Jamaica is an active traveler's dream come true. The island offers a broad range of activities ranging from rugged outdoor adventures to exciting nightlife. Whether you want to sample it all or simply want to focus your attention on some of your favorite passions, Jamaica is the place for an activity centered vacation. This page is your introduction to Jamaica activities and is intended as an overview for your information. Find your interests, and be sure to click for more detailed information for your chosen activities.

Championship Golf

World Class Golf can be enjoyed at the area's six 18-hole championship golf courses: the renowned Tryall Golf, Tennis, and Beach Club, Cinnamon Hills Golf Club, Half Moon Bay Golf Club, Wyndham Rose Hall Club, Superclubs Ironshore Club and the White Witch Golf Club.

Scuba Diving

Scuba diving can be enjoyed in the protected waters of the Montego Bay Marine Park, with 10 square miles of spectacular coral reefs just off the coast from Sangster International Airport.

Fishing

Fishing charters are popular with sporting types in search of the prized blue marlin, and yachting is equally popular, with the Montego Bay Yacht Club hosting the bi-annual Pineapple Cup Miami to Montego Bay Yacht race. Fly fishing can also be set up on the Great River.

Shopping

Shopping may be the most popular sport of all! One can indulge themselves on Harbour Street, where the Crafts Market is alive with vendors selling art pieces made of straw, batik and woodcarvings. Nearby, duty-free shops overflow with everything from Scottish cashmere, perfume and cigars to liquor, china and crystal. Gloucester Avenue's "Hip Strip," is the pulse of the town and boasts restaurants, art galleries and duty-free shopping.

Sightseeing in Jamaica

History lives in the legendary plantation Great Houses that dot the countryside. The most famous is Rose Hall, haunted by the ghost of the notorious Annie Palmer, who murdered three husbands, only to be killed by her slave lover. Greenwood Great House, built by a cousin of poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning more than two centuries ago, is another beautifully restored reminder of the days when sugar was king, and features a fine collection of rare musical instruments. The Belvedere Great House Estate is a great place to have lunch and tour the historic village, museum, great house and sugar mill. Other historic tours can be arranged from Montego Bay, excursions depart for almost every place on the island--including the uncharted limestone hills of Cockpit Country, where the fabled Maroons (descendants of slaves who escaped from the Spanish) still live in the town of Accompong. Falmouth, an 18th-century port town on the coast near Ocho Rios, is also well worth a visit.

Families

Jamaica has become a very family-friendly Caribbean destination. Bring the kids, and find out for yourself!

River Rafting

Take a trip down the Great River or the Martha Brae River and enjoy a slice of serenity and adventure.