Ocho Rios
Ocho Rios is the second major tourist town on the North Coast. It offers a wide range of activites for everyone from all age groups. Ocho Rios has become very commericalised but it still is very beautiful and offers a number of attractions worth visiting. Ocho Rios owes much of its fame to Dunn's River Falls and Fern Gully, which is about four miles long and has a variety of over 500 tropical ferns.
Ocho Rios has six shopping plazas that offer Jamaican handicrafts and souvenirs and duty free shopping from in-bond stores. The craft market is located in the downtown area.
Places to Visit
Blue Mountain Tours: They offer downhill ride on mountain bikes. You can meet local farmers, eat breakfast or lunch and swim
Brimmer Hall Plantation: Plantation and Great House tour
Calypso Rafting: A 45-minute ride down the White River, where you can enjoy the scenery and swim
Chukka Cove Equestrian Center: Horseback and bike riding
Coyaba River Garden & Museum: Small museum where you can learn about Jamaica's past
Dolphin Cove: Marine attraction. Visitors can touch and play with the dolphins
Dunns River Falls & Park: Jamaica's most famous water falls and beach facility. The falls offer a challenging climb to the top (600 feet)
Fern Gully: 3-mile road built in an old riverbed that has over a 100 varieties of ferns
Green Grotto Caves: This is a boat ride in caves under the earth
Harmony Hall: A gallery showcasing Jamaican art
Heli Tours: They offer pre-arranged helicopter tours of the island
Hooves Limited: Horseback riding though the countryside
Island Village Shopping & Entertainment Center: Here you can shop for souvenirs, gifts and enjoy some Jamaican cuisine
Jamaica Farewell: This is a free 60-minute song and dance show on days cruise ships are in port
James Bond Beach: Beach facility
Prospect Plantation Tour: Daily tours of a working plantation
Seville Great House: Great House and Heritage Park
Shaw Park Gardens: Tropical gardens with waterfalls
Wilderness Resort Limited: This is a mini pet zoo and sport fishing facility