Exploring Jamaica On Horseback

Exploring Jamaica on Horseback

The unique natural beauty of Jamaica's nature invites the traveller to do more than just relax in the sun: it is a paradise worth exploring. And since the speed of driving is too high for you to enjoy the wonderful beaches, forests, and mountain areas and walking may be too slow, horseback riding is often the ideal option. You'll be able to enhance your Jamaican experience by exploring natural sites untouched by globalization and unaltered by the tourist industry, home only to the wildlife.

Tour providers across Jamaica are perfectly aware of the benefits of exploring the island one horseback, as well as of the attractiveness of this activity. Consequently, opportunities for this type of exploration are numerous and easy to find. Rocky Point Stables in Montego Bay is one such provider, offering mainly horseback tours of the local mountain forests.

Chukka Blue Horse Back Riding, also residing in Montego Bay, will guide you across rainforest zones, along the 18th century ruins of an old sugar mill, a small agricultural town, and a beautiful beach. The whole ride lasts two hours and a half and takes place at a relaxed pace, so that the horses - actually healthy and well cared for - are not subjected to strenuous effort.

The Rhodes Hall Plantation in Negril is another tour provider. You'll be accompanied by guides who are very familiar with the area and its folk legends and, if this is one of your first riding tours and you're experiencing problems, you can rely on them to help you overcome them. The Chukka Cove Equestrian Centre, located in Ocho Rios, will also provide polo lessons in addition to three-hour-long tours.

At 61 Windsor Road in Saint Anne's Bay, you'll find Hooves, another establishment that awaits you with a wide range of horseback tour packages to choose from. Many tourists are fascinated by the Bush Doctor Tour, including a considerable amount of extras such as transportation to and from the hotel. The rate is $55 for one person. The tour is especially interesting for those who have some knowledge of medicinal plants, as you will be exploring some places where such flora is found. The name of the tour is inspired from the Bush Doctors, experts in the healing properties of plants and herbs, who were the only people that slaves could turn to for medical care.

The Rainforest Ride, the Beach Ride, and the Honeymoon Ride are other packages offered by Hooves. All of them have distinctive features and will enchant you, as will the private rides and riding vacations offered by the same establishment.

Horseback riding offers a much more genuine exploration of the land than driving. You feel closer to nature and you also have much more time to enjoy details of the scenery that you would otherwise just speed past.