Outdoor Ocho Rios

Ocho Rios Highlights

Go to Dunn's River Falls despite the hordes of tourists and vendors you're likely to encounter there. Skip the group tour. Instead, take a shuttle or taxi to the park and hire a private guide to lead you up the spectacular falls.
Wander around the Cranbrook Flower Forest, a sprawling garden with fountains, ponds, and a restored, 200-year-old sugar mill. The green lawns open to the Riverhead Adventure Trail, which follows Little River through untamed rain forest. A steep, rugged path grows leads to a spring-fed pool where you can swim.
Descend into darkness at Green Grotto Caves, where a subterranean lake holds blind fish. En route, you'll pass through the upper cavern, where daylight seeps in through holes in the roof and illuminates stalactites and rock formations.
Hearty hikers can explore the magnificent Blue Mountains, which stretch east to west for 28 miles (45 kilometers). The summit of Blue Mountain Peak (7,402 feet/2,256 meters) takes five hours to reach, with shorter hikes possible along more than 20 other trails.
Blue Mountain Bicycle Tours runs a tour that goes uphill by bus from Ocho Rios to Holywell Recreational Park, an elevation gain of 5,600 feet, and downhill by bike back to Ocho Rios.

By Travel Expert: Lynne Sullivan

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