Activities Jamaican Vacationers Can’t Miss
So you have booked Jamaica as your travel destination for this year’s vacation and you can’t wait to get away. But if you are looking for more than just sun and sand, here are some activities to consider when looking for something to do.
Dunn’s River Falls
This beautiful waterfall has been one of Jamaica’s top attractions for years. Located in Ocho Rios, experiencing Dunn’s River Falls is best done together as you’ll help one another and provide a hand to your fellow falls-goers, climbing 600 feet through the cold water to get to the top. Cold water doesn’t sound like your thing? No problem. Just look to the left; you’ll be able to take the stairs and you’ll still get some wonderful photos along the way.
Appleton Estates Tour
Love rum? Then Appleton Estates is where you want to go. For 265 years, Appleton Estates has been making rum in different flavors on the same acreage which it first started out on. The tour will give you historical information, a look at the copper pot stills that give the rum its unique flavor, and the ageing house where all the barrels of rum are kept. After the tour its time to sample their wares: head to the bar to try different rums, or a cocktail with the rum of your choice. Tours are offered Monday to Saturday.
Jamaica Bobsledding
Looking for something other than ziplinng? Try bobsledding! That’s right, take a chairlift over the trees and ascend 700 feet to the top of the summit where you’ll see the Ocho Rios bay before boarding your one man bobsled for a wild ride. How wild, you ask? Well you’ll cover 3,280 feet of track and 300 feet down a mountain and as you pick up speed you’ll find the exhi