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The Ruins
Phone # 876-974-8888
This Jamaican-Chinese restaurant is set in lush grounds and features cascading waterfalls and small pools with exotic fishes for your viewing pleasure. This is one way to past the day by using the opportunity to explore the grounds, a must do if you are vacationing in Ocho Rios. On certain nights there is live entertainment. View
Dolphin Cove
Ocho Rios, St. Ann
Right across from Dunns River Falls is a new attraction where visitors can swim or if you can't swim touch the dolphins. There are professional trainers on hand and as an added treat you can have a video taken of your experience while there. On site are pools with tropical fish, an aquarium with sharks, eels and other exotic species. View
Shaw Park
Botanical Garden
Ocho Rios, St. Ann
Phone: 974-2552
Five hundred and fifty feet above sea level with a spectacular view,
this is Jamaica's most celebrated botanical garden, floral opulence,
waterfalls. Gift shop and bar. Admission fee required.
Hooves
Ocho Rios
(876) 972-0905
Horseback riding experience through the hills of Ocho Rios or ride in the Caribbean Sea. View
Chukka Cove
Equestrian Centre
Richmond Llandovery, St. Ann
Telephone # 876-972-2506
Horse-back riding for beginners and professionals. Famous for the horseback
riding on the beach. Wear a swimsuit and take a towel. View
White River Valley
Bonham Spring Road
Phone # 876-929-9403
A recreational area for tube-rafting, horseback riding, bicycle rides through the mountains, hiking trail and an area for families to have picnics.
Blue Mountain Bicycle Tour
Ocho Rios, St. Ann
Tours originate from Ocho Rios
into the Blue Mountains. Cost includes breakfast, lunch and transportation,
bicycle & equipment and a tour guide.
Wassi Art
Telephone # 876-974-5044
View 50 local artist and Jamaica's ceramic masters at work as they create beautiful works of art from clay. Website
Dunns River Falls
Ocho Rios, St. Ann
Jamaica's most famous attraction Waterfalls cascading down to a golden beach.
Guided walk up the falls. Large picnic areas & beach. Definitely a must-do.
Admission fee required.
Coyaba River Garden and Museum
Ocho Rios, St. Ann
Phone: 974-4568
Eco-tourist attraction with
botanical garden, museum with Jamaica history dating back to the
Arawaks era to the present. Juice Bar, restaurant and gift shop.
Admission fee required. Website
Island Village
Ocho Rios,
Home to Margaritaville Bar and Grill, Jamaica shops dedicated to selling Jamaican products, this newly opened facility is accessable by wooden broadways, lined with shops marketing everything Jamaican. There is a small cinema showing the latest American movies, a beach (a small entrance fee required) and an open air threatre which on some nights showcase live entertainment. View
Castleton
Gardens
Castleton, St. Mary
Botanical garden 20 minutes from
Kingston established in 1862, it has 15 acres divided by the main road with
river bordering. Notable for ferns, palms & various exotic trees.
Brimmer Hall Plantation Tour
Brimmer Hall, Port Maria, St. Mary
Phone # 876-994-2309
Tour of historical building, jitney tour of plantation which produced sugar cane, pineapple, ackee, banana & coffee. Swimming pool & rest room. Admission fee required.
Firefly
Oracabessa, St. Mary
Phone: 997-7201
This English cottage was owned by Sir Noel Coward a noted English playwright, songwriter and actor and where is buried. This is one of Ocho Rios popular attractions. Guide tours are available
White River Rafting
Phone: 974-2527
Enjoy a slow yet pleasurable trip along the White River on a raft. While on route you can stop and enjoy your surrounding or have a swim in one the many pools. Your trip will end with a dinner and live entertainment.
Duty-free Shopping
There are many venues in and around Ocho Rios to enjoy duty-free shopping. For local craft visit the local craft market beside Little Pub or simply browse. For duty free shopping head over to the Taj Mahal, a shopping center where most tour buses takes passenger from the cruise ships for a days excursion. Reachable by foot if you are staying in the heart of Ocho Rios.
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