
Montego Bay Top Ten Attractions
Montego Bay has some of best and choicest attractions you can find in Jamaica, with the exception of Ocho Rios. No wonder it is the tourists' capital of the island. The acttractions, as you can see below, are varied and include active, historical, cultural, and nature. So whatever is your fancy, there is something for you to do in this city town.
Located at Walter Fletcher Beach, this water park has enough beach activities to entertain you for the day. The attractions include jet skis, banana boats, pedal-boats, water trampolines, glass-bottom boat rides, snorkeling, and underwater murals. If you prefer to stay on land, there is a go-cart racing course, tennis courts, as well as coordinated beach activities. There is a disco, and a excellent seafood restaurant, and a gift shop. If you need to keep up with the latest sports scores, you can do so in the sports bar with 42 large-screen televisions.
This was one of the oldest and largest sugar plantation covering more than 50,000 acres. Barnett Estate is one of Jamaica's best examples of British colonialism and luxury. Today a small part of the plantation still grow crops such as sugar cane and mangoes and the old sugar mill has been converted into a restaurant. You can take a free tour of the house's restored interior and furnishings or walk the grounds and admire the Georgian architecture.
Take a video tour of reggae legend at the Bob Marley Experience's 68-seat theater. The tour will give you a glimpse in Bob Marley's life and work. This is free show which starts every hour on the hour from 9am-6pm.
Enjoy a 45-minutes Air-conditioned Coach ride from Montego Bay through Jamaica's scenic countryside, villages and lush tropical foliage to Hylton Plantation. Then take an expert guided tour through fields of pineapple and sugar. Get to see Jamaica and its people in a much more personal settings than the corridor around your hotel.
This Marine Park will give you an excellent opportunity to explore Montego Bay's natural beauty. It was founded to protect the coral reefs and offshore wildlife and offers different sections for water sports, fishing, diving, and snorkeling. The park also feature an activity center with ecological displays and you can check out the Pier One Marina with its shops and restaurants. This is the place where you can catch many trips and sightseeing tours.
An great experience and an execllent opportunity to meet, swim and even kiss dolphins. The large ocean lagoon allows you to come face-to-face with these fascinating mammals. Trained handlers will provide a detailed orientation and education session and introduce you to the world of the dolphins.
Visit the infamous and legendary Rose Hall Great House where the spirit of Annie Palmer, the wicked Witch of Rose Hall who killed her three husbands, and one of her lover, is still believed to live. Enjoy a narrated tour of the Great House, including Annie Palmer's bedroom where some visitors say you can still feel her spirit and others claimed to have seen her ghost.
One of Jamaica natural wonder and one of only four such places in world. The presence of microscopic organisms produced what is called bioluminescence which caused the water to light up when agitated. As fishes swim around, they produce streak of light in their trails. Seeing is believing, so go take a night cruise on this luminous lagoon and experience this rare phenomenum for yourself. Of course, this is only visible at night. Even better when the moon is not out.
If you want to get a glimpse of some of the area's native wildlife, this is the place to go. For more than 50 years, birds from the region have held afternoon feasts at this sanctuary, giving visitors a rare chance to see the Doctor Bird, Jamaica's national bird.
If you don't like snorkling but enjoy the beauty of the undersea, you are in luck. Enjoy the fascinating underwater world of coral reefs and marine life of the Montego Bay Marine Park, Jamaica's only marine protected area. Enjoy panoramic viewing from air conditioned comfort on the semi-submersible the Coral See. The tour is accomanied by live and educational narration by marine life experts.