Monday, February 28, 2011

Water activities in Jamaica

Jamaica is a treasure trove for the people who are interested in water activities. There are various Jamaican rentals such as Silver Sands Villas Jamaica that encompass their own stretch of pristine white sandy beach where the guests can swim and snorkel in privacy. Other than that there are many activities they can enjoy on the island.

There are many tour operators that offer guided tours and two very famous ones include:

Dolphins Cove: This is Jamaica’s premier water park where you can enjoy a host of activities including a swim with the dolphins. For this, the instructor would give you a brief orientation, after which you can go into the water and frolic and swim with the friendly mammals.

Guided tours are available for Dolphins Cove which include apart from swim with the dolphins exploring jungle trails in the rainforests. This activity allows you to watch up and close some exciting birds, tropical fish, and reptiles.

There is also a tour for swimming with trained nurse sharks. You’ll be accompanied by trained shark encounter specialists into the water where you can swim and feed the sharks. However, if this is a bit too adventurous for you, you can enjoy a shark show from land.

River tubing safari: Most of Jamaica’s rivers are navigable which means you can enjoy a number of activities including kayaking, tubing, white water rafting, canoeing and bamboo rafting to name a few. One tour in great demand is the river tubing adventure on the Great River. For this, the instructors will give you an orientation complete with safety tips after which you can enter the tube and float down the river. The guide will provide you an interesting and informative commentary along the way. You can sit back and enjoy the scenery as it unfolds and even glimpse the indigenous Jamaican animals on the banks of the river.

These tours give you an insight into the type of water activities you can enjoy on the island. Silver Sands villas Jamaica books exciting tours with the Chukka Caribbean Adventures, an award-winning tour company that operates exciting tours both on land and water.

1 comment:

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