew of 5. Snorkeling, sunset and private party charters. Rates & Res: Denise Taylor 1-995-2912 or beeper 1-936-6207
DOLPHIN COVE
Ocho Rios Swim with the dolphins! And take jungle trail to see animals and birds. Wear swimsuits and take towels, no jewelry. Prices from $50 to $199. Reservations required with credit card deposit. Open every day. Near Dunn’s River Falls. 8:30-5:30.
974-5335 or 795-0484
www.dolphincovejamaica.com
GALLERY OF WEST INDIAN ART
Jamaican oils and watercolors, Haitian primitives, colorful wood carvings, alabaster. Original art not subject to duty. 11 Fairfield Rd. just west of Montego Bay (near Westgate Shopping Center). 952-4547 or 979-6732 ... fax 979-5795. Also DÉCOR GALLERY, Montego Bay 971-9487
GREENWOOD GREAT HOUSE
Built by the Barretts of Wimpole Street in 1790 for entertaining. The greatest Great House in Jamaica ... the finest antique museum in the Caribbean + amazing view from upper verandah of curve in the earth's surface. $12 and well worth a trip to Falmouth (one of Jamaica’s oldest towns). 953-1077 Combine with Good Hope trip. fsweb.bainbridge.edu/bdubay/jamaica/sites/1.html
HORSEBACK-RIDING
Chukka Blue 5 minutes west of Tryall. Excellent horses and guides. Start with a ride in the mountains, end with a romp in the sea. www.chukkacaribbean.com/MontegoBay/horseback.php
Another Chukka Blue near Ocho Rios.
Half Moon Equestrian Centre 953-2211.
Rocky Point Stables - mountain riding 953-2286.
MOUNTAIN VALLEY RAFTING
at LETHE
Float downstream on a bamboo poled raft through Jamaica’s tropical countryside. Jitney tour of area and lunch optional. Your driver can arrange this excursion. 956-4920
MARTHA BRAE RAFTING
1 hr 15 min ride. 18 miles east of Half Moon near Falmouth, one of Jamaica’s oldest towns, distinctive Georgian architecture. 940-6398, 940-7018, 952-0889 www.jamaicarafting.com Your driver can arrange. Stop for lunch at rustic Time n Place Beach, named “best beach bar in the Caribbean” by Conde Nast.
MASSAGE
Call Round Hill Spa 956-7050 or the Tryall Club Spa 956-5660 to reserve a wide variety of treatments. For a real treat, call Marcia Mullings at 952-4548. She’ll come to your villa for as many facials, massages, manicures and pedicures as your group wants. Heaven!
NEGRIL
40 minutes west of Montego Bay. Let your hair down. 7 miles of white sand beach, clubs, restaurants, reggae, beach bars. Totally casual. Watch sunset from Rick's Cafe. Great diving and snorkeling on Negril's reefs. Hire a boatman.
OCHO RIOS
90-minute drive east of Montego Bay
DUNN’S RIVER FALLS ~ Take swimsuits and sneakers and walk the falls with guides. Modest entrance fee. www.dunnsriverfallsja.com
DOLPHIN COVE ~ Swim with the dolphins! Wear swimsuits and take towels, no jewelry. Near Dunn’s River Falls. 8:30-5:30.
974-5335 or 795-0484 www.dolphincovejamaica.com Reserve in advance. Check prices & child rates.
MYSTIC MOUTAIN ~ This is a wonderful new attraction with a restaurant, cable car ride, canopy (zipline) ride and also a bobsled track. It's well done and great for people who want an adventurous day.
ISLAND VILLAGE ~ New shopping & entertainment center. Margaritaville Bar & Restaurant with water slide, concerts, good food and drink, duty-free jewelry stores. Multiplex digital movie theater, art gallery, coffee shops, more bars and restaurants; boutiques, beach and swim-up bar, etc. Modest entrance fee. Plan to spend several hours here. Worth the trip.
MYSTIC MOUNTAIN Jamaica’s newest attraction. Gondola Chair Lift, Zip Line, Rain Forest Bobsled. Excellent and exciting excursion! http://www.rainforestrams.com/jamicaintro.html
ROCKLANDS FEEDING STATION
Reach out and touch Jamaica's exotic Mango Hummingbird, Orange Quit and Doctor Bird. Bird feeding daily at 3:30 in Anchovy (15 minute drive). 952-2009
ROSE HALL GREAT HOUSE Legendary home of Annie Palmer (the White Witch) who ruled cruelly and died violently. Bad story. Great house. Open 7 days/week 8-5:00. $15.
ROUND HILL BEACH PARTY
Every MONDAY Beach party barbecue with lobster, bonfire and Calypso band. $67 Every WEDNESDAY A la carte dinner on seaside terrace with Reggae band. Every FRIDAY Jamaica Night with Jamaican buffet, steel band or reggae band + Jamaican floor show. $57 for dinner and music (beverages extra). Children under 12 get 50% discount. Check dress code when you call for reservation. Reservations 956-7050
SCUBA DIVING & SNORKELING, SAILFISH RENTALS
Captain's Water Sports at Round Hill, call Brian Langford 322-7447. Also Half Moon 953-2211. Also Rose Hall Beach Club 680-0969. Poseidon divers offer lessons, equipment and dives. Also, excellent diving on Negril's reefs.
SUNSET CRUISES ... FISHING EXCURSIONS
Call Denise Taylor to reserve sunset cruise ... or fishing trip including gear ... or boat tour of Negril or Marine Park. Max 8 passengers for deep-sea fishing. Full day $900. Half day $450. To schedule with Denise: 995-2912
Jeep Safari, ATV Safari, River Tubing, Canopy Tour, Horseback Riding in the mountains, river and the sea. Good fun, great adventure! S
AIR TOURS: ISLAND HOPPER
See the grandeur of Jamaica's mountains and coastline by helicopter. Approx $750 per hour. 974 1285 helicopter@mail.infochan.com
APPLETON RUM DISTILLERY
Guided tour of distillery. Sample various rums. Combine with visit to YS Falls. www.rennietours.com/appleton-rum.html
BLACK RIVER SAFARI & YS FALLS TOUR
On south side of Island 90 minutes drive from villa. Take boat ride up Black River to see crocodiles in their natural habitat. Then visit picturesque YS Falls. Your driver can arrange this excursion. $13.75 entrance.
CROYDON IN THE MOUNTAINS
Working coffee plantation. Tour and tasting. Enjoy samples.
Reservations: 979-8267. Fax: (876) 979-8251
E-mail: tlhenry20@hotmail.com www.croydonplantation.com
DEEP SEA FISHING and SAILING CHARTERS
41' Viking tournament-equipped sport fishing boat ... plus SunCat Catamaran for up to 60 guests w/crew of 5. Snorkeling, sunset and private party charters. Rates & Res: Denise Taylor 1-995-2912 or beeper 1-936-6207
DOLPHIN COVE
Ocho Rios Swim with the dolphins! And take jungle trail to see animals and birds. Wear swimsuits and take towels, no jewelry. Prices from $50 to $199. Reservations required with credit card deposit. Open every day. Near Dunn’s River Falls. 8:30-5:30.
974-5335 or 795-0484
www.dolphincovejamaica.com
GALLERY OF WEST INDIAN ART
Jamaican oils and watercolors, Haitian primitives, colorful wood carvings, alabaster. Original art not subject to duty. 11 Fairfield Rd. just west of Montego Bay (near Westgate Shopping Center). 952-4547 or 979-6732 ... fax 979-5795. Also DÉCOR GALLERY, Montego Bay 971-9487
GREENWOOD GREAT HOUSE
Built by the Barretts of Wimpole Street in 1790 for entertaining. The greatest Great House in Jamaica ... the finest antique museum in the Caribbean + amazing view from upper verandah of curve in the earth's surface. $12 and well worth a trip to Falmouth (one of Jamaica’s oldest towns). 953-1077 Combine with Good Hope trip. fsweb.bainbridge.edu/bdubay/jamaica/sites/1.html
HORSEBACK-RIDING
Chukka Blue 5 minutes west of Tryall. Excellent horses and guides. Start with a ride in the mountains, end with a romp in the sea. www.chukkacaribbean.com/MontegoBay/horseback.php
Another Chukka Blue near Ocho Rios.
Half Moon Equestrian Centre 953-2211.
Rocky Point Stables - mountain riding 953-2286.
MOUNTAIN VALLEY RAFTING
at LETHE
Float downstream on a bamboo poled raft through Jamaica’s tropical countryside. Jitney tour of area and lunch optional. Your driver can arrange this excursion. 956-4920
MARTHA BRAE RAFTING
1 hr 15 min ride. 18 miles east of Half Moon near Falmouth, one of Jamaica’s oldest towns, distinctive Georgian architecture. 940-6398, 940-7018, 952-0889 www.jamaicarafting.com Your driver can arrange. Stop for lunch at rustic Time n Place Beach, named “best beach bar in the Caribbean” by Conde Nast.
MASSAGE
Call Round Hill Spa 956-7050 or the Tryall Club Spa 956-5660 to reserve a wide variety of treatments. For a real treat, call Marcia Mullings at 952-4548. She’ll come to your villa for as many facials, massages, manicures and pedicures as your group wants. Heaven!
NEGRIL
40 minutes west of Montego Bay. Let your hair down. 7 miles of white sand beach, clubs, restaurants, reggae, beach bars. Totally casual. Watch sunset from Rick's Cafe. Great diving and snorkeling on Negril's reefs. Hire a boatman.
OCHO RIOS
90-minute drive east of Montego Bay
DUNN’S RIVER FALLS ~ Take swimsuits and sneakers and walk the falls with guides. Modest entrance fee. www.dunnsriverfallsja.com
DOLPHIN COVE ~ Swim with the dolphins! Wear swimsuits and take towels, no jewelry. Near Dunn’s River Falls. 8:30-5:30.
974-5335 or 795-0484 www.dolphincovejamaica.com Reserve in advance. Check prices & child rates.
MYSTIC MOUTAIN ~ This is a wonderful new attraction with a restaurant, cable car ride, canopy (zipline) ride and also a bobsled track. It's well done and great for people who want an adventurous day.
ISLAND VILLAGE ~ New shopping & entertainment center. Margaritaville Bar & Restaurant with water slide, concerts, good food and drink, duty-free jewelry stores. Multiplex digital movie theater, art gallery, coffee shops, more bars and restaurants; boutiques, beach and swim-up bar, etc. Modest entrance fee. Plan to spend several hours here. Worth the trip.
MYSTIC MOUNTAIN Jamaica’s newest attraction. Gondola Chair Lift, Zip Line, Rain Forest Bobsled. Excellent and exciting excursion! http://www.rainforestrams.com/jamicaintro.html
ROCKLANDS FEEDING STATION
Reach out and touch Jamaica's exotic Mango Hummingbird, Orange Quit and Doctor Bird. Bird feeding daily at 3:30 in Anchovy (15 minute drive). 952-2009
ROSE HALL GREAT HOUSE Legendary home of Annie Palmer (the White Witch) who ruled cruelly and died violently. Bad story. Great house. Open 7 days/week 8-5:00. $15.
ROUND HILL BEACH PARTY
Every MONDAY Beach party barbecue with lobster, bonfire and Calypso band. $67 Every WEDNESDAY A la carte dinner on seaside terrace with Reggae band. Every FRIDAY Jamaica Night with Jamaican buffet, steel band or reggae band + Jamaican floor show. $57 for dinner and music (beverages extra). Children under 12 get 50% discount. Check dress code when you call for reservation. Reservations 956-7050
SCUBA DIVING & SNORKELING, SAILFISH RENTALS
Captain's Water Sports at Round Hill, call Brian Langford 322-7447. Also Half Moon 953-2211. Also Rose Hall Beach Club 680-0969. Poseidon divers offer lessons, equipment and dives. Also, excellent diving on Negril's reefs.
SUNSET CRUISES ... FISHING EXCURSIONS
Call Denise Taylor to reserve sunset cruise ... or fishing trip including gear ... or boat tour of Negril or Marine Park. Max 8 passengers for deep-sea fishing. Full day $900. Half day $450. To schedule with Denise: 995-2912