Things to do in Ocho Rios

Blue Hole

Irie Blue Hole, St. Ann

A chain of turquoise limestone pools hidden up the White River valley, with rope swings, cliff jumps and ledges to climb behind the falls. It is the wilder, less polished cousin of Dunn's River, and the one guests come back talking about.

Dunn's River Falls

Ocho Rios, St. Ann

Six hundred feet of terraced waterfall running straight into the Caribbean, and the one climb everybody knows Jamaica for. Link hands with the chain and walk up it, or take the stairs alongside and meet them at the top.

Mystic Mountain

Rainforest Adventures, Ocho Rios

A chairlift through the rainforest canopy to a ridge above Ocho Rios harbour, then a bobsled run back down through the trees. Pick one activity or bundle two or three — the park prices them together and the savings are real.

Dolphin Cove Ocho Rios

St. Ann

A natural cove where the dolphin programmes run from a shallow beach rather than a concrete tank. Admission alone covers kayaks, the jungle trail, the waterslide, the pool, the beach and a Jamaican lunch; the swims are booked on top.

Bob Marley Nine Mile

St. Ann

The village Bob Marley was born in, high in the St. Ann hills, where he is buried in the mausoleum beside the house he grew up in. Rasta guides walk you through it, and the drive up through the interior is half the trip.

Dunn's River Falls & Mystic Mountain

They are next door to each other in Ocho Rios, which makes them one of the easiest pairs on the island to run together. Climb the falls, then take the chairlift up and bobsled back down.

Blue Hole & Dunn's River Falls

Both of St. Ann's great waterfalls in one day. They are twenty minutes apart, so the only thing a second stop really costs is a little more driving and waiting — which is exactly what the combo price covers.