{"id":94608082,"date":"2013-01-18T10:12:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T10:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/quirky-places-to-visit-in-and-near-montego-bay-jamaica\/"},"modified":"2018-10-04T13:54:58","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T13:54:58","slug":"quirky-places-to-visit-in-and-near-montego-bay-jamaica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/quirky-places-to-visit-in-and-near-montego-bay-jamaica\/","title":{"rendered":"Quirky Places to Visit in and Near Montego Bay, Jamaica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Quirky Places to Visit in and Near Montego Bay, Jamaica\" src=\"\/miles-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/files\/2013\/1\/MontegoBay-Doctor%27sCaveBeach-IG.jpg\" alt=\"Quirky Places to Visit in and Near Montego Bay, Jamaica\" width=\"322\" height=\"482\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It has lush golf courses and fine dining, as well as spectacular beaches. But if you wanted a few more off the beaten path activities apart from sitting languidly in the pool, lying in a hammock, or sun tanning on Negril or Ocho Rios beaches, consider these.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nPlantain Garden River:<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nLocated in the St. Thomas Parish, this is the only river in Jamaica that flows to the east, rather than a north to south direction. Other rivers in Jamaica include the Montego River, Great River and the Negril. It is also used for recreational purposes because of the hot mineral springs found along this river. This river is definitely one for the bucket list, and an aspect of the country you can tell your friends about.<br \/>\n<strong>The Hip Strip:<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is renowned for its bars and restaurants and is close to famous Jamaica beaches including Doctors\u2019 Cave (pictured). A few restaurants, such as The Pelican, are known for its Jamaican ackee and saltfish. Doctors Cave Beach is an ideal place to relax after you\u2019ve bar-hopped for the day. Don\u2019t forget to indulge in the locally famous, Red Stripe Beer.<br \/>\n<strong>Green Grotto Caves:<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nTechnically speaking, these caves are not located in Montego Bay but in St. Ann Parish of Jamaica. You\u2019ll find a large labyrinth of limestone caves along with many rock formations, including stalagmites. The caves are barely a mile away from where Christopher Columbus landed in 1494 and where the Spanish sought refuge during the takeover by the English in 1655.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nDunn&#8217;s River Falls &amp; Park:<\/strong><br \/>\nNo trip to Jamaica would be complete without paying a nod to one of the world\u2019s most beautiful waterfalls. World renowned and one of Jamaica\u2019s national treasures, these falls are located very close to the Green Grotto Caves. The Spanish referred to the area as Las Chorreras and is extremely picturesque and beautiful and a stone\u2019s throw from Ocho Rios. If you\u2019re particularly adventurous, you can take a guided climb of the 940-foot (286.5-meter) falls or just relax on the beach.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/flights\/cheap-flights-to-montego-bay-mbj-jamaica\">Grab cheap tickets to Montego Bay<\/a> through CheapOair and get quirky!<\/p>\n<p><em>Don&#8217;t forget to <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cheapoair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Like us&#8217; on Facebook<\/a><\/strong> for exclusive travel deals! <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It has lush golf courses and fine dining, as well as spectacular beaches. But if you wanted a few more off the beaten path activities apart from sitting languidly in the pool, lying in a hammock, or sun tanning on Negril or Ocho Rios beaches, consider these. Plantain Garden River: Located in the St. Thomas [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":97175203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1019,1018,1394],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94608082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-caribbean","category-international-destinations","category-travel-to-jamaica"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608082","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94608082"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97200159,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94608082\/revisions\/97200159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97175203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94608082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94608082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapoair.com\/miles-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94608082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}