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Mountain master or downhill maniac? Whatever your
poison, biking is the perfect way to see Jamaica. Ride
through cane fields, rivers, pastoral valleys, or pin it
headlong down mountain single track. If you’re feeling
more adventurous, plunge your bike and body into
Jamaica’s refreshing waterfalls.
With a honeycomb of over 1,200 limestone caverns,
Jamaica will interest casual cavers and experienced
spelunkers alike. You can wander through developed
‘show caves’ such as Nonesuch in Port Antonio, ramble
along easily accessible grottos like Clarendon’s Jackson Bay
Cave, or rappel into the depths of others, notably Quashie
River Sink, Trelawny.
For a more off-the-wall adventure, definitely try the
famous Chukka Canopy Tours, which take participants
through the Jamaican rainforest using ‘zip lines’ across the
treetops. The canopy tours feature an intricate harness
system of pulleys on horizontal traverse cables, supervised
by experienced guides, allowing participants to swing up
to 50 yards between platforms high in the trees at leaf
level. The traverses have you swinging through the
Laughlands River Gorge, a giant valley carved from the
surrounding mountain by ancient waters (a sparkling river
still flows through it).
Jamaica’s rivers also offer countless adventures. They
cascade from green hilltops, crisscrossed with trails leading
to misty forests and seldom heard bird songs. White water
rafting on the Great River on Montego Bay takes you over
waterfalls, around boulders, and through rapids. Whilst
rushing down this wild and untamed part of the Great
River you will experience totally undisturbed nature.
If you’re not exhausted yet, there is still horseback riding,
all-terrain vehicle tours, windsurfing, water skiing, glass
bottom boat rides, snorkelling, scuba diving, jet skiing, river
fishing, and deep sea fishing, and much, much, much more.
But don’t take our word for it. Organise your own
Jamaican adventure and find out for yourself.
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