Black River Safari South Coast, Jamaica
Price: $200 (1-4 persons); $48 (5 or more persons each) – One Way
$300 (1-4 persons); $70 (5 or more persons each) – Round Trip
Duration: 6 Hours
Tour Type: Adventure, Scenic, Sightseeing, Thrill
Enjoy this tour by comfortable motorboat up Jamaica’s longest navigable river, through Jamaica’s largest wetland area, known as the Black River lower morass. You’ll be picked up at your hotel or your cruise ship pier and transferred to the boat.
Learn about the area’s ecology and history from the experienced captain/guide. See many of the more than 100 bird species that have been recorded in the morass. Meet a few of the friendly crocodiles as your boat captain calls them by name. They’ll swim up to your boat and you pet them and feed them.
Take in the wetlands vegetation, including different species of mangrove, palm and other plants that grow along the banks of the river. Enjoy a ride through Lovers Lane, created by the roots of the mangroves. At the end of your boat ride, you’ll return to your hotel or cruise ship.
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Plan a visit
Drive through the countryside and mountains and board a shaded open-air boat for unobstructed views of the Black River’s bird life, crocodiles, and scenery. Hear commentary about the wildlife of Jamaica and its longest navigable river, and observe a part of the island that most visitors miss. Tour is flexible so feel free to make other suggestions.
At the Black River, you will board your boat for an exciting nature expedition along Jamaica’s longest navigable river. You cruise the Black River, you’ll catch glimpses of the real Jamaica, from native wildlife to the local fishermen in their dugout canoes fishing for river shrimp.
