Shaw Park Gardens Ocho Rios Jamaica A must see attraction
A visit to this luscious garden in the mountains of Ocho Rios Jamaica was a pleasant surprise. The hidden gem that is the Shaw Park Gardens was originally the location of the original Shaw Park garden Resort which is now located closer to the city center. The old hotel still remains and is sometimes used for guests who crave the natural environment.
You will be taken to the top of the mountain by cab or tour bus. Once up there, you are able to take spectacular photos of the city below. After paying your $10.00 admission fee, you are assigned a tour guide who is very knowledge about the landscape and history of the garden. Our tour guide was the gardener. The 45 minute tour takes you down the mountains where you are amazed by the beauty of the natural landscape that includes a spectacular water falls, streams, exotic plants, flowers and trees. There is a natural pool still operational which was used for the original hotel guests.
Tips
1) The tour to Shaw Park Gardens is not normally part of the tours offered by the resorts or your tour providers but it is well worth the visit. If it is not offered, ask an approved cab that will take you there and wait for you until the tour is over for a reasonable fee.
2) Ensure that you wear proper shoes and that you are up to the challenge physically. This tour meanders some 400 feet down through the mountains which you barely notice going down, but but you do have to climb back up.
3) While not required our tipped our tour guide $10.(US) which was more than worth it.
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| Waterfall at Shaw Park Gardens image copyright Ashauntae 2014 |
A visit to this luscious garden in the mountains of Ocho Rios Jamaica was a pleasant surprise. The hidden gem that is the Shaw Park Gardens was originally the location of the original Shaw Park garden Resort which is now located closer to the city center. The old hotel still remains and is sometimes used for guests who crave the natural environment.
You will be taken to the top of the mountain by cab or tour bus. Once up there, you are able to take spectacular photos of the city below. After paying your $10.00 admission fee, you are assigned a tour guide who is very knowledge about the landscape and history of the garden. Our tour guide was the gardener. The 45 minute tour takes you down the mountains where you are amazed by the beauty of the natural landscape that includes a spectacular water falls, streams, exotic plants, flowers and trees. There is a natural pool still operational which was used for the original hotel guests.
Tips
1) The tour to Shaw Park Gardens is not normally part of the tours offered by the resorts or your tour providers but it is well worth the visit. If it is not offered, ask an approved cab that will take you there and wait for you until the tour is over for a reasonable fee.
2) Ensure that you wear proper shoes and that you are up to the challenge physically. This tour meanders some 400 feet down through the mountains which you barely notice going down, but but you do have to climb back up.
3) While not required our tipped our tour guide $10.(US) which was more than worth it.
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