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Chukka Cove's Jeep Safari & Coyaba Garden
 Llandovery
St. Ann's Bay
Ocho Rios
Travel along the coast-line then into the hills and down the valley in our "Zebra Stripped Jeeps" and experience the real Jamaica.
Drive through the famous "Fern Gully", taking a peek at the 200 different ferns, and view the lush vegetation of mountainous country. We will take you up to the highest viewpoint "Murphy Hill", 2000 feet above sea level, where you will see a panoramic view of Ocho Rios with a glimpse of the Blue Mountains and even Cuba on a clear day. You will then pass coffee plantations, old churches, local markets and a statue of Christopher Columbus. During this tour you will visit one of Jamaica's largest estates seeing a working Cattle Station and a small Coffee Plantation. Learn our history and taste our fruits.
Next, we will visit the exotic and colourfull Coyaba River Garden where you take a leisurely walk around admiring crystal clear natural springs, which rise on the property, waterfalls, beautiful fauna and giant tropical trees. Also browse in a museum displaying artifacts of Jamaica's amazing history, watch fish in a natural aquarium and visit the gift shop, before being transfered back to your ship/hotel.
Yeah Mon!! You have just seen the best Jamaica has to offer.
Coyaba River Garden & Museum
 Shaw Park Estate
P.O. Box 18
Ocho Rios
Coyaba River Garden & Museum offers the serenity of a genuine water garden fed by streams that rise on the property, exquisite Jamaican Spanish architecture and a natural aquarium. Coyaba also offers special moonshine festivals with calypso music, jonkunno masquerades, fire and limbo dancers. The gardens are also available for weddings, gala dinners, cocktails and group functions. A recording studio is located on the property.
Cranbrook: Flower Forest & River Head Adventure Trail
Laughlands
 c/o The Place, 12 Main Street
St. Ann's Bay
A unique eco-tourism attraction sited on 130 acres of tropical forest including 40 acres of landscape gardens. Cranbrook offers a hiking trail along the Little River that leads to the cathedral-like source of the river with the water rising from a 14 foot deep pool. See dozens of tropical plants, flowers and birds, relax by the river or frolic on the 4 large lawns. Ideal for nature lovers, weddings and group get togethers.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Hope
 Hope Road
New Kingston
The Royal Botanical Gardens at Hope, popularly called Hope Gardens serves as a national attraction and is frequented by visitors from near and far. The Hope Gardens is a part of the two thousand (2000) acres of land originally owned by Major Richard Hope from whom it got its name.Two hundred acres of this land was obtained by the Government of Jamaica in 1880 and was originally established as a plant introduction and crop testing facility for plants such as the pineapple, cocoa, coffee and tobacco.
The formal Botanic Gardens were laid out on approximately 60 acres of this land with the assistance of personnel from the Kew Gardens in England. In the 1950's, the Queen, after visiting the island and being pleased with the state of the gardens, gave permission for it to be called the Royal Botainc Gardens, Hope. The Gardens have many exotic species along with some endemic trees of Jamaica. Over the years, the ravages of hurricanes and other disasters have resulted in the loss of a significant number of species. However, there are still some prominent trees and popular sites to be viewed in the Gardens. At Hope Gardens, visitors can view a number of other features including the Coconut Museum, the Sunken Gardens, the Orchid House, the Lily Pond, the Maze and Palm Avenue.
Shaw Park Botanic Gardens
 Shaw Park
P.O.Box 17
Ocho Rios
Situated high on a hilltop overlooking the Bay of Ocho Rios, surveying the azure waters of the Caribbean, the Gardens embrace 25 acres of tropic splendour. A sparkling waterfall cascades down a rocky course with luxuriant plant specimens on all sides. Lush tropical trees form bowers with flamboyant blossoms every month of the year. |
