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Overview
A Thanksgiving holiday trip to Jamaica. We drove around the island, with stops at Montego Bay, Negril, Kingston, Ocho Rios and Falmouth. Google Map Itinerary.
I found 21 of the 28 endemic bird species on the island.
Daily Itinerary
Sat, November 18 — Arrival in Montego Bay
- Flights: WN 621 and WN 292, arriving at 2:50pm
- Hertz car rental
Stay: Hotel Grand A View, Montego Bay
Sun, November 19 — Montego Bay to Negril
- Rocklands Bird Sanctuary
- Highlights include Red-billed Streamertail, Jamaican Mango, etc.
- Half Moon Beach
- Drive to Negril (2 hr)
Stay: The Cliff Hotel Jamaica, Negril
Mon, November 20 — Horse Riding & Rick’s Cafe
- 8:30am: Horse Riding Tour
- Dinner at Rick’s Cafe
Stay: The Cliff Hotel Jamaica, Negril
Tue, November 21 — Negril to Kingston
- Floyd’s Pelican Bar
- A very cool floating restaurant on the sea
- Drive to Parottee and take a boat
- Call 876-809-4239 for a boat upon arrival
- No restroom available
- Drive to Kingston (4 hr)
Stay: ROK Hotel Kingston, Kingston
Wed, November 22 — Birding Tour in Kingston
- Birding Tour with Arrowhead Birding Tours
- Led by Ricardo Miller, the #1 birder in Jamaica on eBird
- Started at 4:30am before sunrise to search for Jamaican Owl
- Morning at Hardwar Gap in Blue Mountain NP
- Afternoon at Hope Botanical Gardens
- Found 18 of the 28 Jamaican endemic birds during the tour. Highly recommended!
Stay: ROK Hotel Kingston, Kingston
Thu, November 23 — Bob Marley Tour
- 10:00am–11:30am: Bob Marley Home Tour
- 56 Hope Road, Kingston, Jamaica
- Drive to Ocho Rios (1.5 hr)
Stay: Sago Palm Hotel, Ocho Rios
Fri, November 24 — White River Rafting & Iuminous Lagoon
- White River Rafting
- Green Grotto Cave
- Saw a lot of Jamaican Fruit-eating Bats in the cave
- Birding at Stewart Town
- For Jamaican Crow and Black-billed Parrot
- Drive to Falmouth (1.5 hr)
- 6:30pm: Glistening Waters at Glistening Waters Luminous Lagoon Hotel & Attraction
Stay: The Vista Inn, Falmouth
Sat, November 25 — Departure
- 2:15pm: Departure on WN 273, connecting to WN 2697
Places to Stay
- November 18: Hotel Grand A View, 3 Ramparts Close, Montego Bay, St James, Jamaica
- November 19–20: The Cliff Hotel Jamaica, W End Rd, Negril, Jamaica
- November 21–22: ROK Hotel Kingston, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, 2–4 King Street, Kingston, JMAKN02, Jamaica
- November 23: Sago Palm Hotel, 54 Main St, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
- November 24: The Vista Inn, Stonebrook Vista, Lot 345 Pearl Avenue, Falmouth, Jamaica