Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine July 2017 | Page 351

Martha Brae River
For a truly relaxing experience, allow yourself
to be poled by locals on a bamboo raft. As
you glide through the waters of the Martha
Brae River tour guides will provide you with
information about the different flora and
fauna you see whilst enjoying the tropical
scenery. This is one of Jamaica’s most popular
tourist attractions
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Blue Mountains and John
Crow Mountains National
Park
Covering 200,000 acres of unspoiled tropical
rainforest, the Blue Mountains and John Crow
Mountains National Park can provide great
views of waterfalls, rainforest birds and other
wildlife plus some mountain vistas. One of the
highlights of the park is to take the two day
trek on foot or by mule to the top of Jamaica’s
highest peak, Blue Mountain where on a clear
day visitors can see right across the waters to
Cuba.
Photo Credit: Midnight Believer
Black River Safari Boat
Tour and YS Falls
Fringed by Mangroves, Black River is
Jamaica’s longest river and when you take
a guided boat tour along it, you will be
informed of much of Jamaica’s history and
ecology. The tour will include a visit to
YS Falls, one of the least commercialized
cascades. Here you will be able to act out
Tarzan fantasies as you plunge into the
wading pool from the rope swing.
Photo Credit: Kevin McManus