![]() Today, it is an exclusive resort built on the original grounds, an expansive 52-acre property with a private beach and lagoon. This is a beautiful leg of the journey meanderinging up into the hills of the parish of St Mary, through Oracabessa and past Golden Eye, the home of Ian Flemming where he wrote the James Bond novels. You will eventually need to pick up the A4 to Port Antonio about 12 miles outside of Port Maria where the A3 turns south towards Kingston through the interior mountains. Show Photos Highlights: Rose Hall Great House, Greenwood Great House, Good Hope Great House, the Town of Falmouth, Dunns River Falls and Mystic Mountain.Ĭontinue east on the A3 from Ocho Rios. The road continues by Dunn's River, the island's famous waterfalls popular with tourists and Mystic Mountain, the zip lining and adventure flume rides themed around the Jamaica bobsled team, then on into the town of Ocho Rios. Another theory is that it was so named after the fleeing slaves ran away from sugar plantations to Cuba. It is believed to be named after the fleeing Spanish soldiers retreating from English troops in the 1600s. From there, this coastal route takes you through Runaway Bay, a name of unknown origin. Discovery Bay is home to Columbus Park, an open-air museum featuring various Columbian and Colonial artefacts. It is named to commemorate the place where it is believed Christopher Columbus first set foot on Jamaica. Large sugar cane plantations were cultivated by slaves, with opulent Plantation Great Houses built for the land owners.ĭiscovery Bay is the next major town on entering St Ann parish. The wealth concentrated along the north coast of Jamaica during this era was staggering. Many late 18th-century and early 19th-century buildings still stands and in its heydey, the town was called the Paris of the Western Hemisphere because of its wealth and infrastructure derived from being the central trading point for sugar. This leg takes you through 3 parishes St James, Trelawny and St Ann, skirting Falmouth, the capital of Trelawny, which is considered one of best-preserved Georgian towns in the Caribbean. This stretch of road is a main artery in good condition along the northern coast of the island with many resorts sitting on large acreages on either side of the highway, many with their own private beaches. Starting in Montego Bay, head east along the A1 towards Ocho Rios, home of Dunns River Falls, one of the most famous tourist destination on the island. It is impractical to do them all with a 6 day roadtrip, so select a couple and plan on approximately 2-3 hours for each. Jump to: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3| Day 4| Day 5 | Day 6Įach of the legs below highlights several stops worth exploring along the way. Driving around the entire island of Jamaica The itinerary below is based on this option, but before embarking on this journey, we recommend taking the time to familiarize yourself with the main roads in Jamaica. This gives a full day in each of the major coastal towns. A more ideal pace is 6 days, overnighting in Ocho Rios, Port Antonio, Kingston, Treasure Beach, Negril, then back to Montego Bay. The distance is similar in distance to New York to Pittsburgh, but takes significantly longer over twice as long as it would in the USA.Ī more leisurely way is over 4 days, starting in Montego Bay and overnighting in Port Antonio, Kingston, Negril, but even this option does not leave much room for exploring. The distance is only about 398 miles using the major roads but takes 14 to 16 hours to complete with minimal stops. ![]() ![]() Circling Jamaica by Car - 6 day road tripĭriving a leisurely full circle around the island of Jamaica takes a minimum of two days, but that is pushing it with not much time for pit stops.
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